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This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
The related term jazz-samba describes an adaptation of bossa nova compositions to the jazz idiom by American performers such as Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. Bossa nova was made popular by Elizete Cardoso 's recording of Chega de Saudade on the Canção do Amor Demais LP , composed by Vinícius de Moraes (lyrics) and Antonio Carlos Jobim (music).
The Best of John Coltrane is a 1970 compilation album released by Atlantic Records collecting recordings made by jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.The album was released shortly after his death as a part of the "Atlantic Jazz Anthology"—a series of greatest hits compilations for Atlantic jazz artists—and features performances from his brief period recording for Atlantic with new liner notes ...
8 – Valarie Pettiford, American actress, dancer, and jazz singer. 14 – Angélique Kidjo , Beninese singer-songwriter and activist. 15 – Stig Hvalryg , Norwegian upright bassist.
In 1970, rock musician Ringo Starr surprised the public by releasing an album of Songbook songs from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, Sentimental Journey.Reviews were mostly poor or even disdainful, [25] but the album reached number 22 on the US Billboard 200 [26] and number 7 in the UK Albums Chart, [27] with sales of 500,000.
The Jazz Collector Edition (Laserlight, 1991) Pullin' Out The Stops! The Best Of Jimmy McGriff [AKA Greatest Hits] (Blue Note, 1994) Funkiest Little Band In The Land (Laserlight, 1996) Dig On It: The Groove Merchant Years (Connoisseur Collection, 2000) 100% Pure Funk (LRC, 2001) The Best of Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff (Milestone, 2001)
1960s in jazz; List of years in jazz; 1964 in music; References Bibliography. The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3. The New ...
Jazz Sébastien Bach (released as Bach's Greatest Hits in North America) is the debut album released by the Paris-based Swingle Singers.The album was a 1964 Grammy award winner for "Best Performance by a Chorus" and the group also won the 1964 Grammy award for "Best New Artist". [1]