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Top 150 Countdown!

During a recent membership drive, Jazz88 counted down Central New York's top 150 all-time favorite jazz tunes. Music Director Eric Cohen compiled the list along with help from listeners, announcers and staff.

Many of our listeners have asked for a copy of this list, so here you are.

Jazz88's Top 150 Songs of All Time

1. DAVE BRUBECK "TAKE FIVE"

2. MILES DAVIS "SO WHAT"

3. CANNONBALL ADDERLEY "AUTUMN LEAVES"

4. DIZZY GILLESPIE "A NIGHT IN TUNISIA"

5. MILES DAVIS "ALL BLUES"

6. LES MCCANN/GROOVE HOLMES "DEEP PURPLE"

7. MILES DAVIS "BYE BYE BLACKBIRD"

8. S.GETZ/J.GILBERTO "THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA"

9. DUKE ELLINGTON "IT DON'T MEAN A THING..."

10. JOHN COLTRANE "MY FAVORITE THINGS"

11. MILES DAVIS QUINTET "'ROUND MIDNIGHT"

12. DUKE ELLINGTON "TAKE THE 'A' TRAIN"

13. LEE MORGAN "THE SIDEWINDER"

14. COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA "APRIL IN PARIS"

15. ART BLAKEY "MOANIN'"

16. WEATHER REPORT "BIRDLAND"

17. CHICK COREA "SPAIN"

18. DIZZY GILLESPIE "GROOVIN' HIGH"

19. ART TATUM/BEN WEBSTER "NIGHT AND DAY"

20. MILES DAVIS "FREDDIE FREELOADER"

21. JOHN COLTRANE "ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"

22. DUKE ELLINGTON "SATIN DOLL"

23. J.SMITH/W.MONTGOMERY "DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE"

24. CHUCK MANGIONE "FEELS SO GOOD"

25. CANNONBALL ADDERLEY "MERCY, MERCY, MERCY"

26. ELLA FITZGERALD "IT DON'T MEAN A THING..."

27. SONNY ROLLINS "ST. THOMAS"

28. CHARLIE PARKER SEPTET "YARDBIRD SUITE"

29. HORACE SILVER QUINTET "SONG FOR MY FATHER"

30. WES MONTGOMERY "WEST COAST BLUES"

31. ELLINGTON/BASIE ORCHESTRA "UNTIL I MET YOU"

32. CHARLES EARLAND "MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY"

33. CLIFFORD BROWN/MAX ROACH "JOY SPRING"

34. WYNTON MARSALIS "HARRIET TUBMAN"

35. LEE MORGAN "CEORA"

36.THE JAZZTET "KILLER JOE"

37. HERBIE HANCOCK "MAIDEN VOYAGE"

38. C. PARKER/E. FITZGERALD "HOW HIGH THE MOON"

39. SONNY CLARK "BLUE MINOR"

40. FRANK SINATRA "LUCK BE A LADY"

41. CHARLES MINGUS "BETTER GET HIT IN YO' SOUL"

42. CHARLIE PARKER "CONFIRMATION"

43. LEE MORGAN "YES I CAN, NO YOU CAN'T"

44. GRANT GREEN "DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND"

45. GEORGE BENSON "THIS MASQUERADE"

46. MODERN JAZZ QUARTET "BAGS' GROOVE"

47. CANNONBALL ADDERLEY "ONE FOR DADDY-O"

48. WES MONTGOMERY "FOUR ON SIX"

49. HERBIE HANCOCK "WATERMELON MAN"

50. BENNY GOODMAN "SING, SING, SING"

51. ELLA FITZGERALD "MACK THE KNIFE"

52. QUINCY JONES "KILLER JOE"

53. CHARLIE PARKER "K.C. BLUES"

54. THELONIOUS MONK "EVIDENCE"

55. JOHN COLTRANE "BLUE TRAIN"

56. B. WEBSTER/ E. FITZGERALD "IN A MELLOW TONE"

57. CANNONBALL ADDERLEY "WORK SONG"

58. DUKE ELLINGTON "ROCKIN' IN RHYTHM"

59. S. GETZ/ C. BYRD "DESAFINADO"

60. EDDIE HARRIS "LISTEN HERE"

61. THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET "MONK'S DREAM"

62. BILLIE HOLIDAY "GOD BLESS THE CHILD"

63. WAYNE SHORTER "INFANT EYES"

64. DAVE BRUBECK "BLUE RONDO A LA TURK"

65. GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA "IN THE MOOD"

66. HERBIE HANCOCK "CANTALOUPE ISLAND"

67. COUNT BASIE/ MILT JACKSON "SHINY STOCKINGS"

68. ELLA FITZGERALD "A-TISKET, A-TASKET"

69. RAMSEY LEWIS "THE 'IN' CROWD"

70. CHARLES MINGUS "GOODBYE PORK PIE HAT"

71. FREDDIE HUBBARD "SKYLARK"

72. DINAH WASHINGTON "BLUE GARDENIA"

73. LES MCCANN/ EDDIE HARRIS "COMPARED TO WHAT"

74. HANK MOBLEY "TAKE YOUR PICK"

75. MCCOY TYNER "CELESTIAL CHANT"

76. THE CRUSADERS "LAST CALL"

77. THELONIOUS MONK "OFF MINOR"

78. AL JARREAU "STOCKHOLM SWEETNIN'

79. JOHNNY HARTMAN "BLUE SKIES"

80. COLEMAN HAWKINS "ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE"

81. JOSHUA REDMAN "MAKE SURE YOU'RE SURE"

82. PAT METHENY "LAST TRAIN HOME"

83. JOHN COLTRANE "GIANT STEPS"

84. MILES DAVIS SEXTET "SOMEDAY MY PRINCE..."

85. D. ELLINGTON/ L. ARMSTRONG "DUKE'S PLACE"

86. OLIVER NELSON "STOLEN MOMENTS"

87. NANCY WILSON "NEVER WILL I MARRY"

88. ROLAND KIRK "A SACK FULL OF SOUL"

89. SONNY STITT "MISS RIVERSIDE"

90. CHARLIE PARKER "NOW'S THE TIME"

91. SARAH VAUGHAN "DOODLIN'"

92. COUNT BASIE "MOTEN SWING"

93. ELLA FITZGERALD "DON'T GET AROUND MUCH..."

94. WES MONTGOMERY "BUMPIN' ON SUNSET"

95. LOU DONALDSON "IT'S YOUR THING"

96. J. COLTRANE/ J. HARTMAN "MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE"

97. MAX ROACH "WOODY 'N YOU"

98. GRANT GREEN "EXODUS"

99. BILLIE HOLIDAY "I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU"

100. DIZZY GILLESPIE "BIRKS' WORKS"

101. JOE WILLIAMS "EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES"

102. COLEMAN HAWKINS "BODY AND SOUL"

103. T. MONK/ J. COLTRANE "TRINKLE, TINKLE"

104. BILL EVANS "LETTER TO EVAN"

105. HORACE SILVER QUINTET "STROLLIN'"

106. LOUIS ARMSTRONG "ST. LOUIS BLUES"

107. QUINCY JONES "BIRDLAND"

108. VINCE GUARALDI TRIO "CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND"

109. GEORGE SHEARING "LULLABY OF BIRDLAND"

110. ELLA FITZGERALD "OH, LADY BE GOOD"

111. HERBIE MANN "COMIN' HOME BABY"

112. DUKE ELLINGTON "THINGS AIN'T WHAT..."

113. STAN KENTON ORCHESTRA "WHAT'S NEW?"

114. FREDDIE HUBBARD "LITTLE SUNFLOWER"

115. N. WILSON/ C. ADDERLEY "THE MASQUERADE IS OVER"

116. CHARLIE PARKER "MY LITTLE SUEDE SHOES"

117. AHMAD JAMAL "IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU"

118. NAT "KING" COLE "ROUTE 66"

119. GENE HARRIS "NICE 'N' EASY"

120. D. ELLINGTON/ L. ARMSTRONG "I'M BEGINNING TO SEE..."

121. A. BLAKEY/ J. HENDRICKS "MOANIN'"

122. ERROLL GARNER "MISTY"

123. BUD POWELL "THERE WILL NEVER BE..."

124. OSCAR PETERSON "ON A CLEAR DAY..."

125. CHARLIE PARKER "I CAN'T GET STARTED"

126. BEN WEBSTER "BYE BYE BLACKBIRD"

127. COUNT BASIE "ONE O'CLOCK JUMP"

128. SARAH VAUGHAN "LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE"

129. D. ELLINGTON/ C. HAWKINS "LIMBO JAZZ"

130. DIZZY GILLESPIE "SALT PEANUTS"

131. DEXTER GORDON "FRIED BANANAS"

132. CARMEN MCRAE "IT'S OVER NOW"

133. OSCAR PETERSON "WAVE"

134. DUKE ELLINGTON "COTTON TAIL"

135. LOUIS ARMSTRONG "HELLO, DOLLY"

136. SHIRLEY HORN "OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY"

137. LIONEL HAMPTON "FLYIN' HOME"

138. LESTER YOUNG "LESTER LEAPS IN"

139. PHIL WOODS "IN YOUR OWN SWEET WAY"

140. THELONIOUS MONK "I MEAN YOU"

141. ART BLAKEY "DAT DERE"

142. RAY BRYANT "GOTTA TRAVEL ON"

143. BILL EVANS "ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET"

144. WES MONTGOMERY "UP AND AT IT"

145. COUNT BASIE "OH, LADY BE GOOD"

146. DINAH WASHINGTON "I COULD WRITE A BOOK"

147. JOHNNY HARTMAN "I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU"

148. BENNY GOLSON "THE TOUCH"

149. AHMAD JAMAL "CHEEK TO CHEEK"

150. ZOOT SIMS "THE MAN I LOVE"

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