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Got Rhythm? Tyler Mire gives us a swinging take on the chord changes from Gershwin's classic I Got Rhythm at a very accessible tempo of 174bpm. Solo space for trumpet and trombone, but this can be ope...

This work, composed in 1911 by Irving Berlin, was an immediate smash. It is worth playing today in its original form, preserving its traditional flavour. It is an excellent piece for musicians beginni...

This composition employs a form unusual for the genre, but it is clear from the mood that this piece belongs to the blues family. It was written in 1927 as a song, but like many other jazz standards i...

Written in 1946 by Edgar Leslie (lyrics) and Louis Alter (music), this song at once became the most popular work in the Louis Armstrong repertoire. During the swing age, it was sung by nearly all the...

This composition has also functioned as St James Infirmary Blues and Gambler's Blues. It is based on a traditional American melody, which in turn derives from an eighteenth-century English song also k...

Swanee River, dating from 1851, is one of the greatest and most popular jazz standards. It first functioned under the title Old Folks at Home. Millions of copies were printed. It is probably the best...

This work was written as a song in 1925 by Maceo Pinkard (music) and Kenneth Casey (lyrics). Du-ring the 20s, its performers included the vocalist and actress Ethel Waters, nominated for an Oscar for...

This is an excerpt from the lyrics of the old song When the Saints Go Marching In - the work with which almost everyone begins their jazz education. It has a simple, easily memorised tune and repeated...