Kirk's suggested list of Real Book Tunes to learn

source : https://strongsongspodcast.com/episode/metroid-music-bond-themes-jazz-philosophy

A

• A Child is Born
• A Fine Romance
• A Night in Tunisia
• Afro Blue
• Afternoon in Paris
• Alice in Wonderland
• All Blues
• All of Me
• All of You
• All the Things You Are
• Alone Together
• Anthropology
• April in Paris
• Autumn in New York
• Autumn Leaves

B

• Beautiful Love
• Bewitched
• Black Orpheus
• Blue Bossa
• Blue In Green
• Blue Monk
• Blues for Alice
• Blue Train
• Body and Soul

C

• Chega De Saudade
• Chelsea Bridge
• Confirmation
• Corcovado
• Cottontail

D

• Darn that Dream
• Days of Wine and Roses
• Desafinado
• Dolphin Dance
• Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

E

• Easy to Love

F

• Footprints
• Four
• Freddie Freeloader

G

• Giant Steps
• Girl from Ipanema
• God Bless the Child
• Goodbye Porkpie Hat
• Groovin High

H

• Have You Met Miss Jones
• Here’s That Rainy Day
• How High the Moon
• How Insensitive

I

• I Can’t Get Started
• I could Write a Book
• I Let a Song Go Out of my Heart
• I Love You
• I Mean You
• Impressions
• In a Mellow Tone
• In a Sentimental Mood
• In Your Own Sweet Way
• Invitation
• It Don’t Mean a Thing

J

• Joy Spring (if you’re feeling adventurous)
• Just Friends

K

There are no K songs in the Real Book!

L

• Lady Bird
• Like Someone in Love
• Lullaby of Birdland
• Lush Life (there will one day be an episode about this masterpiece)

M

• Maiden Voyage
• Misty
• Mood Indigo
• Mr. P.C.
• My Favorite Things
• My Foolish Heart
• My Funny Valentine
• My One and Only Love

N

• Night and Day
• Night has a Thousand Eyes

O

• Oleo
• Once I Loved
• One Note Samba
• Out of Nowhere

P

• Pensatia (a difficult but beautiful tune)
• Pent-Up House
• Prelude to a Kiss

R

• Recordame
• ‘Round Midnight

S

• Satin Doll
• Scrapple from the Apple
• Seven Steps to Heaven
• The Shadow of Your Smile
• Sidewinder
• Someday My Prince Will Come
• Song For My Father
• Sophisticated Lady
• So What
• Stella By Starlight
• Stolen Moments
• Stompin’ at the Savoy
• Straight, No Chaser
• Sugar

T

• Take Five
• Take the “A” Train
• There Is no Greater Love
• There Will Never Be Another You
• They Can’t Take That Away From Me
• Triste
• Turn Out The Stars

U

• Up Jumped Spring

W

• Waltz For Debby
• Well You Needn’t
• When I Fall In Love
• Windows

Y

• Yesterdays
• You Don’t Know What Love Is