Lijst van jazzcomponisten

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Dit is een lijst van jazzcomponisten, alfabetisch gerangschikt. Achter elke naam staat een (selectie van) bekende en/of belangrijke compositie(s) van de componist.

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Nat Adderley — Work Song

Milton Ager — Ain't She Sweet

Eden Ahbez — Nature Boy

Fred Ahlert — Mean To Me

Harry Akst — Am I Blue

Ray Anthony — The Young Man With The Horn

Harold Arlen — That Old Black Magic - One For My Baby - Over the Rainbow - Stormy Weather - As Long As I Live - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - Come Rain Or Come Shine - Easy Street - Get Happy - I've Got The World On A String - It's Only A Papermoon

Gus Arnheim — Sweet And Lovely

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Chet Baker — Look for the Silver Lining - The Thrill Is Gone - My Funny Valentine - Daybreak

Ray Barretto — El Watusi

Harry Barris — Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

Count Basie — Blue And Sentimental

Rube Bloom — Fools Rush In

Jerry Bock — Too Close For Comfort

Luis Bonfa — Black Orpheus

Irving Berlin — Remember - Always - The Best Thing For You - Blue Skies - Cheek To Cheek - How Deep Is The Ocean

Jerry Brainin — The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Leslie Bricusse — Who Can I Turn To

Nicholas Brodsky — Be My Love - I'll Never Stop Loving You

Shelton Brooks — Some Of These Days

Clifford Brown — Sandu - Daahoud - Joy Spring

Nacio Herb Brown — You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Dave Brubeck — Take Five - In Your Own Sweet Way - The Duke - Blue Rondo a la Turk

Ralph Burns — Early Autumn

Cliff Burwell — Sweet Lorraine

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Hoagie Carmichael — Georgia On My Mind - Rockin' Chair - Skylark - Small Fry - Star Dust - Heart And Soul - The Nearness Of You

Richard Carpenter — Walkin'

Benny Carter — When Lights Are Low

Charlie Chaplin — Smile

Frank Churchill — Someday My Prince Will Come

Buck Clayton — Swingin'Along On Broadway

Cy Coleman — Witchcraft - Hey, Look Me Over - Blame It on Rio - Sweet Charity - Hey, Big Spender

John Coltrane — Trane's Blues - Giant Steps - Cousin Mary - Impressions

J. Fred Coots — You Go To My Head

Jamie Cullum — Get your way - London Skies - Photograph - Nothing I do - Mind Trick - 21st Century Kid - 7 days to change your life - Back to the ground - My yard - Twentysomething - Next year - All at sea

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Tadd Dameron — Lady Bird

Mack David — Candy

Jimmie Davis — You Are My Sunshine

Miles Davis — All Blues - Four - Solar - Tune Up - Nardis

Matt Dennis — Violets For Your Furs - Will You Still Be Mine - Angel Eyes - Everything Happens To Me

Walter Donaldson — Makin' Whoopee - Yes Sir, That's My Baby - You're Driving Me Crazy

Kenny Dorham — Blue Bossa

Vernon Duke — What Is There To Say - April In Paris - Autumn In New York - I Can't Get Started

Eddie Durham — Topsy

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Duke Ellington — Don't Get Around Much Anymore - I'm Beginning to See the Light - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Caravan - Prelude To A Kiss - Satin Doll - Solitude - Sophisticated Lady - Things Ain't What They Used To Be - What Am I Here For - Come Sunday - Cotton Tail - Day Dream - In A Mellow Tone - In A Sentimental Mood

Bill Evans — Waltz For Debby

Gil Evans — So Long - Las Vegas Tango

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Sammy Fain — That Old Feeling - Alice In Wonderland

Ted FioRito — Toot, Toot, Tootsie

Carl Fischer — We'll Be Together Again - You've Changed

Clare Fisher — Pensativa

Marvin Fisher — When Sunny Gets Blue

Frank Foster — Shiny Stockings

George Fragos — I Hear A Rhapsody

Frederik Leroux — Angular

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Erroll Garner — Misty - Laura

George Gershwin — Fascinating Rhythm - But Not For Me - I Got Rhythm - Strike up the band - Porgy and Bess - Girl Crazy - Lady, Be Good! - Rhapsody in Blue - Summertime - Somebody Loves Me - Someone To Watch Over Me - Soon - 's Wonderful - They Can't Take That Away From Me - Bidin' My Time - Embraceable You - Love Is Here To Stay

Dizzy Gillespie — Anthropology - A Night in Tunisia - Woody'n You - Birk's Works - Con Alma - Groovin' High

Benny Goodman — A Smooth One - Soft Winds

Benny Golson — Whisper Not! - Blues March - Along Came Betty - Are You Real - I Remember Clifford

John Green — Out of Nowhere - Body And Soul

Maria Grever — What A Difference a Day Made

Walter Gross — Tenderly

Gigi Gryce — Yvette - Wild Wood - Melody Express - Mosquito Knees

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Bob Haggart — What's New

Albert Hague — Young And Foolish

Jim Hall — Big Blues

Lionel Hampton — Red Top

Herbie Hancock — Dolphin Dance - Canteloupe Island - Watermelon Man

Ray Henderson — Bye Bye, Blackbird - The Birth Of The Blues

Neal Hefti — Li'l Darlin' - Cute - Buttercup - Splanky - Blowin' up a Storm - Why Not? - Girl Talk - Batman Theme - Falling in Love All Over Again - Scoot - Bag-a' Bones - Teddy the Toad

Arthur Herzog — Don't Explain

Jimmy Van Heusen — Like Someone In Love - Polka Dots And Moonbeams - But Beautiful - Darn That Dream - Here's That Rainy Day - I Thought About You - It Could Happen To You

Earl Hines — Rosetta

Bart Howard — Fly Me To The Moon

Jimmy Mc Hugh — On The Sunny Side of the Street - Where Are You - Don't Blame Me

Herman Hupfeld — As Time Goes By

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Antonio Carlos Jobim — Desafinado - How Insensitive (Insensatez) - The Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema) - One Note Samba - Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) - Triste -Wave - Meditation

J. J. Johnson — Wee-Dot

Arthur Johnston — Pennies From Heaven

Isham Jones — There Is No Greater Love

Thad Jones — A Child Is Born

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Donald Kahn — A Beautiful Friendship

Gus Kahn — All God's Chillun Got Rhythm

Bronislaw Kaper — On Green Dolphin Street

Barney Kessel — Swedish Pastry

John Klenner — Just Friends

Jerome Kern — All The Things You Are - Ol' Man River - The Way You Look Tonight - A Fine Romance - Pick Yourself Up - The Last Time I Saw Paris - Long Ago and Far Away - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Song Is You - Yesterdays - Dearly Beloved

Joseph Kosma — Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes)

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Burton Lane — Old Devil Moon - On A Clear Day - How About You

Turner Layton — After You've Gone

Michel LeGrand — Watch What Happens - What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life

Franz Léhar — Yours Is My Heart Alone

John Lewis — Django

Morgan Lewis — How High The Moon

Frank Loesser — On A Slow Boat To China - Two Sleepy People - If I Were A Bell - Inchworm

Frederick Loewe — Almost Like Being In Love - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

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Henry Mancini — The Days of Wine and Roses - Moon River

Johnny Mandel — The Shadow Of Your Smile - Emily

Gerald Marks — All Of Me

Bernie Miller — Bernie's Tune

Charles Mingus — Goodbye Porkpie Hat - Fables of Faubus - Open Letter To Duke - Meditations

Bob Mintzer — Mofongo - Runferyerlife - Mosaic - Horn Man - I Remember Jaco - Blue Hats

Sidney Mitchell — You Turned The Tables On Me

Thelonious Monk — Well You Needn't - Misterioso - Bemsha Swing - I Mean You - Ruby My Dear - Jackie-ing - Epistrophy - Round About Midnight - Straight, No Chaser - Little Rootie Tootie - Rhythm-a-Ning - Crepuscule With Nellie - Blue Monk

Neil Moret — She's Funny That Way

Joseph Myrow — You Make Me Feel So Young

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Henry Nemo — 'Tis Autumn

Sammy Nestico — Ya Gotta Try

Ray Noble — Cherokee - The Touch Of Your Lips - The Very Thought Of You

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W. Benton Overstreet — There'll Be Some Changes Made

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Charlie Parker — Anthropology - Au Privave - Billie's Bounce - Blues for Alice - Confirmation - Donna Lee - Now's the Time - Scrapple From The Apple - Yardbird Suite - Barbados - Bloomdido

Gene de Paul — Star Eyes - Teach Me Tonight - You Don't Know What Love Is - I'll Remember April

Frank Perkins — Stars Fell On Alabama

Oscar Peterson — Tricotism

Oscar Pettiford — Blues In The Closet

Maceo Pinkard — Sweet Georgia Brown - Them There Eyes

Cole Porter — I've Got You Under My Skin - Night and Day - What Is This Thing Called Love - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - You Do Something To Me - Anything Goes - Easy To Love - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - It's All Right With Me - Just One Of Those Things - Love For Sale

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Ariel 'Ram' Ramirez — Lover Man

Ralph Rainger — Easy Living - Thanks For The Memory

Don Redman — Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You

Richard Rodgers — Blue Moon - Falling in Love with Love - My Favourite Things - Isn't It Romantic? - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World - My Romance - Where Or When - My Funny Valentine - The Lady Is A Tramp - Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Wait Till You See Her - Oh What a Beautiful Mornin' - If I Loved You - You'll Never Walk Alone - It Might As Well Be Spring - My Favorite Things - Sixteen Going on Seventeen - Climb Ev'ry Mountain - Spring is Here - The Surrey With The Fringe On Top - This Can't Be Love - Thou Swell - With A Song In My Heart - You Are Too Beautiful - You Took Advantage Of Me - Blue Room - Dancing On The Ceiling - I Didn't Know What Time It Was - I Could Write A Book - Lover

Sonny Rollins — Doxy - Oleo - Airegin - Pent Up House - Sonnymoon For Two - Strode Rode - St. Thomas - Tenor Madness - Valse Hot - Alfie's Theme

Sigmund Romberg — Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

Ann Ronnel — Willow Weep For Me

Harry Ruby — Thinking Of You - Three Little Words

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Edgar Sampson — Stompin' At The Savoy

Victor Schertzinger — Tangerine

Arthur Schwartz — You And The Night And The Music - Alone Together - Dancing In The Dark

Charlie Shavers — Undecided

George Shearing — Lullaby Of Birdland

Frank Signorelli — Stairway To The Stars

Horace Silver — Peace - Sister Sadie - Strollin'

Louis Silvers — April Showers

Sam H. Stept — Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

Jack Strachey — These Foolish Things

Billy Strayhorn — Lush Life - Passion Flower - Take The A Train - Chelsea Bridge - Upper Manhattan Medical Group

Jule Styne — The Party's Over - People - Things We Did Last Summer - Time After Time - I Fall In Love Too Easily - Just In Time

Einar Swan — When Your Lover Has Gone

Kay Swift — Can't We Be Friends

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Jean 'Toots' Thielemans — Bluesette

Bobby Timmons — Dat Dere - Moanin'

Juan Tizol — Caravan - Perdido

Mel Tormé — Born To Be Blue

Stanley Turrentine — Sugar

McCoy Tyner — Blues à la Mode

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Marcos Valle — Summer Samba

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Mal Waldron — Soul Eyes

Fats Waller — Honeysuckle Rose - Ain't Misbehavin' - Black And Blue

Henry Warren — The More I See You - September In The Rain - There Will Never Be Another You - You're My Everything - Lulu's Back In Town

Ned Washington — When You Wish Upon A Star

Paul Weston — I Should Care

Spencer Williams — Basin Street Blues

Meredith Wilson — Till There Was You

Tommy J. Wolf, Jr — Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most

George Wright — Baubles, Bangles and Beads

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Vincent Youmans — Tea For Two - Sometimes I'm Happy - Time On My Hands - Without A Song

Lester Young — Tickle-Toe

Victor Young — Stella By Starlight - Sweet Sue - Weaver Of Dreams - When I Fall In Love - Beautiful Love - I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You

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Joe Zawinul — Birdland - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Badia - In a Silent Way - Orange Lady - Ascent - A Remark You Made - Cannon Ball - Mr. Gone - Directions - Midnight Mood - Black Market - Pharaoh's Dance