What's your favorite jazz song(s)?

jengoesup · 09-19-2009, 10:31 PM

Right now I'm obsessed with "Autumn Leaves" (sung at a speed between Cannonball Adderly and Frank Sinatra.) Other faves are "Lullaby of Birdland" (by Ella),"Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Reneé Olmstead) aaaand "Night In Tunisia", performed by Dizzy himself...

What are you all digging?

**beanbag** · 09-20-2009, 12:18 AM

I like Autumn Leaves!

ones that I really love:

Feelin' Good (Nina Simone...basically I love anything Nina Simone)
Nature Boy
Fly Me to the Moon (I know, I know, but Frank is just so great!)
Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino!)

Micahb · 09-20-2009, 11:53 AM

I freaking adore Better Git It In Your Soul by Mingus. One of my tops right now..and for the last long time actually.

**Sean.thomson** · 09-20-2009, 12:19 PM

The small list:

Minor Swing
Dr. Jazz
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
Don't sit under the apple tree
Viper Mad
Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold

Bigger list will come later...

**Sean.thomson** · 09-20-2009, 01:35 PM

The BIG list:

Swing To Bop
Coucou
Tiger Rag
Sweet Georgia Brown
Tain't No Sin
I Saw Stars
How High The Moon
Hello Dolly
Summertime
The Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Sivad (or pretty much every song off of Miles Davis's "Live/Evil" ablum (sample))
Powerhouse
Limehouse Blues
Tuxedo Junction
Take The "A" Train
One O' Clock Jump
In The Mood

L4CES · 09-22-2009, 01:07 PM

I like Autumn Leaves too, it has nice changes. I like Satin Doll, In A Sentimental Mood and Solitude by Ellington. I like almost anything Jerome Kern has written, All The Things You Are, The Song Is You, etc. I like Here's That Rain Day by Jimmy Van Heusen. I like Donna Lee, Chi Chi and Scrapple From The Apple by Parker. I like Giant Steps, Naima and Central Park West by Coltrane.

Just Friends and stuff by Gershwin too, Summertime. There are so many great standards. It's too bad there are no modern day composers writing songs with lyrics like they did in the '30s, '40s, '50s. You know all those great show tunes that became classic jazz standards.

With the exception of Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel and a handful of Stevie Wonder tunes, maybe Midnight At The Oasis written by some Berklee guy, I forget his name...no one in the past four decades has written anything worthwhile in the genre of popular vocal tunes, that you would want to play an instrumental version of or put jazz changes on it and perform it.

I

**dogfood** · 09-28-2009, 04:35 AM

i cant stop playing "Fly me to the moon" i have a version by Julie London. Its just delightful.

**Rainer.** · 10-11-2009, 02:15 PM

"Spartacus Love Theme" from Bill Evans' Conversations With Myself. Breathtakingly beautiful.

Also been on a huge Headhunters-era Herbie Hancock kick.

jamforchrist123 · 10-11-2009, 07:39 PM

Light as a Feather by return to forever

**Rainer.** · 10-11-2009, 11:03 PM

That whole album is amazing.

Seanhard · 10-28-2009, 10:18 AM

All Blues
Stolen Moments
Basin Street

jamforchrist123 · 11-03-2009, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainer.

That whole album is amazing.

If you are referring to light as a feather, then I fully agree. I can listen to that thing for hours. And I guess I have to, since the songs are quite long.

Ak_Man4Jesus · 11-03-2009, 11:28 PM

I do not like jazz........never have.

jthomas1600 · 11-04-2009, 04:50 AM

I don't have a lot of jazz...maybe a half dozen CDs. I have two of a trumpet player, Chris Botti. He's pretty good. I have one with me entitled December and is a Christmas CD. I listened to it the other day and it made me home sick.