"Django" is a 1954 #jazzStandard written by #JohnLewis as a tribute to the Belgian-born jazz guitarist #DjangoReinhardt. It was a signature composition of the #ModernJazzQuartet, of which Lewis was the pianist and musical director.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncMmN90fYFY
Recent searches
Search options
#jazzstandard
0 posts0 participants0 posts today
"I Got Rhythm" is a piece composed by #GeorgeGershwin with lyrics by #IraGershwin and published in 1930, which became a #jazzStandard. Its #chordProgression, known as the "#rhythmChanges", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as #CharlieParker's and #DizzyGillespie's #bebop standard #AnthropologyThrivinOnARiff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFMHveWGCa0
"Body and Soul" is a #popularSong and #jazzStandard written in 1930 with music by #JohnnyGreen and lyrics by #EdwardHeyman, #RobertSour and #FrankEyton. It was also used as the musical theme and underscoring in the American film noir boxing drama #BodyAndSoul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QplAkBysk-4
"Autumn Leaves" is the English-language version of the French song "Les Feuilles mortes" ("The Dead Leaves") composed by #JosephKosma in 1945. The original lyrics were written by #JacquesPrévert in French, and the English lyrics were by #JohnnyMercer. An instrumental recording by pianist #RogerWilliams was a number one best-seller in the US #Billboard charts of 1955. Since its introduction #AutumnLeaves has become a #jazzStandard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlVVLIvv_Mk
"Caravan" is an American #jazzStandard by #JuanTizol and #DukeEllington, first performed by Ellington in 1936. #IrvingMills wrote lyrics, but they are rarely sung. The song has regained popularity since being featured prominently in the 2014 film #Whiplash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPzC9oZ3mH4
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by #DukeEllington with lyrics by #IrvingMills. It is now accepted as a #jazzStandard, and jazz historian #GuntherSchuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title". In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2iEulpX910
"Meditation" ("Meditação" in #Portuguese) is a #bossaNova and #jazzStandard song composed by #AntônioCarlosJobim and #NewtonMendonça. The #English version has lyrics by #NormanGimbel. In Finland, the song was recorded in 1963 by Olavi Virta with lyrics by Saukki under the title "Hymy, kukka ja rakkaus". Erkki Liikanen recorded the song in 1967 with lyrics by Aarno Raninen under the title "Taas on hiljaisuus".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sUjKk1qNTw
"Body and Soul" is a #popularSong and #jazzStandard written in 1930 with music by #JohnnyGreen and lyrics by #EdwardHeyman, #RobertSour and #FrankEyton. It was also used as the musical theme and underscoring in the American film noir boxing drama #BodyAndSoul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUFg6HvljDE
"Stella by Starlight" is a popular #jazzStandard with music by #VictorYoung that was drawn from thematic material composed for the #mainTitle and #soundtrack of the 1944 #ParamountPictures film #TheUninvited. Appearing in the film's #underscore as well as in #sourceMusic as an instrumental #themeSong without #lyrics, it was turned over to #NedWashington, who wrote the lyrics for it in 1946. At one point in the film, the main character, Rick (#RayMilland).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZx4pnEKOHc
"Misty" is a #jazzStandard written and originally recorded in 1954 by pianist #ErrollGarner. He composed it as an instrumental in the traditional #32barFormat, and recorded it on July 27, 1954 for the album #Contrasts. Lyrics were added later by #JohnnyBurke. It appeared on #JohnnyMathis' 1959 album #Heavenly, and this recording reached number 12 on the #USPopSingles chart later that year. It has since become Mathis’ #signatureSong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzt2rdWBazo
"Take Five" is a #jazzStandard composed by #PaulDesmond. It was first recorded in 1959 and is the third track on #TimeOut by the #DaveBrubeckQuartet. Frequently covered by a variety of artists, the track is the biggest-selling jazz song of all time and a #GrammyHallOfFame inductee. Dave Brubeck was inspired to create an album based on #oddTimeSignatures during his state-sponsored 1958 Eurasia trip. The track was written after the Quartet's drummer, #JoeMorello.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9Eh8wNMkw
"Samba de uma Nota Só", known in English as #OneNoteSamba, is a #bossaNova and #jazzStandard song composed by #AntônioCarlosJobim with Portuguese lyrics by #NewtonMendonça. The English lyrics were written by #JonHendricks. It was first recorded by #JoãoGilberto in 1960 for his album #OAmorOSorrisoEAFlor. The song title refers to the main melody line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3uWyvo0XGs
"Samba de uma Nota Só", known in English as #OneNoteSamba, is a #bossaNova and #jazzStandard song composed by #AntônioCarlosJobim with Portuguese lyrics by #NewtonMendonça. The English lyrics were written by #JonHendricks. It was first recorded by #JoãoGilberto in 1960 for his album #OAmorOSorrisoEAFlor. The song title refers to the main melody line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3uWyvo0XGs
"Desafinado" (a #Portuguese word, usually rendered into English as "Out of Tune", or as "Off Key") is a 1959 #bossaNova song and #jazzStandard composed by #AntônioCarlosJobim with lyrics (in Portuguese) by #NewtonMendonça.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ruqBjcusvM
"Take the 'A' Train" is a #jazzStandard by #BillyStrayhorn that was the #signatureTune of the #DukeEllington orchestra. In 1976, the 1941 recording by Duke Ellington on #VictorRecords was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdl373EJ0uk
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" is a traditional #gospel song and #jazzStandard that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the #hymn and #dirge section of #traditionalNewOrleansJazz funerals. The title and lyrics of the song allude to the Biblical passage from #2Corinthians 5:7 which states, "We walk by faith, not by sight" and #James 4:8.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4iJVjM5Htk
"One O'Clock Jump" is a #jazzStandard; a #12barBlues #instrumental, written by #CountBasie in 1937.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4G7bJhY6_c
"Bugle Call Rag", also known as "Bugle Call Blues", is a #jazzStandard written by Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers and #ElmerSchoebel. It was first recorded by the #NewOrleansRhythmKings in 1922 as "Bugle Call Blues", although later renditions as well as the published sheet music and the song's copyright all used the title "#BugleCallRag".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9iw9Nm47cw
"A String of Pearls" is a 1941 song recorded by #GlennMiller and His Orchestra on #RCABluebird that November, becoming a #1 hit. It was composed by #JerryGray with lyrics by #EddieDeLange. The song is a #bigBand and #jazzStandard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJumPxqE2Hg
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" is a traditional #gospel song and #jazzStandard that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the #hymn and #dirge section of #traditionalNewOrleansJazz funerals. The title and lyrics of the song allude to the Biblical passage from #2Corinthians 5:7 which states, "We walk by faith, not by sight" and #James 4:8.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwKGdYbmcxM