Which "Beginner" Jazz Songs Should You Learn First?
Published about 9 hours ago • 1 min read
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Reader,
My student James and I were looking at a list online of the "50 most essential jazz standards for beginners." And, we definitely did not agree with the whole list.
But that left us wondering... what songs should a beginner actually learn first?
So, we pulled out the camera and recorded ourselves going through the list one tune at a time. I gave each one a grade, from A-D, based on what I would recommend for my students.
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 Which "Beginner" Jazz Songs Should You Learn First?
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Some of the tunes we ranked:
- Autumn Leaves
- Fly Me to the Moon
- Misty
- Take the “A” Train
- All the Things You Are
- So What
- Summertime
- Body and Soul
- Stella by Starlight
- Footprints
- Blue Monk
- The Girl from Ipanema
I'm curious, where do you agree or disagree? I'd love to hear which ones you would rank differently.
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