Modal Jazz Standards

Tunes that emphasize static or slowly shifting tonal centers rather than dense ii-V-I movement — a landmark shift initiated by Miles Davis's Kind of Blue. These tunes develop melodic and textural improvisation over extended harmonies.

56 tunes

• Core, TheFreddie Hubbard
  Ebm
• FeverDavenport-Cooley
  Am
• ImpressionsJohn Coltrane
  D
• So WhatMiles Davis
  D
• Wayne's ThangKenny Garrett
  Em
• ContemplationMcCoy Tyner
  Cm
• Boogie Stop ShuffleCharles Mingus
  Bbm
• EquinoxJohn Coltrane
  C#m
• Jody Grind, TheHorace Silver
  Bbm
• Ko-Ko (Ellington)Duke Ellington
  Ebm
• Mr. P.C.John Coltrane
  Cm
• Green ChimneysThelonious Monk
  G#m
• Blues For WoodWoody Shaw
  Fm
• Work SongNat Adderley
  Fm
• Short StoryKenny Dorham
  Cm
• Song For My FatherHorace Silver
  Fm
• ResolutionJohn Coltrane
  Ebm
• Little SunflowerFreddie Hubbard
  Dm
• ShutterbugJ.J. Johnson
  Gm
• Minor BluesKurt Rosenwinkel
  Ebm
• Catch MeJoe Pass
  Dm
• CornbreadLee Morgan
  Fm
• Nothing PersonalDon Grolnick
  Gm
• Witch HuntWayne Shorter
  Cm
• RecordameJoe Henderson
  Am
• Four On SixWes Montgomery
  Gm
• NutvilleHorace Silver
  Cm
• Strange MeetingBill Frisell
  Cm
• CaravanDuke Ellington
  Fm
• One For Daddy-ONat Adderley
  Bbm
• JeannineDuke Pearson
  Ab
• Afro BlueMongo Santamaria
  Fm
• Everything I've Got Belongs To YouRodgers-Hart
  Eb
• Home At LastHank Mobley
  Bb
• African FlowerDuke Ellington
  Ebm
• Brazilian LikeMichel Petrucciani
  Bbm
• Black And Tan FantasyEllington-Miley
  Bbm
• A Shade Of JadeJoe Henderson
  Cm
• Midnight VoyageJoey Calderazzo
  Cm
• InvitationBronislau Kaper
  Cm
• Intrepid Fox, TheFreddie Hubbard
  Cm
• Saga Of Harrison Crabfeathers, TheSteve Kuhn
  Em
• A Taste Of HoneyMarlow-Scott
  Dm
• Lone Jack (Page 1)Pat Metheny
  Bbm
• Puttin' On The RitzIrvin Berlin
  Fm
• WindowsChick Corea
  Bm
• Desert AirChick Corea
  Fm
• Road SongWes Montgomery
  Gm
• EiderdownSteve Swallow
  Gm
• Agua De BeberAntonio-Carlos Jobim
  Dm
• How InsensitiveAntonio-Carlos Jobim
  Dm
• JacoPat Metheny
  Cm
• Let's Face The Music And DanceIrving Berlin
  C
• Devil May CareDorough-Kirk
  Gm
• Reincarnation Of A LovebirdCharles Mingus
  F#m
• Autumn In New YorkVernon Duke
  F