Jazz Standards 3/4 Jazz Tunes Jazz Originals

Up Jumped Spring

June 10, 2012

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“Up Jumped Spring” is a tune written by the great trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It’s a waltz with a beautiful melody and it’s a lot of fun to play! “Up Jumped Spring” is a fairly common jam session waltz so this is definitely a good one to know. This tune is most commonly played in the key of Bb major.

Videos to learn the melody/changes

Randy Brecker & Ventzislav Blagoev - Up Jumped Spring

05:00

Freddie Hubbards' ''Up Jumped Spring''

08:23

Buddy Rich "Up Jumped Spring"

02:54

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Brent Vaartstra is a professional jazz guitarist and educator living in New York City. He is the head blogger and podcast host for learnjazzstandards.com which he owns and operates. He actively performs around the New York metropolitan area and is the author of the Hal Leonard publication "Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar." He's also the host of the music entrepreneurship podcast "Passive Income Musician."