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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752	1946	A Sunday Kind of Love				R
26	1946	Tenderly	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
345	1946	They Say It's Wonderful				R
785	1946	The Things We Did Last Summer				R
315	1946	This Is Always				R
1000	1946	To Each His Own				R
168	1946	Yardbird Suite	C		J			A
848	1946	You Make Me Feel so Young				R
265	1947	Almost Like Being in Love			J	R
11	1947	Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)	C		J	R	S	A	O
529	1947	Bouncin' with Bud
133	1947	But Beautiful	C		J	R		A
799	1947	Chasin' the Bird
895	1947	Cheryl
859	1947	Dexterity
194	1947	Donna Lee	C		J			A
625	1947	I Mean You
458	1947	Lady Bird
886	1947	Lotus Blossom
864	1947	Maybe You'll Be There
325	1947	Midnight Sun				R
876	1947	Off Minor
25	1947	On Green Dolphin Street	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
858	1947	Ow!
855	1947	Red Top
748	1947	Relaxin' At Camarillo
710	1947	Robbin's Nest
851	1947	Sippin' At Bell's
131	1947	Time After Time	C		J	R		A
623	1947	Tin Tin Deo
974	1947	What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?				R
898	1948	Baby, It's Cold Outside				R
627	1948	Barbados
733	1948	Big Foot
892	1948	Black Coffee				R
572	1948	Detour Ahead
942	1948	Four Brothers
894	1948	Half Nelson
880	1948	Haunted Heart				R
495	1948	In Walked Bud
689	1948	It's Magic				R
372	1948	It's You or No One
490	1948	Manteca				R
115	1948	Nature Boy	C		J	R		A
273	1948	The Night Has a Thousand Eyes			J
569	1948	No Moon At All				R
630	1948	On a Slow Boat to China				R
488	1948	Parker's Mood				R
795	1948	Portrait of Jennie
197	1948	Since I Fell for You	C		J	R		A