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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977	1868	O Little Town of Bethlehem
876	1947	Off Minor
783	1939	Oh You Crazy Moon				R
22	1924	Oh, Lady Be Good!	C		J	R	S	A	O
236	1927	Ol' Man River			J	R
180	1942	Old Black Magic	C		J	R		A
242	1946	Old Devil Moon			J	R
144	1938	Old Folks	C		J			A
280	1963	Oleo			J
25	1947	On Green Dolphin Street	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
800	1966	On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)				R
630	1948	On a Slow Boat to China				R
359	1922	On the Alamo
330	1956	On the Street Where You Live				R
55	1930	On the Sunny Side of the Street	C	M	J	R	S	A	O
641	1933	On the Trail
683	1963	Once I Loved
262	1937	Once in a While			J
737	1924	The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)				R
533	1961	One Note Samba
175	1938	One O'clock Jump	C		J			A
739	1943	One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)				R
534	1934	(Ooh) What a Little Moonlight Can Do
948	1943	Opus No. 1
948	1943	Opus No. One
948	1943	Opus One
736	1936	Organ Grinder's Swing
462	1946	Ornithology
467	1946	Our Delight
57	1938	Our Love Is Here to Stay	C		J	R	S	A	O
845	1928	Our Monday Date
68	1931	Out of Nowhere	C		J	R	S	A	O
434	1944	Out of This World				R
63	1938	Over the Rainbow	C		J	R	S	A	O
858	1947	Ow!