Ballads and Pop Tunes 1

Jazz has a long tradition of covering pop tunes; many tunes in the Real Book come from "The Great American Songbook," a collection of songs by Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart, Hoagy Carmichael, and many other composers who wrote pop songs and show tunes from 1930 - 1960. Sometimes I've had a gig where the vocalist comes from a musical theatre or pop background and it's nice to have a few of these pop tunes ready to go.

A few pop tunes

• Someday My Prince Will Come

• Yesterday

Pop ballads

• Misty

• Body and Soul

• My Funny Valentine

• In A Sentimental Mood

• Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

• When You Wish Upon A Star

Jazz ballads

• 'Round Midnight

• I Remember Clifford