As músicas desta lista estão entre aquelas que são mais tocadas por músicos de jazz. Eu fiz uma tentativa de categorizá-las com base em como elas são geralmente tocadas. A maioria das composições foram escritas por músicos de jazz, exceto pelas que estão marcadas “standard”.
Você deve tentar ficar familiarizado com o maior número possível dessas músicas. A maioria delas pode ser encontrada no Real Book ou nos livros de Chuck Sher.
All Blues blues, modal
All Of Me standard
All The Things You Are standard
Anthropology progressão Rhythm, swing
Au Privave blues, swing
Autumn Leaves standard
Beautiful Love standard
Beauty And The Beast rock
Billie's Bounce blues, swing
Black Orpheus (Manhã de Carnaval) latino
Blue Bossa latino
Blue In Green balada, modal
Blue Monk blues, swing
Blue Train blues, swing
Blues For Alice blues, swing
Bluesette 3/4, swing
Body And Soul balada, standard
C Jam Blues blues, swing
Caravan latino, swing
Ceora latino
Cherokee swing
Confirmation swing
Darn That Dream balada, standard
Desafinado latino
Dolphin Dance modal, atonal
Donna Lee swing
Don't Get Around Much Anymore swing
E.S.P atonal
A Foggy Day standard
Footprints 3/4, blues, modal
Freddie Freeloader blues, modal
Freedom Jazz Dance atonal
Four swing
Garota de Ipanema latino
Giant Steps swing
Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat balada, swing
Have You Met Miss Jones standard
I Mean You swing
I Remember Clifford balada, swing
I Thought About You standard
If I Were A Bell standard
Impressions modal
In A Sentimental Mood balada, swing
In Walked Bud swing
Joy Spring swing
Just Friends standard
Killer Joe swing
Lady Bird swing
Lullaby Of Birdland swing
Mr. P.C. blues, swing
Maiden Voyage modal
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy rock
Misty balada, standard
Moment's Notice swing
My Favorite Things 3/4, modal, standard
My Funny Valentine balada, standard
My Romance standard
Naima balada, modal
A Night In Tunisia latino, swing
Nica's Dream latino, swing
Nostalgia In Times Square swing
Now's The Time blues, swing
Oleo progressão Rhythm, swing
On Green Dolphin Street latino, swing, standard
Ornithology swing
Recorda Me latino
Red Clay rock
Round Midnight balada, swing
St. Thomas latino
Satin Doll swing
Scrapple From The Apple swing
The Sidewinder blues, swing
So What modal
Solar swing
Some Day My Prince Will Come 3/4, standard
Song For My Father latino
Speak No Evil modal, atonal
Stella By Starlight standard
Stolen Moments blues, modal
Straight, No Chaser blues, swing
Sugar swing
Summertime standard
Take Five 5/4, modal
Take The "A" Train swing
There Is No Greater Love standard
There Will Never be Another You standard
Up Jumped Spring 3/4, swing
Waltz For Debby 3/4, swing
Wave latino
Well, You Needn't swing
When I Fall In Love balada, standard
Yardbird Suite swing