List of jazz contrafacts

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A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing piece, but with a new melody and arrangement. Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition. The term comes from classical music and was first applied to jazz by musicologists in the 1970s and 1980s.[citation needed]

Contrafacts by notable jazz artists include:

ContrafactYearContrafact ComposerOriginal SongYearOriginal Composer
"100 Proof"[1] J J Johnson "What Is This Thing Called Love?" 1929 Cole Porter
"26-2"[2][3]1960John Coltrane"Confirmation"1946Charlie Parker
"317 East 32nd Street"[3]1952 Lennie Tristano"Out of Nowhere"1931Johnny Green
"52nd Street Theme"[4][1][5]1944Thelonious Monk"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Ablution"[3][6][7]Lennie Tristano"All the Things You Are"1939Jerome Kern
"Air Mail Special"[5] Benny Goodman / Jimmy Mundy / Charlie Christian) "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Ah-Leu-Cha"[1][8] Charlie Parker "Honeysuckle Rose", "I Got Rhythm" (Bridge) 1930 Thomas "Fats" Waller, George Gershwin
"Ahma See Ya"[9]1961Ted Curson"Out Of Nowhere"1931Johnny Green
"All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother"[6][8]1961Charles Mingus"All the Things You Are"1939Jerome Kern
"Allen's Alley"[10][11] c. 1946 Denzil Best "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Almost"[5] David Baker "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Anatomy"[6]1957 Mal Waldron"All the Things You Are"1939Jerome Kern
"And I Do"[12]1985Jim Hall"I Should Care"1944Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
"And She Remembers Me"[13]1954Tal Farlow"I'll Remember April"1942Gene de Paul
"Anthropology / Thriving on a Riff"[14][3][10][4][1][15][16][5]1945Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Apache Dance"[17]1978 George Coleman"Cherokee"1938Ray Noble
"Apple Honey"[1][5] Woody Herman "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Apple Jump[18] Dexter Gordon"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"As I Live and Bop"[1] Stan Getz "Confirmation" 1946 Charlie Parker
"Back Home in Brooklyn with Donna"[citation needed]2009 Arun Luthra"Back Home Again in Indiana"1917James F. Hanley[19]
"Background Music"[20][21][8]1955 Warne Marsh"All of Me"1931Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
"Barry's Bop"[1][7]1947 Fats Navarro"What Is This Thing Called Love?"1929Cole Porter
"Be A Good Girl"[15] Coleman Hawkins, Kenny Clarke "Oh, Lady Be Good!" 1924 George Gershwin
"Bean and the Boys"[8][7]1948Coleman Hawkins"Lover, Come Back to Me"1928Sigmund Romberg
"Bebop Romp"[22][1]1947 Fats Navarro"Fine and Dandy"1930Kay Swift
"Beep Durple"[23]1965Carmell Jones"Deep Purple"1933Peter DeRose
"Because of Guns"[24]2003 Vijay Iyer"Hey Joe"1962Billy Roberts
"Bike Up The Strand"[15] 1956 Gerry Mulligan "Strike Up The Band" 1927 George Gershwin
"Birdland Stomp"[25]1987 Herb Geller"Stompin' at the Savoy"1934Edgar Sampson
"Bird Gets the Worm"[26] 1947[27] Charlie Parker"Lover, Come Back to Me"1928Sigmund Romberg
"Blue Boy"[1][28] 1947 Lennie Tristano "Fine and Dandy" 1930 Kay Swift
"Blue Serge"[1][7]1946Serge Chaloff"Cherokee"1938Ray Noble
"Blue's Theme"[18][16]1966[29] Blue Mitchell"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Boneology"[30]1947J. J. Johnson"Robbins’ Nest"1947Illinois Jacquet
"Bop City"[5] Kai Winding "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Bop Kick"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Boperation"[5] Fats Navarro / Howard McGhee "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Boppin' A Riff"[1][31][5] Sonny Stitt "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Boston Bernie"[6]1969[32] Dexter Gordon"All the Things You Are"1939Jerome Kern
"The Bridge"[18]1962Sonny Rollins"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Bright Mississippi"[1][7]1961[33] Thelonious Monk"Sweet Georgia Brown"1925Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
"Brown Gold"[5] Art Pepper "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Brownie Speaks[5]" Clifford Brown "I Got Rhythm" (Altered A section) 1930 George Gershwin
"Brown Skins"[34][1]1953Gigi Gryce"Cherokee"1938Ray Noble
"Bud's Bubble"[16][5][7] Bud Powell "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Byas a Drink"[35]Don Byas"Stompin' at the Savoy"1934Edgar Sampson
"Call the Police"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Calling Dr Jazz"[1][5] Eddie Lockjaw Davis "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Capuchin Swing"[36] 1960 Jackie McLean "Star Eyes" 1943 Don Raye, Gene de Paul
"Cardboard"[14][28] 1949 Charlie Parker "Don't Take Your Love From Me" 1941 Henry Nemo
"Casbah"[1][7]Tadd Dameron"Out of Nowhere"1931Johnny Green
"Celia"[16][7] Bud Powell "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Chant of the Groove"[5] Coleman Hawkins "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Charge Account"[37] Lambert / Stewart "All the Things You Are" 1939 Jerome Kern
Charlie's Wig[14][28] 1947 Charlie Parker "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" 1934 Oscar Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg
"The Chase"[5] Dexter Gordon "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Chasin' the Bird"[14][3][4][15][16][5]1947Charlie Parker"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Chasm"[18]Julian Adderley"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Cheers"[1][5] Charlie Parker "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Chick's Tune"[3][7]Chick Corea"You Stepped Out of a Dream"1940Nacio Herb Brown
"Chippie"[18]Ornette Coleman"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Christmas Eve"[5] Slide Hampton "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Citrus Season"[38] Ronnie Ball "Limehouse Blues" 1921 Philip Braham
"Chronology"[18][15]1959Ornette Coleman"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Cindy's Tune"[1] Pepper Adams "Honeysuckle Rose" 1928 Fats Waller
"Clifford's Axe"[15] Clifford Brown "The Man I Love" 1930 George Gershwin
"Cochise"[39]Alvin Batiste"Cherokee"1938Ray Noble
"Coffee Pot"[1][7]J. J. Johnson"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"1937Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn
"Cohn Pone"[9]Al Cohn, Nick Travis"Get Happy"1930Harold Arlen
"Compulsion"[5] Miles Davis "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Confirmation"[14][40] 1945 Charlie Parker "Twilight Time" 1945 Al Nevins, Buck Ram
"Confab With Rab"[15] Johnny Hodges "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Constellation"[14][3][4][16][5]1948Charlie Parker"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Contrafact"[41]2018Walter Smith III"Like Someone In Love"1944Jimmy Van Heusen
"Cookie"[15] Bill Russo "Oh, Lady Be Good!" 1924 George Gershwin
"Coolie Rini"[5] Howard McGhee "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Coppin' The Bop"[5] J J Johnson "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Cottontail" (alt. "Cotton Tail" and "Hot Chocolate")[18][1][15][16][5]1940Duke Ellington"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Could Ja"[5] Carey / Fisher "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Countdown"[3][7]John Coltrane"Tune Up"1953Miles Davis
"Coupe de Ville"[42]Mike Stern"There Is No Greater Love"1936Isham Jones
"Crazeology" (aka Little Benny)[1][16][5] Benny Harris "I Got Rhythm" (A section altered) 1930 George Gershwin
"CTA"[18][1][5][7] Jimmy Heath "I Got Rhythm" (A section altered, different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
Cuban Holiday[1] Lawrence Wooten "Honeysuckle Rose" 1928 Fats Waller
"Dear John"[43][7]1990Freddie Hubbard"Giant Steps"1959John Coltrane
"Deception"[44]1950Miles Davis"Conception"1950George Shearing
"Deep People"[9]Jimmy Guiffre"A Foggy Day"1937George Gershwin
"Delerium"[5] Tadd Dameron "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Deliberation"[1] Lennie Tristano "Back Home Again in Indiana" 1917 James F. Hanley
"Deltitnu"[34]1954Gigi Gryce"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Denial"[1]Miles Davis"Confirmation"1946Charlie Parker
"Dewey Square"[14][45]1947 Charlie Parker"Oh, Lady Be Good!"1924George Gershwin
"Dexter's Cuttin' Out"[5] Dexter Gordon "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Dexter's Deck"[5] Dexter Gordon "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Dexter Digs In"[5] Dexter Gordon "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Dexterity[10]"[14][4][1][15][5]1947 Charlie Parker"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Dextivity"[46]1947Tadd Dameron"Take the "A" Train"1939Billy Strayhorn
"Dextrose"[46][47]1947Tadd Dameron"Fine and Dandy"1930Kay Swift
"Dig"[3][7] aka "Donna"[1]1951Miles Davis"Sweet Georgia Brown"1925Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
"Diggin' Diz"[28]Dizzy Gillespie"Lover"1932Richard Rodgers
"Disappointed"[15] Eddie Jefferson "Oh, Lady Be Good!" 1924 George Gershwin
"Dixie's Dilemma"[48][21]1957Warne Marsh"All The Things You Are"1939Jerome Kern
"Dixie Jamboree"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Dizzy Atmosphere"[18][1][16][5]1945Dizzy Gillespie"I Got Rhythm" (different bridge)1930George Gershwin
"Do You Hear the Voices You Left Behind?"[21]John McLaughlin"Giant Steps"1959John Coltrane
"Doin' The Bow Wow"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Donna Lee"[14][3][28][21]1947Miles Davis[49]"Back Home Again in Indiana"1917James F. Hanley
"Don't Be That Way"[18][10][4][5]1938Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Dorothy"[5] Howard McGhee "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Dot's Groovy"[1][5] Bob Gordon "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Double Date"[1] Pete Rugolo "Fine and Dandy" 1930 Kay Swift
"Doujie"[50]Wes Montgomery"Confirmation"1946Charlie Parker
"Down for the Double"[1][5] Freddie Green "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Doxy"[51]1957Sonny Rollins"Ja-Da" - partly1918Bob Carleton
"Dream Step"[citation needed]Dick Oatts"You Stepped Out of a Dream"1940Nacio Herb Brown
"Dream Stepper"[52]Lee Konitz"You Stepped Out of a Dream"1940Nacio Herb Brown
"The Duel"[5] Dexter Gordon "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"E. T. A."[citation needed]Bobby Watson"Lazy Bird"1958John Coltrane
"Ear Conditioning"[53] Ronnie Ball "Look For The Silver Lining" 1919 Jerome Kern
"East Thirty-Second"[1] Lennie Tristano "Pennies from Heaven" 1936 Arthur Johnston
"Eb"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Eb Pob"[1][5] Fats Navarro / Leo Parker "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"The Eternal Triangle"[18][3][1][16][5]1957Sonny Stitt"I Got Rhythm" (different bridge)1930 George and Ira Gershwin
"Euphoria"[15] Charlie Ventura, Roy Kral "'S Wonderful" 1927 George Gershwin
"Everything's Cool"[31][5] 1946 Sonny Stitt, Walter Fuller "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Evidence"[54][3]Thelonious Monk"Just You, Just Me"[55]1929Jesse Greer
"Exotica"[7] John Coltrane "I Can't Get Started" 1936 Vernon Duke
"Ezz-Thetic"[56] 1957George Russell"Love for Sale"1930Cole Porter
"Fat Girl"[1][5] Fats Navarro "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Father Knickerbopper"[5] Tiny Kahn "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Father Steps in"[5] Dixon / Randall / Hines / Fox "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Fats Blows"[45][1][15]1947Fats Navarro"Oh, Lady Be Good!"1924George Gershwin
"Feather Bed"[38]Ted Brown"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"1943Cole Porter
"Fifth Avenue"[1] John Coltrane "What Is This Thing Called Love?" 1929 Cole Porter
"Fifth House"[3][7]John Coltrane"What Is This Thing Called Love?"1929Cole Porter
"Finger Poppin'"[18]1959Horace Silver"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Five Brothers"[5] Gerry Mulligan "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Flash"[15] Harry James "Oh, Lady Be Good!" 1924 George Gershwin
"Flat Black"[1] J J Johnson "What Is This Thing Called Love?" 1929 Cole Porter
"Flintstones Theme"[10][4][16][5]1961 Hoyt Curtin"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Flossie Lou"[57]Tadd Dameron"Jeepers Creepers"1938Harry Warren
"Flyin' Home"[1][5] Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"For Hecklers Only"[5] Ray Brown / Gil Fuller "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"For Regulars Only"[citation needed]Dexter Gordon"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Four Brothers"[58] 1947 Jimmy Giuffre "Jeepers Creepers" 1938 Harry Warren
"Four On Six"[59]1960Wes Montgomery"Summertime"1934George Gershwin
"The Fox Hunt"[4][5]Maynard Ferguson"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"The Fox Hunt"[1] Mike Abene "Oh, Lady Be Good!" 1924 George Gershwin
"Frantic Fancies"[15]Bud Powell"Strike Up The Band"1927George Gershwin
"Free"[15] Ornette Coleman "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Freight Trane"[60][7]1958Tommy Flanagan"Blues for Alice"1951Charlie Parker
"Fried Bananas"[21][61]1969Dexter Gordon"It Could Happen to You"1944Jimmy Van Heusen
"Froggy Day"[1] Lennie Tristano "Pennies from Heaven" 1936 Arthur Johnston
"From the Start"[citation needed]2023Laufey"Jeepers Creepers" (A section)1938Harry Warren
"Fungi Mama"[16][7]Blue Mitchell"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Fuchsia Swing Song"[62]1965Sam Rivers"Night And Day"1932Cole Porter
"Futurity"[34]Gigi Gryce"There Will Never Be Another You"1942Harry Warren
"Garage Band"[citation needed]Arun Luthra"How About You?"1941Burton Lane
"Get It"[63]1957Bud Powell"Love Me or Leave Me"1928Walter Donaldson
"Getting Together"[1] Charles Mingus "All The Things You Are" 1939 Jerome Kern
"Goin' To Minton's"[1][5] Fats Navarro "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Good Bait"[64][1][5]1944Tadd Dameron, Count Basie"I Got Rhythm" different bridge1930George Gershwin
"Good Queen Bess"[5] Duke Ellington "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"The Goof and I"[5] Al Cohn "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"The Green Street Caper"[65][7]1981Woody Shaw"On Green Dolphin Street"1947Bronislau Kaper
"Green Is Mean"[66]1990 Brian Lynch"On Green Dolphin Street"1947Bronislau Kaper
"Groovin' High"[67]1945Dizzy Gillespie"Whispering"1920Vincent Rose[68]
"Hackensack"[45][1][15]Thelonious Monk"Oh, Lady Be Good!"1924George Gershwin
"Half Nelson"[3][21]1947Miles Davis"Lady Bird"1939Tadd Dameron
"Hamp's Paws"[5] Hampton Hawes "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Hanid"[9]1958Coleman Hawkins"Dinah (song)"1925Harry Akst
"Harlem Swing"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
Hashimoto Blues Flip Phillips "Limehouse Blues" 1921 Philip Braham
"Hesitation"[16]1982Wynton Marsalis"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Hi Beck"[1] Lee Konitz "Pennies from Heaven" 1936 Arthur Johnston
"Hip Hip Hooray"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Hit That Jive, Jack"[5] Skeets Tolbert "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Hollerin' and Screamin'"[5] Eddie Lockjaw Davis "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Home Cookin'"[15] Charlie Parker "'S Wonderful" 1927 George Gershwin
"Hot House"[3][1][21]1945Tadd Dameron"What Is This Thing Called Love?"1929Cole Porter
"Hoy Soy"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"I Didn't"[69]1955Miles Davis"Well, You Needn't"1944Thelonious Monk
"I Hate You"[7]1977 Tete Montoliu"I Love You"1944Cole Porter
"I Know"[1] Sonny Rollins "Confirmation" 1946 Charlie Parker
"I Want More"[70]1960Dexter Gordon"All the Things You Are"1939Jerome Kern
"I'm An Errand Boy For Rhythm"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Ice Freezes Red"[71][1]1947Fats Navarro"Back Home Again in Indiana"1917James F. Hanley
"I'm Boppin' Too"[5] Lorraine Gillespie "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Impressions"[7]1961John Coltrane"So What"1959Miles Davis
"In a Mellow Tone"[16]1939Duke Ellington"Rose Room"1917Art Hickman, Harry Williams
"In A Rush"[1][15] James Moody "Oh, Lady Be Good!" 1924 George Gershwin
"In F"[72]2011Steve Swallow"I Love You"1944Cole Porter
"In Walked Bud"[7]1947Thelonious Monk"Blue Skies"1926Irving Berlin
"In Walked Horace"[5] J J Johnson "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Indiana Winter"[1] Feather / Winter "How High the Moon" 1940 Morgan Lewis
"Infinity Promenade"[citation needed]Shorty Rogers"Good Bait"1944Tadd Dameron
"Infra Rae"[citation needed]1956Hank Mobley"Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise"1928Sigmund Romberg
"The Injuns"[73][7]Donald Byrd"Cherokee"1938Ray Noble
"Insensatez"[74]1963Antônio Carlos Jobim"Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4 (Chopin)"1942Frédéric Chopin
"Intuition"[53] Ted Brown "Play, Fiddle, Play" 1947 Emery Deutsch, Arthur Altman
"Intoit"[citation needed]Stan Getz"A Night in Tunisia"1942Dizzy Gillespie
"It's You"[citation needed]1996Lee Konitz"It's You or No One"1963Jule Styne
"I've Changed"[9]2017Gary Smulyan"You've Changed"1941Bill Carey, Carl Fischer
"I Was Doing All Right"[5] George Gershwin "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Jack Sprat"[7]1958Sonny Stitt"Blues for Alice"1951Charlie Parker
"Jahbero"[6]Tadd Dameron"All the Things You Are"1939Jerome Kern
"Jam Man"[5] Marty Greene "I Got Rhythm" (altered A section) 1930 George Gershwin
"Jay Bird"[18][5]1946J. J. Johnson"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Jay Jay"[18][1][5]1946J. J. Johnson"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Jayne"[1]Ornette Coleman"Out of Nowhere"1931Johnny Green
"The Jeep Is Jumpin'"[5] Duke Ellington "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Ju-Ju"[citation needed]Lennie Tristano"Back Home Again in Indiana"1917Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
"Judy"[48] Lennie Tristano "Don't Blame Me" Jimmy Van Heusen
"Jug Handle"[5] Gene Ammons "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Juggernaut"[5] Gene Ammons "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Juggin' Around"[5] Frank Foster "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Jumpin' at the Woodside"[5] Count Basie "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Jumpin' with the Mop"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Juicy Lucy"[1][7]Horace Silver"Confirmation"1946Charlie Parker
"Kamman's A' Comin'"[75]Oscar Pettiford"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"The Kangaroo"[citation needed]1953Les Paul"Stompin' at the Savoy"1934Edgar Sampson
"Kary's Trance"[citation needed]Lee Konitz"Play, Fiddle, Play"1947Emery Deutsch, Arthur Altman
"Keen and Peachy"[76][1]1947Burns / Rogers"Fine and Dandy"1930Kay Swift
"Kicks"[1] Nat King Cole "Honeysuckle Rose" 1928 Fats Waller
"Kokochee"[citation needed]Teddy Charles"Cherokee"1938Ray Noble
"Leapin' At The Lincoln"[15] Charlie Barnet "Oh, Lady Be Good!" 1924 George Gershwin
"Lee's Dream"[citation needed]Fred Hersch"You Stepped Out of a Dream"1940Nacio Herb Brown
"Lemon Drop"[1][5] George Wallington "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Lennie-Bird"[3][1]Lennie Tristano"How High the Moon"1940Morgan Lewis
"Lennie's Pennies"[1][7]Lennie Tristano"Pennies from Heaven"1936Arthur Johnston
"Lester Blows Again"[1] Lester Young "Honeysuckle Rose" 1928 Fats Waller
"Lester Leaps In"[10][18][4][1][16][5]1939Lester Young"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Let's Call This"[11]Thelonious Monk"Honeysuckle Rose"1929Fats Waller
"Lex[citation needed]"1960Donald Byrd"Tadd's Delight" (aka "Sid's Delight")1949Tadd Dameron
"Liberia"[citation needed]1964John Coltrane"A Night in Tunisia"1941Dizzy Gillespie
"Lila Mae"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Little Benny" (aka "Crazeology", "Bud's Bubble")[16]Benny Harris"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Little Man On The White Keys"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Little Quail"[38] Ted Brown "I'll Remember April" 1942 Gene de Paul
"Little Rootie Tootie"[77]Thelonious Monk"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Little Willie Leaps"[1]1947Miles Davis"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"1937Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn
"Lollypop"[5] Shorty Rogers / Terry Gibbs "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Love You Madly"[1][5] Duke Ellington "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Lucky Strike"[15] Elmo Hope "Strike Up The Band" 1927 George Gershwin
"Lullaby of Birdland"[1]1952George Shearing"Love Me or Leave Me"1928Walter Donaldson
"Luminescence"[1] Barry Harris "How High the Moon" 1940 Morgan Lewis
"Mad Be Bop"[citation needed]1946J. J. Johnson"Just You, Just Me"1929Jesse Greer
"The Man from Hyde Park"[citation needed]Harold Mabern"The Song Is You"1932Jerome Kern
"Marmaduke"[14][1] 1948 Charlie Parker "Honeysuckle Rose" 1928 Fats Waller
"Marshmallow"[1]Warne Marsh"Cherokee"1938Ray Noble
"Mayreh"[1][78]Horace Silver"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"1937Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann
"Merry-Go-Round"[14][1][5] 1948 Charlie Parker A "I Got Rhythm"

B "Honeysuckle Rose"

 A 1929

B 1930

 A George Gershwin

B Fats Waller

"Meteor"[13]1956Tal Farlow"Confirmation"1946Charlie Parker
"Minor March"[1] Jackie McLean "Love Me or Leave Me" 1928 Walter Donaldson
"Minor's Holiday"[1] Kenny Durham "Love Me or Leave Me" 1928 Walter Donaldson
"Mirror Lake"[citation needed]Idrees Sulieman"Wave"1967Antônio Carlos Jobim
"Miss Thing"[5] Count Basie "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Monk/Trane"[citation needed]2009John Patitucci"Giant Steps"1959John Coltrane
"Moodamorphosis"[9][15]Gil Fuller, Dave Burns"Oh, Lady Be Good!"1924George Gershwin
"Moody Speaks"[5] James Moody / Dave Burns "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Moody's Got Rhythm"[5] James Moody "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Moose the Mooche"[14][3][10][4][1][16][5]1946Charlie Parker"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Mop Mop"[15][5] 1942 Kenny Clarke, Ike QuebecKorall, Burt (2002). Drummin' Men: The Heartbeat of Jazz The Bebop Years. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 80. ISBN 0-19-514812-6. "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"More Moon"[1] Shorty Rogers "How High the Moon" 1940 Morgan Lewis
"Moten Swing"[79]1932Bennie Moten, Buster Moten, Count Basie, Eddie Durham"You're Driving Me Crazy"1930Walter Donaldson
"Motion"[80]1954Jimmy Raney"You Stepped Out of a Dream"1940Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
"Move"[1][5] Denzil Best "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"My Little Suede Shoes"[14][40][81]1951 Charlie ParkerA "Pedro Gomez"

B "Le Petit Cireur Noir

 Henri Giraud (both)
"Naptown U.S.A."[1] J J Johnson "Back Home Again in Indiana" 1917 James F. Hanley
"Never Felt That Way Before"[1]Sonny Stitt"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"1937Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn
"New Wheels"[16] Mulgrew Miller "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Newk's Fadeaway"[5] Sonny Rollins "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Night at Tony’s, A"[34]1953Gigi Gryce“Yardbird Suite”1940Charlie Parker
"Night on Bop Mountain"[1] Kai Winding "Love Me or Leave Me" 1928 Walter Donaldson
"No Figs"[1] Lennie Tristano "Back Home Again in Indiana" 1917 James F. Hanley
"No Moe"[5] Sonny Rollins "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"No Splice"[52] Lee Konitz "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" 1943 Cole Porter
"Northwest Passage"[5] Woody Herman / Jackson / Burns "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Nostalgia"[1]Fats Navarro"Out of Nowhere"1931Johnny Green
"Not You Again"[citation needed]John Scofield"There Will Never Be Another You"1942Harry Warren
"Now He Beats The Drum, Now He Stops"[citation needed]Chick Corea"How Deep Is The Ocean"1932Irving Berlin
"Off the Cuff"[citation needed]Jim McNeely"It's You or No One"1963Jule Styne
"O Go Mo"[1][5] Sonny Rollins "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Oleo"[82][4][1][15][16][5]1945Sonny Rollins"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Omicron"[citation needed]1956Donald Byrd"Woody'n You"1943Dizzy Gillespie
"On a Misty Night"[citation needed]Tadd Dameron"September in the Rain"1937Harry Warren
"On The Minute"[9]1961Jon Eardley"Love Me or Leave Me (Donaldson and Kahn song)"1928Walter Donaldson
"On The Scene"[1][5] Dizzy Gillespie "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"One Bass Hit"[1][5] Dizzy Gillespie "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"One Liners"[citation needed]Mike Stern"Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise"1928Sigmund Romberg
"One Night Stan"[citation needed]2016Alison Young"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Oop-Bop-Sha-Bam[1][5] Dizzy Gillespie "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Opus Caprice"[15] Al Haig "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Or Come Fog"[citation needed]1990Don Grolnick"Come Rain or Come Shine"1946Harold Arlen
"Ornithology"[14][3][1][28][21]1946Charlie Parker, Benny Harris"How High the Moon"1940Morgan Lewis
"An Oscar for Treadwell"[14][3][4][1][16][5]1950 Charlie Parker"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Out a Day"[citation needed]Franck Amsallem"Night and Day"1932Cole Porter
"Out of the Blue"[citation needed]1951Miles Davis"Get Happy"1930Harold Arlen
"Overtime"[1] Pete Rugolo "Love Me or Leave Me" 1928 Walter Donaldson
"Ow!"[4][1][16][5]1947Dizzy Gillespie"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Palo Alto"[52][15] Lee Konitz "Strike Up The Band" 1927 George Gershwin
"Parisian Thoroughfare"[83]1951Bud Powell"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"1931Harold Arlen
"Parker 51"[84][1]1951Jimmy Raney"Cherokee"1938Ray Noble
"Passport"[14][4][1][16][5]1949Charlie Parker"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Pennie Packer"[38] Ronnie Ball "Pennies from Heaven" 1936 Arthur Johnston
"Plain Jane"[1][7] Sonny Rollins "Honeysuckle Rose" 1928 Fats Waller
"Pogo Stick Bounce"[5] Eden Abhez "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Pooch McGooch"[15] Bill Russo "Somebody Loves Me" 1924 George Gershwin
"Prince Albert"[85][3][6][1][21]Kenny Dorham"All the Things You Are"1939Jerome Kern
"Professor Bop"[5] Babs Gonzales "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"The Protagonist"[citation needed]Jack Cooper"Lover"1932Richard Rodgers
"Psalm"[citation needed]Jimmy Halperin"Darn That Dream"1939Jimmy Van Heusen
"Quasimodo"[14][28]1947 Charlie Parker"Embraceable You"1928George Gershwin
"Quicksilver"[78][7]Horace Silver"Lover, Come Back to Me"1928Sigmund Romberg
"Raeba"[citation needed]Jimmy Halperin"I Didn't Know What Time It Was"1939Richard Rodgers
"Raid The Joint"[5] Erskine Hawkins "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Re-Re"[citation needed]Bob Mintzer"Back Home Again in Indiana"1917Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
"Red Cross"[14][3][10][4][1][15][16][5] 1944 Charlie Parker "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"The Red Tornado"[citation needed]Red Rodney"Cherokee"1938Ray Noble
"Red Wig"[15] Red Rodney "Strike Up The Band" 1927 George Gershwin
"Reets and I"[86]1958Benny Harris"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"1937Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn
"Relaxin' With Lee"[14][28]1950Charlie Parker"Stompin' at the Savoy"1934Edgar Sampson
"Reunion" aka"Salute to Birdland" / "Salute to the Bandbox"[34]1954Gigi Gryce"I'll Remember April"1942Gene de Paul
"Rhodomagnetics"[citation needed]Wilbur Harden"Take the "A" Train"1939Billy Strayhorn
"Rhythm-a-Ning"[10][4][1][15][16][5]1957Thelonious Monk"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Rhythm In A Riff"[5] Billy Eckstine "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Rhythm Sam"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Rifftide"[45][1][67][15]Coleman Hawkins"Oh, Lady Be Good!"1924George Gershwin
"Rocker"[citation needed]1950Gerry Mulligan"Sleigh Ride"1948Leroy Anderson
"Room 608"[82][1][5]Horace Silver"I Got Rhythm" (different bridge)1930George Gershwin
"Round House"[1] Gerry Mulligan “Out of Nowhere” 1931 Johnny Green
"Salt Peanuts"[82][10][4][1][15][5]1942Dizzy Gillespie"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Salute to the Band Box"[7] Gigi Gryce "I'll Remember April" 1942 Gene de Paul
"San Souci" aka "Sans Souci"[34][1]1955Gigi Gryce“Out of Nowhere”1931Johnny Green
"Satellite"[3][1]1964John Coltrane"How High the Moon"1940Morgan Lewis
"Sax of a Kind"[1]Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh"Fine and Dandy"1930Kay Swift
"Scotchin' The Soda"[5] W. Jack Riley "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Scrapple from the Apple"[14][1][21]1947Charlie Parker"Honeysuckle Rose"; bridge "I Got Rhythm"1929Fats Waller, George Gershwin
"Second Balcony Jump"[16][7] Jerry Valentine "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Segment"[14][1] 1949 Charlie Parker "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Serenade to a Square"[1] Bud Powell "Cherokee" 1938 Ray Noble
"Serene"[citation needed]Eric Dolphy"Tenderly"1946Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
"The Serpent's Tooth"[1][16][5] Jimmy Heath, later self-attributed by Miles Davis "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Settin' The Pace"[5] Dexter Gordon "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Seven, Come Eleven"[82][4][1][5]Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Shag"[5] Sidney Bechet "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Shawnee"[citation needed] Buddy Rich "Cherokee" 1938 Ray Noble
"Shaw 'Nuff"[14][3][10][4][16][5] 1945 Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"She Rote"[citation needed]1951Charlie Parker"Beyond the Blue Horizon"1930Richard A. Whiting
"Shelley"[citation needed]Red Rodney"Rosetta"1939Earl Hines
"Shoo Shoo Baby"[5] Phil Moore "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Smog Eyes"[53]1956Ted Brown"There Will Never Be Another You"1942Harry Warren
"Smoke Signal[34]1955Gigi Gryce“Lover” (modified)1932Richard Rodgers
"Smokey Joe"[5] Van Phillips / Emil Ascher "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"So Sorry Please"[5] Bud Powell "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Soflee"[citation needed]1992Gene Bertoncini"Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise"1928Sigmund Romberg
"Solid Potato Salad"[5] DePaul / Prince / Raye "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Something Like a Bird"[87]1978Charles Mingus"Idaho"1942Jesse Stone
"Sonnyside"[1][5] Sonny Stitt "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Split Feelin's"[citation needed]1960Hank Mobley"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Split Kick"[78][7]1951Horace Silver"There Will Never Be Another You"1942Harry Warren
"Spotlite"[88]Coleman Hawkins"Just You, Just Me"1929Jesse Greer
"Spur of the Moment"[15] Charles Mingus "'S Wonderful" 1927 George Gershwin
"Squatty Roo"[5] Johnny Hodges "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Stan Getz Along"[15] Al Cohn "'S Wonderful" 1927 George Gershwin
"Status Quo"[citation needed]John Neely"There Will Never Be Another You"1942Harry Warren
"Stay On It"[5] Tadd Dameron "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Steeplechase"[14][3][4][1][15][16][5]1948 Charlie Parker"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Stop"[1] Don Lanphere "Pennies from Heaven" 1936 Arthur Johnston
"Stop The Red Light's On"[5] Taps Miller "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Stoptime"[1] Horace Silver "Sweet Georgia Brown" 1925 Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
"Straight Ahead"[16][7] Kenny Dorham "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Straight Life"[58]1954Art Pepper"After You've Gone"1918Turner Layton
"Straighten Up and Fly Right"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"The Street Beat"[5] C Thompson / Robert Mellin "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Strictly Confidential"[5] Bud Powell "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Striver's Row"[1][7]1957Sonny Rollins"Confirmation"1946Charlie Parker
"Stupendous"[15]Howard McGhee"'S Wonderful"1927George Gershwin
"Sub-Atomic Dominant"[citation needed]Jimmy Halperin"Sweet Georgia Brown"1925Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
"Suburban Eyes"[1]1947Ike Quebec"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"1937Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn
"Subconscious Lee"[1][52][48]Lee Konitz"What Is This Thing Called Love?"1929Cole Porter
"Suspone"[82]Mike Stern"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Swedish Schnapps"[14][4][5] 1951 Charlie Parker "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Sweet Clifford"[1][7]Clifford Brown"Sweet Georgia Brown"1925Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
"Sweet Thing"[89]Rory Stuart"In Your Own Sweet Way"1955Dave Brubeck
"Sweets"[15] Eddie Laguna, pseudonym of Nat King Cole.[90] "Oh, Lady Be Good!" 1924 George Gershwin
"Swing House"[1] Gerry Mulligan "Sweet Georgia Brown" 1925 Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
"Swing Spring"[4][5]1954Miles Davis"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Swingin' For Bumsy"[5] 1954 Sonny Rollins "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Swingin' With Diane"[5] Art Pepper "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Symphonette"[5] Tadd Dameron "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Syntax"[5] J J Johnson "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Tadd's Delight"[7] Tadd Dameron "But Not For Me" 1930 George Gershwin
"Tah-De-ah"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"'TAin't What You Do"[citation needed] Sy Oliver "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Take 'em"[5] Nat King Cole "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Tale Of The Fingers"[9][15]Paul Chambers"Strike Up The Band"1927George Gershwin
"Tangibility"[citation needed]Arun Luthra"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Teapot"[1]J. J. Johnson"Sweet Georgia Brown"1925Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
"That's My Kick"[91]1967Erroll Garner"I Get A Kick Out Of You"1934Cole Porter
"The Theme"[82][4][1][16][5]Miles Davis"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Theme for Penny"[citation needed] 1990 Javon Jackson "Giant Steps" 1959 John Coltrane
"Thingin"[6][52] 1996 Lee Konitz "All the Things You Are" 1939 Jerome Kern
"Third Event"[21]Arun Luthra"Giant Steps"1959John Coltrane
"Third Rail"[5] Michael Brecker "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Tide""[citation needed]1970Antônio Carlos Jobim"Wave1967Antônio Carlos Jobim
"Tippin'"[82]1956Horace Silver"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Tiptoe"[5] Thad Jones "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Tollbridge"[15] Joe Gordon "Oh, Lady Be Good!" 1924 George Gershwin
"Tony's Tune"[15] Tony Aless "'S Wonderful" 1927 George Gershwin
"Tour De Force"[7] Dizzy Gillespie "Jeepers Creepers" 1938 Harry Warren
"Transfiguration"[34]1956Gigi Gryce“Gone with the Wind (song)”1937Allie Wrubel
"Translation"[92]1956Lucky Thompson"What's New?""1939Bob Haggart
"Turnpike"[1][16][5] J J Johnson "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Tuxedo Junction"[1] Erskine Hawkins "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Twelve"[citation needed]2000Peter Erskine"Easy to Love"1934Cole Porter
"Two Fathers"[1][15] James Moody "Oh, Lady Be Good!" 1924 George Gershwin
"Two in Love"[93]2000Jack Cooper"I Love You"1944Cole Porter
"Up On Teddy's Hill"[1] Charlie Christian "Honeysuckle Rose" 1928 Fats Waller
"Victory Ball"[15] Lennie Tristano, Billy Bauer, Charle Parker "'S Wonderful" 1927 George Gershwin
"Visitation"[94]1956Paul Chambers"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"1937Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn
"Vodka"[9]Mal Waldron"Yesterdays"1933Jerome Kern
"Wail"[82][4][16][5]Bud Powell"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Wake Up!"[34]1956Gigi Gryce“I Got Rhythm”1930George Gershwin
"Walk, Don't Run"[95]1954Johnny Smith"Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise"1928Sigmund Romberg
"Waltz New"[citation needed]Jim Hall"Someday My Prince Will Come"1937Frank Churchill
"Webb City"[31][5] Bud Powell "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Wee"[10][4][5] aka "Allen's Alley" c. 1946 Denzil Best "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Weeja"[citation needed]1956Elmo Hope"Confirmation"1946Charlie Parker
"Wells Fargo"[82]1958Wilbur Harden"I Got Rhythm"1930George Gershwin
"Wendy"[96]Paul Desmond"For All We Know"1934J. Fred Coots
"Westwood Walk"[1] Gerry Mulligan "Fine and Dandy" 1930 Kay Swift
"Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am"[97]1961Charles Mingus"What Is This Thing Called Love?"1929Cole Porter
"What Love?"[98]Charles Mingus"What Is This Thing Called Love?" and

"You Don't Know What Love Is"

 1929 / 1941Cole Porter

Gene De Paul

"Who's Who"[5] Art Farmer "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Wiggly Walk"[5] Jacobs / Oppenheim / Palmer "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin
"Wire Brush Stomp"[5] Gene Krupa "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Wolf Talk" aka "Wolf's Talk"[34]1955Gigi Gryce“I Got Rhythm”1930George Gershwin
"Wow"[citation needed]1949Lennie Tristano"You Can Depend on Me"1931Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
"XYZ"[5] Budd Johnson "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Yardbird Suite"[14][3]1940Charlie Parker"Rosetta", except measure two1939Earl Hines
"Yeah Man"[5] J Russel Robinson "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George Gershwin
"Yellow Dolphin Street"[99]1977Tete Montoliu"On Green Dolphin Street"1947Bronislau Kaper
"Young Lee"[1] Lee Konitz "All The Things You Are" 1939 Jerome Kern
"You Gotta Dig It to Dig It"[1] Donald Byrd "Cherokee" 1938 Ray Noble
"You're Not The Kind"[34]1956Gigi Gryce"Pennies from Heaven"1936Arthur Johnston
"Zog's Jog"James Morrison"Cherokee"1938Ray Noble

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