The Jazz Standards A Guide to the Repertoire

by Gioia, Ted

• ISBN13: 9780199937394
• ISBN10: 0199937397
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-07-06
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Written by award-winning jazz historian Ted Gioia, this comprehensive guide offers an illuminating look at more than 250 seminal jazz compositions. In this comprehensive and unique survey, here are the songs that sit at the heart of the jazz repertoire, ranging from "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Autumn in New York" to "God Bless the Child," "How High the Moon," and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love." Gioia includes Broadway show tunes written by such greats as George Gershwin and Irving Berlin, and classics by such famed jazz musicians as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and John Coltrane. The book offers vibrant discussions of each song, packed with information about how the song was written, who recorded it, the song's place in jazz history, and much more. Gioia includes recommendations for more than 2,000 recordings, with a list of suggested tracks for each song. Filled with colorful anecdotes and expert commentary,The Jazz Standardswill appeal to a wide audience, serving as a fascinating introduction for new fans, an invaluable and long-needed handbook for jazz lovers and musicians, and an indispensable reference for students and educators.

Author Biography

Ted Gioia is a musician, author, jazz critic and a leading expert on American music. His previous books The History of Jazz and Delta Blues were both selected as notable books of the year in The New York Times. He is also the author of West Coast Jazz, Work Songs, Healing Songs and The Birth (and Death) of the Cool.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
After You've Gone	p. 3
Ain't Misbehavin'	p. 5
Airegin	p. 7
Alfie	p. 9
All Blues	p. 11
AH of Me	p. 12
All of You	p. 13
All the Things You Are	p. 15
Alone Together	p. 18
Angel Eyes	p. 20
April in Paris	p. 21
Autumn in New York	p. 23
Autumn Leaves	p. 24
Bags' Groove	p. 27
Basin Street Blues	p. 29
Beale Street Blues	p. 31
Bemsha Swing	p. 32
Billie's Bounce	p. 34
Blue Bossa	p. 36
Blue in Green	p. 37
Blue Monk	p. 39
Blue Moon	p. 40
Blue Skies	p. 42
Bluesette	p. 44
Body and Soul	p. 46
But Beautiful	p. 48
But Not for Me	p. 50
Bye Bye Blackbird	p. 52
C Jam Blues	p. 55
Cantaloupe Island	p. 56
Caravan	p. 58
Chelsea Bridge	p. 59
Cherokee	p. 61
A Child Is Bom	p. 63
Come Rain or Come Shine	p. 64
Come Sunday	p. 66
Con Alma	p. 68
Confirmation	p. 70
Corcovado	p. 72
Cotton Tail	p. 73
Darn That Dream	p. 75
Days of Wine and Roses	p. 77
Desafmado	p. 78
Dinah	p. 80
Django	p. 82
Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me	p. 83
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	p. 85
Donna Lee	p. 86
Don't Blame Me	p. 88
Don't Get Around Much Anymore	p. 90
East of the Sun (and West of the, Moon)	p. 93
Easy Living	p. 94
Easy to Love	p. 96
Embraceable You	p. 97
Emily	p. 99
Epistrophy	p. 101
Everything Happens to Me	p. 103
Evidence	p. 105
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye	p. 107
Exactly Like You	p. 109
Falling in Love with Love	p. 111
Fascinating Rhythm	p. 113
Fly Me to the Moon	p. 115
A Foggy Day	p. 117
Footprints	p. 119
Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You?	p. 121
Georgia on My Mind	p. 122
Ghost of a Chance	p. 124
Giant Steps	p. 126
The Girl from Ipanema	p. 128
God Bless the Child	p. 130
Gone with the Wind	p. 132
Good Morning Heartache	p. 134
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat	p. 136
Groovin' High	p. 137
Have You Met Miss Jones?	p. 140
Here's That Rainy Day	p. 142
Honeysuckle Rose	p. 143
Hot House	p. 146
How Deep Is the Ocean?	p. 148
How High the Moon	p. 150
How Insensitive	p. 152
How Long Has This Been Going On?	p. 153
I Can't Get Started	p. 156
I Can't Give You Anything but Love	p. 158
I Cover the Waterfront	p. 160
I Didn't Know What Time It Was	p. 162
I Fall in Love Too Easily	p. 163
I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)	p. 165
I Got Rhythm	p. 167
I Hear a Rhapsody	p. 169
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart	p. 172
I Love You	p. 172
I Mean You	p. 174
I Only Have Eyes for You	p. 176
I Should Care	p. 180
I Surrender, Dear	p. 181
I Thought about You	p. 183
I Want to Be Happy	p. 185
If You Could See Me Now	p. 186
I'll Remember April	p. 188
I'm in the Mood for Love	p. 189
Impressions	p. 192
In a Mellow Tone	p. 193
In a Sentimental Mood	p. 195
In Your Own Sweet Way	p. 197
Indiana	p. 198
Invitation	p. 201
It Could Happen to You	p. 203
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	p. 204
It Might as Well Be Spring	p. 206
I've Found a New Baby	p. 208
The Jitterbug Waltz	p. 211
Joy Spring	p. 213
Just Friends	p. 214
Just One of Those Things	p. 216
Just You, Just Me	p. 218
King Porter Stomp	p. 220
Lady Bird	p. 223
The Lady Is a Tramp	p. 225
Lament	p. 227
Laura	p. 228
Lester Leaps In	p. 231
Like Someone in Love	p. 232
Limehouse Blues	p. 234
Liza	p. 236
Lonely Woman	p. 238
Love for Sale	p. 240
Lover	p. 242
Lover, Come Back to Me	p. 243
Lover Man	p. 245
Lullaby of Birdland	p. 247
Lush Life	p. 249
Mack the Knife	p. 252
Maiden Voyage	p. 254
The Man I Love	p. 256
Manha de Carnaval	p. 257
Mean to Me	p. 259
Meditation	p. 261
Memories of You	p. 262
Milestones	p. 264
Misterioso	p. 266
Misty	p. 268
Momenf s Notice	p. 269
Mood Indigo	p. 271
More Than You Know	p. 273
Muskrat Ramble	p. 275
My Favorite Things	p. 277
My Foolish Heart	p. 278
My Funny Valentine	p. 280
My Old Flame	p. 282
My One and Only Love	p. 284
My Romance	p. 286
Naima	p. 288
Nardis	p. 290
Nature Boy	p. 291
The Nearness of You	p. 293
Nice Work If You Can Get It	p. 295
Night and Day	p. 297
Night in Tunisia	p. 299
Night Train	p. 301
Now's the Time	p. 302
Nuages	p. 304
Oh, Lady Be Good!	p. 306
Old Folks	p. 308
Oleo	p. 310
On a Clear Day	p. 311
On Green Dolphin Street	p. 313
On the Sunny Side of the Street	p. 315
Once I Loved	p. 317
One Note Samba	p. 319
One o'clock Jump	p. 320
Ornithology	p. 322
Our Love Is Here to Stay	p. 324
Out of Nowhere	p. 326
Over the Rainbow	p. 328
Peace	p. 331
The Peacocks	p. 333
Pennies from Heaven	p. 334
Perdido	p. 335
Poinciana	p. 337
Polka Dots and Moonbeams	p. 339
Prelude to a Kiss	p. 341
Rhythm-a-ning	p. 343
'Round Midnight	p. 345
Royal Garden Blues	p. 348
Ruby, My Dear	p. 349
St. Louis Blues	p. 354
St. Thomas	p. 357
Satin Doll	p. 358
Scrapple from the Apple	p. 360
60 Secret Love	p. 362
The Shadow of Your Smile	p. 362
Shine	p. 365
Skylark	p. 367
Smile	p. 369
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	p. 371
So What	p. 373
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise	p. 375
Solar	p. 377
Solitude	p. 378
Someday My Prince Will Come	p. 380
Someone to Watch over Me	p. 382
Song for My Father	p. 383
The Song Is You	p. 385
Sophisticated Lady	p. 386
Soul Eyes	p. 388
Speak Low	p. 390
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most	p. 392
Spring Is Here	p. 394
Star Dust	p. 396
Star Eyes	p. 398
Stella by Starlight	p. 400
Stolen Moments	p. 402
Stompin' at the Savoy	p. 403
Stormy Weather	p. 405
Straight, No Chaser	p. 407
Struttin' with Some Barbecue	p. 409
Summertime	p. 411
Sweet Georgia Brown	p. 413
'S Wonderful	p. 415
Take Five	p. 418
Take the A Train	p. 420
Tea for Two	p. 422
Tenderly	p. 423
There Is No Greater Love	p. 425
There Will Never Be Another You	p. 427
These Foolish Things	p. 428
They Can't Take That Away from Me	p. 430
Things Ain't What They Used to Be	p. 432
Tiger Rag	p. 434
Time after Time	p. 437
Tin Roof Blues	p. 438
The Very Thought of You	p. 442
Waltz for Debby	p. 444
Watermelon Man	p. 446
Wave	p. 448
The Way You Look Tonight	p. 449
Well, You Needn't	p. 452
What Is This Thing Called Love?	p. 453
What's New?	p. 456
When the Saints Go Marching In	p. 457
Whisper Not	p. 459
Willow Weep for Me	p. 460
Yardbird Suite	p. 463
Yesterdays	p. 464
You Don't Know What Love Is	p. 466
You Go to My Head	p. 468
You Stepped Out of a Dream	p. 470
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To	p. 471
Notes	p. 473
Index
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