Song List
This list is organized by the number of chords contained in each song. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but rather a good place to start with your beginning jazz improvisers.
2 Chords
Impressions - John Coltrane
Milestones - Miles Davis
So What - Miles Davis
3 Chords
Blues
Sonnymoon For Two (Bb) - Sonny Rollins
C Jam Blues (C) - Duke Ellington
Happy Go Lucky Local (“Night Train”) (F) - Duke Ellington
Now’s The Time (F) - Charlie Parker
Blue Monk (Bb) - Thelonious Monk
Bag’s Groove (F) - Milt Jackson
Mr. P.C. (C minor) - John Coltrane
Cantaloupe Island - Herbie Hancock
Little Sunflower - Freddie Hubbard
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
4 Chords
Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock
St. Thomas - Sonny Rollins