Mainly, though, I have decided to exercise my teacher’s prerogative.consider various gig and jam situations, and make some “practical” choices.So what were the criteria in choosing these tunes? For what purpose “must” one know them? For a jam with hard-core boppers, or for a casual gig at a retirement home? I’ve tried to NRB1, RB1, HL1 (NRB1 changes differ slightly)ĬOLO (use changes as written, or any standard rhythm changes variations) POC (charts differ considerably RB2 is quite wrong) correct in TM)(SRB has Dizzy’s intro, coda) POC (but try m3 of bridge as Dmaj7, m7 D7sus4, m8 D7) NRB2, RB2 (“Perdido Line” in RB2 is a nice shout chorus) HL2 (there are other OK ways to play chords in mm.1-2, 5-6,17-18)
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HL1, RB1 (NRB1 has this in A, a bad key for horn players) HL1 (LTR for form and which parts are swing/latin) changes)ĬP (changes as marked, or else just play rhythm changes w/whatever variations) HL1 (LTR for breaks, intro, ending not in HL1) H元 (but add C7 in bars 2 & 18, and delete D7 in bar 30) HL2 (LTR - printed and recorded sources differ on exact notes in head) RB1, CP (alto players: don’t use HL1 - some notes wrong octave) HL1, LTR (RB1 is very wrong) (solos on standard bop blues changes) The Next 50 Must-Know Jazz Tunes Alone TogetherĬP, HL1 (alto players: don’t use NRB1 - it’s written 8va too high) (use changes as written, or any standard rhythm changes variations) POC (but play in Am intro and mm 1-3, 9-11 use Am to Bm vamp), HL4 (same advice for vamp) (Note: chords, key vary greatly in diff. HL1 (originally in Bb, often played in F) (Rhythm section players should learn the head) (solos over any standard blues changes - see note at the bottom of this article) HL1, NRB1, RB1 (differences in head, chords compatible) RB1 (abridged), NRB1 (as “No Me Esqueca” - includes intro, shout chorus) HL2, CP (exact notes of head may vary depending on source) (solos over any standard blues changes - see note at the bottom of this article) RB1 (but bars 1 & 5 are Abmaj7), SRB (but play in C) SRB (alternate head to “I Got Rhythm” - all variations of Rhythm changes apply) SRB (many variations of the chords are possible - some, not all, are listed here)
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HL1/HL1 (changes to these tunes are similar, but not identical) HL1 (bar 5 could be played Abmaj7) (RB1 has wrong changes) RB1, NRB1, HL1 (different changes - RB1 easier, NRB1 and HL1 more correct) HL2 (solos over any standard blues changes - see note at the bottom of this article)Ĭorcovado aka Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars HL2 (but m.3 keeps F7, m.18 F7 for head E7 only for solos, m.23 is D7, m.30 C7 whole bar)
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TM (solos over any standard blues changes - see note at the bottom of this article) NRB1 (includes shout chorus, nice but seldom-played), RB1 Top 50 Must-Know Tunes All BluesĬP, HL2 (as commonly played, but LTR) (solos over any standard blues changes - see note at the bottom of this article)
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RB1, RB2 = Old Real Books HL1, HL2, H元, HL4 = Hal Leonard “6th Edition” Real Books NRB1, NRB2, NRB3 = New Real Books (Sher Music) POC = Pocket Changes (old Aebersold one, not the newer commercial one) CP = Charlie Parker Omnibook SRB = Standards Real Book (Sher Music) TM = Thelonious Monk Fake Book COLO = Colorado Cookbook LTR = Listen to the recording, and check what the chart might have missed. Was this article helpful? 53% of 535 players found this article helpful.Please note the comments following the tune lists, explaining my criteria, and including what I hope is further good advice about learning jazz tunes.