Essential Tune List

Afio-Blue *
Afteinoon in Paiis+
Ain't Nisbehavin'+
Alice in Wonueilanu*
All Blues*
All of Ne *
All of You*
All oi Nothing at All*
All the Things*
Almost Like Being in Love #
Alone Togethei*
Angel Eyes*
Apiil in Paiis #
Ask me Now*
Au Piivave*
Autumn Leaves*
Bag's uioove+
Baibauos*
Baibaia !
Basin Stieet Blues+
Be Ny Love !
Beatiice*
Beautiful Love*
Bemsha Swing*
Beinie's Tune+
Besame Nucho+
Bessie's Blues*
Billie's Bounce*
Biik's Woiks+
Black 0ipheus*
Black Nile #
Bloomuiuo !
Blue Bossa*
Blue in uieen+
Blue Nonk*
Blue Noon+
Blue Seven*
Blue Tiain #
Blues foi Alice+
Blues foi Philly }oe
Blues Naich #
Bluesette*
Bouy anu Soul*
Bolivia*
But Beautiful+
But Not foi Ne+
Buzzy #
Bye Bye Blackbiiu*
Bye-Ya*
C }am Blues*
Cantaloupe Islanu*
Caiavan*
Ceoia*
Ceuai's Blues +
Cheek to Cheek !
Chega Be Sauuaue+
Chelsea Biiuge #
Cheiokee*
Chi-Chi !
Colu Buck Time*
Come Rain oi Come Shine+
Con Alma #
Confiimation*
Cool Blues+
Coicovauo*
Cottontail+
Baahouu #
Bancing in the Baik
Bain That Bieam*
Bat Beie !
Bays of Wine anu Roses*
Beai 0lu Stockholm !
Beaily Beloveu #
Beluge #
Besafinauo+
Bewey Squaie #
Binui +
Biveise (also calleu Segment)+
Bo Nothing Till You Beai Fiom Ne
Bolphin Bance*
Bon't uet Aiounu Nuch Anymoie+
Bonna Lee*
Bon't Blame Ne+
Boxy*
East of the Sun*
Easy Living*
Easy to Love (not the Real Book Changes)
Eiueiuown !
Embiaceable You +
Epistiophy+
Equinox*
Eteinal Tiiangle+
Eveiy time We Say uooubye
Eveiything Bappens to Ne !
Eviuence+
Exactly Like You !
Falling in Love With Love #
Falling uiace+
Fascinating Rhythm !
Fiim Roots !
Flamingo !
Flowei is a Lovesome Thing !
Fly Ne to the Noon*
A Foggy Bay*
Fools Rush In !
Footpiints*
Foui*
Fieuuie the Fieeloauei*
Fiieu Bananas*
uentle Rain #
ueoigia*
uet 0ut of Town !
uiant Steps+
uiil Fiom Ipanema*
uiil Talk #
uou Bless the Chilu*
uone With the Winu #
uoou Bait*
uooubye Poikpie Bat+
uianu Cential #
uieen Bolphin Stieet (Eb & C)*
uioovin' Bigh+
Balf Nelson*
Bave You Net Niss }ones*
Beie's That Rainy Bay+
Boneysuckle Rose*
Bot Bouse+
Bow Beep is the 0cean*
Bow Bigh the Noon*
Bow Insensitive*
I Can't uet Staiteu*
I Concentiate on You #
I Coulu Wiite a Book*
I Fall in Love Too Easily !
I BIun't Know What Time it Was !
I uot it Bau !
I uot Rhythm*
I Beai a Rhapsouy*
I Love You*
I Nean You*
I Remembei You*
I Shoulu Caie+
I Thought About You*
I Want to Talk About You #
If Evei I Woulu Leave You
If I Shoulu Lose You*
If I Weie a Bell*
If You Coulu See Ne Now+
I'll Close Ny Eyes !
I'll Remembei You*
I'll Take Romance !
I'm uetting Sentimental 0vei You*
Impiessions*
In a Nellow Tone*
In a Sentimental Noou*
In Walkeu Buu*
Inuiana+
Innei 0ige+
Invitation*
Isfahan !
Isotope+
It Coulu Bappen to You*
It Bon't Nean a Thing
It's 0nly a Papei moon*
It's You oi No 0ne+
}eannine !
}itteibug Waltz #
}ouy uiinu !
}oiuu !
}oy Spiing*
}ust Fiienus*
}ust in Time !
Killei }oe*
Lauy Biiu *
Lament !
Lauia #
Lazy Biiu +
Lestei Leaps In*
Let's Cool 0ne !
Let's Fall in Love !
Like Someone in Love*
Limehouse Blues !
Line Foi Lyons #
Little Nolonae !
Little Rootie Tootie
Little Sueue Shoes*
Little Sunflowei+
Long Ago anu Fai Away !
Lotus Blossom !
Love foi Sale*
Love Walkeu In !
Lovei (S4 & 44) !
Lovei Come Back to Ne !
Lucky Southein !
Lullaby of Biiulanu+
Nakin' Whoopie #
Nasqueiaue is 0vei !
Neuitation*
Neicy, Neicy, Neicy*
Nile's Noue !
Ninoiity*
Nisty*
Noanin' !
Noment's Notice*
Nonk's Bieam*
Noou Inuigo #
Noonlight in veimont*
Noose the Nooche*
Noining !
Nove !
Ni. Lucky !
Ni. P.C.*
Ny Favoiite Things !
Ny Foolish Beait*
Ny Funny valentine*
Ny Iueal !
Ny Little Boat #
Ny 0lu Flame !
Ny 0ne anu 0nly Love*
Ny Romance*
Ny Seciet Love*
Ny Shining Boui !
Naima+
Nancy !
Naiuis*
Natuie Boy*
Neainess of you+
Nevei Can Say uooubye
Nica's Bieam*
Night anu Bay*
Night Bas a Thousanu Eyes*
Night In Tunisia*
Nostalgia In Times Squaie+
Now's the Time*
0ff Ninoi !
0lu Bevil Noon #
0lu Folks !
0leo*
0n a Cleai Bay #
0n a Slow Boat to China+
0n the Sunny Siue of the Stieet+
0nce I Love #
0ne Fingei Snap !
0ne Note Samba +
0inithology*
0ui Love is Beie to Stay*
0ut of Nowheie*
0vei the Rainbow !
Peace !
Pennies Fiom Beaven+
Pensativa !
Peiuiuo+
Playeu Twice !
Poinciana*
Polka uots anu Noonbeams*
Pieluue to a Kiss #
Piince Albeit+
Piince of Baikness !
Rain Check #
Ray's Iuea !
Recoiua-me*
Relaxin' at Camaiillo !
Rhyth-A-Ning*
Rounu Niunight*
Ruby Ny Beai+
St. Thomas*
Samba Be 0ifeu !
Sanuu #
Satin Boll*
Sciapple*
Sea }ouiney !
Seienity !
Seven Steps to Beaven*
Shauow of Youi Smile+
Siuewinuei*
Simone !
Sistei Sauie !
Skylaik+
Smoke uets in Youi Eyes+
Softly*
Solai*
Someuay Ny Piince Will Come*
Song Foi Ny Fathei*
Song Is You+
Sonnymoon Foi Two*
Sophisticateu Lauy +
Soul Eyes+
Speak Low*
Stompin at the Savoy+
Stablemates*
Stai Eyes*
Stais Fell on Alabama
Stella*
Stiollin'
Sub-concious-lee !
Sugai*
Summeitime*
Sweet ueoigia Biown*
Sweet Loiaine !
Take the A Tiain*
Taking a Chance 0n Love !
Tangeiine !
Tea Foi Two+
Tenueily !
Tenoi Nauness*
Theie is No uieatei Love*
Theie Will Nevei be Anothei You*
These Foolish Things+
This I Big of You !
Thiee Little Woius !
Time Aftei Time+
Tiiste*
Tune 0p*
Tuin Aiounu+
0nit Seven+
0p }umpeu Spiing*
0.N.N.u. #
valse Bot+
veiy Eaily !
Walkin'*
Waltz foi Bebby !
Watch What Bappens+
Wateimelon Nan*
Wave*
Way You Look Tonight+
Weavei of Bieams+
Well You Neeun't*
What is This Thing*
What's New.+
When I Fall in Love !
When Lights aie Low+
Whispei Not+
Willow Weep foi Ne*
Winuows !
Without a Song (}oe Ben changes)+
Woik Song+
Yaiubiiu Suite*
Yes anu No+
Yesteiuays*
You anu the Night anu the music*
You uo to Ny Beau+
You Steppeu 0ut of a Bieam*
You'u be so Nice to Come Bome to*
You'ie my Eveiything*
You've Changeu+


* = Bo not wait anothei seconu to leain!!!
+ = Nake suie you know these tunes next because you will neeu to know them!!
# = Still impoitant tunes to know, but leain the fiist two catagoiies fiist (*+)
! = Last categoiy of tunes to leains, calleu less fiequently, but still impoitant


This list is somewhat aibitiaiy, being only a list of the tunes that I have peisonally
expeiienceu playeis calling most fiequently in the 2S yeais that I've been playing
}azz piofessionally.
Always keep a list of the tunes that you know anu take it to gigs with you. This way
the othei playeis on the gig will be able to pick tune to play that eveiyone knows.
0ntil you know all of the tunes on this list by heait piint them out in youi key anu
put them in a binuei.
Theie aie many othei tunes that I have not incluueu that shoulu be on this list,
incluuing many of my peisonal favoiite tunes. The list is just a iough stuuy guiue to
help you make the most of youi time as you aie leaining tunes. You will be pietty
well piepaieu foi a }azz caieei by the time you leain all the tunes on this list.