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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

40 Jazz Standards to Know (Broken Down by Category)

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Today, on the podcast, I'm talking about 40 jazz standards that you should know and I'm gonna break them down by categories so that you can see which categories you need to fill in some more jazz standards on. In this episode: 1. Start-Up Standards 2. Advanced Essentials 3. Ballads 4. Bossa Novas 5. Bebop 6. Blues 7. Brent's top 6 Important Links: Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way LJS Inner Circle Membership Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get...

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0:00.0

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0:03.8

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0:17.3

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0:21.7

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0:23.1

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0:29.5

That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.

0:34.8

Now, on to today's episode.

0:36.7

Today on the podcast, I'm talking about 40 jazz

0:39.1

standards that you should know, and I'm going to break them down by categories so that you can

0:42.8

see which categories you need to fill in some more jazz standards on. So let's do this thing.

0:48.1

Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories stories and advice for becoming a better jazz

0:56.5

musician and now your host he's a jazz musician author and entrepreneur brent bartstra

1:03.6

hey hey what's up everybody brent here from learn jazz standards with musicians just like you learn how to play

1:09.1

all while shortening the learning curve,

1:11.1

no matter what instrument you play. Welcome to another episode of the podcast, my friends.

1:14.7

Do appreciate you. Hey, by the way, if you've been listening for a while and you enjoy this

1:19.2

podcast, don't forget to subscribe to the podcast wherever you happen to listen to podcasts.

1:25.2

So if it's Apple Podcasts, you click that little plus button in the app.

1:30.8

And Spotify, you can just go ahead and follow the podcast.

1:34.3

Really do appreciate that.

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