Jazz standards

powellmacaque · #1 08-02-2009, 10:10 PM

Ok, don't flame me.... What are some jazz standards? I've heard the term, and I've been wanting to get into jazz and I think a good place to start listening and playing would be the standards. Can anybody point me in the right directions?

Intenzity · #2 08-02-2009, 10:26 PM

http://www.jazztrumpet.com/lessons/100tunes.html

A good list of standards, at least a start.

carl h. · #3 08-02-2009, 10:34 PM

Time Out, Brubeck quartet

billoetjen · #4 08-02-2009, 10:42 PM

http://www.jazzstandards.com/

Should keep you busy. Start with song ranked #1 and work your way through.

vagus · #5 08-05-2009, 11:21 PM

They live in a magical book i keep in my gun safe, about 300 songs copied, transposed, handwritten, notated, and otherwise abused in mostly alphabetical order that earned me enough money to pay and party through a lot of college.

If you want to really learn the bass, buy a real book ( actual name is "the new real book" ) there are around 3 versions I think - find recordings of those tunes and go to town learning the bass lines. Some of the greatest music ever written. I don't care if your into funk or metal if you can play jazz your going to be great at any genre