Popular Jazz Standards The following is a list of songs frequently played by modern jazz improvisers.

I call these Super Standards because they are tunes that every jazz improviser should know if he or she wishes to participate in professional or impromptu musical situations with other jazz musicians. This list represents only what I deem to be the essentials, and of course other musicians lists might vary to some degree. 1. Blues tunes: Billies Bounce Straight, No Chaser Nows the Time Things Aint What They Used To Be All Blues Footprints (altered minor blues) Au Privave Bessies Blues C Jam Blues Tenor Madness Cousin Mary Freddie Freeloader Sandu Sonnymoon For Two Walkin Equinox (minor blues) Mr. PC 2. Rhythm tunes: I Got Rhythm Lester Leaps In Oleo Anthropology Rhythm-A-Ning The Theme Cottontail 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Summertime Willow Weep For Me There Is No Greater Love Someday My Prince Will Come Body and Soul

8. All The Things You Are 9. Stella By Starlight 10. Tune Up 11. There Will Never Be Another You 12. Satin Doll 13. Take The A Train 14. Cherokee 15. Stardust 16. Lover Man 17. What Is This Thing Called Love 18. Four 19. Donna Lee; Indiana 20. Conrmation 21. Sweet Georgia Brown; Dig 22. Lover Come Back To Me 23. Just Friends 24. My Romance 25. It Could Happen To You 26. I Hear A Rhapsody 27. A Night In Tunisia 28. Witchcraft 29. Joy Spring 30. Up Jumped Spring 31. You Stepped Out Of A Dream 32. Wave 33. Corcovado 34. Impressions; So What 35. In Walked Bud 36. Well You Neednt 37. Woody N You 38. How High The Moon; Ornithology 39. Perdido 40. Pent-Up House 41. Honeysuckle Rose 42. Scrapple From The Apple 43. Yardbird Suite 44. Its You Or No One 45. Airegin 46. Afternoon In Paris 47. Aint Misbehavin 48. All Of Me 49. All Of You 50. Alone Together 51. Angel Eyes 52. Autumn Leaves 53. Blue Bossa 54. I Cant Get Started 55. But Not For Me 56. Bye Bye Blackbird

57. Caravan 58. A Child Is Born 59. Come Rain Or Come Shine 60. Girl From Ipanema 61. Days Of Wine And Roses 62. Dont Get Around Much Anymore 63. Doxy 64. Embraceable You 65. Emily 66. Everything Happens To Me 67. Exactly Like You 68. Fly Me To The Moon 69. A Foggy Day 70. Georgia On My Mind 71. Gone With The Wind 72. Groovin High; Whispering 73. Good Bait 74. Ladybird; Half Nelson 75. Have You Met Miss Jones 76. Heres That Rainy Day 77. Hi-Fly 78. How Deep Is The Ocean? 79. How Insensitive 80. If I Were A Bell 81. Without A Song 82. Ill Remember April 83. Im Getting Sentimental Over You 84. Im Beginning To See The Light 85. Stompin At The Savoy 86. Invitation 87. I Remember You 88. In A Sentimental Mood 89. Invitation 90. I Remember You 91. In Your Own Sweet Way 92. I Should Care 93. Isnt It Romantic 94. It Dont Mean A Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing) 95. Lazy Bird 96. It Had To Be You 97. I Thought About You 98. Night And Day 99. Meditation 100. Just In Time 101. Laura 102. Like Someone In Love 103. Little Sunower 104. Love For Sale

105. Yesterdays 106. Mack The Knife 107. Maiden Voyage 108. Manha De Carnival (A Day In The Life Of A Fool) 109. Milestones 110. Minority 111. Misty 112. Moonlight In Vermont 113. My Funny Valentine 114. My One And Only Love 115. My Shining Hour 116. Nardis 117. Nicas Dream 118. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 119. Out Of Nowhere 120. Over The Rainbow 121. Polka Dots And Moonbeams 122. Recordarme (No Me Esqueca) 123. Round Midnight 124. St. Thomas 125. Secret Love 126. The Shadow Of Your Smile 127. Skylark 128. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 129. Solar 130. Song For My Father 131. Speak Low 132. Star Eyes 133. Sugar 134. Tangerine 135. The Way You Look Tonight 136. Whats New?