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The 50 Jazz Standards Blueprint

Here are the first 50 jazz standards I would have students learn. For the sake of getting this information out as quickly as possible check out the relevant videos on my YouTube channel for in-depth explanation of how songs were chosen for this order.

1. Watermelon Man
2. Freddie the Freeloader
3. Cantaloupe Island
4. Mr. P.C.
5. All Blues
6. So What
7. Milestones
8. Little Sunflower
9. Take the A Train
10. Perdido
11. Tune Up
12. PentUp House
13. Blue Bossa
14. Sugar
15. Summertime
16. Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnaval)
17. In Walked Bud
18. Autumn Leaves
19. All of Me
20. Corcovado
21. Fly Me to the Moon
22. Oleo (Rhythm Changes)
23. Someday My Prince Will Come
24. The Girl from Impanema
25. There Is No Greater Love
26. What Is This Thing Called Love
27. Footprints
28. Alone Together
29. Donna Lee
30. It Could Happen to You
31. Just Friends
32. Lady Bird
33. Misty
34. My Funny Valentine
35. My...