There is a lot of jazz music out there, and for some all of it may sound the same. So, where does one begin looking for good examples of classic jazz?

Not sure where to begin? Luckily, All Your Jazz has done the research for you and can recommend the following albums. This list takes you through some of the classic Jazz Standards, some of which I’m sure you have heard before. This is a good opportunity to fill in the blanks by matching artists’ names and titles up what you are already familiar with. Don’t worry if you haven’t had any exposure to Jazz music. That’s what this article is aimed at. By listening to these albums, you will have a great start in getting familiar with Jazz Standards.

Sure, these aren’t the only ones available to check out. There are many more albums worth looking at, but this article is aimed at the very basics and getting you familiar with the absolute best-selling and most popular artists and albums.

Jazz Standards

	Jazz Standards 101 Original Release Date: October 16, 2007 Label: Showband Productions Copyright: (C) 2007 Showband Productions Genres: Jazz/Swing Jazz, Jazz/General, Jazz
	Standards, Vol. 1 Original Release Date: January 1983 Label: Universal Number of Discs: 1
	Jazz on Bandstand, Vol. 1 Audio CD (December 6, 1997) Original Release Date: 1958 Label: Zound

Albums By Artist (for product descriptions, click here)

	Miles Davis: Collector’s Items Audio CD (July 1, 1991) Original Release Date: September 25, 2007 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Oyc
	The Prestige Recordings Audio CD (September 15, 1991) Original Release Date: December 4, 1991 Number of Discs: 16 Label: Prestige
	Falling In Love Again (Joey Defrancesco, Joe Doggs) Audio CD (July 8, 2003) Original Release Date: July 8, 2003 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Concord Records
	Platinum Collection: Grappelli With the Quintet of the Hot Club of France Audio CD (October 18, 2004) Number of Discs: 2 Label: Platinum Collection
	Stitt’s Bits: Bebop Recording 1949-1952 Audio CD (July 25, 2006) Original Release Date: July 25, 2006 Number of Discs: 3 Label: Prestige

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