I. Standards - Almost always have popular lyrics.
A. G.A.S. = The Great American Songbook (Standards)
Songs by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, etc.
Often written for Broadway shows.
"The Man I Love," "Summertime", "Blue Skies," "All the Things You Are"
B. Non-American Songs
e.g. "Autumn Leaves" (French)
Antônio Carlos Jobim:
Girl from Ipanema, How Insensitive, Quiet Night and Quiet Stars, Wave
C. Songs written by jazz musicians that crossover into popular culture
"Satin Doll" by Duke Ellington, "Misty" by Erroll Garner, "Take Five" by Paul Desmond
II. Jazz Standards (composed by jazz musicians, only played by jazz musicians)
Usually written as instrumentals - lyrics are sometimes added later for jazz singers
Thelonius Monk - "'Round Midnight" "Epistrophy"
Miles Davis - "Seven Steps to Heaven"
Chick Corea - "Spain"
III. Standard 12 Bar, I IV, V Blues (Chord) Progression
In the key of C (C scale), 1 = C, 4 = F, 5 = G so
|: C C C C | F F F F | C C C C | C C C C |
| F F F F | F F F F | C C C C | C C C C |
| G G G G | F F F F | C C C C | G G G G :|
List of Thelonius Monk Songs
Re-harmonizing standards (chord substitutions).
Standard version - Autumn Leaves
D7 G
Those autumn leaves.... drift by my window
B7 Em
Those autumn leaves.... ... of red and gold
Jazz version - Autumn Leaves
Am7 D7 G C maj 7
Those autumn leaves.... drift by my window
F#m7 B7 Em
Those autumn leaves......... of red and gold
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