10 Jazz Ballads You Should Know

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LESSON SUMMARY
Wherever jazz is heard, a setlist or playlist is bound to include a few timeless jazz ballads. In today's Quick Tip, 10 Jazz Ballads You Should Know, John Proulx helps piano students identify ten of the most recognizable and most requested jazz ballads.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - 1. Misty
01:06 - 2. My Funny Valentine
01:38 - 3. As Time Goes By
02:16 - 4. Unforgettable
02:57 - 5. When I Fall in Love
03:48 - 6. My Way
04:41 - 7. At Last
05:26 - 8. What a Wonderful World
06:09 - 9. The Nearness of You
06:51 - 10. Over the Rainbow
08:05 - Conclusion
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Happy practicing!
Jonny May

[PianoWithJonny]

00:00 - Intro
00:25 - 1. Misty
01:06 - 2. My Funny Valentine
01:38 - 3. As Time Goes By
02:16 - 4. Unforgettable
02:57 - 5. When I Fall in Love
03:48 - 6. My Way
04:41 - 7. At Last
05:26 - 8. What a Wonderful World
06:09 - 9. The Nearness of You
06:51 - 10. Over the Rainbow
08:05 - Conclusion

[jillhumbert]

Fantastic list, and beautiful playing, as always!

[blackkeys]

Love it, very informative. Thanks so much and more power to your YT channel bros!

[-fingers]

Fantastic John - Thank you. I look forward to your courses and challenges on all of these!

[absentwithoutleave]

nice list Johnny. I wish you could upload a YouTube tutorial for each song.

[robertmarier]

I would think that "The Way you Look Tonight" would have made the list, I danced to it with my daughter at her wedding for the father/bride dance. I was told late by a Sinatra cover performer that it was in his experience the most requested for that dance.

[fe-dor]

Great collection of famous ballads with lead sheets and sound. Thank you John!

[pianogrande]

Love the channel Jonny - keep up the good work

[margueritechippendale]

Lovely, so as teacher John Proulx ! 💖

[billbaumiester]

It’s tough to come up with a list of jazz favorites. I think Moon River would be another song that could be on the list or La Vie En Rose

[musicman]

Recognize and could play all but it would be nice if the reharms are as nice as you play it.Though i could play all close to how you played it. But those colorful tone quality makes the difference.

[MusicChannel-rfzz]

Wonderful! Do you have midi files for them?

[BillDarr]

Bu... Buh... But... what about "What'll I do"?

Great list, but I think you missed one of the greatest love/regret songs ever.

Willie Nelson has a nice version: it doesn't neglect the "Gone is the romance" intro. Covers of "When I fall In Love" shouldn't ignore the "Maybe I'm old fashioned, feeling as I do" intro either.

[Ryan-ywfp]

Are there any plans to teach these songs? So far, you only have 2 out of these 10 that are taught on your site.

[tHttUs]

I want to know which akkords this are exactly?

[donaldsaigh]

No "Embraceable You", or "Someone To Watch Over Me', or They Can't Take That Away From Me", or "Love Walked In", or "Our Love Is Here To Stay"! Nothing from the greatest of them, all George Gershwin?

[daviddempsay]

Seriously, you're leaving out "How High the Moon" and "Girl from Ipanema"?

[jagnag]

No All The Things You Are? Seriously dude? The song Richard Rodger’s called “the greatest song ever written?