Jazz Standards Origins, History, Chord Progressions, and CD Recommendations

Songs and Instrumentals

Preserving jazz history by documenting the origins of the standards

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302	1925	Always				R
134	1925	Dinah	C		J	R		A
303	1925	I Never Knew
489	1925	Manhattan				R
362	1925	Remember				R
149	1925	Sometimes I'm Happy	C		J	R		A
171	1925	Squeeze Me	C		J			A
16	1925	Sweet Georgia Brown	C		J	R	S	A	O
607	1925	Who				R
560	1926	After I Say I'm Sorry				R
501	1926	Birth of the Blues				R
429	1926	Blue Room				R
126	1926	Bye Bye Blackbird	C		J	R		A
338	1926	Deed I Do				R
166	1926	I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me	C		J	R		A
285	1926	I Know That You Know			J	R
78	1926	I've Found a New Baby	C		J	R	S	A	O
155	1926	If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)	C		J	R		A
667	1926	In a Little Spanish Town				R
937	1926	It All Depends on You				R
983	1926	Maybe				R
342	1926	Muskrat Ramble
77	1926	Someone to Watch Over Me	C		J	R	S	A	O
813	1926	Sugar Foot Stomp				R
281	1926	Sunday			J	R
409	1926	Trouble in Mind
650	1927	Ain't She Sweet				R
812	1927	At Sundown				R
982	1927	Back Water Blues
451	1927	Back in Your Own Backyard
818	1927	The Best Things in Life Are Free				R
837	1927	Black and Tan Fantasy				R
129	1927	Blue Skies	C		J	R		A	O
339	1927	Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man				R
441	1927	Chloe				R
757	1927	Davenport Blues
741	1927	Four or Five Times
384	1927	Hallelujah				R
213	1927	How Long Has This Been Going On?	C		J	R		A
226	1927	I'm Coming Virginia			J
936	1927	Make Believe				R
406	1927	My Blue Heaven				R
246	1927	My Heart Stood Still			J	R
236	1927	Ol' Man River			J	R
469	1927	Russian Lullaby				R
98	1927	'S Wonderful!	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
598	1927	The Song Is Ended				R
269	1927	Sugar			J	R
278	1927	Thou Swell			J	R
431	1927	Why Do I Love You?				R