Decade
1940s
121 jazz standards dated in the 1940s, written 1940–1949, 23 with a chord chart. Includes 'Tis Autumn, 9:20 Special, and A Gal in Calico.
- 'Tis AutumnHenry Nemo · 1941
- 9:20 SpecialEarle Warren, Jack Palmer · 1941
- A Gal in CalicoArthur Schwartz · 1946
- A Night in TunisiaDizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli · 1946
- A String of PearlsJerry Gray · 1941
- Afternoon in ParisJohn Lewis · 1949
- Ah-Leu-ChaCharlie Parker · 1948
- Air Mail SpecialBenny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian · 1941
- All Too SoonDuke Ellington · 1940
- And Her Tears Flowed Like WineStan Kenton, Charles Lawrence · 1944
- Angel EyesMatt Dennis · 1946
- AnthropologyCharlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie · 1945
- Aren't You Glad You're You?Jimmy Van Heusen · 1945
- Ask Me NowThelonious Monk · 1947
- Autumn LeavesJoseph Kosma · 1947
- BebopDizzy Gillespie · 1945
- Bewitched, Bothered and BewilderedRichard Rodgers · 1941
- Big FootCharlie Parker · 1947
- Billie's BounceCharlie Parker · 1945
- Black, Brown and BeigeDuke Ellington · 1943
- Born to Be BlueMel Tormé, Robert Wells · 1946
- BroadwayBill Bird, Teddy McRae, William Henri Woode · 1940
- But BeautifulJimmy Van Heusen · 1947
- C Jam BluesDuke Ellington · 1942
- C'est si bonHenri Betti · 1948
- CandyAlex Kramer · 1944
- Caribbean ClipperJerry Gray · 1943
- Chattanooga Choo ChooHarry Warren · 1941
- Chelsea BridgeBilly Strayhorn · 1941
- CherylCharlie Parker · 1947
- Come Rain or Come ShineHarold Arlen · 1946
- Come SundayDuke Ellington · 1943
- ConfirmationCharlie Parker · 1945
- Cotton TailDuke Ellington · 1940
- Crazy He Calls MeCarl Sigman · 1949
- Darn That DreamJimmy Van Heusen · 1940
- Day by DayPaul Weston, Axel Stordahl · 1945
- Don't ExplainBillie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr. · 1946
- Don't Get Around Much AnymoreDuke Ellington · 1940
- Donna LeeCharlie Parker, Miles Davis · 1947
- DreamJohnny Mercer · 1945
- Easy StreetAlan Rankin Jones · 1940
- Ev'ry Time We Say GoodbyeCole Porter · 1944
- Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear to TreadRube Bloom · 1940
- God Bless the ChildArthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday · 1942
- Good BaitTadd Dameron · 1944
- Groovin' HighDizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli · 1946
- Hot HouseTadd Dameron · 1945
- How High the MoonMorgan Lewis · 1940
- I Could Write a BookRichard Rodgers · 1940
- I Didn't Know About YouDuke Ellington · 1945
- I Fall in Love Too EasilyJule Styne · 1944
- I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)Duke Ellington · 1941
- I Had the Craziest DreamHarry Warren · 1942
- I Love YouCole Porter · 1944
- I Remember YouVictor Schertzinger · 1941
- I'll Remember AprilGene de Paul · 1942
- I'm Glad There Is YouJimmy Dorsey · 1941
- I'm Just a Lucky So-and-SoDuke Ellington · 1945
- I've Heard That Song BeforeJule Styne · 1942
- In a Mellow ToneDuke Ellington · 1940
- In Walked BudThelonious Monk · 1947
- IsraelJohn Carisi · 1949
- It Never Entered My MindRichard Rodgers · 1940
- Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)Duke Ellington · 1941
- Ko KoCharlie Parker · 1945
- La Vie en roseLouiguy · 1945
- Lady BirdTadd Dameron · 1948
- Like Someone in LoveJimmy Van Heusen · 1944
- Long Ago (and Far Away)Jerome Kern · 1944
- Lover ManJimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman · 1941
- Lush LifeBilly Strayhorn · 1948
- Moonlight in VermontKarl Suessdorf · 1943
- My Foolish HeartVictor Young · 1949
- My Shining HourHarold Arlen · 1943
- My ShipKurt Weill · 1941
- NancyJimmy Van Heusen · 1944
- Nature BoyEden Ahbez · 1947
- NuagesDjango Reinhardt · 1940
- On Green Dolphin StreetBronisław Kaper · 1947
- OrnithologyCharlie Parker, Benny Harris · 1946
- Our DelightTadd Dameron · 1947
- PassportCharlie Parker · 1949
- Pennsylvania 6-5000Jerry Gray, Bill Finegan · 1940
- PerdidoJuan Tizol · 1942
- Polka Dots and MoonbeamsJimmy Van Heusen · 1940
- Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?Charles Trenet, Léo Chauliac · 1942
- Quizás, quizás, quizásOsvaldo Farrés · 1947
- Rocks in My BedDuke Ellington · 1941
- Salt PeanutsDizzy Gillespie · 1942
- Scrapple from the AppleCharlie Parker · 1947
- Since I Fell for YouBuddy Johnson · 1945
- SkylarkHoagy Carmichael · 1942
- Speak LowKurt Weill · 1943
- Star EyesGene de Paul, Don Raye · 1943
- Stella by StarlightVictor Young · 1944
- Straighten Up and Fly RightIrving Mills, Nat King Cole · 1943
- Take the "A" TrainBilly Strayhorn · 1941
- Taking a Chance on LoveVernon Duke · 1940
- TangerineVictor Schertzinger · 1941
- Tempus Fugue-itBud Powell · 1949
- That Old Black MagicHarold Arlen · 1942
- The HucklebuckAndy Gibson · 1949
- The More I See YouHarry Warren · 1945
- The Surrey with the Fringe on TopRichard Rodgers · 1943
- There Will Never Be Another YouHarry Warren · 1942
- There's No YouHal Hopper · 1944
- Things Ain't What They Used to BeMercer Ellington · 1942
- This Love of MineSol Parker, Hank Sanicola · 1941
- Trav'lin' LightJimmy Mundy, Trummy Young · 1942
- Wait till You See HerRichard Rodgers · 1942
- We'll Be Together AgainCarl T. Fischer · 1945
- Well, You Needn'tThelonious Monk · 1947
- When You Wish Upon A StarLeigh Harline · 1940
- White ChristmasIrving Berlin · 1942
- Why Don't You Do Right?Kansas Joe McCoy · 1941
- Woody N' YouDizzy Gillespie · 1942
- Yardbird SuiteCharlie Parker · 1940
- Yes IndeedSy Oliver · 1940
- You Don't Know What Love IsGene de Paul · 1941
- You Make Me Feel So YoungJosef Myrow · 1946