Duke Ellington was one of the most influential jazz composers. His numerous standards include "Sophisticated Lady " (1933), "In a Sentimental Mood " (1935), "Cotton Tail " (1940), and "Satin Doll " (1953).
Jazz standards are musical compositions that are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz artists as part of the genre's musical repertoire. This list includes tunes written in the 1940s that are considered standards by at least one major fake book publication or reference work.
The swing era lasted until the mid-1940s, and produced popular tunes such as Duke Ellington 's "Cotton Tail " (1940) and Billy Strayhorn 's "Take the 'A' Train " (1941). When the big bands struggled to keep going during World War II , a shift was happening in jazz in favor of smaller groups. Some swing era musicians, like Louis Jordan , later found popularity in a new kind of music, called "rhythm and blues ", that would evolve into rock and roll in the 1950s.[ 1]
Bebop emerged in the early 1940s, led by Charlie Parker , Dizzy Gillespie , Thelonious Monk , and others. It appealed to a more specialized audience than earlier forms of jazz, with sophisticated harmonies , fast tempos , and often virtuoso musicianship. Bebop musicians often used 1930s standards, especially those from Broadway musicals, as part of their repertoire.[ 2] Among standards written by bebop musicians are Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts " (1941) and "A Night in Tunisia " (1942), Parker's "Anthropology " (1946), "Yardbird Suite " (1946) and "Scrapple from the Apple " (1947), and Monk's "'Round Midnight " (1944), which is currently the most recorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician.[ 3]
Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie was one of the leading figures of bebop . Standards composed by him include "A Night in Tunisia " (1942), "Woody N' You " (1942), and "Groovin' High " (1944).
"Aquarela do Brasil " (a.k.a. "Brazil")[ 26] [ 27] is a song composed by Ary Barroso with lyrics by S. K. Russell. This is originally a samba from Brazil, which made its way in America and was sung by Carmen Miranda as well as by Frank Sinatra in his album Come Fly with Me , with arrangements by Billy May for Capitol Records.
"Blues in the Night " is a song composed by Harold Arlen , with lyrics by Johnny Mercer . It was written for the 1941 film of the same name. Jazz-oriented artists who recorded the song include Woody Herman , Jimmie Lunceford , Artie Shaw , Louis Armstrong , Cab Calloway , Frank Sinatra , Jo Stafford (both solo and with lyricist Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers ), Ella Fitzgerald , Benny Goodman , and Mel Torme , among many others.
"Chelsea Bridge "[ 13] [ 28] [ 29] is a song written by Billy Strayhorn .
"Flamingo "[ 30] [ 31] is a song composed by Ted Grouya with lyrics by Edmund Anderson.
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) "[ 16] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] is a song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster .
"I'll Remember April "[ 16] [ 35] [ 36] is a song composed by Gene de Paul with lyrics by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye .
"Jim "[ 37] [ 38] is a song with music by James Caesar Petrillo and Milton Samuels (who also used the pseudonym Edward Ross), lyrics by Nelson Shawn. Jazz-oriented artists who recorded the song include Ella Fitzgerald , Sarah Vaughn , Dinah Shore , Billy Holiday , Etta James , and Aretha Franklin .
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' "[ 39] is a song composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, with lyrics by Lee Gaines.
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me) "[ 40] [ 41] [ 42] is a song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Lee Gaines.
"Salt Peanuts "[ 43] [ 44] is a jazz composition by Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie .
"Take the 'A' Train "[ 13] [ 16] [ 45] [ 46] is a song written by Billy Strayhorn.
"Why Don't You Do Right? "[ 47] is a blues song by Kansas Joe McCoy . Originally titled "The Weed Smoker's Dream", McCoy rewrote the lyrics for Lil Green , who recorded it with Big Bill Broonzy in 1941. Peggy Lee recorded a hit version with Benny Goodman in 1945; this version was performed in Who Framed Roger Rabbit by Jessica Rabbit at the Ink and Paint Club.[ 48]
"You Don't Know What Love Is "[ 16] [ 49] [ 50] is a song written by Gene De Paul and Don Raye .
“I Hear A Rhapsody ” written by George Fragos, Jack Baker, and Dick Gasparre.
Thelonious Monk composed the most popular standard written by a jazz musician, "'Round Midnight " (1944). His other standards include "Well, You Needn't " (1944), "Straight, No Chaser " (1951) and "Blue Monk " (1954).
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Listed in The Real Jazz Book
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Listed in New Real Book, Volume I .
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^ The New Real Book, Volume III , p. 423.
^ "Brazil" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume III , p. 60.
^ "Chelsea Bridge" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume I , p. 76.
^ "Flamingo" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The New Real Book, Volume II , p. 105.
^ "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume I , p. 187.
^ The New Real Book, Volume III , p. 153
^ "I'll Remember April" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume I , p. 197,
^ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Jim)" . www.jazzstandards.com . Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
^ The Real Book Vol. VI, p 218 .
^ "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' " . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ "Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume III , p. 225.
^ The New Real Book, Volume III , p. 194.
^ "Salt Peanuts" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume II , p. 340.
^ "Take the "A" Train" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume I , p. 398.
^ The Real Book, Volume III , p. 447.
^ Herzhaft et al. 1997, p. 281
^ "You Don't Know What Love Is" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume I , p. 459.
^ "C Jam Blues" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume II , p. 74
^ The Real Book, Volume I , p. 132.
^ "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume II , p. 255.
^ "Night in Tunisia" . JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009 .
^ The Real Book, Volume I , p. 302.
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^ The Real Book, Volume II , p. 311.
^ The New Real Book, Volume II , p. 287.
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^ The Real Book, Volume III , p. 356.
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^ The Real Book, Volume I , p. 407.
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^ The Real Book, Volume III , p. 401
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^ The New Real Book, Volume III , p. 351.
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^ The Real Book, Volume I , p. 393.
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^ The Real Book, Volume III , p. 113.
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^ The Real Book, Volume I , p. 166.
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^ The Real Book, Volume III , p. 91.
^ The New Real Book, Volume III , p. 101.
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