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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765	1962	Daahoud
257	1931	Dancing in the Dark			J	R
671	1930	Dancing on the Ceiling				R
649	Trad.	Danny Boy				R
397	Trad.	Dark Eyes
547	1917	Darktown Strutters Ball				R
70	1939	Darn That Dream	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
757	1927	Davenport Blues
695	1945	Day By Day				R
237	1941	Day Dream			J
503	1939	Day In, Day Out				R
135	1962	Days of Wine and Roses	C		J	R		A
589	1921	Dear Old Southland				R
430	Trad.	Dear Old Stockholm
595	1942	Dearly Beloved				R
573	1936	Dedicated to You
338	1926	Deed I Do				R
836	1929	Deep Night
295	1934	Deep Purple			J	R
651	Trad.	Deep River				R
740	1938	Deep in a Dream				R
713	1959	Desafinado
572	1948	Detour Ahead
157	1931	The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea	C		J	R		A
859	1947	Dexterity
134	1925	Dinah	C		J	R		A
694	1965	Dindi
813	1926	Dipper Mouth Blues				R
881	1944	Dizzy Atmosphere
211	1955	Django			J	R
915	1922	(Please) Do It Again				R
915	1922	Do It Again				R
93	1943	Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me	C		J	R	S	A	O
687	1946	Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans				R
998	1938	Doggin' Around
742	1966	Dolphin Dance
183	1938	Don't Be That Way	C		J	R		A
38	1932	Don't Blame Me	C		J	R	S	A	O
253	1946	Don't Explain			J
104	1942	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	C		J	R		A
832	1954	Don't Go to Strangers		M
521	1941	Don't Take Your Love from Me				R
177	1939	Don't Worry 'Bout Me	C		J	R		A
177	1939	Don't Worry About Me	C		J	R		A
452	1944	Don't You Know I Care?
194	1947	Donna Lee	C		J			A
691	1963	Doxy
442	1945	Dream				R
910	1941	Dream Dancing				R
995	1934	Dream of You