https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-jazz-songs/
Fingers crossed this doesn't ruffle too many feathers... (What, jazz fans? Nitpick-y? Don't be silly!).
51: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra – Mood Indigo
50: Norah Jones – The Nearness Of You
49: Johnny Mathis – Misty
48: Julie London – Cry Me A River
47: Brother Bones and His Shadows – Sweet Georgia Brown
46: Diana Krall – The Look of Love
45: George Shearing – Lullaby of Birdland
44: Ahmad Jamal – Poinciana
43: Jimmy Smith – Organ Grinder Swing
42: Modern Jazz Quartet – Django
41: Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body & Soul
40: Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
39: Hoagy Carmichael – Stardust
38: Wayne Shorter – Infant Eyes
37: Thelonious Monk – Well You Needn’t
36: Roger Williams – Autumn Leaves
35: Cab Calloway – Minnie The Moocher
34: Natalie Cole feat. Nat King Cole – Unforgettable
33: Django Reinhardt – Minor Swing
32: Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind
31: Peggy Lee – Fever
30: Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me
29: Bill Evans – Waltz For Debby
28: Sonny Rollins – God Bless The Child
27: Herbie Hancock – Cantaloupe Island
26: Weather Report – Birdland
25: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Summertime
24: Dizzy Gillespie – A Night in Tunisia
23: Coleman Hawkins – Body and Soul
22: Cannonball Adderley Quintet – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
21: Miles Davis – Blue in Green
20: Dinah Washington – On The Sunny Side of the Street
19: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Moanin’
18: Bud Powell – Un Poco Loco
17: Benny Goodman – Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
16: Chet Baker – My Funny Valentine
15: Horace Silver – Song For My Father
14: John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman – My One and Only Love
13: Charles Mingus – Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
12: Lee Morgan – The Sidewinder
11: Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto – The Girl From Ipanema
10: Thelonious Monk – Round Midnight
9: Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five
8: Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World
7: Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit
6: Count Basie and his Orchestra – One O’Clock Jump
5: Ella Fitzgerald – Mack the Knife
4: Charlie Parker – All The Things You Are
3: John Coltrane – Giant Steps
2: Miles Davis – So What
1: Duke Ellington – Take the "A" Train
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