Double Bass Informal survey: Jam Session Tunes

[Adam Booker]

Here's how we play:

Name your town and five tunes that are regularly called at jam sessions.

I'm doing an independent project for my Music and Human Learning course. This is due Wednesday afternoon. Thanks in advance!

 

[Dave Speranza]

City: NYC

5 tunes regularly called at jam sessions:

1) Stablemates
2) There Will Never Be Another You
3) There Will Never Be Another You
4) Stablemates
and 5th place is a tie between Stablemates and There Will Never Be Another You

 

[Adam Booker]

Funny. I'll put NYC down for Stablemates and There will Never...

Seriously thoug, I'm trying to compile a list of tunes for students that they can learn so they can perform across the country at jam sessions. Seems tedious, but hey, that's academia for you.

 

[Ryan Berg]

City: NYC

5 tunes regularly called at jam sessions:

1) Stablemates
2) There Will Never Be Another You
3) There Will Never Be Another You
4) Stablemates
and 5th place is a tie between Stablemates and There Will Never Be Another You

I hate There Will Never be Another You

 

[Ryan Berg]

Funny. I'll put NYC down for Stablemates and There will Never...

Seriously thoug, I'm trying to compile a list of tunes for students that they can learn so they can perform across the country at jam sessions. Seems tedious, but hey, that's academia for you.

NYC
How High the Moon
honeysuckle rose
along came betty
jeanine
bolivia
there is no greater love
summertime
our love is here to stay
inner urge
one finger snap
beatrice
pinnochio
nardis

 

[pickerpete]

Some tunes we enjoy:

Lady Bird
Sugar
Yardbird Suite
Blue Monk
Footprints

 

[Alexi David]

Whatever has the least changes (NYC)

 

[jolkszost]

Detroit

Footprints literally every single jam session no matter whether its funk or straight ahead or whatever.
There will never be another you
Giant Steps
I'll Remember April
Impressions or So What changes tunes
Lazy Bird
Wave

I'm pretty sure you should know every standard ever written though just to be safe.

 

[Paul Barsic]

Some of the tunes you guys are calling aren't that easy. These are for students, so leave out "Betty" and "Giant Steps". I heard Benny Golson say that "Now's The Time" is what you play at a jam session when you can't think of anything else to play. He then played "Now's The Time".

Song for My Father
Now's The Time
Blue Monk
Birk's Works
Autumn Leaves

 

[fdeck]

When I was in high school, my brother was studying piano, and we got hold of a copy of the book. We simply worked our way through it from cover to cover. That exercise has paid off again and again.

 

[Chin]

Kellogg, Idaho! =)

Chameleon: all day, every day

 

[James Gibson]

Speaking for myself, this is actually a super informative thread!

 

[J. Montgomery]

Blue Bossa
Straight No Chaser
All Blues

They seem to be common, at least amongst my friends. I don't typically go 'out' to jams

 

[PDK]

Autumn Leaves
Four on Six
Summertime
Tune Up
Billies Bounce

 

[Marty Forrer]

Blues in F
Blues in G
Blues in A
Blues in Eb
Blues in um... er.... Db?

 

[pbass888]

from( h town) last jam i was on these got called ( i recorded my self to see what i could do to improve)
blues b f(l)at
days of wine and roses
autumn leaves
blue bossa
what is this thing called love
green dolphin
softly as in a morning sunrise
miss jones
just friends
(i suggested the chicken and everyone seemed to think i was ordering dinner)

 

[Huy Nguyen]

This topic has been beat over at least 3 times. Use the search.

 

[Adam Booker]

@ Hdiddiy: True, I just wanted to conduct a survey for a class, therefore I felt I needed to start a new data stream on the topic.


However, the class is over, so if the Mods want to delete or close this thread, fine with me.

 

[dkziemann]

Rochester NY

Just Friends
What is this thing
It could happen to you
I love you
Alone together

 

[j.stemmler]

hamilton, ontario. it's hard to narrow it down because every jam is different, but these are some tunes i find called a lot...

beatrice
days of wine and roses
there will never be another you
stella by starlight
body and soul
stablemates
cherokee