Just the Way You Are

October 5, 2010 in Jazz Standards

Ok, some think this great Billy Joel song is a pop tune, but really it’s got the harmony of a jazz standard. Plus, Diana Krall and Harry Connick Jr. do great covers of this tune. Of course, Phil Woods takes the saxophone solo on the original recording…are you convinced it should be a jazz standard yet? If not, check out the recordings. Those recordings will convince you this tune should be considered a jazz standard! Just the Way You Are chords Just the Way You Are pdf-C Instruments Just the Way You Are pdf-Bb Instruments Just the Way You Are [...]

Autumn Leaves-Part 2

October 4, 2010 in Jazz Standards

Autumn Leaves is one of the most important jazz standards that you MUST know, and so I’ve put up 2 more playalongs and some additional recordings. It’s usually played in Bb/Gm or G/Em. It’s really in the minor key, but it moves in and out of the major key often enough that it is worth listing it in both keys. If someone asks me what key we should play it in on the bandstand, I’d say either Gm or Em, or I might list both keys. I wouldn’t say just the major key; the last chord is the tonic minor, [...]

List of Rhythm Changes Tunes

September 29, 2010 in Jazz Standards

This is the last post in a 13 part series on the blues in all 12 keys. There are hundreds of jazz tunes that are based on the chord changes to I Got Rhythm. Other than the blues, rhythm changes are the most common chord changes in jazz. Here is a list of tunes based on the chords to I Got Rhythm. As Oscar for Treadwell-Dizzy Gillespie Anthropology Apple Jump Celerity Chasin’ the Bird Constellation Cotton Tail Crazeology Dexterity Dizzy Atmosphere Eternal Triangle Fifty-second Street Theme-Monk Five Guys Named Moe Fingers-Thad Jones Flintstones I Got Rhythm Jay Jay Jaybird Jeep [...]

A Rhythm Changes

September 28, 2010 in Jazz Standards

This is the last key for my two-week series on Rhythm Changes in All 12 Keys. Stay tuned for a list of rhythm changes heads tomorrow! PDF of A Rhythm Changes A Rhythm Changes-C Instruments A Rhythm Changes-Bb Instruments A Rhythm Changes-Eb Instruments A Rhythm Changes playalong Rhythm Changes Series Rhythm changes in Bb-Most Common Key (Lots of Tunes) Rhythm changes in B Rhythm changes in C-An Oscar for Treadwell Rhythm changes in Db Rhythm changes in D-Jazz Waltz Rhythm changes in Eb-Wail Rhythm changes in E Rhythm changes in F-Salt Peanuts Rhythm changes in Gb Rhythm changes in G [...]

Ab Rhythm Changes-Dizzy Atmosphere

September 27, 2010 in Jazz Standards

PDF of Ab Rhythm Changes Ab Rhythm Changes-C Instruments Ab Rhythm Changes-Bb Instruments Ab Rhythm Changes-Eb Instruments Ab Rhythm Changes jam track Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson Playing Dizzy Atmosphere Rhythm Changes Series Rhythm changes in Bb-Most Common Key (Lots of Tunes) Rhythm changes in B Rhythm changes in C-An Oscar for Treadwell Rhythm changes in Db Rhythm changes in D-Jazz Waltz Rhythm changes in Eb-Wail Rhythm changes in E Rhythm changes in F-Salt Peanuts Rhythm changes in Gb Rhythm changes in G Rhythm changes in Ab-Dizzy Atmosphere Rhythm changes in A

G Rhythm Changes

September 25, 2010 in Jazz Standards

PDF of G Rhythm Changes G Rhythm Changes-C Instruments G Rhythm Changes-Bb Instruments G Rhythm Changes-Eb Instruments G Rhythm Changes playalong Rhythm Changes Series Rhythm changes in Bb-Most Common Key (Lots of Tunes) Rhythm changes in B Rhythm changes in C-An Oscar for Treadwell Rhythm changes in Db Rhythm changes in D-Jazz Waltz Rhythm changes in Eb-Wail Rhythm changes in E Rhythm changes in F-Salt Peanuts Rhythm changes in Gb Rhythm changes in G Rhythm changes in Ab-Dizzy Atmosphere Rhythm changes in A

Sad Day…

September 25, 2010 in Uncategorized

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when I saw the following video…maybe a little of both…

Gb Rhythm Changes

September 24, 2010 in Jazz Standards

We are getting close to the end of the two week series on rhythm changes in all keys! PDF of Gb Rhythm Changes Gb Rhythm Changes-C Instruments Gb Rhythm Changes-Bb Instruments Gb Rhythm Changes-Eb Instruments Gb Rhythm Changes playalong Rhythm Changes Series Rhythm changes in Bb-Most Common Key (Lots of Tunes) Rhythm changes in B Rhythm changes in C-An Oscar for Treadwell Rhythm changes in Db Rhythm changes in D-Jazz Waltz Rhythm changes in Eb-Wail Rhythm changes in E Rhythm changes in F-Salt Peanuts Rhythm changes in Gb Rhythm changes in G Rhythm changes in Ab-Dizzy Atmosphere Rhythm changes in [...]

F Rhythm Changes-Salt Peanuts

September 23, 2010 in Jazz Standards

This is part of a two-week series on rhythm changes in all keys. F Rhythm changes are fairly common, though no other key is even close to Bb as far as frequency. Most rhythm changes tunes were written in Bb. PDF of F Rhythm Changes F Rhythm Changes-C Instruments (.pdf) F Rhythm Changes-Bb Instruments (.pdf) F Rhythm Changes-Eb Instruments (.pdf) F Rhythm Changes playalong Jazz Recordings Using F Rhythm Changes Dizzy Gillespie-Salt Peanuts and a little audience participation! I love Dizzy. Dizzy Gillespie-Salt Peanuts Rhythm Changes Series Rhythm changes in Bb-Most Common Key (Lots of Tunes) Rhythm changes in B [...]

E Rhythm Changes

September 22, 2010 in Jazz Standards

Ok, this is really obscure…but you don’t know rhythm changes in all 12 keys until you can play it in E. PDF of E Rhythm Changes E Rhythm Changes-C Instruments E Rhythm Changes-Bb Instruments E Rhythm Changes-Eb Instruments E Rhythm Changes playalong-Blues style Rhythm Changes Series Rhythm changes in Bb-Most Common Key (Lots of Tunes) Rhythm changes in B Rhythm changes in C-An Oscar for Treadwell Rhythm changes in Db Rhythm changes in D-Jazz Waltz Rhythm changes in Eb-Wail Rhythm changes in E Rhythm changes in F-Salt Peanuts Rhythm changes in Gb Rhythm changes in G Rhythm changes in Ab-Dizzy [...]

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