ジャズ・スタンダード作曲家ベスト


JazzStandards.com というサイトには、いわゆるジャズのスタンダード 1000曲がレコーディングされた頻度でランキングされている。
この1000曲を楽曲提供者(作曲家)の多い順に並べると次のようになった(集計元資料1 or 集計元資料2 )

第1位 : Duke Ellington : バンド・リーダー 42曲
(元の演奏曲に後に歌詞がつけられポピュラー・ソングとなった曲が多い。なおエリントンがクレジットされていても実際はビリー・ストレイホーンが作った曲が何曲かあると言われる。曲名の前に付く数値はランク)
 17 : "Caravan", 19 : "In A Sentimental Mood", 31 : "Sophisticated Lady", 45 : "Satin Doll", 46 : "Prelude To A Kiss", 61 : "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", 84 : "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", 93 : "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me", 104 : "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", 136 : "Solitude", 140 : "In A Mellow Tone", 148 : "C-Jam Blues", 151 : "Come Sunday", 152 : "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart", 161 : "Mood Indigo", 231 : "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)", 233 : "Cottontail", 237 : "Day Dream", 363 : "I'm Just A Lucky So And So", 369 : "Rockin' In Rhythm", 373 : "What Am I Here For", 439 : "Something To Live For", 452 : "Don't You Know I Care", 459 : "All Too Soon", 461 : "Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'", 500 : "I Didn't Know About You", 502 : "Main Stem", 546 : "Warm Valley", 566 : "Drop Me Off In Harlem", 567 : "Love You Madly", 629 : "Azure", 714 : "The Mooche", 738 : "Jeep Is Jumping", 811 : "Everything But You", 829 : "Star Crossed Lovers", 837 : "Black And Tan Fantasy", 888 : "I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues", 932 : "Ring Dem Bells", 933 : "Rocks In My Bed", 935 : "Jump For Joy", 953 : "Creole Love Call", 969 : "Echoes Of Harlem"

第2位 : Richard Rodgers : 作曲家(ミュージカル) 35曲
(オスカー・ハマースタイン作詞は6曲、残りはロレンズ・ハート作詞)
 6 : "My Funny Valentine", 82 : "I Didn't Know What Time It Was", 91 : "My Romance", 94 : "Blue Moon", 114 : "It Might As Well Be Spring", 118 : "Lover", 123 : "This Can't Be Love", 124 : "Little Girl Blue", 181 : "It Never Entered My Mind", 208 : "Where Or When", 222 : "Have You Met Miss Jones", 228 : "Spring Is Here", 246 : "My Heart Stood Still", 278 : "Thou Swell", 284 : "There's A Small Hotel", 289 : "Falling In Love With Love", 310 : "You Took Advantage Of Me", 333 : "My Favorite Things", 335 : "Bewitched (, Bothered And Bewildered)", 336 : "The Lady Is A Tramp", 337 : "Isn't It Romantic", 399 : "Surrey With The Fringe On Top", 429 : "The Blue Room", 449 : "You Are Too Beautiful", 455 : "I Could Write A Book", 489 : "Manhattan", 527 : "It's Easy To Remember", 536 : "With A Song In My Heart", 671 : "Dancing On The Ceiling", 788 : "If I Loved You", 806 : "People Will Say We're In Love", 825 : "Glad To Be Unhappy", 842 : "Everything I've Got", 908 : "Wait Till You See Her", 928 : "Hello, Young Lovers"

第3位 : Cole Porter : 作詞・作曲家(ミュージカル) 29曲
 8 : "What Is This Thing Called Love?", 30 : "Love For Sale", 33 : "Night And Day", 74 : "Just One Of Those Things", 119 : "I Love You", 122 : "Easy To Love", 139 : "I Get A Kick Out Of You", 160 : "I've Got You Under My Skin", 188 : "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To", 209 : "In The Still Of The Night", 220 : "Everytime We Say Goodbye", 247 : "Begin The Beguine", 279 : "It's All Right With Me", 290 : "I Concentrate On You", 356 : "All Of You", 390 : "From This Moment On", 410 : "Get Out Of Town", 443 : "So In Love", 509 : "All Through The Night", 553 : "I Love Paris", 584 : "My Heart Belongs To Daddy", 734 : "You Do Something To Me", 754 : "Anything Goes", 773 : "Everything I Love", 797 : "Let's Do It", 909 : "At Long Last Love", 910 : "Dream Dancing", 939 : "Rosalie", 940 : "You're The Top"

第3位 : George Gershwin : 作曲家(ミュージカル) 29曲
 3 : "Summertime", 18 : "The Man I Love", 22 : "Oh, Lady Be Good", 24 : "Embraceable You", 54 : "But Not For Me", 57 : "Love Is Here To Stay", 73 : "I Got Rhythm", 77 : "Someone To Watch Over Me", 86 : "They Can't Take That Away From Me", 88 : "A Foggy Day", 98 : "'S Wonderful", 158 : "Nice Work If You Can Get It", 172 : "Somebody Loves Me", 189 : "Liza", 201 : "Love Walked In", 213 : "How Long Has This Been Going On?", 270 : "I Loves You Porgy", 320 : "Strike Up The Band", 329 : "Fascinatin' Rhythm", 381 : "Soon", 419 : "Who Cares? (As Long As You Care For Me)", 420 : "It Ain't Necessarily So", 481 : "My Man's Gone Now", 487 : "I've Got A Crush On You", 539 : "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", 766 : "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", 915 : "Do It Again", 927 : "They All Laughed", 983 : "Maybe"

第5位 : Irving Berlin : 作詞・作曲家(ミュージカル、流行歌) 24曲
 49 : "How Deep Is The Ocean? (and How High Is The Sky?)", 129 : "Blue Skies", 187 : "Cheek To Cheek", 302 : "Always", 345 : "They Say It's Wonderful", 362 : "Remember", 404 : "White Christmas", 469 : "Russian Lullaby", 578 : "Alexander's Ragtime Band", 598 : "The Song Is Ended", 616 : "Let's Face The Music And Dance", 639 : "Say It Isn't So", 662 : "Easter Parade", 751 : "What'll I Do", 789 : "The Best Thing For You", 838 : "Marie", 884 : "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket", 904 : "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm", 912 : "This Year's Kisses", 918 : "All Alone", 926 : "Change Partners", 959 : "Heat Wave", 970 : "Now It Can Be Told", 986 : "All By Myself"

第6位 : Harold Arlen : 作曲家(ショー、ミュージカル) 22曲
 51 : "Come Rain Or Come Shine", 63 : "Over The Rainbow", 106 : "Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time)", 154 : "It's Only A Paper Moon", 157 : "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea", 169 : "Get Happy", 180 : "That Old Black Magic", 184 : "I've Got The World On A String", 207 : "Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)", 234 : "Ill Wind", 307 : "My Shining Hour", 365 : "As Long As I Live", 416 : "This Time The Dream's On Me", 434 : "Out Of This World", 480 : "Let's Fall In Love", 485 : "When The Sun Comes Out", 526 : "Last Night When We Were Young", 528 : "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues", 701 : "A Sleepin' Bee", 721 : "Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe", 739 : "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)", 860 : "The Man That Got Away"

第7位 : Jerome Kern : 作曲家(ミュージカル) 21曲
 2 : "All The Things You Are", 9 : "Yesterdays", 27 : "The Way You Look Tonight", 99 : "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", 159 : "The Song Is You", 236 : "Ol' Man River", 250 : "I'm Old Fashioned", 299 : "Long Ago And Far Away", 339 : "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", 377 : "Why Was I Born", 427 : "A Fine Romance", 431 : "Why Do I Love You", 446 : "They Didn't Believe Me", 471 : "The Folks Who Live On The Hill", 550 : "Pick Yourself Up", 595 : "Dearly Beloved", 607 : "Who", 657 : "Nobody Else But Me", 673 : "Look For The Silver Lining", 936 : "Make Believe", 999 : "I Won't Dance"

第8位 : Charlie Parker : ジャズ演奏者 20曲
(「ヤードバード組曲」以外は、ほとんど演奏曲として作られたもので、多くは死後の1960年代に登録されている)
 112 : "Billie's Bounce", 168 : "Yardbird Suite", 218 : "Confirmation", 271 : "Scrapple From The Apple", 354 : "Now's The Time", 462 : "Ornithology", 483 : "Anthropology", 488 : "Parker's Mood", 523 : "Au Privave", 587 : "My Little Suede Shoes", 601 : "Shaw Nuff", 627 : "Barbados", 699 : "Moose The Mooche", 733 : "Big Foot", 748 : "Relaxin' At Camarillo", 799 : "Chasin' The Bird", 810 : "Bloomdido", 859 : "Dexterity", 895 : "Cheryl", 978 : "Red Cross"

第8位 : Harry Warren : 作曲家(ミュージカル映画) 20曲
 43 : "There Will Never Be Another You", 191 : "I Only Have Eyes For You", 274 : "September In The Rain", 308 : "Jeepers Creepers", 312 : "I Wish I Knew", 315 : "This Is Always", 318 : "The More I See You", 393 : "You're My Everything", 581 : "Lulu's Back In Town", 617 : "Nagasaki", 693 : "Serenade In Blue", 770 : "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me", 839 : "Summer Night", 844 : "I'll String Along With You", 869 : "At Last", 877 : "You'll Never Know", 914 : "Chattanooga Choo Choo", 966 : "An Affair To Remember", 992 : "Lullaby Of Broadway", 732 : "Rose Of The Rio Grande"

第8位 : Thelonious Monk : ジャズ演奏家 20曲
 4 : "'Round Midnight", 163 : "Straight No Chaser", 185 : "Blue Monk", 313 : "Well You Needn't", 321 : "Bemsha Swing", 346 : "Epistrophy", 347 : "Rhythm-A-Ning", 355 : "Ruby My Dear", 433 : "52nd Street Theme", 475 : "Ask Me Now", 484 : "Misterioso", 494 : "Pannonica", 495 : "In Walked Bud", 497 : "Evidence", 542 : "Monk's Mood", 625 : "I Mean You", 647 : "Trinkle Tinkle", 706 : "Reflections", 798 : "Monk's Dream", 876 : "Off Minor"

1~10位の作曲家を見るとやはり、20世紀前半黄金期のミュージカル作曲家が多いのが分かる。
以下11~40位は作曲家名と曲数のみをリストアップ。

第11位 : Billy Strayhorn : ジャズ作・編曲家 16曲
第12位 : Dizzy Gillespie : ジャズ演奏家 14曲
第12位 : Jimmy Van Heusen : 作曲家 14曲
第14位 : Jule Styne : 作曲家 12曲
第15位 : Antonio Carlos Jobim : ボサノバ音楽家 11曲
第15位 : Hoagy Carmichal : 作曲家 11曲
第15位 : スピリチュアル、民謡などの伝承歌 11曲
第18位 : Count Basie : ジャズ・バンド・リーダー 10曲
第18位 : Jimmy McHugh : 作曲家 10曲

ここまで10曲以上を作曲した上位19人だけで約370曲。

第20位 : Fats Waller : ジャズ演奏家 9曲
第20位 : Vincent Youmans : 作曲家 9曲
第22位 : Arthur Schwartz : 作曲家(レヴュー) 8曲
第22位 : Miles Davis : ジャズ演奏家 8曲
第22位 : Victor Young : 作曲家 8曲
第22位 : Walter Donaldson : 作曲家 8曲
第26位 : Burton Lane : 作曲家 7曲
第26位 : Frank Loesser : 作詞・作曲家 7曲(除く: 作詞歌)
第26位 : Ray Henderson : 作曲家 7曲
第29位 : Saul Chaplin : 作曲家 6曲
第30位 : Fred E. Ahlert : 作曲家 5曲
第30位 : Gene De Paul : 作曲家 5曲
第30位 : Horace Silver : ジャズ演奏家 5曲
第30位 : Isham Jones : ダンス・バンド・リーダー 5曲
第30位 : John Coltrane : ジャズ演奏家 5曲
第30位 : Kurt Weil : 作曲家 5曲
第30位 : Matt Denniss : 作曲家 5曲
第30位 : Richard A. Whiting : 作曲家 5曲
第30位 : Spencer Williams : 作曲家(ジャズ系) 5曲
第30位 : Tadd Dameron : ジャズ演奏家、作曲家 5曲
第30位 : Vernon Duke : 作曲家 5曲
第30位 : W.C. Handy : 作曲家(ブルース系) 5曲

ここまで5曲以上を提供した40人だけで半数の約500曲を占めている。





2015/01/25 作成



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