1. "Satin Doll":
One of Duke Ellington's most famous works and one of the finest works in swing jazz. Later, Jonny Mercer wrote the lyrics for this song. It was later covered by many famous singers, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, etc.
2. "Summertime":
This popular jazz song was first composed in 1934 by the famous American composer George Gershwin. There have since been over 25,000 "summertime" versions. The more famous versions include Billie Holiday in 1936 and Billy Stewart in 1966.
3. "Song For My Father":
Jazz pianist Horace Silver's Bossa Nova masterpiece. The song was written for his father from Cape Verde, France. This is a very simple Latin jazz piece in the key of F minor, which is more suitable for beginners to get started with Latin. It's basically in the key of F minor, with some flats in the middle, but basically not much change.
4. "Maiden Voyage":
The song is relatively soothing and leisurely, deliberately describing the enjoyment and comfortable feeling of sailing on the sea for the first time. The whole song uses only 4 chords, but they are all Suspended chords, which means removing the third note of the chord, then adding the fourth note, and making it the bass sound.
5. "Moon River":
This song interprets a common social tragedy: those who leave their hometowns and go to big cities hope to gain fame, wealth and status through hard work. . But the reality is often the opposite. They often end up with nothing and live on the streets, so that they never have the ability to return to their beloved hometown.