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Jazz has been called America's classical music, and for good reason. Along with the blues, its forefather, it is one of the first truly indigenous musics to develop in America, yet its unpredictable, risky ventures into improvisation gave it critical cache with scholars that the blues lacked. At the outset, jazz was dance music, performed by swinging big bands. Soon, the dance elements faded into the background and improvisation became the key element of the music. As the genre evolved, the music split into a number of different styles, from the speedy, hard-hitting rhythms of be-bop and the laid-back, mellow harmonies of cool jazz to the jittery, atonal forays of free jazz and the earthy grooves of soul jazz. What tied it all together was a foundation in the blues, a reliance on group interplay and unpredictable improvisation. Throughout the years, and in all the different styles, those are the qualities that defined jazz. |
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Blues Jazz Originals |
A Blues/Jazzy Tune By "Bomi" In Tribute To "Doc Doc" For All Of His Past Hard Work To Make A Great Blues Web Site | Original Composition And MIDI Sequence |
Heinz-Josef Bomanns aka "Bomi" aka "MIDIPapa" © 1999 |
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| 18kb 1.26mpt |
Jazz Big Band Originals Swing |
A Snappy Original Jazz Tune In Big Band Swing Style | Original Composition And MIDI Sequence |
John Campbell © 1991 |
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Jersey
Bounce |
07kb |
30's++ Big Band Easy Listening Jazz Standards Swing War Tunes |
A Classic, Big Band, Swing Tune From The Mid 30's, Made Famous During
The World War II Era And Performed And Recorded By Many Great Artists Over
The Years |
Charlie Ventura |
Mike Ingram |
Jordu |
07kb 2.07mpt |
Country Nashville Sound Countrypolitan |
Chet's Acoustic Electric Guitar, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Arrangement Of The Famous Duke Jordan, Hard Bop, Jazz Tune From Chet's 1964 Album: "Progressive Picking" | Chet Atkins (1924-2001) |
Pascal Savoye |
65kb |
50's |
Originally Written And Recorded By Louis Prima In 1958. The Tune Was Later Recorded In The 90's By The Brian Setzer Orchestra On Their "Dirty Boogie" Album |
Louis Prima |
Unknown |
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| Just A Closer
Walk With Thee Version 1 |
21kb 1.42mpt |
Christian Gospel Country |
A Nearly Traditional Version Of The Great Old Favorite | Various | Don Carroll |
| Just A Closer
Walk With Thee Version 2 |
26kb 2.10mpt |
Christian Country Jazz |
A Jazzy Version That Makes You Want To Dance While You're Praying! | Patsy Cline | Unknown |
| Just
A Closer Walk With Thee Version 3 |
19kb 1.52mpt |
Christian Country Gospel Jazz |
A Laid Back Old Time Dixieland Jazz Version Of The Great Old Standard | Traditional | Bill Abbott |
| Just A Little Talk With Jesus | 22kb 2.08mpt |
Christian Country Gospel Jazz Southern Gospel |
A Lively And Jazzy Version Of The Great Old Bluegrass, Country, Southern Gospel Tune | Josh Graves Bill Monroe Andy Griffith Elvis Presley The Statler Brothers Bill & Gloria Gaither George Jones Jerry Lee Lewis Many Others W&M By Cleavant Derricks In 1937 |
Randell Lawson |
| 39kb 2.22mpt |
Instrumental Jazz Originals |
A Great Original, Upbeat, Jazz Tune With Some Absolutely Fantastic Percussion! |
Original Composition And MIDI Sequence |
Antone S. Walloch | |
Kansas
City |
54kb 3.09mpt |
Blues Country Jazz R&B Soul |
Kansas City, Missouri, USA This Popular Wilbert Harrison Tune Has Been Recorded By At Least 200 Artists In Many Various Styles From The 50's Through The 90's |
Hayden Thompson Bob Wills Bill Haley Little Richard Albert King Fats Domino Wilbert Harrison W&M By Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
Mel Webb aka "Kmel" (1928-2005) |
Kansas
City |
92kb 4.44mpt |
Blues Country Jazz R&B Soul |
Kansas City, Missouri, USA This Popular Wilbert Harrison Tune Has Been Recorded By At Least 200 Artists In Many Various Styles From The 50's Through The 90's |
Hayden Thompson Bob Wills Bill Haley Little Richard Albert King Fats Domino Wilbert Harrison W&M By Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
Harry Todd aka "Git' Picker" |
| 46kb 3.34mpt |
70's Acoustic Guitar Easy Jazz Easy Listening |
A Pleasing Light Funk, Contemporary Jazz Tune From The Late 70's (And One Of My Many Favorites) |
Earl Klugh & Bob James |
Bennie Gunn | |
| 37kb 3.47mpt |
30's Jazz Swing |
From Jazz's First Great Composer! Made Popular By Benny Goodman |
Composed By Jelly Roll Morton (1809-1941) Benny Goodman (1909-1986) |
Don Hickman © 1991 |
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| 25kb 2.50mpt |
20's Ragtime Novelty Piano Novelty Ragtime Jazz |
A Fast Novelty Piano Piece That Is Considered Zez's Most Remembered
Composition, Inspired By A Real Cat! (Edward Elzear Confrey (1895-1971) |
Zez Confrey (1921) |
Irwin Schwartz © 1997 |
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| 109kb 5.35mpt |
Big Band Latin Modern Jazz |
Jazz With A Latin Feel As Played By The Woody Herman Band On Their Album: "Giant Steps" |
Chick Corea | Gary Wachtel aka "GaryW0001" |
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| 45kb 4.30mpt |
80's Broadway Jazz Show Tunes Soundtrack |
From The 1982 Broadway Show: "Victor/Victoria" | W&M By Henry Mancini & Leslie Bricusse | Unknown | |
| Les Bicylettes De Belsize | 17kb 2.22mpt |
French Carousel Jazz |
A Pretty French Tune In Carousel Style | Engelbert Humperdinck | Harry Todd aka "Git Picker" |
| 44kb 4.22mpt |
80's Jazz-Funk Pop Quiet Storm Smooth Jazz Soul Jazz |
A Billboard "Top Contemporary Jazz Vocal" First Written And Recorded By Jonathan In 1987 And Becoming A Grammy Award Nominee The Same Year In The Pop Category | Jonathan Butler W&M By Jonathan Butler |
Unknown | |
Limehouse
Blues |
35kb 3.59mpt |
20's+ Broadway Jazz Parlor Songs Swing Theme Songs |
A Great Version Of The Classic Jazz Standard Recorded On Over 600
Albums By Many Artists Over The Years Including But Not Limited To Sidney
Bechet, Cab Calloway, Svend Asmussen, Buster Baily, Chu Berry, Dave Brubeck,
Duke Ellington, Wild Bill Davison, Dukes Of Dixieland And Many, Many
More! (Also One Of The Songs Used In The 1946 Film: Ziegfeld Follies) |
Various And Many Original W&M By Douglas Furber & Phillip Braham In 1922 |
Jeanne Coello |
Limehouse
Blues |
19kb 3.32mpt |
20's+ Broadway Country Country/Pop Jazz Parlor Songs Swing Theme Songs |
A Great Guitar Duet Arrangement By Chet & Jerry Of The Classic
Jazz Tune Recorded On Nearly 450 Albums By Many Artists Over The Years.
This MIDI Version Is From Chet & Jerry's 1972 Album:
"Me &
Chet" (Also One Of The Songs Used In The 1946 Film: Ziegfeld Follies) |
Chet Atkins With Jerry Reed Original W&M By Douglas Furber & Phillip Braham In 1922 |
Larry Kuhns © 2000 |
| 19kb 1.54mpt |
30's Dixieland Jazz Ragtime Stride |
A Great Dixieland, Honky Tonk Piano, New Orleans Jazz, Stride Piano Tune From 1938 Later Recorded By Many Other Artists In Many Styles Over The Years | Joe Sullivan (1924 - 2001) Composed By Joe Sullivan In 1938 |
John E. Roache (1940-1999) © 1997 |
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| 31kb 5.13mpt |
40's Easy Listening Light Jazz |
A Beautiful Tune Her Biggest Hit |
Billie Holiday (1915-1959) |
Mel Webb aka "Kmel" |
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| Mack The Knife |
26kb |
20's-00's Big Band Broadway Easy Listening Jazz Movie Theme Pop Soundtracks Vocals |
This MIDI Version Is An Old Favorite Jazz Standard Recorded By Over
100 Artists In Various Styles From The 20's Thru The 00's. It Was A
Number One Hit For Bobby Darin In 1959 And His Version Is Considered A "Top
10" Jukebox Hit Of All Time! (Originally Composed By Berltolt Brecht & Kurt Weill In German In 1927 As "Moritat von Mackie Messer" And Translated To English By Marc Blitztein And Named "The Ballad Of Mack The Knife" For The English Version Of The Play: "The Threepenny Opera") Since Translated Many More Times Over The Years In Several Languages For Various Reasons |
Bobby Darin Ella Fitzgerald Louie Armstrong Frank Sinatra Duke Ellington Peggy Lee Many Others Before And After The Above |
Unknown |
| Mama Goes
Where Papa Goes (Or Papa Don't Go Out Tonight) |
35kb 2.15mpt |
20's+++ Big Band Blues Classic Female Blues Classic Jazz Novelty Trad. Pop Swing |
A, Favorite Roaring 20's, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Classic Female Blues, Classic Jazz Tune Dating Back To The Early 20's And Still Being Recorded Thru The 00's By Many Artists In Various Styles | The Georgians Cotton Pickers Ida Cox Kay Starr Nancy Sinatra Smitty Many More W&M By Milton Ager & Jack Yellen |
Herbert Harari |
| Mambo House | 142kb 3.19mpt |
Blues Blues-Rock Jazz Originals Rock |
A Fantastic Blues-Rock Original Tune Featuring Many MIDI Instruments | Original Composition And MIDI Sequence |
David Zobel © 1997 |
Manha de
Carnaval |
33kb |
Classical Guitar Film Music Latin Jazz Orchestral Pop Pop/Jazz/Folk |
A Great Classical Guitar, Latin Jazz, Tune That Was Originally Composed
For A 1959 Film Version Of The Play: "Orfeo
do Carnaval" Later Renamed "Black Orpheus" |
Luiz Bonfa A. C. Jobin Frank Sinatra |
Josef Huber © 1998 |
| Margie |
12kb |
30's - 90's Big Band Jazz Swing |
An Old Favorite Jazz Piano Tune Recorded By Well Over 100 Artists In Many Various Styles From The 30's Thru The 90's | Cab Calloway Louis Armstrong Gene Krupa Jim Reeves Al Jolson Benny Goodman Ray Charles Fats Domino Many Others W&M By Con Conrad, Benny Davis & J. Russel Robinson |
Margi
Harrell © 1993 aka "Llerrah, Inc." |
| Mario2 aka "SMB2 Level 1" |
19kb 2.18mpt |
Game Jazz Theme |
One Of The Tunes For The Super Mario Brothers Video Game "MARIO" From
The Original "Nintendo" Entertainment System Lots Of Great Jazz/Piano In This Tune This Is A MIDI Version Of The SMB2: Level 1 Tune |
Unknown | Unknown |
| 41kb 4.28mpt |
Easy Listening Jazz Originals |
A Mellow Light Jazz Original Tune Featuring The Piano, Vibraphone, And Harmonica | Original Composition And MIDI Sequence |
Dave Oliver aka "DaveO" © 2003 |
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| MIDI Bru | 39kb 3.13mpt |
Jazz Originals |
To Quote Gary's Description Of His
MIDI: Struggling For An Idea To Create From, I Began To Ponder What The Result Would Be If, Dave Brubeck, Maynard Ferguson & Toots Thieleman Got Together To Collaborate On A Tune. I Am Sure This Wouldn't Be It But It Was Fun Creating Anyway! |
Original Composition And MIDI Sequence |
Gary Frye © 1999 |
| 63kb 7.59Mpt |
90's Originals Techno/Jazz/Fusion |
A Very Great Original MIDI Sequence By A Young Man That Was Only 16 Years Old When He Composed It | Original Composition And MIDI Sequence |
R. W. Engle | |
34kb |
30's Big Band Jazz Jive Swing |
A Great Old Jive, Swing Tune Composed Originally By Cab And A Huge Hit For Him In 1931 And Since Recorded On Over 140 Albums Over The Years By Many Artists In Various Styles |
Cab Calloway |
Clifford E. Odenkirk | |
| 25kb 4.24mpt |
Easy Listening Light Jazz Love Songs |
A Beautiful, Long Time Favorite Tune Recorded By Many Artists Over The Years | Errol L. Garner Sarah Vaughan Johnny Mathis Many More W&M By Errol Garner & Johnny Burke |
Jerry A. Enfield | |
33kb |
50's++ Big Band Country/Pop Easy Listening Film Jazz Movie Theme Pop Soul Vocals |
A Beautiful Old Favorite, Big Band, Jazz, Soul,
Film Classic Recorded On Nearly 300 Albums By Many Artists In Many Styles
From The 50's Through The 00's Jay Livingston & Ray Evans Won An Oscar In 1950 For "Best Original Song" Written For The 1950 Movie: "Captain Carey, USA" Nat "King" Cole's Version Reached #1 On The Pop Charts In 1950 Where It Remained For 5 Weeks |
Nat "King" Cole Bing Crosby Floyd Cramer Jim Reeves Conway Twitty Ray Price Natalie Cole Ray Brown Many Others Original W&M By Jay Livingston And Ray Evans |
Harry Todd aka "Git Picker" |
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70's Jazz Piano |
A Lively Light, Soulful And Jazzy Piano Solo Written And First Recorded By Morrison In 1970 On His Album By The Same Name | Van Morrison | Bob
Mace © 1993 |
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| Moonlight Serenade | 27kb 3.20mpt |
40's Big Band Classic Jazz |
Great Dancing Music Or Just Sit Back And Listen |
Glen Miller | Unknown |
| 28kb 3.29mpt |
60's+++ Easy Listening Light Jazz Vocal Jazz |
Sammy's Great Cover Of The Jeff Walker Song
That Has Also Been Recorded By Numerous Other Artists Over the Years In Many
Styles From County To Rock Did You Know That This Great Tune Was Originally A Country Song? |
Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990) Original W&M By Jerry Jeff Walker |
Dale
Aston © 1997 |
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My
Way |
30kb 4.29mpt |
Big Band Easy Listening Light Jazz Trad Pop Vocal Jazz |
He Did It His Way And We Will All Miss
Him! Did You Know That This Great Song Was Originally A French Tune By The Name Of "Comme d'Habitude" And That The Lyrics Were Rewritten By Paul Anka From Canada In The 60's And Then Made Famous In 1969 By Frank Sinatra (One Of My Many Favorites) |
Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) |
Unknown |
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66kb 4.04mpt |
Big Band Easy Listening Light Jazz Trad Pop Vocal Jazz |
A Favorite Song First Recorded By Frank In 1969 Hitting #2 On The Adult Contemporary Chart And #27 On The Hot 100 Chart And Included On His 1969 Album By The Same Title And Still Considered To Be One Of His Greatest Hits | Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) Composed By Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault & Paul Anka |
Hal Eaton |
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