What's your favorite jazz standard?
 

Simple question. Can be any genre of jazz that you like.

My vote goes to Daahoud

Either "Autumn Leaves" or "Summertime" because I can play them on guitar.

I might get thrashed for this but I love playing Take 5.:tramp:

Aren't those classical pieces? I'm not sure. I remember playing them on guitar as well while learning notation, the very first ones because they were so easy. Assumed it and the rest were some 19th century church music or the other.:afro:

Ignore this

Classical music? No, they're definitely two of the most well known jazz standards and both from the 20th century. "Summertime" is from Porgy and Bess and "Falling Leaves" was a French pop song originally. Neither has any religious connection.

For contemp jazz, this is one of the catchiest tunes I know:



For Smooth Jazz:



For Jazz Fusion, definitely this:

Gonna have to agree on Take Five. I also love Lonely Woman and Saints (Ayler).

I like Miles Davis song: So What on Kind of Blue....

Think about love and making love. I hear Candy Dulfer. She is so amazing.

My favorite jazz standard is free jazz. There is just something about free jazz that makes my mind feel like pudding.

Take the A' Train. Although my favorite jazz tune every is "Weather Bird" by Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines. Two of the greatest musicians at their respective instruments having a little dance together. It's marvelous stuff.

i really like louis armstrong

I agree with the two fellows on the previous page who said Take Five. Brubeck's usually what I turn on when I'm in a dancing (or jazzy) mood.

Little Robin by Barcode Trio

Honorable mentions go Rose Rouge by St Germain and Gil Scott-Heron's Lady Day and John Coltrane

Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn.
You Go To My Head by Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie.