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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468	1943	C C Rider				R
148	1942	C Jam Blues	C		J	R		A	O
549	1940	Cabin in the Sky				R
339	1927	Can't Help Lovin' Dat Gal				R
339	1927	Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man				R
339	1927	Can't Help Lovin' That Man				R
632	1929	Can't We Be Friends				R
563	1956	Canadian Sunset
716	1945	Candy
17	1936	Caravan	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
787	1921	Careless Love				R
516	1933	Carioca				R
790	1958	Centerpiece
926	1937	Change Partners				R
926	1937	Change Partners and Dance with Me				R
988	1920	Charleston				R
799	1947	Chasin' the Bird
914	1941	Chatanooga Choo Choo				R
914	1941	Chattanooga Choo Choo				R
187	1935	Cheek to Cheek	C		J	R		A	O
221	1941	Chelsea Bridge			J	R
39	1938	Cherokee (Indian Love Song)	C		J	R	S	A	O
612	1928	Cherry
895	1947	Cheryl
305	1946	Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire				R
541	1922	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)				R
323	1969	A Child Is Born	C		J			A
288	1922	China Boy			J
703	1906	Chinatown My Chinatown				R
441	1927	Chloe				R
305	1946	The Christmas Song				R
943	1966	Christmas Time is Here
588	1936	Christopher Columbus
847	1979	Close Enough for Love
298	1933	Close Your Eyes			J	R
585	1934	Cocktails for Two				R
51	1946	Come Rain or Come Shine	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
51	1946	Come Rain or Shine	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
151	1943	Come Sunday	C		J	R		A
802	1939	Comes Love
301	1956	Con Alma
868	1950	Conception
258	1930	Confessin'			J
218	1953	Confirmation			J
906	1934	The Continental				R
407	1928	Coquette
382	1962	Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)				R
522	1956	Corner Pocket
840	1930	Cottage for Sale				R
233	1940	Cottontail			J	R