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Apr 19, 2024 · What are the best jazz songs ever? That’s an almost impossible question, but the below list can serve as a great starting point for any curious jazz fan. Whether it’s swing, hot, cool, bebop,...
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- “Caravan” by Juan Tizol. “Caravan” is an American jazz song composed by Juan Tizol and infamous jazz legend Duke Ellington. While there are lyrics, written by Irving Mills, they are rarely sung.
- “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday. “Strange Fruit” was written by Lewis Allen and performed by Billie Holiday in 1939. Considered a classic in the jazz world, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for its historical significance.
- “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone. “Feeling Good” was originally written for a musical, titled The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. It was performed on stage in the UK in 1964, producing many famous songs, such as “The Joker” and “Who Can I Turn To?”.
- “My Funny Valentine” by Chet Baker. Another song originally created for a show, “My Funny Valentine” was composed for coming-of-age musical Babes in Arms.
- Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong. Ask any non-jazz fan to name five jazz songs, and chances are Summertime will be there! With over 25,000 recorded versions, it’s one of the top jazz standards of all time.
- I Got Rhythm – Sarah Vaughan. George Gershwin is one of the best loved composers in American musical history. As well as writing jazz-tinged orchestral music – such as his famous “Rhapsody in Blue” – he composed numerous songs for theatre and film, their sophisticated harmony and snappy rhythms making them perfect for interpretation by jazz musicians.
- Body and Soul – Coleman Hawkins. Johnny Green’s “Body and Soul” is perhaps the archetypal American ballad, a sad jazz song full of yearning and devotion.
- The Girl From Ipanema – Stan Getz. Bossa Nova, a new style of music that combined elements of traditional Brazilian samba with jazz harmony, took America by storm during the 1960s.
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- Summertime. Topping our list of the best jazz songs is this immortal classic co-written by the great US composer George Gershwin, with his brother Ira and lyricist DuBose Heyward, in 1934.
- My Funny Valentine. The runner-up in our list of the best jazz songs is this one – Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s Valentine’s Day favourite, which has the distinction of being recorded over 1,000 times.
- Cry Me A River. This bitter break-up ballad was first recorded by the sultry queen of the torch song, Julie London, in 1955 and came from the pen of Arthur Hamilton, the writer responsible for the popular children’s tune Sing A Rainbow.
- Night And Day. Another gem from the Cole Porter songbook, Night And Day was first performed by dancer and singer Fred Astaire in 1932, who scored a hit with it later that same year and then reprised the song in the 1934 movie The Gay Divorcee.
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Top 100 Jazz Classics Playlist | Best Jazz Songs of All Time · Playlist · 217 songs · 238 likes.
100 Most Beautiful Unforgettable Jazz Classics 💗 Jazz Music Best Songs Playlist 100 Most Beautiful Unforgettable Jazz Classics 💗 Jazz Music Best Songs Playlist 100 Most Beautiful Unforgettable Jazz Classics 💗 Jazz Music Best Songs Playlist ===== 01 The Look Of Love 02 Don't Know Why 03 Fly Me To The Moon 04 What a Wonderful World 05 I've Been Waiting All My Life 06 Dream A Little ...
