The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire
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Summary
An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's acclaimed compendium of jazz standards， featuring 15 additional selections， hundreds of additional recommended tracks， and enhancements and additions on almost every page。
Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012， author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial additions and corrections to the book。 In this second edition， Gioia
expands the scope of the book to include more songs， and features new recordings by rising contemporary artists。
The Jazz Standards is an essential comprehensive guide to some of the most important jazz compositions， telling the story of more than 250 key jazz songs and providing a listening guide to more than 2，000 recordings。 The fan who wants to know more about a tune heard at the club or on the radio will
find this book indispensable。 Musicians who play these songs night after night will find it to be a handy guide， as it outlines the standards' history and significance and tells how they have been performed by different generations of jazz artists。 Students learning about jazz standards will find it
to be a go-to reference work for these cornerstones of the repertoire。 This book is a unique resource， a browser's companion， and an invaluable introduction to the art form。
Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012， author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial additions and corrections to the book。 In this second edition， Gioia
expands the scope of the book to include more songs， and features new recordings by rising contemporary artists。
The Jazz Standards is an essential comprehensive guide to some of the most important jazz compositions， telling the story of more than 250 key jazz songs and providing a listening guide to more than 2，000 recordings。 The fan who wants to know more about a tune heard at the club or on the radio will
find this book indispensable。 Musicians who play these songs night after night will find it to be a handy guide， as it outlines the standards' history and significance and tells how they have been performed by different generations of jazz artists。 Students learning about jazz standards will find it
to be a go-to reference work for these cornerstones of the repertoire。 This book is a unique resource， a browser's companion， and an invaluable introduction to the art form。
Reviews
GONZA
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Of course this is a reference book and should not be read as a novel， but Ted Gioia is a safe bet and listening to a musical piece by reading his words is sometimes an enlightening experience。 Naturalmente questo é un libro da consultazione e non va letto come un romanzo， ciò non toglie， che Ted Gioia é una sicurezza e che ascoltare un pezzo leggendo le sue parole a volte é un'esperienza illuminante。 I received a digital complimentary copy from the publisher in exchange for a honest review。 Of course this is a reference book and should not be read as a novel， but Ted Gioia is a safe bet and listening to a musical piece by reading his words is sometimes an enlightening experience。 Naturalmente questo é un libro da consultazione e non va letto come un romanzo， ciò non toglie， che Ted Gioia é una sicurezza e che ascoltare un pezzo leggendo le sue parole a volte é un'esperienza illuminante。 I received a digital complimentary copy from the publisher in exchange for a honest review。 。。。more
Will Wigmore
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Lots of great information！
Geert
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Provides a very comprehensive overview of great jazz songs and in doing so also of great jazz artists。
Warren Senders
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A terrific book， a nice companion to Alec Wilder's "American Popular Song。" Gioia's prose is elegant and understated， his insights into the pieces and their history are deep （and sometimes quite funny）， and his listening recommendations are spot-on。 A terrific book， a nice companion to Alec Wilder's "American Popular Song。" Gioia's prose is elegant and understated， his insights into the pieces and their history are deep （and sometimes quite funny）， and his listening recommendations are spot-on。 。。。more
Fernando Pestana da Costa
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This is a wonderful reference book about （as the title tells us） the "Jazz Standards"， or some of them anyway。。。 Like any reference book， it is not intended to be read one page after another but to be browsed at leisure and consulted when needed。 However， unlike the vast majority of reference books， this almost calls to be read as a "normal" book， and that was exactly what I did: between August 23， 2014， and May 1， 2015， I read each day a single "chapter" of this book （each "chapter" is 1，5 to 2 This is a wonderful reference book about （as the title tells us） the "Jazz Standards"， or some of them anyway。。。 Like any reference book， it is not intended to be read one page after another but to be browsed at leisure and consulted when needed。 However， unlike the vast majority of reference books， this almost calls to be read as a "normal" book， and that was exactly what I did: between August 23， 2014， and May 1， 2015， I read each day a single "chapter" of this book （each "chapter" is 1，5 to 2，5 pages long story of a particular standard） while listening to the recommended versions of each standard I happen to own in my CD collection。 This way to degust the book gave me， each day， and for 252 days in a row， a joyous half an hour after dinner that sadly came to an end all too soon with the reading of the chapter on "You'd be so nice to come home to"， accompanied by the great Lee Konitz version in the album Motion: enjoy！ 。。。more
David
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I like listening to Jazz。 I like horns in all types of music （funk especially）。 When I listen to music when I read or study， I like no lyrics to distract me， and jazz is my solution。 This book is a rather definitive source of the classic repertoire of jazz。
Michael Sedor
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The perfect companion in a world of music post- Pandora's Box of Spotify The perfect companion in a world of music post- Pandora's Box of Spotify 。。。more
Lydia St Giles
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A major work of reference - how could it be otherwise from Oxford University Press？ - this book examines 250plus songs from the repertoire expected of the jazz player。 From “After You’ve Gone” to “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To”， the contents ensnare the jazz-loving reader。 Simply penning this review has， once again， tempted me to follow different trails。 Each title offers a page or more of background information， foremost of which are the names of composer and lyricist。 Some of the best-known A major work of reference - how could it be otherwise from Oxford University Press？ - this book examines 250plus songs from the repertoire expected of the jazz player。 From “After You’ve Gone” to “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To”， the contents ensnare the jazz-loving reader。 Simply penning this review has， once again， tempted me to follow different trails。 Each title offers a page or more of background information， foremost of which are the names of composer and lyricist。 Some of the best-known songs are the work of people whose names would not be recognised by the listening public。 The names put forward in the recordings listed as Recommended Versions are another matter: jazz masters such as Sonny Rollins and Keith Jarrett sit alongside best-selling vocalists - Joni Mitchell or Ella Fitzgerald， for example。 Background stories make this book far from a dry academic tome。 We learn that Turner Layton （an unfamiliar name） has supported the work of Great Ormond Street Hospital， through royalties from his estate。 Django Reinhardt， in wartime Paris， had to provide the German censors with his play-list in advance of the performance。 And saxophonist Charlie Ventura was discovered while he was earning a living in a shipyard。 This is a book to swallow up a complete afternoon。 Opening at random， I find a favourite song “Misty”， with words by an unfamiliar name。 This prompts me to look up Johnny Burke in the Index and I find he’s credited with the words of “Here’s That Rainy Day”。 On that page， the melody is the work of Jimmy Van Heusen。 So I really must find out more about their collaboration。 Following trails like that can swallow up a couple of pleasurable hours。 If you beg， borrow or buy this book， you’ll enjoy it too - but don’t skip the Introduction。 。。。more
Nicolle Mosquera
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Definitivamente un libro imprescindible para cualquier Jazzista ya sea aficionado o profesional。 Un contenido muy interesante y fácil de digerir debido a el recuento de cada estándar en particular。 Me encantó。
Scot Con
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The discography is extensive and the examples are great， an excellent resource。 Essential for any aspiring jazz musician to expand the vocabulary sufficiently。 Some personal opinions （eg whether he himself plays each song or not） could have be dispensed with for brevity's sake with so much source material available。 The discography is extensive and the examples are great， an excellent resource。 Essential for any aspiring jazz musician to expand the vocabulary sufficiently。 Some personal opinions （eg whether he himself plays each song or not） could have be dispensed with for brevity's sake with so much source material available。 。。。more
Addison
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This book has great breadth and some depth。 Gioia is vigilant， finishing every entry with suggested recordings to listen to。 It didn't have every standard that I wanted to read about， but it certainly covers the majority of jazz standards。7/10 This book has great breadth and some depth。 Gioia is vigilant， finishing every entry with suggested recordings to listen to。 It didn't have every standard that I wanted to read about， but it certainly covers the majority of jazz standards。7/10 。。。more
James Pogue
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Didn't finish as there are plenty of more interesting books。 Kind of boring， needs audio so you can hear the songs as you read。 Didn't finish as there are plenty of more interesting books。 Kind of boring， needs audio so you can hear the songs as you read。 。。。more
Craig Cunningham
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I love this book。 I really enjoy Ted Gioia and his writing style。 I have read all of his books， but this one is one of my favorites。 Jazz is a brilliant art form。 Jazz stands as the classical music produced from the United States， and created from African American creativity and ingenuity。 The music deserves respect。 Ted Gioia writes with that type of respect。 I am a musician， and I appreciate the respect of Repertoire。 Many texts do not focus on the Jazz Repertoire。 Jazz stands as a music with I love this book。 I really enjoy Ted Gioia and his writing style。 I have read all of his books， but this one is one of my favorites。 Jazz is a brilliant art form。 Jazz stands as the classical music produced from the United States， and created from African American creativity and ingenuity。 The music deserves respect。 Ted Gioia writes with that type of respect。 I am a musician， and I appreciate the respect of Repertoire。 Many texts do not focus on the Jazz Repertoire。 Jazz stands as a music with a rich， distinct， and diverse repertoire。 This book examines the major jazz standards， and provides in depth analysis of each one。 However， this book is not a music theory book， so it does not go into any detail， really as to ii-V-I Progressions or resolutions to the Tonic Chord or alterations in Harmonic compositions。 However， The book does provide the rich history related to Jazz， and I love that Mr。 Gioia provides us with a list of suggested listening for each one of the Jazz Standards provided。 Mr。 Gioia even details whether these specific standards are called out on a band stand in a Jazz Jam Session Context。 I love this book。 。。。more
Hoagie
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This is a great overview of Jazz standards that any musician interested in Jazz should check out。 There are individual entries for each song with background on the composers， recording artists， etc。
Raúl
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Obra imprescindible para los aficionados al Jazz。 Recomiendo escuchar el tema de la canción mientras se lee acerca de ella。 Una obra que puede despertar afición y generar algún nuevo Jazzero。
Mark
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A great idea。 The author discusses more than 250 jazz standards in pieces about 1200 words long with a list of about 8 or 9 recommended recordings at the end。 His analysis is informal with historical information （e。g。 when the first radio performance was， how it came to be written， who was in the band when it was performed） and he discusses the tune's financial success or lack of it， and what he thinks of various recorded performances。 He occasionally does a more technical analysis of the song o A great idea。 The author discusses more than 250 jazz standards in pieces about 1200 words long with a list of about 8 or 9 recommended recordings at the end。 His analysis is informal with historical information （e。g。 when the first radio performance was， how it came to be written， who was in the band when it was performed） and he discusses the tune's financial success or lack of it， and what he thinks of various recorded performances。 He occasionally does a more technical analysis of the song or discusses which musical features he thinks contribute to its popularity。 Makes a nice gift， but I am reviewing it too late for Xmas， perhaps Chinese New Year。 。。。more
Kristen
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This is a must-have for any jazz fan。 Gioia provides an the background of （and many musical details about） the jazz songs that he explains any aspiring jazz musician ought to know。 I'd any that any serious fan might want to know the songs， too。 I read this book sitting near an Amazon Echo， so I could play many of the songs Gioia discusses as I read。 I liked the way Gioia provided multiple versions of each song by different artists -- interesting to hear the variations。I bought this book on Kindl This is a must-have for any jazz fan。 Gioia provides an the background of （and many musical details about） the jazz songs that he explains any aspiring jazz musician ought to know。 I'd any that any serious fan might want to know the songs， too。 I read this book sitting near an Amazon Echo， so I could play many of the songs Gioia discusses as I read。 I liked the way Gioia provided multiple versions of each song by different artists -- interesting to hear the variations。I bought this book on Kindle， but I think I may buy the hardback， too。 It's a keeper。 。。。more
David Miller
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For what Gioia set out to do， it does excellently。 It presents clear interesting descriptions of each standard without becoming formulaic。
Pat
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"The Jazz Standards" （2012） by Ted Gioia is so exceptional， either as a resource or a straight read， I'm unsure how to begin praising it。 I'll settle for a partial list。* It is uniformly well written。 "We live in an age of anorexic melodies。" That's the author on popular music circa 2012。 His book brims with sharp sentences like this， and most are not as cranky as that one; I just happen to find that observation spot-on。* Even for a music geek like me， there is fresh information about many of th "The Jazz Standards" （2012） by Ted Gioia is so exceptional， either as a resource or a straight read， I'm unsure how to begin praising it。 I'll settle for a partial list。* It is uniformly well written。 "We live in an age of anorexic melodies。" That's the author on popular music circa 2012。 His book brims with sharp sentences like this， and most are not as cranky as that one; I just happen to find that observation spot-on。* Even for a music geek like me， there is fresh information about many of the 250 songs Gioia highlights and most of it is not technical。 For example， his entries on "St。 James Infirmary" and "St。 Louis Blues" - two early twentieth century tunes - read like brief history lessons， in a good way。* Gioia is a fine writer， an experienced professional pianist， an educated musicologist and。。。he's got superb taste。 Each essay is accompanied by his list of recommended versions of these standards。 I knew I was in good hands when one of his recommendations for Ray Noble's "The Very Thought of You" was the Wynton & Ellis Marsalis duet from "Standard Time， Volume 3: The Resolution of Romance"。 That performance that moves me to tears every time I listen to it。If you read this book， please send me your list - we'll compare notes。 And then I'll tell you everything else I loved about it。 。。。more
Jim Coughenour
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I was lucky to find a new copy of this book in a used bookstore when it first came out – it's a book made for browsing， lingering， then stopping with a specific song。 Gioia's commentary on the composition and popular history of these standards never wastes a word。 It's a quick sketch leading you back to the music。 I've spent more nights than I know hunting down recondite recordings based his recommendations， which are my favorite part of the book。 Most recently， intrigued by Richard Brody's repr I was lucky to find a new copy of this book in a used bookstore when it first came out – it's a book made for browsing， lingering， then stopping with a specific song。 Gioia's commentary on the composition and popular history of these standards never wastes a word。 It's a quick sketch leading you back to the music。 I've spent more nights than I know hunting down recondite recordings based his recommendations， which are my favorite part of the book。 Most recently， intrigued by Richard Brody's reprise of Clint Eastwood's "Play Misty for Me，" I was compelled to comb through the internet for Gioia's favorites， particularly Ahmad Jamal's "1965 trio outing with its funky undercurrent" – and he was right， Jamal brings a wry sense of humor to what easily becomes a cornball classic （e。g。， Ray Stevens）。 Fans of George Benson and Fosse's All That Jazz will smile at the phrase from "On Broadway" slipped in about 90 seconds into the track。I could multiply such happy trivia many times over。 Gioia's Standards is packed with delight and discovery， braced with the intelligence and lack of pretension his subject deserves。 。。。more
Randall Wallace
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This is an indispensible Reference Guide – I read straight through it a few months ago， loved it， and have referred back to it a few times since， as I work on specific songs in depth。 Also helpful is that this book explains the year each song was written， what was the origin of the song， what each song offers or doesn’t offer the soloist， a history of the song’s popularity with which instrument or which players。 I learned so many little things about each song and can see that info like this exis This is an indispensible Reference Guide – I read straight through it a few months ago， loved it， and have referred back to it a few times since， as I work on specific songs in depth。 Also helpful is that this book explains the year each song was written， what was the origin of the song， what each song offers or doesn’t offer the soloist， a history of the song’s popularity with which instrument or which players。 I learned so many little things about each song and can see that info like this exists only here in a single place。 Highly recommended… 。。。more
Sean
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Actually， I did not finish this book。 But its not really a novel that you read front-to-back。 It is a great reference。 But the early part of the book is very worth reading。 It made me realize how standard these 'standards' really are。 In my digital music collection， I have a sorting way similar to the old record stores。 I start a playlist with a single genre letter: A Africa， B Blues， C Classical， D Drum Corp， E Reggae， F Folk， G blueGrass， I Irish， J Jazz， K Kids， L Latin， etc， etc。 The next tw Actually， I did not finish this book。 But its not really a novel that you read front-to-back。 It is a great reference。 But the early part of the book is very worth reading。 It made me realize how standard these 'standards' really are。 In my digital music collection， I have a sorting way similar to the old record stores。 I start a playlist with a single genre letter: A Africa， B Blues， C Classical， D Drum Corp， E Reggae， F Folk， G blueGrass， I Irish， J Jazz， K Kids， L Latin， etc， etc。 The next two letters are the artist the way you would find it in a record store。 JFe would be Jazz Maynard Ferguson。 Then I add a short descriptor of the songs in that list。 Well， after reading this book， I expanded my JVa - Various Artists。 I have many JVa like "JVa Blue Note Jazz"， "JVa Essential Big Bands"。 But I added JVaS with the many Standards。 "JVaS A Night in Tunisia"， "JVaS Autumn Leaves"， etc。， etc。 Wow！ I guess I did not realize how many different versions by different artists I have of all these different songs。 Now I can use this book a a guide to expand my collection to include definitive versions。 I like pulling up a single song playlist and reading the section in this book pertaining to this song。 Great way to re-enjoy all this music。 。。。more
C。 Patrick
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This was a good survey of the repertoire， with some illuminating background for each of the standards he catalogued。
Todd Jenkins
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Disclosure: I was one of the folks that Ted Gioia came to for editing help and suggestions as this book came together。 That said， this is a really remarkable musical history， a collection of anecdotes， observations， reviews and performance tips for classic tunes in the jazz repertoire。 In many cases， the context that Gioia shares about the creation and history of songs adds a new dimension to one's appreciation of the music。 Highly recommended。 Disclosure: I was one of the folks that Ted Gioia came to for editing help and suggestions as this book came together。 That said， this is a really remarkable musical history， a collection of anecdotes， observations， reviews and performance tips for classic tunes in the jazz repertoire。 In many cases， the context that Gioia shares about the creation and history of songs adds a new dimension to one's appreciation of the music。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Andrew Parthum
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Great musical history。 Short summaries of the history of the most popular jazz standards and recommended performances。
Ron
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Essential for knowing the history of standards。
Nate
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Totally a fun and very educational read。 Plan to spend a few months using it to make playlists and really do some listening。 Taught me tons about both classic songs and jazz interpretations。 Sent me off in a lot of new directions to hear things I hadn't heard before。 Totally a fun and very educational read。 Plan to spend a few months using it to make playlists and really do some listening。 Taught me tons about both classic songs and jazz interpretations。 Sent me off in a lot of new directions to hear things I hadn't heard before。 。。。more
Monica Casanova
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I was in the mood for jazz。 Great guide。 I couldn't help humming along to the songs I know。 I was in the mood for jazz。 Great guide。 I couldn't help humming along to the songs I know。 。。。more
Diane
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This book tells the story of the major jazz songs， and includes information on major recordings。 Interesting reading for the jazz enthusiast， and a good reference book。
Carolyn
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