Description
An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's acclaimed compendium of jazz standards, featuring 15 additional selections, hundreds of additional recommended tracks, and enhancements and additions on almost every page.Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial additions and corrections to the book. In this second edition, Gioia expands the scope of the book to include more songs, and features new recordings by rising contemporary artists.The Jazz Standards is an essential comprehensive guide to some of the most important jazz compositions, telling the story of more than 250 key jazz songs and providing a listening guide to more than 2,000 recordings. The fan who wants to know more about a tune heard at the club or on the radio will find this book indispensable. Musicians who play these songs night after night will find it to be a handy guide, as it outlines the standards' history and significance and tells how they have been performed by different generations of jazz artists. Students learning about jazz standards will find it to be a go-to reference work for these cornerstones of the repertoire. This book is a unique resource, a browser's companion, and an invaluable introduction to the art form.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgementsIntroductionAfter You've GoneAin't Misbehavin'AireginAlfieAll BluesAll of MeAll of YouAll the Things You AreAlmost Like Being in LoveAlone TogetherAlong Came BettyAngel EyesApril in ParisAutumn in New YorkAutumn LeavesBags' GrooveBasin Street BluesBeale Street BluesBemsha SwingBillie's BounceBirdlandBlue BossaBlue in GreenBlue MonkBlue MoonBlue SkiesBlues in the NightBluesetteBody and SoulBut BeautifulBut Not for MeBye Bye BlackbirdC Jam BluesCantaloupe IslandCaravanChelsea BridgeCherokeeA Child is BornCome Rain or Come ShineCome SundayCon AlmaConfirmationCorcovadoCotton TailDarn That DreamDays of Wine and RosesDesafinadoDinahDjangoDo Nothin' Till You Hear from MeDo You Know What It Means to Miss New OrleansDolphin DanceDonna LeeDon't Blame MeDon't Get Around Much AnymoreEast of the Sun (and West of the Moon)Easy LivingEasy to LoveEmbraceable YouEmilyEpistrophyEverything Happens to MeEvidenceEv'ry Time We Say GoodbyeExactly Like YouFalling in Love with LoveFascinating RhythmFly Me to the MoonA Foggy DayFootprintsGee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You?Georgia on My MindGhost of a ChanceGiant StepsThe Girl from IpanemaGod Bless the ChildGone with the WindGood Morning HeartacheGoodbye Pork Pie HatGroovin' HighHave You Met Miss Jones?Here's That Rainy DayHoneysuckle RoseHot HouseHow Deep Is the Ocean?How High the MoonHow InsensitiveHow Long Has This Been Going On?I Can't Get StartedI Can't Give You Anything but LoveI Cover the WaterfrontI Didn't Know What Time It WasI Fall in Love Too EasilyI Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)I Got RhythmI Hear a RhapsodyI Let a Song Go Out of My HeartI Love YouI Mean YouI Only Have Eyes for YouI Remember CliffordI Should CareI Surrender, DearI Thought about YouI Want to Be HappyIf I Should Lose YouIf You Could See Me NowI'll Remember AprilI'm in the Mood for LoveImpressionsIn a Mellow ToneIn a Sentimental MoodIn Your Own Sweet WayIndianaInvitationIt Could Happen to YouIt Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)It Had to Be YouIt Might As Well Be SpringIt Never Entered My MindI've Found a New BabyThe Jitterbug WaltzJoy SpringJust FriendsJust One of Those ThingsJust You, Just MeKing Porter StompLady BirdThe Lady is a TrampLamentLauraLester Leaps InLike Someone in LoveLimehouse BluesLizaLonely WomanLotus BlossomLove for SaleLove is Here to StayLoverLover, Come Back to MeLover ManLullaby of BirdlandLush LifeMack the KnifeMaiden VoyageThe Man I LoveManhã de CarnavalMean to MeMeditationMemories of YouMilestonesMisteriosoMistyMoanin'Moment's NoticeMood IndigoMoonlight in VermontMoose the MoocheMore Than You KnowMuskrat RambleMy Favorite ThingsMy Foolish HeartMy Funny ValentineMy Heart Stood StillMy Old FlameMy One and Only LoveMy RomanceNaimaNardisNature BoyThe Nearness of YouNice Work If You Can Get ItNight and DayNight in TunisiaNight TrainNow's the TimeNuagesOh, Lady Be Good!Old FolksOleoOn a Clear DayOn Green Dolphin StreetOn the Sunny Side of the StreetOnce I LovedOne Note SambaOne o'Clock JumpOrnithologyOut of NowhereOver the RainbowPeaceThe PeacocksPennies from HeavenPerdidoPoincianaPolka Dots and MoonbeamsPrelude to a KissRhythm-a-ning'Round MidnightRoyal Garden BluesRuby, My DearSt. James Infirmary BluesSt. Louis BluesSt. ThomasSatin DollScrapple from the AppleSecret LoveThe Shadow of Your SmileSkylarkSmileSmoke Gets in Your EyesSo WhatSoftly, as in a Morning SunriseSolarSolitudeSome of These DaysSomeday My Prince Will ComeSomeone to Watch Over MeSong for My FatherThe Song Is YouSophisticated LadySoul EyesSpeak LowSpring Can Really Hang You Up the MostSpring Is HereStar DustStar EyesStella by StarlightStolen MomentsStompin' at the SavoyStormy WeatherStraight, No ChaserStruttin' with Some BarbecueSummertimeSweet Georgia Brown'S WonderfulTake FiveTake the A TrainTea for TwoTenderlyThere Is No Greater LoveThere Will Never Be Another YouThese Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)They Can't Take That Away from MeThings Ain't What They Used to BeTiger RagTime after TimeTin Roof BluesThe Very Thought of YouWaltz for DebbyWatermelon ManWaveThe Way You Look TonightWell, You Needn'tWhat Is This Thing Called Love?What's New?When the Saints Go Marching InWhisper NotWho Can I Turn To?Willow Weep for MeYardbird SuiteYesterdaysYou Don't Know What Love IsYou Go to My HeadYou Stepped Out of a DreamYou'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
