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

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