This summer at festivals, I've had a number of folks who are interested in playing acoustic string Jazz ask what tunes are common among the folks I with whom I play regularly (Seattle area). I compiled the following list, which has more emphasis on 40s and 50s era jazz than swing.
Because we are playing a non traditional Jazz instrument, it made me wonder what other Jazz mando players in different areas of the country commonly play? If you feel so inclined, post some tune titles.
A Foggy Day
Ain’t Misbehaving
Alice in Wonderland
All Blues
All of Me
All of You
All The Things You Are
Alone Together
Ask Me Now
Au Privave
Autumn Leaves
Avalon
Beatrice
Bernie’s Tune
Black Orpheus
Blue Bossa
Bluesette
Bye Bye Blackbird
Ceora
Cherokee
Confirmation
Days of Wine and Roses
Donna Lee
Don't Blame Me
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Doxy
Exactly Like You
Five Brothers
Fly Me To The Moon
Four
Four Brothers
Four on Six
Gentle Rain
Georgia on My Mind
Gone With The Wind
Good Bait
Gravy Waltz
Green Dolphin St.
Groovin’ High
Have You Met Miss Jones
How High The Moon
How Insensitive
I Love You
I'll Remember April
Impressions
In A Mellow Tone
In A Sentimental Mood
In Your Own Sweet Way
Indiana
It's You or No One
I've Found a New Baby
Jeannine
Jordu
Joy Spring
Just Friends
Like Someone in Love
Line For Lyons
Little Sunflower
Lullaby of Birdland
Minority
Miyako
Move
Mr PC
My One and Only Love
My Romance
Nardis
Night and Day
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Nostalgia in Times Square
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Ornithology
Our Love is Here to Stay
Out of Nowhere
Pent Up House
Perdido
Peri's Scope
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Preacher, The
Recordame
Road Song
Satin Doll
Scrapple From the Apple
Seven Come Eleven
Skylark
Slow Boat to China
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
Soon
St Thomas
Stella By Starlight
Stompin at the Savoy
Straight, No Chaser
Swing 42
Take the A Train
There is No Greater Love
There Will Never Be Anther You
This I Dig of You
Tickle Toe
Tune Up
Unit 7
Up Jumped Spring
Watch What Happens
West Coast Blues
Whisper Not
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
Yardbird Suite
Yes and No
Yesterdays
You Took Advantage of Me
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