Jazz Standards Introduction: Origins, History, Theory, Musicology ...
JazzStandards.com: The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most.
Jazz Standards Overview
JazzStandards.com: The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most.
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals Contents
JazzStandards.com: The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most.
Jazz History: The Standards (Introduction)
What are the ingredients that make a song into a “jazz standard”? It would be convenient if there were a set recipe, but more often it’s a complex mixture of musical influences (harmony and …
Jazz Standards Overview
When music publishers include the term “jazz standards” in a description or title they almost always are referring to compositions used as the foundation for jazz arrangements or …
Jazz History: The Standards (1920s)
Based on recordings, jazz musicians in the 1920s were able to perform some original material (and compositions targeted for jazz musicians), but recording company executives wanted …
Jazz History: The Standards (Early Period)
A cultural melting pot, the “Big Easy” had a reputation for its free-spirited ambiance with “everything in the line of hilarity,” as jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton so aptly put it.
Jazz Standards Overview
So, the answer to the question, “What makes a good jazz standard?” is simply a composition that jazz vocalists and musicians often choose to play, perform, and record. The reasons they …
Jazz Theory - Jazz Standards
The songs defined on this site as “jazz standards” come mostly from four sources: Tin Pan Alley, Broadway musicals, Hollywood movies, and from jazz artists.
Jazz Standards: Harmony and Form
The basic harmonic vocabulary of jazz standards derives from “common practice” classical music, but is adapted to fit the short forms (usually 12, 16, or 32 measures) of popular songs.