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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29	1941	I'll Remember April	C		J	R	S	A	O
357	1941	I'm Glad There Is You				R
801	1941	Jersey Bounce
870	1941	Jim
935	1941	Jump for Joy				R
231	1941	Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)			J
934	1941	Let Me Off Uptown
292	1941	My Ship			J	R
933	1941	Rocks in My Bed
930	1941	Roll 'Em Pete
796	1941	Salt Peanuts
62	1941	Skylark	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
900	1941	Snowfall
711	1941	Squatty Roo
960	1941	String of Pearls
23	1941	Take the "A" Train	C		J	R	S	A	O
590	1941	This Love of Mine				R
416	1941	This Time the Dream's on Me				R
621	1941	'Tis Autumn
722	1941	Unforgettable				R
728	1941	Violets for Your Furs				R
485	1941	When the Sun Comes Out				R
53	1941	You Don't Know What Love Is	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
869	1942	At Last				R
148	1942	C Jam Blues	C		J	R		A	O
595	1942	Dearly Beloved				R
104	1942	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	C		J	R		A
346	1942	Epistrophy
842	1942	Ev'rything I've Got (Belongs to You)
721	1942	Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe				R
994	1942	Harvard Blues
116	1942	I Remember You	C		J	R		A
272	1942	I'll Be Around			J	R
250	1942	I'm Old Fashioned	C		J	R		A
955	1942	Idaho
200	1942	Jitterbug Waltz	C		J			A
7	1942	Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
502	1942	Main Stem
907	1942	Moonlight Becomes You				R
249	1942	Moten Swing			J
40	1942	Night in Tunisia	C		J	R	S	A	O
58	1942	Perdido	C		J	R	S	A	O
412	1942	Raincheck
693	1942	Serenade in Blue				R
925	1942	Stormy Monday Blues				R
212	1942	Tangerine			J	R
180	1942	That Old Black Magic	C		J	R		A
913	1942	There Are Such Things				R
43	1942	There Will Never Be Another You	C		J	R	S	A	O
92	1942	Things Ain't What They Used to Be	C		J	R	S	A	O