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Here is a list of jazz tunes I’ve played. The first section lists my favorite tunes;
the second section shows others that I also know. List updated May 2011.
| Tune title | composer | preferred key | book key (if different) |
| Alfie | Burt Bacharach | Bb, C | |
| All The Things You Are | Jerome Kern | F# min., F min. | |
| All Things Considered | Don Voegeli, arr. Michael Arnowitt | C | |
| Along Came Betty | Benny Golson | Ab | |
| Alter Ego | James Williams | ||
| Ask Me Now | Thelonius Monk | Db | |
| At Sea | Michael Arnowitt | C min. | |
| Autumn In New York | Vernon Duke | F | |
| Autumn Leaves | Joseph Kosma | G min. | E min. |
| The Baghdad Blues | Horace Silver | Bb min. | |
| Beatrice | Sam Rivers | F | |
| Beautiful Love | Victor Young | D min. | |
| Beauty and the Beast | based on Waltz from Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel, arr. Michael Arnowitt | F | |
| Bela’s Bounce | Michael Arnowitt | A modal | |
| Bemsha Swing | Thelonius Monk | C | |
| Bill’s Hit Tune | Bill Evans | C min. | |
| Billlie’s Bounce | Charlie Parker | F | |
| Bebop | Dizzy Gillespie | F min. | |
| Black Scholars | James Williams | D min. | |
| Blackbird | Beatles, arr. Michael Arnowitt | G | |
| Blame It On My Youth | Oscar Levant | Eb | |
| Blood Count | Billy Strayhorn (Stan Getz version) | D | |
| Blowin’ The Blues Away | Horace Silver | Bb | |
| Blue Rondo A La Turk | Dave Brubeck | F | |
| Body & Soul | Johnny Green | Db | |
| Body & Soul | Johnny Green, arr. Michael Arnowitt partly based on Esperanza Spaulding version | D | |
| Bop-Be | Keith Jarrett | F | |
| Boppin’ With Brahms | based on Finale to Symphony no. 4 by Johannes Brahms, arr. Michael Arnowitt | E min. | |
| Break City | Horace Silver | D min. | |
| Brownie Speaks | Clifford Brown | Bb min. | |
| Bulgarian Hoedown | Michael Arnowitt | G modal | |
| Bumpy Road | Michael Arnowitt | Eb | |
| Burana Bop | Michael Arnowitt | B min. | |
| But Not For Me | George Gershwin - John Coltrane version | Eb | Eb or F |
| Call It Macaroni | based on Yankee Doodle - arr. Michael Arnowitt | C | |
| Calling Miss Khadija | Lee Morgan | Bb | |
| Cantaloupe Island | Herbie Hancock | F min. | |
| Cherokee | Ray Noble | Bb | |
| Clear Sailing | Michael Arnowitt | C | |
| Cloudburst | Leroy Kirkland - Jimmy Harris | F | |
| Collard Greens And Black Eyed Peas | Oscar Pettiford | G, F | |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine | Harold Arlen - Bill Evans version | F | |
| Confirmation | Charlie Parker | F | |
| Contemplation | McCoy Tyner | C min. | |
| Cookin’ At The Continental | Horace Silver | Bb | |
| Crazeology | Bud Powell | Bb | |
| The Crossing | Michael Arnowitt | D min. | |
| The Crying Candle | Michael Arnowitt | D | |
| The Day Is Done | Nick Drake - Brad Mehldau version | ||
| The Days Of Wine And Roses | Henry Mancini | F, Ab, Bb | |
| Deciphering The Message | Hank Mobley | Bb | |
| Deluge | Wayne Shorter | Eb min. | |
| Displacement | Bill Evans | Ab | |
| The Dolphin | Luiz Eca | A | |
| Dolphin Dance | Herbie Hancock | ||
| Do Nothing ’Til You Hear From Me | Duke Ellington | A | G |
| Don’t Get Around Much Anymore | Duke Ellington | Bb | C |
| Ecaroh | Horace Silver | Db | |
| The Entertainer | Scott Joplin | C | |
| Epistrophy | Thelonius Monk | ||
| Equinox | John Coltrane | C min. | |
| Estate | Bruno Martino | B min. | |
| Fall’s Alive | Fred Haas | ||
| Fields Of Gold | Sting | B min. | |
| Filthy McNasty | Horace Silver | Bb min. | |
| The Five Chinese Elements: A Jazz Suite Earth - Water - Wood - Fire - Metal - The Aquifer - Spiritual | Michael Arnowitt - Anthony Santor | ||
| Floating | Michael Arnowitt | F# | |
| A Foggy Day | George Gershwin | F | |
| Follow Your Heart | John McLaughlin | E modal | |
| Four | Miles Davis | Eb | |
| Four Winds | Dave Holland | ||
| Fran-Dance | Miles Davis | Bb | |
| Frankie and Johnny | Erroll Garner version | Db | |
| Free For All | Wayne Shorter | Ab min. | |
| Freedom Jazz Dance | Eddie Harris | Bb | |
| Gavotte in E major | J.S. Bach, arr. Michael Arnowitt & Doug Perkins | E | |
| Goodbye Porkpie Hat | Charles Mingus | F or Eb min. | |
| Green Dolphin Street | Bronislau Kaper, arr. Michael Arnowitt | C or Eb | |
| Hackensack | Thelonius Monk | F | |
| Half Nelson | Miles Davis | C | |
| Hallelujah | Vincent Youmans | Eb | |
| Hallucinations | Bud Powell | F | |
| Have You Met Miss Jones? | Richard Rodgers, arr. Michael Arnowitt | F | |
| Have You Seen Sideman? | Bobby Bradford | D min. | |
| Hangar 45 | John McKenna | Bb | |
| Here’s That Rainy Day | Jimmy Van Heusen | F min. | |
| His April Touch | Billy Childs | ||
| Hope In The Face Of Despair | Billy Childs | E min. | |
| Hora Decubitus | Charles Mingus | Eb min. | |
| House Of Jade | Wayne SHorter | C min. | |
| How Did It Happen | Don Newey | G | |
| How High The Moon | Morgan Lewis | G or F | |
| Hymn Of The Orient | Clifford Brown | C min. | |
| I Concentrate On You | Cole Porter | Bb | C, Eb |
| I Didn’t Know What Time It Was | Richard Rodgers | G | |
| I Got Rhythm | George Gershwin | Bb | |
| I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | Duke Ellington | Eb | |
| I Loves You Porgy | George Gershwin | F | |
| I Remember You | Victor Schertzinger | Eb | G, F |
| I Won’t Dance | Jerome Kern Fitzgerald-Armstrong-Peterson version | Ab - Db | C |
| I’ll Remember April | DePaul-Johnson-Raye | G | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | Duke Ellington | F | |
| In A Silent Way | Miles Davis | E | |
| In Your Own Sweet Way | Dave Brubeck | ||
| (Back Home Again In) Indiana/Donna Lee | James Hanley/Charlie Parker | Ab | F/Ab |
| Infra-Rae | Hank Mobley | D min. | |
| Isn’t It Romantic? | Richard Rodgers | Eb | |
| It Could Happen To You | Jimmy Van Heusen | Eb - G | Eb |
| It’s A Raggy Waltz | Dave Brubeck | G | |
| I’ve Never Been In Love Before | Frank Loesser | Bb | |
| Jazzmania | Billy Childs | A min. | |
| Jessica | Herbie Hancock | G min. | |
| John’s Abbey | Bud Powell | Eb | |
| Joy Spring | Clifford Brown | Eb or C | F |
| Joy To The World | trad., arr. Michael Arnowitt | F min. | |
| Jump Monk | Charles Mingus | F min. | |
| Just Another Day | Billy Childs | F | |
| Lake Morey Roundabout | John McKenna | ||
| Lament | J.J. Johnson | F | |
| Laurie | Bill Evans | Bb | |
| Little Sunflower | Freddie Hubbard | D min. | |
| Lover Man | Jimmy Davis-Ram Ramirez-Jimmy Sherman arr. Billy Childs | D min. | |
| Love’s Haunts | Aydin Esen | ||
| Lush Life | Billy Strayhorn | Db | |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | George Shearing | A min. | F min. |
| Magic Fingers | Bela Fleck | E min. | |
| Maiden Voyage | Herbie Hancock | D modal | |
| The Man I Love | George Gershwin | Eb | |
| May Dance | Dave Holland | Bb | |
| The Meaning Of The Blues | Bobby Troup, arr. Keith Jarrett | D min. | |
| Meditation | Antonio Carlos Jobim | C | |
| Medium Message | Michael Arnowitt | G min. | |
| Michelle | Beatles, arr. Bob Berg and David Kikoski | D | |
| Migratory Mood | Michael Arnowitt | Eb | |
| Minority | Gigi Gryce | F min. | |
| The More I See You | Harry Warren - Brad Mehldau version | F# | Eb |
| Morning | Clare Fischer | Bb min. | Bb or A min. |
| Mosaic | Cedar Walton | B modal | |
| My Foolish Heart | Victor Young | A or Bb | Bb |
| My One And Only Love | Guy Wood - Chick Corea version | Eb | C |
| My Reverie | Claude Debussy - Ella Fitzgerald version | F | |
| Naima | John Coltrane | Ab | G |
| Nardis | Miles Davis | E modal | |
| A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Manning Sherwin | Eb | |
| Night And Day | Cole Porter | C | |
| No More Songs | Phil Ochs, arr. Michael Arnowitt | A min. | |
| Northern Portrait | John McKenna | Bb min. | |
| Nuages | Django Reinhardt | G | |
| Oliloqui Valley | Herbie Hancock | F min. | |
| One Finger Snap | Herbie Hancock | C | |
| Ornithology | Charlie Parker | G | |
| Out Of Nowhere | Johnny Green | G | |
| Pannonica | Thelonius Monk | C | |
| Passion Dance | McCoy Tyner | F | |
| Patterns | Oliver Nelson | Eb | |
| Peggy’s Blue Skylight | Charles Mingus | Db | |
| Pensativa | Clare Fischer | Gb | |
| Peri’s Scope | Bill Evans | C | |
| Phase Dance | Pat Metheny | B min. | |
| Pirouette | Michael Arnowitt | C min. | |
| Popeye’s Hornpipe | Michael Arnowitt | F | |
| The Preacher | Horace Silver | F | |
| Punjab | Joe Henderson | ||
| Quiet Girl | Billy Childs | ||
| Quiet Now | Denny Zeitlin | C | |
| Quit | Brad Mehldau | E | |
| Rhapsody in Blues (Blues on a Train - Romance - Calypso) | Michael Arnowitt arr. of George Gershwin melodies | Bb | |
| Adoration Of The Earth from The Rite Of Spring | Igor Stravinsky - arr. Michael Arnowitt | ||
| River Man | Nick Drake, arr. Brad Mehldau | C min. | |
| Rogue Cloud | Michael Arnowitt | C min. | |
| Rondo Alla Turca | W.A. Mozart, arr. Doug Perkins | A min. | |
| ’Round Midnight | Thelonius Monk | Eb or Bb min. | |
| Round Trip | Ornette Coleman | Eb | |
| The St. Vitus Dance | Horace Silver | F min. | |
| Salt Peanuts | Dizzy Gillespie | F | |
| Samba Switch | Michael Arnowitt | F | |
| Scarborough Faire | trad., arr. Billy Childs | E min. | |
| Scenes of Montpelier (12-part suite) | Michael Arnowitt | ||
| Sea Changes | Tommy Flanagan | C | |
| Señor Blues | Horace Silver | Eb min. | |
| Sermonette | Cannonball Adderley | F | |
| Shaw ’Nuff | Charlie Parker - Dizzy Gillespie | Bb | |
| She’s Leaving Home | Beatles, arr. Brad Mehldau | E | |
| Simple Gifts | trad., arr. Michael Arnowitt | F | |
| Sky And Earth | Michael Arnowitt | E | |
| Skylark | Hoagy Carmichael | Eb | |
| So Do It! | Wes Montgomery | G | |
| Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | Sigmund Romberg | C min. | |
| Solar | Miles Davis | C min. | |
| The Solar Side | John McKenna | ||
| Some Other Time | Leonard Bernstein | C | |
| Sophisticated Lady | Duke Ellington - Irving Mills - Mitchell Parish | Ab | |
| The Sphinx | Ornette Coleman | A | |
| Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | Tommy Wolf | Ab | C |
| Spring Is Here | Richard Rodgers | Ab | |
| Steppin’ | McCoy Tyner | F min. | |
| Street Strut | Michael Arnowitt | Eb min. | |
| Struttin’ With Some Bar-B-Q | Louis Armstrong | Ab | |
| Sub City | Bud Powell | Eb | |
| Superwoman | Stevie Wonder | E | |
| Susan’s Kitchen theme song | Michael Arnowitt | Eb | |
| Tell Me A Bedtime Story | Herbie Hancock | G | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | Harry Warren | Eb | |
| These Are Soulful Days | Calvin Massey | G min. | |
| Things Ain’t What They Used To Be | Mercer Ellington | F | |
| Third Time Around | Hank Mobley | Ab | |
| 34 Skidoo | Bill Evans | ||
| This Little Light Of Mine | trad. | Bb | |
| Three Views Of A Secret | Jaco Pastorius | E | |
| Time Remembered | Bill Evans | B min. | |
| There Is No Greater Love | Isham Jones | Bb | |
| The Touch Of Your Lips | Ray Noble - Bill Evans version | C - Eb - G | |
| 26-2 | John Coltrane | F | |
| Two Sleepy People | Fats Waller | F | |
| Upper Manhattan Medical Group | Dizzy Gillespie | Db | |
| Very Early | Bill Evans | C | |
| Wail | Bud Powell | Eb | |
| Walkin’ Up | Bill Evans | C | |
| Warm Valley | Duke Ellington | Bb | |
| The Wasis | Dan Silverman | D | |
| Webb City | Bud Powell | Bb | |
| Wee Dot | Leo Parker - J.J. Johnson | Bb | |
| West Side Story medley: A Boy Like That, Cool, Maria, Tonight, I Have A Love, Somewhere | Leonard Bernstein jazz arrangements by Michael Arnowitt | ||
| What Child Is This | trad., arr. Michael Arnowitt | G min. | |
| When Johnny Comes Swingin’ Home | trad., arr. Dan Haley - Michael Arnowitt | G min. | |
| When In Rome | Cy Coleman | C | |
| When Lights Are Low | Benny Carter | F | |
| When Love Is New | Cedar Walton | G# min. | |
| Where Were You | Stevie Wonder | G | |
| Wiggle-Waggle | Herbie Hancock | Bb | |
| Wildflower | Wayne Shorter | ||
| Will You Still Be Mine | Matt Dennis | Bb | |
| With A Song In My Heart | Richard Rodgers | G | |
| Yardbird Suite | Charlie Parker | D | C |
| You And The Night And The Music | Arthur Schwartz - Howard Dietz, arr. by Bob Berg and David Kikoski | C min. | |
| You Don’t Know What Love Is | Don Raye - Gene DePaul | F min. | |
| You Go To My Head | Fred Coots | Bb | Eb |
| You Got It In Your Soulness | Les McCann | Eb | |
| You Must Believe In Spring | Michel Legrand | ||
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | Nacio Herb Brown | C | |
| You’re My Thrill | Jay Gorney - Ella Fitzgerald version | F min. | |
| Young And Foolish | Albert Hague - Arnold Horwitz | C | |
| You’re The Top | Cole Porter | A or Bb | |
| Zombie Banks Breakdown | Michael Arnowitt | Bb | |
| second list | |||
| A Bicycle Built For Two (Daisy Bell) | Harry Dacre | C, Eb | |
| Ain’t Misbehavin’ | Fats Waller | Eb - Ab | |
| Alice In Wonderland | Sammy Fain | C | |
| All Of Me | Seymour Simons - Gerald Marks | C | |
| All Of You | Cole Porter | Bb | C or Eb |
| All Or Nothing At All | Arthur Altman | F min. | |
| Alone Together | Arthur Schwartz | D min. | |
| Anthropology | Charlie Parker | Bb | |
| Armageddon | Wayne Shorter | Bb min. | |
| Au Privave | Charlie Parker | F | |
| Autumn Nocturne | Josef Myrow | C | |
| Baby, Don’t You Go ’Way Mad | Illinois Jacquet - Jimmy Mundy | F | |
| Backstage Sally | Wayne Shorter | F min. | |
| Behind Blue Eyes | The Who | F min. | |
| Bei Mir Bist Du Schon | Cahn/Chaplin/Secunda | C min. | |
| Bessie’s Blues | John Coltrane | Eb | |
| Better Git It In Your Soul | Charles Mingus | Bb | F |
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Harold Arlen - Ella Fitzgerald version | Bb | |
| Birthday Samba | Michael Arnowitt | F | |
| Black Coffee | Sonny Burke | Db | |
| Black Orpheus | Luiz Bonfa | A min. | |
| The Blessing | Ornette Coleman | G | |
| Bloomdido | Charlie Parker | Bb | |
| Blue Bossa | Kenny Dorham | C min. | |
| Blue In Green | Miles Davis - Bill Evans | D min. | |
| Blue Skies | Irving Berlin | C min. | |
| Blues For Alice | Charlie Parker | F | |
| Blues In The Closet | Oscar Pettiford | G | Ab |
| Blues March | Benny Golson | Bb | |
| Bluesette | Toots Thielemans | Bb | |
| Bouncin’ With Bud | Bud Powell | Bb | |
| Broadway Blues | Ornette Coleman | ||
| Brownie Eyes | Clifford Brown | F | |
| But Beautiful | Jimmy Van Heusen | Db | G |
| B-ware | Anthony Santor - Michael Arnowitt | B modal | |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | Dixon/Henderson | F | |
| Bye Bye Blues | Fred Hamm-Dave Bennett- Bert Lown-Chauncey Gray | Bb | |
| Can’t We Be Friends | Kay Swift | Bb | Eb |
| Caravan | Duke Ellington - Juan Tizol | F min. | |
| Carolina Shout | James P. Johnson | G | |
| Central Park West | John Coltrane | B | |
| Ceora | Lee Morgan | Ab | |
| Chasing Pavements | Adele | Eb | |
| Chega De Saudade | Antonio Carlos Jobim | D min. | |
| Chelsea Bridge | Billy Strayhorn | Db | |
| A Child Is Born | Thad Jones | Bb | |
| Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie | Joseph Meyer | G or Bb | |
| Cousin Mary | John Coltrane | Ab | |
| Cry Me A River | Arthur Hamilton | C min., G min. | |
| Daahoud | Clifford Brown | Eb min. | |
| Dance Of The Infidels | Bud Powell | F | |
| Dark Window | John McKenna | ||
| Darn That Dream | Jimmy Van Heusen | Bb or G | G |
| Dearly Beloved | Jerome Kern | Ab | C |
| ’Deed I Do | Fred Rose - Walter Hirsch | Bb | |
| Desafinado | Antonio Carlos Jobim | F | |
| Detour Ahead | Johnny Frigo-Lou Carter-Herb Ellis - Bill Evans version | C | |
| Dexterity | Charlie Parker | Bb | |
| Dindi | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Eb | |
| Django | John Lewis | F min. | |
| Doxy | Sonny Rollins | Bb | |
| Dream A Little Dream Of Me | Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt | G | |
| Early Autumn | Ralph Burns - Woody Herman | C | |
| East Of The Sun | Brooks Bowman | C | |
| Easy Living | Leo Robin - Ralph Rainger | Bb | F |
| Embraceable You | George Gershwin | C | |
| Emily | Johnny Mandel | G | |
| The End Of A Love Affair | Edward C. Redding - Jazz Messengers version | Eb | |
| Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye | Cole Porter | Bb | |
| Fables of Faubus | Charles Mingus | F min. | |
| Falling Grace | Steve Swallow | ||
| Falling In Love With Love | Richard Rodgers | Bb | |
| Farmer’s Market | Art Farmer | F | |
| Favela | Antonio Carlos Jobim | G min. | |
| A Fine Romance | Jerome Kern | F | |
| Fire Waltz | Mal Waldron | C min. | |
| First Song | Charlie Haden | C min. | |
| 500 Miles High | Chick Corea | E min. | |
| Fort Worth | Joe Lovano | G | |
| Freight Trane | Tommy Flanagan | Ab | |
| Fuller Love | Bobby Watson | G min. | |
| Funk Dumpling | Johnny Coles | F | |
| Gentle Rain | Luiz Bonfa | A min. | |
| Giant Steps | John Coltrane | B | |
| The Girl From Ipanema | Antonio Carlos Jobim | A | F |
| God Bless The Child | Billie Holiday - Arthur Herzog, arr. Keith Jarrett | G | Eb |
| Groovin’ High | Dizzy Gillespie | Eb | |
| Hallelujah, I Love Her So | Ray Charles | Bb | |
| Hi Lilli, Hi Lo | Bronislau Kaper | C - E | |
| Hippy | Horace Silver | Bb | |
| How Insensitive | Antonio Carlos Jobim | D min. | |
| How My Heart Sings | Earl Zindars | C | |
| Honeysuckle Rose | Fats Waller | Bb | |
| I Can’t Give You Anything But Love | McHugh/Fields | C | |
| I Can’t Help It | Michael Jackson | Ab | |
| I Could Write a Book | Rodgers/Hart | F | |
| I Feel Pretty (in 4/4) | Leonard Bernstein | Eb | |
| I Get A Kick Out Of You | Cole Porter | C or Eb | |
| I Got It Bad | Duke Ellington | G | |
| I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | Harold Arlen | Bb | |
| I Mean You | Thelonius Monk | F | |
| If I Should Lose You | Ralph Rainger | Bb | |
| If You Never Come To Me | Antonio Carlos Jobim | C | |
| I’m Beginning To See The Light | Harry James-Duke Ellington- Johnny Hodges-Don George | F | |
| I’m Old Fashioned | Jerome Kern | Eb or F | F |
| Impressions | John Coltrane | D modal | |
| In A Mellow Tone | Duke Ellington | Ab | |
| In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning | David Mann - Bob Hilliard | G | |
| In Walked Bud | Thelonius Monk | F min. | |
| The Island | Ivan Lins | ||
| Israel | John Carisi | D min. | |
| It Don’t Mean A Thing | Duke Ellington - Irving Mills | G min. | |
| It Had To Be You | Kahn/Jones | Eb, D | |
| It Might As Well Be Spring | Richard Rodgers | C | |
| It Was A Very Good Year | Ervin Drake | D min. | |
| It’s Only A Paper Moon | Harold Arlen | G | C or G |
| It’s You Or No One | Jule Styne, arr. Jazz Messengers | F or Eb | |
| I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | Irving Berlin | Bb | |
| Jersey Bounce | Bobby Plater-Tiny Bradshaw- Edward Johnson | F | |
| The Jitterbug Waltz | Fats Waller | Db | D |
| Jobim | Fred Haas | G min. | |
| Jordu | Duke Jordan | C min. | |
| Just Feelin’ | McCoy Tyner | C min. | |
| Just Friends | John Klemmer | G | |
| Just The Beginning | Anthony Santor | A min. | |
| Oh, Lady Be Good | George Gershwin | Bb | G |
| The Lady Is A Tramp | Richard Rodgers | G | |
| Laura | David Raksin | G | |
| Let’s Fall In Love | Harold Arlen | Ab | |
| Limehouse Blues | Phillip Braham | Ab | |
| Long Ago And Far Away | Jerome Kern | F or D | |
| Long And Winding Road | Beatles | Eb | |
| Lonnie’s Lament | John Coltrane | C min. | |
| Look To The Sky | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Eb | Eb or D |
| Love For Sale | Cole Porter | Bb min. | |
| Lucky Southern | Keith Jarrett | D | |
| Lulu’s Back In Town | Mel Tormé version | Eb | |
| Manteca | Dizzy Gillespie-Gil Fuller-Chano Pozo Gonzales | Bb | |
| Mariposa | John LaRouche | F | |
| The Masquerade Is Over | Allie Wrubel | Eb | |
| Melancholy Mood | Horace Silver | Eb | |
| Memories Of Tomorrow | Keith Jarrett | A min. | |
| The Midnight Sun | Lionel Hampton - Sonny Burke | Ab | C |
| Moment’s Notice | John Coltrane | Eb | |
| Moonlight In Vermont | Karl Süssdorf | Eb | |
| Moose The Mooche | Charlie Parker | Bb | |
| Mr. P.C. | John Coltrane | C min. | |
| Mr. Paganini | Sam Coslow | F | |
| My Baby Just Cares For Me | Kahn/Donaldson | C | |
| My Favorite Things | Richard Rodgers - John Coltrane version | E min. | |
| My Funny Valentine | Richard Rodgers | C min. | |
| My Man’s Gone Now | George Gershwin | E min. | |
| My Romance | Richard Rodgers | Eb | Bb, C |
| Nature Boy | Eden Ahbez | E min. | |
| The Nearness Of You | Hoagy Carmichael | F | |
| Nica’s Dream | Horace Silver | Bb min. | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Dizzy Gillespie - Frank Paparelli | D min. | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Ella Fitzgerald version | Bb min. | |
| Nostalgia In Times Square | Charles Mingus | F min. | |
| Off Minor | Thelonius Monk | G min. | |
| Oh, Lady Be Good | George Gershwin | F or Bb | G |
| Old Devil Moon | Burton Lane | F | |
| Oleo | Sonny Rollins | Bb | |
| On A Clear Day | Burton Lane - Alan Jay Lerner | B | |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Jimmy McHugh | C | |
| Once I Loved | Antonio Carlos Jobim | D min. | |
| One By One | Wayne Shorter | G min. | |
| Our Love Is Here To Stay | Gershwin | Bb | |
| Parisian Thoroughfare | Bud Powell | F | |
| The Party’s Over | Jule Styne | Eb | |
| Peace | Horace Silver | Bb | |
| Pennies From Heaven | Burke/Johnston | Eb,F | |
| Pick Yourself Up | Jerome Kern | F | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | Duke Ellington | C | |
| Rain Check | Billy Strayhorn | Eb | |
| Raw | Anthony Santor | D min. | |
| Recordame | Joe Henderson | A min. | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | Thelonious Monk | Bb | |
| Rock With You | Michael Jackson | Db | |
| Road Song | Wes Montgomery | G min. | |
| Room 608 | Horace Silver | Bb | |
| Samba De Orfeu | Luiz Bonfa | C | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | Charlie Parker | F | |
| Secret Love | Sammy Fain | Eb | |
| September Song | Kurt Weill | Bb, C | |
| The Shadow Of Your Smile | Johnny Mandel | C min. | E min. |
| Shaw ’Nuff | Charlie Parker - Dizzy Gillespie | Bb | |
| Simpleton’s Blues | Michael Arnowitt | F | |
| Sister Sadie | Horace Silver | G | |
| A Sleepin’ Bee | Harold Arlen | Ab | |
| So Many Stars | Sergio Mendes | Bb | |
| Sno’ Peas | Phil Markowitz | Eb min. | |
| So What | Miles Davis | D modal | |
| Some Day My Prince Will Come | Frank Churchill | Bb | |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | George Gershwin | Eb or Ab | |
| Something In The Air | Mark Jordan - Steve MacKinnon | D min. | |
| Something’s Gotta Give | Johnny Mercer - Ella Fitzgerald version | Ab | |
| Somewhere South Of The Border (based on Somewhere Over The Rainbow) | Harold Arlen, arr. Michael Arnowitt | C | |
| The Song Is You | Jerome Kern | Ab | C |
| Spain | Chick Corea | B min. | |
| Spectacular | Nat Adderley - Sam Jones | F | |
| Stella By Starlight | Victor Young | Bb | |
| Stompin’ At The Savoy | Benny Goodman-Chick Webb-Edgar Sampson | Db | |
| Straight, No Chaser | Thelonius Monk | F | |
| Strike Up The Band | George Gershwin | Bb | |
| Summer In Central Park | Horace Silver | F | |
| The Summer Knows | Michel Legrand | F min. | |
| Summer Samba | Marcos Valle - arr. Michael Arnowitt | F | |
| Summertime | George Gershwin | G min. | A min. |
| Summertime | George Gershwin - John Coltrane version | D min. | A min. |
| Swedish Pastry | Barney Kessel | Bb | |
| Sweet Georgia Brown | Ben Bernie-Maceo Pinkard-Kenneth Casey | Ab | F |
| Sweet Lorraine | Cliff Burwell | G | |
| Swingin’ Shepherd Blues | Moe Koffman | D | C |
| Swinging On A Star | Jimmy Van Heusen | F | |
| S’Wonderful | George Gershwin | Eb | |
| Syeeda’s Song Flute | John Coltrane | Gb | G |
| Take Five | Paul Desmond | Eb min. | |
| Take The A-Train | Billy Strayhorn | C | |
| Tangerine | Victor Schertzinger | C or Eb | |
| Tea For Two | Vincent Youmans | Ab | |
| Tea For Two | Art Tatum version | Ab | |
| Tenderly | Walter Gross | Eb | |
| Tenor Madness | Sonny Rollins | Bb | |
| Thanks McCoy | Dan Silverman | ||
| They Can’t Take That Away From Me | George Gershwin | Eb | |
| This Can’t Be Love | Richard Rodgers | G | |
| This I Dig Of You | Hank Mobley | Bb | |
| This Could Be The Start Of Something Big | Steve Allen | Bb | |
| This Year’s Kisses | Irving Berlin | Bb | |
| Thou Swell | Richard Rodgers, arr. Horace Silver | Ab | |
| Time After Time | C | ||
| A Time For Love | Johnny Mandel - Bill Evans version | D | |
| Tones For Joan’s Bones | Chick Corea | D | |
| Too Young For The Blues | Charles Meyer - Biff Jones | F | |
| Topsy | Eddie Durham - Edgar Battle | Bb min. | |
| To Whom It May Concern | Horace Silver | Ab min. | |
| Triste | Antonio Carlos Jobim | F | Bb |
| Turn Out The Stars | Bill Evans | ||
| Turnaround | Ornette Coleman | ||
| Twisted | Wardell Gray | Bb or C | |
| Ugly Beauty | Thelonius Monk | ||
| Undecided | Charlie Shavers | E | |
| Up Jumped Spring | Freddie Hubbard | Bb | |
| The Very Thought Of You | Ray Noble | Db | |
| Waltz for Debby | Bill Evans | F | |
| Wave | Antonio Carlos Jobim | D | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | Jerome Kern | F | |
| We’ll Be Together Again | Carl Fischer | Db | C |
| What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life | Michel Legrand | F min. | A min. |
| What Is This Thing Called Love | Cole Porter | ||
| When I Fall In Love | Victor Young | Eb | |
| Whisper Not | Benny Golson | C min. | |
| Willow Weep For Me | Ann Ronell | G | |
| Witchcraft | Cy Coleman | F | |
| Who Can I Turn To | Leslie Bricusse - Anthony Newley | Eb | |
| You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To | Cole Porter | Eb min. | A min. |
| Your Song | Elton John | Eb | |