Student Resources for
Small Ensembles

Below you'll find this session's small ensemble song assignments.

Songs Show Notes	Recordings Show Notes
Monday Evening
Well You Needn't	Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk's Greatest Hits Thelonious Monk pno, Charlie Rouse tnr, Larry Gales, bs, Ben Riley dms
Naima	John Coltrane - Giant Steps John Coltrane tnr, Wynton Kelly pno, Paul Chambers bs, Jimmy Cobb dms. Recorded 1960.
Someday My Prince Will Come	Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come Miles Davis tpt, Hank Mobley tnr, John Coltrane tnr, Wynton Kelly pno, Paul Chambers bs, Jimmy Cobb dms. Recorded 1961.
Tuesday Evening
Misterioso	Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk's Greatest Hits
Stairway To The Stars	Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952 Wes Montgomery & Milt Jackson - Keepnews Collection: Bags Meets Wes Wes Montgomery & Milt Jackson - Keepnews Collection: Bags Meets Wes
There Is No Greater Love	Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead from Chicago 1961 Jamey Aebersold - Vol. 034 Jam Session Music Minus One
Wednesday Evening—with Erik Hanson
Centerpiece	Milt Jackson & John Coltrane - Bags & Trane John Coltrane tnr, Milt Jackson vibes, Hank Jones pno, Paul Chambers bs, Connie Kay dms. Nice constant structure harmonies on head. Recorded 1959.
Body And Soul Composed by: Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour	Art Pepper - Unreleased Art, Vol. 1 Art Pepper alto, George Cables pno, David Williams bs, Carl Burnett dms. Recorded 1982.
I'll Be Seeing You Sonny Stitt version is our primary example for feel and tempo.	Sonny Stitt - The Last Sessions, Vols. 1 & 2 Sonny Stitt tnr, Junior Mance pno, George Duvivier bs, Jimmy Cobb dms. Six weeks before Sonny's death (from cancer). Recorded in 1982. Billie Holiday - The Commodore Master Takes (1939-44) Kenny Dorham Quartet - Two Horns, Two Rhythms
Wednesday Evening—with Charles Williams
Billie's Bounce	Charlie "Bird" Parker - Timeless: Charlie Parker Jazz Night School chart is from this recording. Oscar Peterson Trio - Encore At the Blue Note Slower. Ray Brown on bass.
Skylark	Abbey Lincoln - It's Me Jim Hall - Jim Hall's Three Keith Jarrett - At The Blue Note
Bye Bye Blackbird	Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight (Legacy Edition)

Show Notes

Complete Reference of Ensemble Songs

Song	Recordings Show Notes	Composer	Style
A Child Is Born		Thad Jones	Other
A Foggy Day	Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball Enroute	George Gershwin	Med Swing
All Blues		Miles Davis	Various
All The Things You Are	Grant Green - Standards	Kern & Hammerstein	Various
Alone Together	Sonny Rollins - The Freelance Years	Dietz & Schwartz	Med Swing
Angel Eyes		Matt Dennis	Ballad
April In Paris	Thad Jones - The Magnificent Thad Jones (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) Nice pedal point to start the tune. Pop goes the weasel found here as well as the famous Count Basie arrangement—who was first? Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)	Vernon Duke	Med Swing
Ask Me Now	Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music: Vol. 2 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) Early recording. Trio setting.	Thelonious Monk	Ballad
Autumn Leaves	Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else Art Blakely, Cannonball Adderley, Hank Jones, Miles Davis & Sam Jones - Somethin' Else (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) Benny Golson - Gone With Golson Tenor & Trombone Quintet - Simpler version of the song.	Johnny Mercer	Various
Bag's Groove Heard in many different renditions. Miles' version with Milt (Bags) Jackson is classic but is a straight version. Listen to Oscar Peterson's version to hear triplets added.	Miles Davis - Bag's Groove Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath & Kenny Clarke - Bags' Groove - Bags' Groove (Take 2) 9:22 min. Oscar Peterson - Night Train	MIlt Jackson	Blues
Billie's Bounce	Charlie "Bird" Parker - Timeless: Charlie Parker Jazz Night School chart is from this recording. Oscar Peterson Trio - Encore At the Blue Note Slower. Ray Brown on bass.	Charlie Parker	Blues
Birk's Works	Dizzy Gillespie - Odyssey 1945-1952	Dizzy Gillespie	Med Swing
Black Orpheus	Hank Jones, Mads Vinding & Billy Hart - Standard Collection, Vol. 2	Luiz Bonfá	Bossa Nova
Blue 'N' Boogie		Charlie Parker	Blues
Blue 7 Spontaneously composed.	Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus Landmark record for Sonny Rollins.	Sonny Rollins	Blues
Blue Bossa	Joe Henderson - Page One Joe Henderson-tenor, Kenny Dorham-trumpet, McCoy Tyner-Piano	Kenny Dorham	Bossa Nova
Blue Monk	Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk's Greatest Hits	Thelonious Monk	Blues
Blues Five Spot	Thelonious Monk - Thelonious In Action (Remastered) [Live] Johnny Griffin-tenor	Thelonious Monk	Blues
Blues Walk		Clifford Brown	Blues
Body And Soul Composed by: Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour	Art Pepper - Unreleased Art, Vol. 1 Art Pepper alto, George Cables pno, David Williams bs, Carl Burnett dms. Recorded 1982.	Johnny Green	Ballad
But Beautiful	Bill Evans & Tony Bennett - The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album	Burke & Van Huesen	Ballad
Bye Bye Blackbird	Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight (Legacy Edition)		Med Swing
C Jam Blues		Duke Ellington	Blues
Caravan		Tizol & Ellington	Med Swing
Centerpiece	Milt Jackson & John Coltrane - Bags & Trane John Coltrane tnr, Milt Jackson vibes, Hank Jones pno, Paul Chambers bs, Connie Kay dms. Nice constant structure harmonies on head. Recorded 1959.	Edison & Tennyson	Blues
Day Dream	Johnny Hodges - Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra Ella Fitzgerald - The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books Sonny Criss - Jazz In Paris, Vol. 23: Mr Blues pour flirter Bob Brookmeyer - Bob Brookmeyer & Friends (Tony Bennett)	Billy Strayhorn	Ballad
Days Of Wine And Roses		Henry Mancini	Med Swing
Desafinado		Antonio Carlos Jobim	Bossa Nova
Dolphin Dance	Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, George Coleman, Ron Carter, Tony Williams	Herbie Hancock	Med Swing
Doxy		Sonny Rollins	Med Swing
Four	Miles Davis - Blue Haze	Miles Davis	Med Swing
Freddie Freeloader		Miles Davis	Blues
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat	Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um	Charles Mingus	Ballad
Green Chimneys	Thelonious Monk - Ken Burns Jazz: Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk	Med Swing
Hey Now		Red Garland	Blues
I Remember Clifford	Art Blakey - This Is Jazz # 28	Benny Golson	Ballad
I'll Be Seeing You Sonny Stitt version is our primary example for feel and tempo.	Sonny Stitt - The Last Sessions, Vols. 1 & 2 Sonny Stitt tnr, Junior Mance pno, George Duvivier bs, Jimmy Cobb dms. Six weeks before Sonny's death (from cancer). Recorded in 1982. Billie Holiday - The Commodore Master Takes (1939-44) Kenny Dorham Quartet - Two Horns, Two Rhythms	Kahal & Fain	Various
In A Mellow Tone		Duke Ellington	Med Swing
In A Sentimental Mood	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - Duke Ellington and John Coltrane Quartet setting. Duke Ellington - The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962) Early Duke Ellington Orchestra recording.	Duke Ellington	Ballad
In Walked Bud		Thelonious Monk	Med Swing
Lady Bird		Tad Dameron	Med Swing
Lullaby Of Birdland		George Shearing	Med Swing
Maiden Voyage		Herbie Hancock	Other
Misterioso	Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk's Greatest Hits	Thelonious Monk	Blues
Mood Indigo	Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus Coleman Hawkins & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington	Ballad
My Little Suede Shoes		Charlie Parker	Med Swing
Naima	John Coltrane - Giant Steps John Coltrane tnr, Wynton Kelly pno, Paul Chambers bs, Jimmy Cobb dms. Recorded 1960.	John Coltrane	Ballad
Night And Day		Cole Porter	Various
No Name Blues	BUD POWELL - A Portrait of Thelonious Bud Powell, Pierre Michelot, Kenny Clarke	Bud Powell	Blues
Now's The Time	Charlie Parker - Now's The Time One of the earliest recordings of the tune, Miles Davis-trumpet.	Charlie Parker	Blues
Nutty	Thelonious Monk - Live At the Jazz Workshop - Complete	Thelonious Monk	Med Swing
On Green Dolphin Street		Kaper & Washington	Various
One Note Samba		Antonio Carlos Jobim	Bossa Nova
Perdido		Juan Tizol	Med Swing
Pfrancing		Miles Davis	Blues
Polka Dots And Moonbeams We play in key of F (Lou Donaldson, Chet Baker, and Bud Powell recordings) but others are great to hear too.	Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery Lester Young - Verve Jazz Masters 30: Lester Young Bud Powell - The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 Arthur Taylor, BUD POWELL & George Duvivier - The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) Chet Baker - Chet Baker In New York Lou Donaldson - Gravy Train (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)	Burke & Van Huesen	Ballad
Prelude To A Kiss	Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits Johnny Hodges! Duke Ellington - Piano Reflections JIM HALL & Ron Carter - Alone Together (Live) [Remastered]	Duke Ellington	Ballad
Round Midnight		Thelonious Monk	Ballad
Skylark	Abbey Lincoln - It's Me Jim Hall - Jim Hall's Three Keith Jarrett - At The Blue Note	Hoagy Charmichael	Ballad
Sleepin' Bee		Arlen & Capote	Med Swing
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise	Wynton Kelly Trio - Kelly Blue John Coltrane Quartet - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings McCoy Tyner starts it out!		Med Swing
Solar	Miles Davis All Stars - Walkin' Horace Silver-piano, Dave Schildkraut-alto, Percy Heath-bass, Kenny Clarke-drums	Miles Davis	Med Swing
Someday My Prince Will Come	Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come Miles Davis tpt, Hank Mobley tnr, John Coltrane tnr, Wynton Kelly pno, Paul Chambers bs, Jimmy Cobb dms. Recorded 1961.		Waltz
Song For My Father		Horace Silver	Other
Sonnymoon For Two	Sonny Rollins - Jazz Sax	Sonny Rollins	Blues
St. Thomas Sonny Rollins		Traditional	Other
Stairway To The Stars	Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952 Wes Montgomery & Milt Jackson - Keepnews Collection: Bags Meets Wes Wes Montgomery & Milt Jackson - Keepnews Collection: Bags Meets Wes		Ballad
Stolen Moments	Ahmad Jamal Trio - The Awakening Jazz Night School chart is based on this recording. Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the Abstract Truth The original, classic recording.	Oliver Nelson	Med Swing
Stompin' At The Savoy			Med Swing
Straight, No Chaser	Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk's Greatest Hits	Thelonious Monk	Blues
Sugar	Stanley Turrentine - Sugar	Stanley Turrentine	Med Swing
Taking A Chance On Love		Duke, Latouche & Fetter	Med Swing
The Preacher	Horace Silver - Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers	Horace Silver	Med Swing
There Is No Greater Love	Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead from Chicago 1961 Jamey Aebersold - Vol. 034 Jam Session Music Minus One	Symes & Jones	Med Swing
They Can't Take That Away From Me		Gershwin & Gershwin	Med Swing
Twisted		Gray & Hendricks	Blues
Walkin'	Miles Davis All Stars - Walkin'	Carpenter & Ammons	Blues
Wave		Antonio Carlos Jobim	Bossa Nova
Well You Needn't	Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk's Greatest Hits Thelonious Monk pno, Charlie Rouse tnr, Larry Gales, bs, Ben Riley dms	Thelonious Monk	Med Swing
What's New		Bob Haggart	Ballad
When Sunny Gets Blue		Segal & Fisher	Ballad
Windows	Chick Corea - Inner Space Hubert Laws on flute	Chick Corea	Waltz
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To	Art Pepper - Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section The Rhythm Section: Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones	Cole Porter	Med Swing