"If you have to ask what jazz is... you’ll never know." Louis Armstrong
Jazz, born in New Orleans around 1910, was formed through marching bands moving indoors, and mixing with ragtime, blues and other musical styles. No matter your taste, browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Jazz Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of Jazz with Stretta Music today!
Although jazz began very locally, and gradually spread more nationally, it wasn’t until the 1930s that it became more international, becoming popular through the new dance form Swing. Due to the economic crisis, many solo artists began to form big bands, like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Duke Ellington. Soon Gypsy Jazz also sprung up, which, since it mainly used string instruments, was also called String Jazz, an excellent example being the French guitarist Django Rheinhardt. In the 1940s, through such jazz musicians as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis & Dizzy Gillespie, Bebop evolved, which is the basis for modern jazz. In Bebop, the tempo quickened, the harmonies became more complex, and there was more rhythmic freedom.
Although a lot of jazz throughout the ages was lead by instrumentalists, there were also many famous jazz singers, like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett and Jamie Cullum.
A few important jazz artists of the modern era include John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson and Wynton Marsalis.
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026421
G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036357
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1478914
G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034252
Ab
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
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G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1478912
Bb
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Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036993
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036992
Ab
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036797
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1044076
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036514
E
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036118
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1047255
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1047137
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1047122
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1045050
D
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1044842
for: Voice, guitar
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1050964
Eb
for: Voice, guitar
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1051172
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1565434
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1563257
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1563256
A
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1561545
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1561432
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034432
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1047726
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1047674
G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1050114
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1048990
Gm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1048977
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1048971
G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1048949
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1048931
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1048919
Fm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035098
A
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1034747
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035920
Am
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035747
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035294
F#m
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035258
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1032214
G
for: Voice, guitar
Voice(s)/Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612667
Bb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028921
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028701
E
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028611
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028054
F
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025322
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026440