The stories behind the tunes

Every puzzle has a story. Play first: these pages give away the answer.

  1. No. 1So WhatMiles Davis · 1959
  2. No. 2Take FiveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1959
  3. No. 3Moanin'Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 1958
  4. No. 4Giant StepsJohn Coltrane · 1959 (released 1960)
  5. No. 5Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1941
  6. No. 6Song for My FatherHorace Silver · 1964
  7. No. 7Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock · 1962
  8. No. 8Blue TrainJohn Coltrane · 1957
  9. No. 9MistyErroll Garner · 1954
  10. No. 10Lester Leaps InCount Basie's Kansas City Seven · 1939
  11. No. 11Cantaloupe IslandHerbie Hancock · 1964
  12. No. 12St. ThomasSonny Rollins · 1956
  13. No. 13The Girl from IpanemaStan Getz & João Gilberto · 1963 (released 1964)
  14. No. 14Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk · 1967
  15. No. 15West End BluesLouis Armstrong and His Hot Five · 1928
  16. No. 16Mercy, Mercy, MercyCannonball Adderley Quintet · 1966 (released 1967)
  17. No. 17Four on SixWes Montgomery · 1960
  18. No. 18My Favorite ThingsJohn Coltrane · 1960 (released 1961)
  19. No. 19Body and SoulColeman Hawkins · 1939
  20. No. 20BirdlandWeather Report · 1977
  21. No. 21Autumn LeavesCannonball Adderley · 1958
  22. No. 22Moten SwingBennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra · 1932
  23. No. 23Waltz for DebbyBill Evans Trio · 1961 (released 1962)
  24. No. 24The SidewinderLee Morgan · 1963 (released 1964)
  25. No. 25Strange FruitBillie Holiday · 1939
  26. No. 26Goodbye Pork Pie HatCharles Mingus · 1959
  27. No. 27SpainChick Corea & Return to Forever · 1972 (released 1973)
  28. No. 28Now's the TimeCharlie Parker · 1945
  29. No. 29Blue BossaJoe Henderson · 1963
  30. No. 30Cheek to CheekElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong · 1956
  31. No. 31FootprintsWayne Shorter · 1966 (released 1967)
  32. No. 32One O'Clock JumpCount Basie and His Orchestra · 1937
  33. No. 33Work SongNat Adderley · 1960
  34. No. 34Maiden VoyageHerbie Hancock · 1965
  35. No. 35Joy SpringClifford Brown & Max Roach · 1954
  36. No. 36SugarStanley Turrentine · 1970
  37. No. 37Chitlins con CarneKenny Burrell · 1963
  38. No. 38In the MoodGlenn Miller and His Orchestra · 1939
  39. No. 39Blue MonkThelonious Monk · 1954
  40. No. 40Lullaby of BirdlandSarah Vaughan · 1954
  41. No. 41A Night in TunisiaDizzy Gillespie · 1946
  42. No. 42Jumpin' at the WoodsideCount Basie and His Orchestra · 1938
  43. No. 43DesafinadoStan Getz & Charlie Byrd · 1962
  44. No. 44Peace PieceBill Evans · 1958
  45. No. 45Back at the Chicken ShackJimmy Smith · 1960 (released 1963)
  46. No. 46Potato Head BluesLouis Armstrong and His Hot Seven · 1927
  47. No. 47Mack the KnifeElla Fitzgerald · 1960
  48. No. 48'Round MidnightMiles Davis Quintet · 1956 (released 1957)
  49. No. 49Hootie BluesJay McShann and His Orchestra · 1941
  50. No. 50Red ClayFreddie Hubbard · 1970
  51. No. 51God Bless the ChildBillie Holiday · 1941
  52. No. 52Bags' GrooveMiles Davis · 1954 (released 1957)
  53. No. 53PoincianaAhmad Jamal Trio · 1958
  54. No. 54Sing, Sing, SingBenny Goodman and His Orchestra · 1937
  55. No. 55Speak No EvilWayne Shorter · 1964 (released 1966)
  56. No. 56A-Tisket, A-TasketElla Fitzgerald with Chick Webb and His Orchestra · 1938
  57. No. 57MantecaDizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra · 1947
  58. No. 58In a Sentimental MoodDuke Ellington & John Coltrane · 1962 (released 1963)
  59. No. 59Roll 'Em PeteBig Joe Turner & Pete Johnson · 1938
  60. No. 60What a Diff'rence a Day MakesDinah Washington · 1959
  61. No. 61OrnithologyCharlie Parker · 1946
  62. No. 62The "In" CrowdRamsey Lewis Trio · 1965
  63. No. 63It Don't Mean a ThingDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1932
  64. No. 64DjangoThe Modern Jazz Quartet · 1954
  65. No. 65Lush LifeJohn Coltrane & Johnny Hartman · 1963
  66. No. 66What a Wonderful WorldLouis Armstrong · 1967
  67. No. 67Linus and LucyVince Guaraldi Trio · 1964