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Good Standards For A Duo!

hi everyone. my wife and i have decided that we would like to start playing jazz engagments. i would like for some people to post what they think are the most pretty standards ever made. i realize that this is highly subjective be please post anyway. heres a  short list that i compiled:

1. all the things you are

2. when i fall in love

3. autumn leaves

4. fly me to the moon

5. summertime

6. someone to watch over me

7. my funny valentine

8. april in paris

9. night and day

10. you go to my head

11. have you met miss jones

12. girl from impanema

13. misty

14. softly as in a morning sunrise

15. just friends

16. embraceable you

17. stella by starlight

18. i'll remember april

19. body and soul

20. what is this thing called love

21. lush life

22. i got rhythm

23. yesterdays

24. my foolish heart

25. in a sentimental mood

26. stardust

jv'

27. this masquerade

by jazzvirtuoso on 05/24/2005, 17:49

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will your wife be singing?

i have never heard the words, but i like the tune "angel eyes", which is in the first real book. listen to gene harris' version on his maybeck cd for a nice piano arrangement.

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by marksdg on 05/24/2005, 17:54

yes my wife will be singing! :)

jv

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by jazzvirtuoso on 05/24/2005, 18:13

i quite like joy spring and let there be love. joy spring may be a little hard as a duo but it might work

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by jazz jasper on 05/24/2005, 19:39

a time for love
why did i choose you
so many stars

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by on 05/24/2005, 20:12

i assume you are a monster solo pianist:)
a child is born
round midnight
these get my vote

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by tomwrush on 05/24/2005, 23:33

nope, not a monster. i'm decent i guess. there are people here on this site that are better than me. i still have a ways to go as far as thats concerned. but, i believe i have it in me to be a monster one day. i tell you something though guys like oscar peterson and art tatum those are the true monsters, and if i compared myself to them every day i would probably stop playing. nope, i just use the name jazzvirtuoso as inspiration!

jv'

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by jazzvirtuoso on 05/25/2005, 00:16

lush life

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by Mike on 05/25/2005, 01:27

spring can really hang you up the most

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by Kai on 05/25/2005, 09:15

thats for damn sure

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by Mike on 05/25/2005, 13:07

things i've done in a duo with a singer:

my ship
love dance
i wish i knew how it feels to be free
little jazz bird
peel me a grape
laughter in the rain
guess i'll hang my tears out to dry
i've got a crush on you
so sorry for your love
straighten up and fly right

sid

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Good Standards For A Duo!

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by marksdg on 05/24/2005, 17:54

by jazzvirtuoso on 05/24/2005, 18:13

by jazz jasper on 05/24/2005, 19:39

by on 05/24/2005, 20:12

by tomwrush on 05/24/2005, 23:33

by jazzvirtuoso on 05/25/2005, 00:16

by Mike on 05/25/2005, 01:27

by Kai on 05/25/2005, 09:15

by Mike on 05/25/2005, 13:07

by sid on 05/26/2005, 05:26

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by marksdg on 05/24/2005, 17:54

by jazzvirtuoso on 05/24/2005, 18:13

by jazz jasper on 05/24/2005, 19:39

by on 05/24/2005, 20:12

by tomwrush on 05/24/2005, 23:33

by jazzvirtuoso on 05/25/2005, 00:16

by Mike on 05/25/2005, 01:27

by Kai on 05/25/2005, 09:15

by Mike on 05/25/2005, 13:07

by sid on 05/26/2005, 05:26

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