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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

The Top 25 Jazz Standards You Need to Know

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

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Brent offers a comprehensive guide to essential jazz standards, answering a listener's question about the top 25 tunes every musician should know. With his extensive knowledge and infectious passion for jazz, Brent curates a diverse list that spans various styles and forms, from classic swing tunes to modal compositions and bossa nova classics. By breaking down each selection and highlighting its unique characteristics, Brent provides invaluable insights for aspiring ...

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0:00.0

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0:03.8

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0:08.5

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0:13.0

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0:17.3

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0:21.7

single month.

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.

0:53.1

Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right. What's going on, everybody?

0:55.3

Brent here from Learned Jazz Standards.

0:58.6

Welcome to another episode here of the Learned Jazz Standards podcast.

1:03.8

I'm here answering your jazz and music questions five days a week to help you have more fun than ever playing music.

1:07.9

And of course, to shorten the learning curve in your jazz journey.

1:12.2

We have another great question for the show today. This one is coming from Timothy Khalil. Let's give it a listen. What are the top 25 jazz tunes every musician should know?

1:20.7

Cool. So I love jazz standard lists. I've done so many of them over the years. I've done the top 50. I've done the top 10. I've done the, you know, this ballads and these blues tunes. And I've done so many of them and I like doing them. And I love when I get specific numbers of them because it gives me an opportunity to do it again and help you create that list. Because I know a lot of you sometimes hear these lists of jazz standards,

1:46.5

but then you don't really do an inventory of which ones you should learn and shouldn't learn.

1:51.7

And sometimes hearing these lists, if you're someone who's listening to this podcast for a long time or tune into our YouTube channel, whatever,

1:58.9

sometimes hearing these lists is just really helpful for review and just to help you go again.

2:05.1

Hey, I know that one.

2:05.7

I don't know that one.

2:07.4

So let's go over these top 25 jazz standards here.

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