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Jazz standards in D minor

40 standards in the atlas are usually played in D minor, among them “Yesterdays”, “In a Sentimental Mood”, “A Night In Tunisia” and “Alone Together”. Players of B♭ instruments read these tunes in E minor, alto and baritone saxophonists in B minor.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Yesterdays Jerome Kern D minor A · 16 Medium-up swing
In a Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington D minor AABA · 32 Ballad
A Night In Tunisia Dizzy Gillespie D minor AABA · 48 Latin
Alone Together Arthur Schwartz D minor AABA · 44 Medium swing
Nature Boy Eden Ahbez D minor ABAC · 32 Ballad
Besame Mucho Consuelo Velazques D minor ABA · 40 Bossa nova
So What Miles Davis D minor AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Don't Explain Billie Holiday D minor AABA · 32 Ballad
Chega De Saudade (No More Blues) Antonio-Carlos Jobim D minor ABCD · 68 Bossa nova
Blue In Green Miles Davis, Bill Evans D minor AB · 14 Ballad
How Insensitive Antonio-Carlos Jobim D minor AB · 32 Bossa nova
Impressions John Coltrane D minor AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Beautiful Love Victor Young D minor AA · 32 Medium swing
Once I Loved Antonio-Carlos Jobim D minor AA · 44 Bossa nova
A Taste Of Honey Marlow-Scott D minor A · 22 Jazz waltz
Bernie's Tune Bernie Miller D minor AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Agua De Beber Antonio-Carlos Jobim D minor ABC · 32 Bossa nova
No Moon At All David Mann D minor AABA · 32 Medium swing
Topsy Battle-Durham D minor AB · 32 Medium swing
Dear Old Stockholm Traditional D minor AABC · 43 Medium swing
Why Don't You Do Right? Kansas-Joe McCoy D minor A · 12 Medium swing
The Meaning Of The Blues Worth-Troup D minor ABAC · 32 Even eighths
Israel John Carisi D minor A · 12 Medium swing
Joshua Victor Feldman D minor AABBA · 52 Up-tempo swing
Little Sunflower Freddie Hubbard D minor AABBAA · 48 Even eighths
The Old Country Adderley-Lewis D minor A · 16 Medium swing
Simone Frank Foster D minor A · 24 Jazz waltz
The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Dubin-Warren D minor AABA · 32 Ballad
Moon And Sand Wilder-Palitz D minor ABA · 40 Bossa nova
Tempus Fugit Bud Powell D minor AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Black Nile Wayne Shorter D minor AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Kids Are Pretty People Thad Jones D minor AABA · 32 Slow swing
Peel Me A Grape Dave Frishberg D minor AAB · 40 Slow swing
Question And Answer Pat Metheny D minor AABA · 56 Jazz waltz
Toys Herbie Hancock D minor AB · 16 Medium swing
Chucho Paquito D'Rivera D minor A · 12 Latin
Song For My Lady McCoy Tyner D minor AA · 48 Medium-up swing
Catch Me Joe Pass D minor AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Got A Match? Chick Corea D minor A · 16 Up-tempo swing
Day Waves Chick Corea D minor AB · 25 Latin