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  1. Apr 19, 2024 · Explore the best jazz songs ever, from swing to fusion, with this introduction to jazz's finest moments. Discover the stories behind the songs, the artists who made them famous, and the videos to enjoy them.

    • Dave Brubeck, “Take Five” Dave Brubeck - Take Five. This song gets its name from the unusual 5/4 meter it’s written in. Brubeck’s saxophonist, Paul Desmond, wrote the song in 1959, in an era when most jazz was written in 4/4 or 3/4 time, making this a truly groundbreaking song.
    • Miles Davis, “So What” Miles Davis - So What (Official Audio) One of the most famous and easily recognizable jazz songs, Davis and his band recorded all the tracks of this song in one take, after practicing the new song for only two days.
    • Duke Ellington, “Take The A Train” Duke Ellington, "Take the A Train" Ellington, a standout of the Harlem Renaissance, penned this with collaborator Billy Strayhorn at the same time that the new A train subway line was pumping people and ideas all around Manhattan Island.
    • Thelonious Monk, “Round Midnight” Thelonious Monk - 'round Midnight. Monk’s hit is the most recorded jazz standard of all time. Supposedly penned when he was just 18, Monk and his band recorded it eight years later.
  2. Here are the 50 most popular (or so) Jazz songs of all times. Almost 4 hours of extraordinary music experience00:00:00 Take Five 2' 11" (Paul Desmond) JAZZS...

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    • Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong. Ask any non-jazz fan to name five jazz songs, and chances are Summertime will be there! With over 25,000 recorded versions, it’s one of the top jazz standards of all time.
    • I Got Rhythm – Sarah Vaughan. George Gershwin is one of the best loved composers in American musical history. As well as writing jazz-tinged orchestral music – such as his famous “Rhapsody in Blue” – he composed numerous songs for theatre and film, their sophisticated harmony and snappy rhythms making them perfect for interpretation by jazz musicians.
    • Body and Soul – Coleman Hawkins. Johnny Green’s “Body and Soul” is perhaps the archetypal American ballad, a sad jazz song full of yearning and devotion.
    • The Girl From Ipanema – Stan Getz. Bossa Nova, a new style of music that combined elements of traditional Brazilian samba with jazz harmony, took America by storm during the 1960s.
  3. Get ready to relax and unwind to the best jazz music of all time! Our Top 100+ Jazz Classics Playlist features the greatest hits from legendary artists like Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald,...

  4. NPR'S TOP 100 JAZZ SONGS OF ALL TIME · Playlist · 101 songs · 3.5K likes.