Jazz Song Alphabet Vol. 18 - by Nikos Mastichiadis

Nikos from Greece is responsible for the following alphabet.

He wrote: “I'm not a DJ, I love dancing to these awesome songs instead, but thought I might send my A to Z list as well :)”

If you would like to see here your own list, then use the contact form to send it in. Make sure that your list predominantly contains songs, that haven't been featured in a Jazz Song Alphabet so far.

26 Swing Songs by Nikos Mastichiadis, Athens Greece

Ain’t She Sweet – Sy Oliver
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me – Sidney Bechet
Creole Song – Kid Ory Creole Dixieland Band
Dance Hall Shuffle – Clifford Hayne's Louisville Stompers
Evil Blues – Count Basie
Far Away Blues – Monty Sunshine Jazz Band
Girl Of My Dreams – Preservation Hall Jazz Band
How Ashamed I Was – Arthur Askey
In The Mood – Edgar Hayes
Just A Simple Melody – Chick Webb & His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald
Kiss Your Little Baby Goodnight – Paul Ash & His Orchestra
Lil Brown Jug – Palmetto Bug Stompers
Mister Sandman – Chet Baker
Nashville Nightingale – George Gershwin
Oh – Pee Wee Hunt
Prelude In C Sharp Minor – Wilbur De Paris
Quatre Tickets – Django Reinhardt & Alix Combelle
Roses Of Picardy – Yerba Buena Stompers
Sam's Song (The Happy Tune) – Joe Fingers Carr
The Sheik Of Araby – Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Ugly Child – Muggsy Spanier
Variety Stomp – Fletcher Henderson
Who – Jack Hylton
XYZ – Earl Hines
You Are Dancing On My Heart – Victor Sylvester
Zulu Wail – Nat Shilkret

Credit: Jazz Song Alphabet is an idea by Veit Hailperin. This series spontaneously emerged from my response to Veit’s blog post “A Jazz Song Alphabet“.

What do you think about the alphabet series? Have you already discovered new songs? Let us know in the comment section below!

photo: andrewatla