Tunes C, D, E, F, G
C Jam Blues
1942 Duke Ellington (Washington / NYC). Also known as “Duke’s Place”
Cantaloupe Island
Herbie Hanckock-1964 “Cantaloupe Island” is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock and recorded for his 1964 album Empyrean Isles[1] during his early years as one of the members of Miles Davis’ 1960s quintet. Hancock later recorded a jazz-funk fusion version of the track, as Cantelope Island, on his 1976 album Secrets.
Cantaloupe Island improvisation track
Caravan
1936 Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington (Hollywood). Covered in the movies Ocean’s Eleven and Whiplash
Chameleon
1973 Herbie Hancock (Chicago /NYC)
Chameleon solo practice track
The Chicken
1969 Pee Wee Elis (Florida / NYC). Popularised by Jaco Pastorius in 1983.
Cold Duck Time
1969 Eddie Harris for The Les McCann Trio (Chicago / LA). Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Comin' Home Baby
1961 Ben Tucker for Dave Bailey Quintet (Ben was the bass player) (Georgia / Tennessee)
Don't Worry about a Thing
Green Onions
1962 Booker T and the MG’s (Stax records, Memphis). Arose from a Sunday jamming session as the band needed a B-Side for Behave Yourself.
God Rest You Merry Bond
2018 Monty Norman / John Barry (1962 – London) and anon (1650). Arrangement by Simon Currie (Newbury)