songs I've picked up at a jazz club

A big Thank You to the magnificent vocalists – and distinguished instrumentalists – who have given me an education in jazz repertoire.

This list is, of course, not exhaustive.

  1. Don't talk about me when I am gone
  2. The bell song
  3. The end of a love affair
  4. Watch what happens
  5. It had to be you
  6. Feeling good
  7. Charity
  8. I wish you love (by Ella Fitzgerald)
  9. Along came Betty
  10. It's only a paper moon. (Ella Fitzgerald has sung it)
  11. Lazy river
  12. Mental Phrasing (an famous instrumental)
  13. Prelude to a kiss (by Duke Ellington)
  14. Spring High (by Stevie Wonder)
  15. Nostalgia At Times Square
  16. Cheek to cheek
  17. Just the two of us
  18. My baby just cares for me (by Nina Simone)
  19. Misty (popularised by Frank Sinatra).
  20. Everything happens to me
  21. Please bounce
  22. Mood for love (by James Moody).
  23. Superstar. (Popularised by Luther Vandross)
  24. Unforgettable. (By Nat King Cole).
  25. Can't take it away from me. (By Gershwin).
  26. Overjoyed. (By Stevie Wonder).
  27. Sunny
  28. Joshua (an instrumental, popularised by Miles Davis).
  29. Hallelujah, I Love Her So. (By Ray Charles.)
  30. I've got the world on a string. (By Frank Sinatra).
  31. Autumn leaves.
  32. Ladybird. (An instrumental).
  33. Unit Seven (an instrumental composition by Sam Jones).
  34. < Marvin Gaye's songs >.
  35. Something stupid
  36. All the things you are.
  37. Besame mucho.
  38. Nature boy. (By Nat King Cole).
  39. The lady is a tramp. (Made famous by Ella Fitzgerald).
  40. Dream a little dream of me.
  41. Sir Duke. (A song made in honour of Duke Ellington).
  42. La vie en rose.
  43. Moment's notice (an instrumental by Coltrane).
  44. Quando Quando Quando.
  45. The shadow of your smile. (an instrumental by Johnny Mandel).
  46. Sunny side of the street.
  47. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life. Frank Sinatra.
  48. “Insanity”. A duet featuring Gregory Porter.
  49. “Precious”. A female bassist named Esperanza Spalding.
  50. “Let there be love”. Nat King Cole.
  51. All The Way. Popularised by Frank Sinatra.
  52. “My romance”. Ella Fitzgerald.
  53. Desafinado (trans.: “a little off-tune”) is a 1959 bossa nova song and jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim
  54. A very precious love. Doris Day.
  55. “It's a lovely day today”. Bossa nova.
  56. “I'll never fall in love again.” By Burt Bacharach, and popularised by Dionne Warwick.
  57. “At last”. Etta James.
  58. “Giant steps”. A bebop tune.
  59. “Slow hot wind”. An instrumental.
  60. 'Tis Autumn.
  61. Randy Crawford's version of Feeling Good.
  62. “Time After Time” is a romantic jazz standard with lyrics written by Sammy Cahn and music by Jule Styne in 1946.
  63. “One-note samba”. Antonio Carlos Jobim.
  64. “Don't know me”. Ray Charles.
  65. “Stellar by starlight”. A jazz standard.
  66. “Fascinating rhythm”. Popularised by Ella Fitzgerald.
  67. “Copa cabana (her name was Lola)”. Barry Manilow.
  68. Dream a little dream of me
  69. “You're just too good to be true / I can't take my eyes off you”
  70. L-O-V-E. Nat King Cole.
  71. “Will you still be mine”. Miles Davis.
  72. Blackbird. Popularised by Brad Mehldau.
  73. “Tell me a bedtime story.” Herbie Hancock. An Instrumental.
  74. “The moon is a harsh mistress”. Jimmy Webb. An Instrumental.
  75. “Crystal silence”. Chick Corea's work, as performed by Gary Burton on vibraphone.
  76. Honeysuckle Rose, popularised by Fats Waller.
  77. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado). Popularised by Frank Sinatra.
  78. “Four”. A jazz standard.

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