
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 some of our faculty. 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 🎧
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.