Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Goin' to Chicago Blues)

Goin' to Chicago Blues (1941)

Origin and Chart Information

AKA	Going to Chicago

Rank	535

Words and Music	William "Count" Basie James Andrew Rushing

Currently, 1000 jazz standards are ranked and have web pages (click on Songs for the full list).

The top 100 are fully documented:

Year	Rank	Title
1930	1	“Body and Soul”
1939	2	“All the Things You Are”
1935	3	“Summertime”
1944	4	“'Round Midnight”
1935	5	“I Can't Get Started (with You)”
1937	6	“My Funny Valentine”
1942	7	“Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)”
1930	8	“What Is This Thing Called Love?”
1933	9	“Yesterdays”
1946	10	“Stella By Starlight”

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Written by the Same Composer or Team...

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William “Count” Basie and James Andrew Rushing
Year	Rank	Title
1941	535	“Goin’ to Chicago Blues”

William “Count” Basie, Eddie Durham and James Andrew Rushing
Year	Rank	Title
1938	816	“Sent for You Yesterday”