
“What Is This Thing Called Love” by Cole Porter – Wake Up and Dream (1929) “Work Song” by Nat Adderley – Work Song (1960) “Watermelon Man” by Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off (1962) “There Is No Greater Love” by Isham Jones – Isham Jones and His Orchestra (1936) “Summertime” by George Gershwin – Porgy and Bess (1936) Thomas” by Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus (1956) “Song for My Father” Horace Silver – Song for My Father (1964) “My Little Suede Shoes” by Charlie Parker – Swedish Schnapps (1951) P.C.” by John Coltrane – Giant Steps (1960) “Lester Leaps In” by Lester Young – Lester Leaps In (1939)

“Mack the Knife” by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht – The Threepenny Opera (1928) “Fly Me to the Moon” or “In Other Words” by Bart Howard (1954) “Doxy” by Sonny Rollins – Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins (1954) “Cold Duck Time” by Eddie Harris – Swiss Movement (1969) “Bag’s Groove” by Milt Jackson – Wizard of the Vibes (1952) “Blue Bossa” by Kenny Dorham – Page One (1963) “Blue Monk” by Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Monk Trio (1954) “Autumn Leaves” or “Les Feuilles Mortes” by Joeseph Kosma “All Blues” by Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (1959)

Luckily, that’s exactly what we will cover in this post. What are the best jazz songs to learn for beginners? I know what you might be thinking-there are so many jazz songs out there, and many of them sound pretty difficult. So, to truly get the hang of jazz, you’ll need to get comfortable with the common chord progressions found throughout jazz tunes. The jazz language is built around the harmonies, melodies, and rhythms of jazz standards. If you want to learn how to play jazz, you will need to learn jazz standards.
