Practical Standards Song List and Index

[Jehu]

The following is a list of tunes (with links) that have been covered in the various Practical Standards threads. I will try to keep it updated, and feel free to PM me if I've missed anything.


2010
Dec: Have You Met Miss Jones

2011
Jan: Fly Me To The Moon
Feb: Bright Size Life
Mar: Joy Spring
Apr: Ceora
Days of Wine & Roses
May: Nica’s Dream
How Insensitive
Jun: You Go To My Head
Jul: Round Midnight
Dolphin Dance
Aug: Cry Me A River
Sep: Body and Soul
Desafinado
Dec: The Christmas Song

2012
Jan: Straight No Chaser
Feb: Autumn Leaves
Mar: Misty
Apr: Ruby My Dear
May: Green Dolphin Street
Jun: Solar
Jul: Summertime
Aug: My Funny Valentine
Sep: Alone Together


2013
Jan: You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To
Feb: Come Rain Or Shine
Mar: East Of The Sun
Apr: I Should Care
What’s New
May: Angel Eyes
Jun: Here’s That Rainy Day
Jul: Donna Lee
Aug: I Remember You
Sep: This I Dig Of You
Oct: My Foolish Heart
Nov: Night and Day
Dec: Milestones

2014
Jan: Black Orpheus
Feb: I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Mar: These Foolish Things
Apr: I Remember April
May: ??
Jun: The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Jul: Georgia On My Mind
Aug: Beautiful Love
Sep: Like Somebody In Love
Oct: Estate
Nov: Wendy
Dec: What Is This Thing Called Love

2015
Feb: But Beautiful
Mar: All Of You
Apr: But Not For Me
May: Dancing In The Dark
Jun: I Wish You Love
Jul: Poinciana
Aug: Good Morning Heartache
Sep: Joy Spring
Oct: You've Changed
Nov: In Your Own Sweet Way
Dec: Stella By Starlight

2016
Jan: (More Stella!)
Feb: There Will Never Be Another You
Mar: Skylark
Apr: Naima
May: What's New
Jun: I'll Remember April
Jul: Alone Together
Aug: Georgia On My Mind
Sep: My Funny Valentine
Nov: All The Things You Are
Dec: I Can't Get Started

2017
Jan: Lover Man
Feb: Yesterdays
Mar: Star Dust
Apr: Willow Weep For Me
May: Honeysuckle Rose
Jun: Sweet Georgia Brown
Jul: Caravan
Aug: The Man I Love
Sep: In A Sentimental Mood
Oct: St. Louis Blues
Nov: How High The Moon
Dec: Oh, Lady Be Good!

2018
Jan: Take the A Train
Feb: Embraceable You
Mar: Tenderly
Apr: The Way You Look Tonight
May: Love For Sale
Jul: Ain't Misbehavin'
Aug: After You've Gone
Sep: Laura
Oct: Lush Life
Nov: Sweet Lorraine
Dec: Don't Blame Me

2019
Jan: Cherokee
Feb: Night In Tunisia
Mar: Indiana
Apr: Satin Doll
May: Prelude To A Kiss
Jun: Stompin' At The Savoy
Jul: How Deep Is The Ocean
Aug: I Cover The Waterfront
Sep: There Is No Greater Love
Oct: You Don't Know What Love Is
Nov: On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Dec: Love Is Here To Stay

2020
Jan: Perdido
Feb: Tea For Two
Mar: It Could Happen To You
Apr: I Got It Bad
May: Over The Rainbow
Jun: The Nearness Of You
Jul: If I Had You
Aug: I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance
Sep: Out Of Nowhere
Oct: Lover Come Back to Me
Nov: Darn That Dream
Dec: All of Me

2021
Jan: More Than You Know
Feb: I Got Rhythm
Mar: Just One of Those Things
Apr: Mean to Me
May: September Song
Jun: Someone to Watch Over Me
Jul: I've Found a New Baby
Aug: Polkadots & Moon Beams
Sep: Easy Living
Oct: Pennies From Heaven
Nov: I didn't Know What Time It Was
Dec: Memories of You

[grahambop]

Damn, some good tunes there that I would have liked to do!

[Jehu]

I know! I didn't realize until I was putting the list together. It probably wouldn't be the end of the world if we repeated a couple of these; I don't think many of the current participants were involved when most of these were covered (Wiz excepted).

[grahambop]

As it happens, I've done 4 of these on my youtube channel already: Blue Bossa, Round Midnight, Autumn Leaves and Solar.

[wizard3739]

Jehu: Thank you for posting this. Your list and mine are pretty much the same. I agree with your thoughts on repeating some of the earlier songs, however, I would still like everyone to send me a request (PM) so I can add the songs to the monthly polls. We can start doing this with the September poll if I get some requests. This should be really good for the current participants and easy for me since the backing tracks are all saved. I would also like to hear comments on this approach from some of the other members.

wiz (Howie)

[Vladan]

Wow, what a list.

My first entry was in Feb. 2013, Come Rain Or Come Shine. I was completely unaware of how many months I've missed since.
I mean, I know I did not post a lot, but for much of the listed I did not even know they were voted.

Practical standards threads are the best thing on the whole forum, IMO.

BTW, here's where I've participated (all clips on YT):

2013
Feb: Come Rain Or Shine
Mar: East Of The Sun
May: Angel Eyes
Sep: This I Dig Of You
Oct: My Foolish Heart

2014
Jan: Black Orpheus
Feb: I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Apr: I Remember April
Oct: Estate
Nov: Wendy
Dec: What Is This Thing Called Love

2015
May: Dancing In The Dark,

Also I have my version of My Funny Valentine, but I did not participate in that thread back in Aug. 2012.

[lawson-stone]

Where can a newcomer to the forum learn the "process" or rules for the Practical Standards thread? Is this a pretty fixed thing that is done or is it just discussion around a single tune? I apologize if I've missed some obvious place where this is explained. I've hunted a bit, but could have missed it. At my age, that happens a lot…

[Vladan]

No rules. Just record something on "theme" and give as much info about the process as you are willing to. Critiques are welcome. No hard feelings ...

[Rob MacKillop]

I keep losing the current (December, 2015) thread, and searches such as Stella Practical Standards doesn't bring it up. Please add the link to the list at the top of THIS thread.

[Vladan]

I keep losing the current (December, 2015) thread, and searches such as Stella Practical Standards doesn't bring it up. Please add the link to the list at the top of THIS thread.

Rob, why don't you just subscribe to it, then you'll always have it in quick links?
Plus, you can always find this post, with this link in it:
winner-december-2015-practical-standards-poll

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Vladan. I'm already subscribed to it, as I contributed to it. I've bookmarked this page, and am glad to see it now has the link for this month. Thanks again for the help.

[matt.guitarteacher]

Looking over this again, Jehu. Thanks for putting it together. Some of the old threads are just an incredible amount of information. At some point it would be cool for one of us to break down by style etc. Ballad, Waltz, Bop, Modal, Latin, etc.

I think the later ones have tended a lot more towards being ballads, it seems like. I wonder about something like focused thematic nominations occasionally. Nominations for a Latin or Bossa Month once a year or so? At first glance, it looks like waltzes are pretty slim as well. Anyway, I'm an occasional participant only and don't nominate anything. So, I should be quiet.

Thanks again for this thread, and kudos to Howie, as always, for keeping the fire burning.

[ScottAustin]

As the new kid on the block, thanks for taking your time to put and keep up this great listing! Scott

[lawson-stone]

Has there never been a Practical Standards thread on "How About You?"

[M-ster]

Has there never been a Practical Standards thread on "How About You?"

At this point, I don't believe so ...

[lawson-stone]

At this point, I don't believe so ...

Given how many tunes have been played, that's pretty remarkable. These threads are like an encyclopedia of standards for jazz guitar. I just love browsing them.

[TACKEY]

just joined saw list of standards are they lessons or for common use

[Uncle Vinnie]

If it hasn't already been suggested, "I Get Along Without You Very Well", written by Hoagy Carmichael, particularly the version by Chet Baker.

[JSanta]

I apologize for the dumb question. For someone looking to get started with these, the links to jazz standards don't have any charts. Are players using The Real Book or other resources for these, along with the recordings?

[grahambop]

I apologize for the dumb question. For someone looking to get started with these, the links to jazz standards don't have any charts. Are players using The Real Book or other resources for these, along with the recordings?

Yes, just use whatever chart or fakebook etc. you can get, there is no specific requirement about that.

If you’re stuck there’s a PDF floating around the web called ‘557 Jazz Standards’ which has most of these tunes, just google it and you should find it.

[Mick-7]

For someone looking to get started with these, the links to jazz standards don't have any charts. Are players using The Real Book or other resources for these, along with the recordings?

Check out this thread: Digital Fake Books

[Mick-7]

Here are the Practical Standards tunes, with links, that were not included in the original list posted in this thread (in post #1).

2022:
December 2022 - My One and Only Love
November 2022 - You Stepped Out of a Dream
October 2022 - I Surrender Dear
September 2022 - Blue Moon
August 2022 - Do Nothin' till You Hear From Me'
July 2022 - Skipped?
June 2022 - My Romance
May 2022 - Just You, Just Me
April 2022 - A Foggy Day
March 2022 - They Can't Take That Away from Me
February 2022 - Just Friends
January 2022 - It Don't Mean a Thing

2023:
January 2023 - 'S Wonderful!
February 2023 - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
March 2023 - My Old Flame
April 2023 - Everything Happens to Me
May 2023 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
June 2023 - Undecided
July 2023 - Stormy Weather
August 2023 - The Very Thought of You
September 2023 - I Thought About You
October 2023 - Avalon
November 2023 - Mack the Knife
December 2023 - For All We Know

2024:
January 2024 - Billie's Bounce
February 2024 - Exactly Like You
March 2024 - It Might As Well Be Spring
April 2024 - Nature Boy
May 2024 - Goodbye
June 2024 - Lover
July 2024 - I Love You
August 2024 - Speak Low
September 2024 - Autumn in New York
October 2024 - Easy to Love
November 2024 - This Can't Be Love
December 2024 - Little Girl Blue

2025:
January 2025 - Bye Bye Blackbird
February 2025 - If You Could See Me Now
March 2025 - Moonglow
April 2025 - Blue Skies
May 2025 - April in Paris
June 2025 - Softly As in a Morning Sunrise
July 2025 - Dinah
Aug 2025 - Solitude
September 2025 - When I Fall in Love
October 2025 - I Remember Clifford
November 2025 - I Get a Kick Out of You
December 2025 - In a Mellotone (In a Mellow Tone)

2026:
January 2026 - Moonlight in Vermont
February 2026 - Sweet & Lovely

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[Mick-7]

A few popular tunes we haven't covered yet....

All or Nothing At All
Almost Like Being In Love
Bernie's Tune
Bewitched
Girl Talk & Li'l Darlin' (by Neal Hefti)
Gone with the Wind
It Never Entered My Mind
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
Watch What Happens
When Sunny Gets Blue