TOP 57 GREATEST JAZZ STANDARDS

Our take (in one take) on 57 essential jazz standards. These are tunes ALL jazz musicians should know, and yeah, we definitely missed a few!
🙌 SUBSCRIBE now → osjazz.link/su...
▶TRY OPEN STUDIO FREE FOR 14 DAYS◀
Beginner - www.openstudio...
Intermediate - www.openstudio...
Advanced - www.openstudio...
Become a better player today → osjazz.link/trial
▶FOLLOW US◀
Instagram: / openstudiojazz
▶ABOUT OPEN STUDIO◀
--------------------------------------------
As the premier online jazz education platform, with an ever-expanding course library and 20,000+ members, Open Studio has everything you need to excel and thrive on your jazz journey.
Featuring everything from beginner to advanced lessons, engaging courses from A-list instructors, step-by-step curriculum, real-time classes and a thriving and incredibly supportive community, OS is the perfect platform to level up your jazz playing, whether you’re a total beginner, or an advanced pro-level improvisor.
Try OS Membership today! → osjazz.link/about

[@c.l.4895]

Seriously impressive. Now take them all through 12 keys and you’re good to go! 😅

[@nezkeys79]

😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@MaxRevitt]

He wouldn’t struggle 😂

[@TheTralfaz]

Thats GOLD Jerry...GOLD

[@geocosmicvalentine]

That’s the requirement in order to receive your Doctorate in Jazz/Commercial Piano studies at Manhattan School of Music plus the additional 14 they did shortly after this video. My brain exploded after the first few songs. 🤯🤯🤯

[@ivyssauro123]

Lmaoo

[@JohnSpawn1]

Tracklist: 0:49 "A Foggy Day" by George Gershwin (lyrics: Ira Gershwin) 0:56 "It Could Happen to You" by Jimmy Van Heusen (lyrics: Johnny Burke) 1:01 "What Is This Thing Called Love" by Cole Porter 1:07 "In a Mellow Tone" by Duke Ellington 1:16 "All Blues" by Miles Davis 1:28 "I Thought About You" by Jimmy Van Heusen (lyrics: Johnny Mercer) 1:36 "Triste" by Antonio Carlos Jobim 1:44 "If I Should Lose You" by Ralph Rainger (lyrics: Leo Robin) 1:54 "All the Things You Are" by Jerome Kern (lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II) 2:02 "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" by Duke Ellington (lyrics later added for vocal versions: Irving Mills) 2:08 "Take the 'A' Train" by Billy Strayhorn 2:16 "Have You Met Miss Jones?" by Richard Rodgers (lyrics: Lorenz Hart) 2:22 "Alone Together" by Arthur Schwartz (lyrics: Howard Dietz) 2:31 "Just Friends" by John Klenner (lyrics: Sam M. Lewis) 2:37 "The Saint Louis Blues" by W. C. Handy 2:46 "Summertime" by George Gershwin (lyrics: DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin) 2:51 "The Girl from Ipanema" by Antonio Carlos Jobim (lyrics: Vínicius de Moraes) 2:58 "A Night in Tunisia" by Dizzy Gillespie 3:04 "Lullaby of Birdland" by George Shearing (lyrics: George David Weiss) 3:09 "Stella by Starlight": Victor Young (lyrics added later for vocal versions: Ned Washington) 3:16 "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane 3:21 "Autumn Leaves" by Joseph Kosma (original French lyrics for 'Les Feuilles Mortes': Jacques Prévert, English lyrics by Johnny Mercer) 3:27 "Minority" by Gigi Gryce 3:33 "Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael (lyrics added later for vocal versions: Mitchell Parish) 3:44 "Four" by Miles Davis 3:47 "Billie's Bounce" by Charlie Parker 3:52 "Misty" by Erroll Garner (lyrics later added for vocal versions: Johnny Burke) 3:57 "Stablemates" by Benny Golson 4:04 "Footprints" by Wayne Shorter 4:11 "Blame It on My Youth" by Oscar Levant (lyrics: Edward Heyman) 4:20 "Monk's Dream" by Thelonious Monk 4:30 "St. Thomas" by Sonny Rollins 4:35 "Flamenco Sketches" by Miles Davis and Bill Evans 4:48 "Body and Soul" by Johnny Green (lyrics: Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, and Frank Eyton) 4:59 "Moonglow" by Will Hudson, Irving Mills (lyrics: Eddie DeLange) 5:06 "So What" by Miles Davis 5:10 "Evidence" by Thelonious Monk 5:14 "Bye Bye Blackbird" by Ray Henderson (lyrics: Mort Dixon) 5:19 "My Funny Valentine" by Richard Rodgers (lyrics: Lorenz Hart) 5:31 "Ruby, My Dear" by Thelonious Monk 5:42 "Emily" by Johnny Mandel (lyrics: Johnny Mercer) 5:46 "C Jam Blues" by Duke Ellington 5:51 "There Is No Greater Love" by Isham Jones (lyrics: Marty Symes) 5:56 "Round Midnight" by Thelonious Monk 6:02 "Embraceable You" by George Gershwin (lyrics: Ira Gershwin) 6:11 "Cantaloupe Island" by Herbie Hancock 6:17 "Now's the Time" by Charlie Parker 6:22 "Out of Nowhere" by Johnny Green (lyrics: Edward Heyman) 6:26 "Donna Lee" by Charlie Parker 6:31 "Caravan" by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington 6:36 "Oleo" by Sonny Rollins 6:40 "One Finger Snap" by Herbie Hancock 6:44 "On Green Dolphin Street" by Bronisław Kaper (lyrics: Ned Washington) 6:51 "Dolphin Dance" by Herbie Hancock 6:57 "Cherokee" by Ray Noble 7:03 "Cuba...New Orleans" by Peter Martin 7:12 "Crazeology" by Benny Harris 7:18 "Daahoud" by Clifford Brown

[@pianopeter]

wow thx!

[@jonathandraper7065]

Top service!

[@lukaszq5799]

Our hero

[@ersatzvitamin1]

You're a saint!

[@AlGO.4]

Where's your halo?

[@bobbachelor5930]

Peter, this was damn impressive ! This is what separates the pros from the amateurs. I aspire to what you just did.

[@CrowClouds]

I think it separates the pros from the Peter

[@usr45129]

​@@CrowCloudshahahahahahah

[@tasdude3227]

​@@CrowCloudslol I was to say this

[@nigelkelly2286]

​@@CrowClouds😂

[@landonitron]

Some standards I would have added: -Night And Day -We'll Be Together Again -Airegin -Joyspring -Autumn in New York -Star Eyes -Polka Dots and Moonbeams -When Sunny Gets Blue -Blues for Alice

[@NateBrinley]

Add on the sunny side of the street and you have all of them I want

[@lucobruco1180]

I'd say also Afternoon in Paris and mood indigo

[@pianopeter]

stay tuned please...

[@diplamatikjuan3595]

I would've added Armando's Rhumba and Spain. R.I.P Chick

[@kaynejohnson3239]

Are you a guitarist? Hahaha

[@Jerry_England1]

I’m blown away, Peter! You are an inspiration! How fortunate are we to have lived in a time with all these beautiful songs!?

[@pianopeter]

than you!!!

[@pickinstone]

Awe inspiring. Peter's ability to change his touch, dynamics, time feel, and groove to fit every tune. Every tune was so seamless, like they were all movements in the same piece. That's a lesson in it of itself!

[@ballisstrife]

Only thing in this video I can do is mix up Dolphin Dance and On Green Dolphin Street. But I'm really good at that

[@elwinpietersz4531]

You guys are the best. I joined last month and I wish I had a Time Machine to go back and join so that I could learn all the amazing lessons you have online. Watching Peter playing is astonishing.

[@pianopeter]

🙏🏼!!!

[@yggdrasil9039]

Please next time let Peter play each tune a little longer. Man those excerpts were just amazing in themselves.

[@diplamatikjuan3595]

Wish I could have a full album of just his solo full renditions of all of these standards. Very impressive

[@abbos_axiy]

Unlimited thanks and huge respect for y'all, keep move on🙏🏻

[@Glavanovibes]

Black Narcissus, Afro Centric, Little B’s Poem, Totem Pole, Ceora, This is for Albert. So many!

[@boboyamyams]

I just added those Joe Hendersons to my playlist 🔥

[@andrewwright6893]

Ridiculous. What playing. How on earth do you remember all the tunes. Absolutely superb

[@cashglobe]

Peter you are such a killer pianist sir, a true master! Thanks for this lovely video.

[@RobertoGualduci]

Mostruoso. Bravissimo!

[@brian106699]

You two are stoopid!! This is fire 🔥 Much love and respect to you and admiration for your infinite creativity. Dang.

[@birdlives829]

okay I am putting this on repeat and learning them all :)

[@richardallen1961]

Harlem Nocturne. You guys are the finger Poppin groove Masters. Love.love.love

[@ferdynantkiepski8309]

This is amazing playing wow bravoooooo 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@altrogeruvah]

That was so sick! You two are incredible on the piano, it really inspires me

[@Jay91619]

This video made me smile.

[@paulwinebrenner6372]

Dude WHAT. Beyond impressive

[@Riedel777]

Fantastic! 🙏🎹🎶🎵🎶 What about My favourit things, Spain, Armandos Rhumba, La Fiesta, Night and Day, One Note Samba, Wave, The days of wine and roses.

[@thejazzguru]

Very Impressive! Thank You for the Inspiration

[@jseymourguenther6527]

Where or When, Skylark, The Shadow of Your Smile, Corcovado, Scrapple from the Apple, Ornithology, How High the Moon, Memories of You, Jordu, Song for My Father, Take Five, Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, East of the Sun/ West of the Moon, Mercy (3x)

[@csongormari2047]

CEORA's my recent favourite. Lee Morgan trio is killer, and Herbie..

[@squidito2534]

There will never be another you. Such a tune, surprised it didn’t make it

[@i.ehrenfest349]

But it was in there

[@MaxIsBackInTown]

Here’s a few songs that deserve recognition. Stardust Skylark My ship I loves you porgy Someone to watch over me Ask me now Infant eyes Good bye porkbye hat Everything I love In your own sweet way In the wee small hours of the morning Isfahan

[@HasteKnight]

This is so fun to watch! Feel the love for the music. Thank you Peter and Adam for this video

[@gregoryc123]

Legendary as always guys, amazing!!! I do think Blue in Green, Never Let Me Go, Corcovado and The Nearness Of You should definitely be on the list😂 Peace as always though brothers:-)

[@SafeRetirement]

I can’t believe how many I recognized. Must be all those years of listening to Oscar Peterson. My new heartthrob is Chucho Valdez! Great work, I love you guys too!!

[@kencory2476]

Peter is the awesomeness. One could always suggest "Joy Spring", "Up Jumped Spring", "Maiden Voyage", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square", "Fly Me to the Moon". But who's counting?

[@MrZedhow]

Extraordinary! What else can you say.

[@WojciechHandke]

Damn, that was impressive! One question - how are you miking the grand piano, it sounds stellar!

[@Dudeface167]

My suggestion: Pedal Up by Rahsaan Roland Kirk

[@doce7606]

Almost like..., Fly me...., four-on-six, etc.. etc., but that isn't the point, the point is you gotta have that 'knowledge' and really know the songbook... inspiring !

[@gitarmats]

Some of those transitions are super smooth! Really impressive... Peter is a beast!

[@davidwhite2949]

This guy is asking all these challenging questions. I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t work the other way around.

[@zorgilconquistatore]

OMG Peter Martin, you are is terrific. "Waltz for Debby"

[@andrespena582]

Awesome video! Please upload more like this and maybe playing the two of you together. It was really interesting to see how Peter arrived to the first note of the following tune so smoothly. Also, I'd like to know what are your suggestions in terms of arrangement and voicing to avoid sounding the same when playing similar tunes (bebop, ballads, waltz, modal, etc.)

[@danielo1418]

Two legends

[@natesmith5444]

Flamenco Sketches and Lush Life were awesome!

[@lennarddigs5899]

darn that dream autumn in NY On the Sunny side of the street Naima Detour ahead You'd be so nice to come to

[@donm3986]

Fun! Thanks for this! [Even St. Louis Blues in the Summertime ;) ] Wow, excellent rapid fire recall and musicality!

[@stralle]

I am not convinced .... 🙂 Thought the idea with the channel was to inspire, but - honestly (kinda) - I am more on the verge to even stop pretending playing jazz piano. Humbly bowing.

[@GizzyDillespee]

Thanks for the Dolphin audible the whole video was fun. I thought it might be dry but it flew past

[@fredrickmendelsohn606]

amazing talent

[@petegreenwood2793]

Amazing! Even more varieties than Heinz, lol.

[@FerreIdeler]

AFTERNOON IN PARIS -John Lewis…..crazy!!!

[@francisrichard5282]

Incredible!!

[@JerichoLaw27]

Good lord he’s amazing

[@gergelygulyas-szabo4077]

Adam Maness your turn? 😂 Congrats guys for the OpenStudio🎉🎉

[@AdrianJazzAdventures]

OMG. Incredible!

[@manny2092]

ah man...so good! I want to hear all them in their entirety!

[@jazzfan7491]

That is amazing

[@khenprice7792]

four on six ❤

[@gabrielbotsford791]

Beatrice. Mood Indigo. Solitude. In a Sentimental Mood. Blues For Alice. Four. My One and Only Love. Easy Livin. Lush Life. LUSH LIFE!!! Lol, nobody them them all without a reminder or two...love your stuff you guys. I'm Beginning to See the Light, Spain, Our Love Is Here to Stay....Blue Skies, Surrey with the Fringe, If I Were a Bell, Someday My Prince Will Come, Wave of Babies, Star Eyes, Confirmation, Days of Wine and Roses, I love You, All of Me, All of You, Night and Day, basically the entire Cole Porter book (yes, you got What is This Thing Called Love), April in Paris, Teach me Tonight, Hot for Teacher, Speak Low, Nature Boy, Ceora, When I Fall in Love, Tangerine, Laura, It Had To Be You, Song for My Father, Sugar, the list goes on....

[@hugo54758]

I would have added : Alfie After You've Gone Bernie's Tune Coquette Devil May Care I'll See You In My Dreams I'll Be Seeing You I Wish You Love Je Suis Seul Ce Soir The Good Life Let's Fall In Love Dark Eyes Maiden Voyage Naima Nature Boy My Favorite Things Night And Day On The Sunny Side Of The Street Softly Smile Strasbourg Saint Denis Swing Gitan Chestnuts You And The Night And The Music

[@RealGeoMagic]

Awesome! Please add "I Remember." "Crescent". "Strasbourg St. Denis". "Red Clay". "Eye of the Hurricane ". "Country by Choice" (should be). "Song for My Father".

[@lonelywolf3259]

Los mejores!

[@Rudolf-ul1zh]

Logged into my account just so I could give this a big thumbs up!! “Easy to love”, “autumn in new york”, “my favorite things”, “darn that dream”, “satin doll” and “I’m falling in love too easily” are missing though…

[@cl0k3]

Pretty insane to see one of these types of vids done for jazz standards. My picks would be Time Remembered by Bill Evans Tea for Two by Vincent Youmans My Foolish Heart by Vince Young

[@innercirclemusic1]

Incredible! Goes to show... you gotta sing it to play it.

[@latimil838]

Simply impressive

[@kookoo275]

Holy moly amazing work, can you do a full cover of all these Peter? Not enough solo stuff from you out there 😢

[@rodrigofvc10]

In his channel there are a lot of videos with a los of these tunes (covid online concerts)

[@dididadouladida]

1: a foggy day 2: It could happen to you 3: what is this thing called love 4: in a mellow town 5: all blues 6: I thought about you 7: Triste 8: if I should lose you 9: all the thing you are 10: it don’t mean a thing if you 11: take the A train 12: have you met miss jones 13: Alone together 14: Just friends 15: St. Louis blues 15bis : Summertime 16 : Girl from Ipanema 17 : night in Tunisia 18 : Lullaby of bird land 19 : Stella 20 : giant steps 21 : autumn leaves 22 : Minority 23 : stardust 24 : four 25 : Billie’s bounces 26 : Misty 27 : Stablemates 28 : footprints 29 : blame it on my youth 30 : monks dream 31 : st Thomas 32 : flamenco sketches 33 : body and soul 34 : moon glow 35 : so what 36 : evidence 37 : bye bye blackbird 38 : my funny Valentine 39 : Ruby my dear 40 : Emily 41 : C jam blue 42 : there is no greater love 43 : round midnight 44 : embraceable you 45 : cantaloupe island 46 : now’s the time 47 : out of nowhere 48 : donna Lee 49 : caravan 50 : Oleo 51 : One finger snap 52 : green dolphin street 52bis : dolphin dance 53 : Cherokee (54 : Cuba New Orleans) 54 : crazeology 55 : Daahoud

[@landonmatthew]

WOW. great work…. like… great life’s work. Jesus.

[@jonathanparecki]

Insane

[@guitarplayer8627]

Great Fun I hear and See.

[@edpastorini]

Equinox please

[@imjusthere2121]

*The two lonely people Bill Evans*

[@Alphalafel]

I‘ve been playing the piano since 13 years and i love jazz, but still need to understand it.

[@mudbone7706]

Skylark, Black Orpheus, Straight No Chaser, Tune Up

[@okolekahuna3862]

That was awesome!

[@jeremyversusjazz]

amazing.

[@MoneyAli75]

Nice !

[@MagnoSauce]

Awesome video! Wish there was some more Satin Doll love on the channel

[@PensivePoet97]

This is amazing❤️🙏🏾🎶

[@goldenpooper4326]

If i had unlimted money i would pay Peter martin to sit in a room and record all of these standards for their full lengths.

[@harwindho]

Take5

[@chilliamwernoff]

Stella in the key of F at 3:10 is crazy 🤯

[@Guillo7ine]

My absolute favourite jazz standard is Lullaby of Birdland (which you guys didn't miss) but i also really like Some Day My Prince Will Come (which you guys did miss). I also prefer infant eyes to footprints but at the end of the day, you can just have both of them. I'm sure I'm also missing some songs (I can think of a couple more songs off the top of my head but they arent necessarily standards as much as they are niche songs that happen to be jazz).

[@dexmagedan5530]

Easily done with practice.

[@gameodemosthene9252]

Please play the standards slowly next time I would love to hear Martins renditions play out!!!

[@SvenHild]

Incredible!!!

[@stylianniepip.3598]

Angel Eyes Darn that dream

[@sceptzfn9175]

Could you do Airegin

[@robertomorales6488]

👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@meserretorcan1228]

Moon and Sand

[@jackjonesdrums42]

Holy shit super mad respect on that one

[@meserretorcan1228]

Moon Glow

[@BrazenNL]

Confirmation!

[@heuxheux]

I missed Spain!

[@digsjazzalot]

maestro

[@meserretorcan1228]

Portrait of Black and White

[@MrFedemoral]

Peter, you are superhuman

[@NizJazzBTC]

I have a question. How does someone get to the point of being able to recall this many tunes.? Practice practice I suppose but any strategies you know of?? 🙏🏼

[@joshuacarlisle9901]

This is the audition to be keys for that band in Whiplash

[@francescospazzali1264]

Supppeerrrrrr!!!!!!!

[@TheTralfaz]

Excuse me while I pick my jaw up from the floor

[@diplamatikjuan3595]

Peter Martin is insane. To have that fluidity to randomly switch tunes and styles on a dime and nail it every time. That's next level musicianship

[@Dudeface167]

Well he got the song wrong a couple times..

[@alexts94]

Let's hear your take, bud@@Dudeface167 I'm sure it'll be flawless

[@billnoll]

@@Dudeface167 there's no wrong notes in jazz 😂

[@spikesagal]

I really like how he lets one song sort of overflow into the next, sometimes even keeping the rhythm from the previous song intact.

[@diplamatikjuan3595]

@@spikesagal Smooth as butter