Listening List

Are you a lover of hot jazz? Perhaps you're attending camp and want to work on new repertoire. Here is a list of early jazz and pop songs + standard keys, recommended by our faculty.  No, you don't need to know them all by camp. Use the following songs to get inspired and prepare for the best possible camp experience! Click on each 🎧 for audio or visual samples.

Alexander's Ragtime Band - Bb   🎧

All Of Me - C   🎧

Basin Street Blues - Bb   🎧

Blue Moon - Eb   🎧

Bourbon Street Parade - F or Ab   🎧

Bye Bye Blackbird - F   🎧

China boy - F   🎧

Dinah - F or Ab   🎧

Dippermouth Blues - Bb   🎧

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans - C   🎧

Everybody Loves My Baby - Dm   🎧

Georgia On My Mind - F   🎧

Honeysuckle Rose - F   🎧

I Can't Give You Anything But Love - F   🎧

I Got Rhythm - Bb   🎧

I'll See You In My Dreams - F   🎧

I’m Confessin’ That I Love You - Ab   🎧

In A Mellow Tone - Ab   🎧

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In A Sentimental Mood - F   🎧

It Don't Mean A Thing - Gm   🎧

Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Bb   🎧

Limehouse Blues - Ab   🎧

Moonglow - Bb   🎧

Muskrat Ramble - Ab or Bb   🎧

On the Sunny Side of the Street - C   🎧

Over The Rainbow - Bb   🎧

Singin The Blues - Eb   🎧

St James Infirmary - Dm   🎧

St Louis Blues - F or G   🎧

Sweet Georgia Brown - Ab   🎧

Take the "A" Train - C   🎧

That’s A-Plenty - Dm   🎧

Tiger Rag - Bb   🎧

Up A Lazy River - F   🎧

When I Grow Too Old To Dream - F   🎧

When the Saints Go Marching In - F   🎧

When You're Smiling - Bb   🎧

Already know these songs? Try practicing them in multiple keys and at different tempos! Is there a verse? Learn the lyrics and serenade your shower curtain.