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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894	1948	Half Nelson
384	1927	Hallelujah				R
721	1942	Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe				R
721	1942	Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe				R
807	1943	Harlem Nocturne
994	1942	Harvard Blues
880	1948	Haunted Heart				R
222	1937	Have You Met Miss Jones	C	M	J	R		A
457	1944	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas				R
959	1933	Havin' a Heat Wave				R
192	1928	He's Funny That Way	C		J	R		A
815	1938	Heart and Soul				R
959	1933	Heat Wave				R
758	1964	Hello Dolly				R
928	1951	Hello Young Lovers				R
100	1953	Here's That Rainy Day	C		J	R	S	A	O
996	1963	Hey Little Girl
15	1929	Honeysuckle Rose	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
383	1945	Hot House				R
779	1931	The Hour of Parting
450	1941	How About You				R
582	1929	How Am I to Know?
690	1924	How Come You Do Me Like You Do				R
49	1932	How Deep Is the Ocean?	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
21	1940	How High Is the Moon	C		J	R	S	A	O
21	1940	How High the Moon	C		J	R	S	A	O
552	1963	How Insensitive
559	1929	How Long Blues
213	1927	How Long Has This Been Going On?	C		J	R		A
559	1929	How Long, How Long Blues
668	1894	Humoresque