List of Modal and Post-bop jazz standards

List of Modal and Post-bop jazz standards

Modal and Post-bop jazz standards are jazz tunes from the that are widely known, performed, and recorded among jazz musicians.

There is no definitive list of modal and Post-bop jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be "jazz standards" from this era changes over time. Nevertheless, the songs commonly included in jazz fake books (books containing the melodies and chords to jazz songs) and those that have been widely recorded are a rough guide to the list of modal and post-bop jazz standards.

Modal and Post-bop standards include:

* "Impressions"
* "So What"
* "All Blues"
* "Footprints"
* "Cantaloupe Island"
* "Chameleon"
* "Watermelon Man"
* "Birdland"
* "Red Clay"


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