There are tunes that fall between Jazz and Blues that I think blues bands could add to give a jazz flavor to their sets but still be blues. All Blues is one and Water Mellon man Both still close to the blues form and color. All Blues can be played on the diatonic.
Somebody on this list does Water Mellon Man. nudge nudge Adam
"Blues by Five" by Miles Davis. "Slow Train" by John Coltrane. "Blue Monk" by Thelonious Monk. "Ornithology" by Charlie Parker. "In the Mood" by Glen Miller. "Now's the Time" by Charlie Parker. "Straight, No Chaser" by Thelonious Monk. "Blues for Philly Joe" by Sonny Rollins.
Right now this is all that is coming to mind but they are all just jazz blues. I bet most have heard "In the Mood" and a good amount have heard "Blue Monk."
Adam has a lesson on "Mercy,Mercy.Mercy". Big Walter did "Don't Get Around Much Anymore". IMHO it's a harp classic. George Smith did a whole bunch,too.
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy is R&B. If we're going to include R&B style jazz, we can include Cold Duck Time, Cantaloupe Island and Jean Pierre. But, I thought Diggs was talking about jazzy BLUES.
Oh, and speaking of blues, what about The Work Song? And, how about Red Clay?
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Minnie The Moocher, Alfie's Theme, One Mint Julep, Spanish Rice, Hard Work.
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A few Jazz oriented tunes I'm surprised haven't been mentioned here are Gene Ammon's "Red Top," Mongo Santamaria's "Watermelon Man" (which was written for him by Herbie Hancock and Mongo's is a latin jazz classic), or even Jimmy Smith's "Back To The Chicken Shack" (which was the tune that they used introduce Muddy Waters onto bandstand with, or Kenny Burrell's "Motoring Along," or Jimmy McGriff's "All About My Girl." ---------- Sincerely, Barbeque Bob Maglinte Boston, MA http://www.barbequebob.com CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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Bag's Groove Senor Blues Song for My Father Coming Home Baby Chitlins con Carne Gee Baby Aint I Good to You Nobody Know's You When Youre Down and Out C-jam Blues (pretty much a blues blues really)
