Songs to know for gypsy jazz jams

Mark DS

Hey all - in a month or so I'm going to my first gypsy jazz fest in Madison and I'm hoping to do a fair amount of jamming, at least doing rhythm. I was wondering what those of you with more experience have noticed getting played a lot (and if there's a particular key people tend to play those songs in). Starting with the obvious:

Minor Swing (Am)
Bossa Dorado (Dm)
All of Me (C)
Sweet Georgia Brown (key?)

What are some other good ones to know?

Passacaglia

Right there with you, Mark - it's been on my mind as well, and Madison will be my first, as well. I know that so far, I've found Pearl Django's play along book a great resource - along with Gypsy Rhythm, lots of standards, with both basic chords (as I understand it, close to how Django's band played them "back then") and more complex/alternative chords, for a more modern sound. I think somewhere on this site is also a listing of chord grille charts, and I know hot club U.K. maintains a similar section, for standards (powertabs - go to http://www.hotclub.co.uk/ - playing, bottom of page, "powertabs" downloads). See you there!

Paul

Mark DS

Cool thanks for the link! Looks like I have a few more tunes to work on in the next month.

crookedpinky

Hi there, try this guys site - Emicad

http://emicad.altervista.org/

and this one

http://www.visi.com/~mpv/charts/

enjoy the jamming

Alan

BluesBop Harry

Some of the most played around Samois this year:

Them there eyes-D
I can't give you-G
Django's Tiger-A
Topsy- Cm
Minor blues/Swing 48- Gm
Swing Gitan- Gm
Dark eyes- Dm
Stomping at Decca- G
J'attendrai-C
Coquette-D
Anniversary song-Am
Danse Norvegiene- D
What is this thing Called love- C
Troublant Bolero-E
Belleville-D
Daphne-D
Swing 42-C
Hungaria-G
Lady be good-G
After you've gone-G

In addition to the ones listed on the first post.
Sweet Georgia in G