List of Mainstream jazz standards

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"Mainstream" or "evergreen" jazz standards are jazz tunes from that are widely known, performed, and recorded among jazz musicians.

There is no definitive list of mainstream jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be evergreen or "classic" jazz standards changes over time. Nevertheless, the songs commonly included in jazz fake books (books containing the melodies and chords to jazz songs) and those that have been widely recorded over many different periods from jazz history are a rough guide to the list of classic jazz standards.

"Mainstream" jazz standards include:

• "All of Me"
• "All the Things You Are"
• "Alone Together"
• "Angel Eyes"
• "Autumn Leaves"
• "Beautiful Love"
• "Body and Soul"
• "But Beautiful"
• "Days of Wine and Roses"
• "Fly Me to the Moon"
• "A Foggy Day"
• "Four Brothers"
• "Groovin' High"
• "Have You Met Miss Jones?"
• "I Got Rhythm"
• "I Remember Clifford"
• "Impressions"
• "Inner Urge"
• "It Might as Well Be Spring"
• "It's Only A Paper Moon"
• "Juju"
• "Just Friends"
• "Laura (1945 song)"
• "Linus and Lucy"
• "Love for Sale"
• "Misty"
• "Misty Blue"
• "My Favorite Things"
• "My Funny Valentine"
• "My Romance"
• "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
• "Night and Day"
• "St. Louis Blues"
• "Satin Doll"
• "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise"
• "Speak No Evil"
• "Stella By Starlight"
• "Summertime"
• "Take Five"
• "That's All"
• "There Will Never Be Another You"
• "There Is No Greater Love"
• "Tenderly"
• "Willow Weep for Me"
• "Yardbird Suite"
• "Yesterdays"
• "You Don't Know What Love Is"

[edit] External links

• JazzStandards.com