Top 50 Jazz Standards
These 50 jazz standards are a solid set of must-know tunes. They show up across recordings, jam sessions, and gigs, and together they represent a broad cross-section of the repertoire.
You don’t need to rush through them. The goal is to gradually build familiarity with this set over time, so you always have tunes you can draw from in real playing situations.
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Post LinkAll of Me
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Black Orpheus
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But Not For Me
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Bye Bye Blackbird
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Caravan
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Cherokee
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Come Rain or Come Shine
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Days of Wine and Roses
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Four
By Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson & Miles Davis -
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Have You Met Miss Jones
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How High the Moon
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I Love You
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I Remember You
By Victor Schertzinger -
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I’ll Remember April
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If I Should Lose You
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If I Were a Bell
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It Could Happen To You
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Just Friends
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Night and Day
By Cole Porter -
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On Green Dolphin Street
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Ornithology
By Charlie Parker -
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Out Of Nowhere
By Johnny Green -
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Solar
By Miles Davis -
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Stella By Starlight
By Victor Young -
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Take The A Train
By Billy Strayhorn -
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There Is No Greater Love
By Isham Jones -
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There Will Never Be Another You
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Tune Up
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Up Jumped Spring
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What Is This Thing Called Love
By Cole Porter
