Back in the day, when I was learning jazz, one of the biggest obstacles was the jazz standards themselves. The ones people typically play are under copyright–you can’t record or play them without someone, somewhere, owning a little piece of your work. For a long time, these were sold “under the counter” in the RealBook, then officially licensed in “The New Real Book”.

Time to overturn the applecart.

I am releasing a series of tracks I call the “Short Attention Span Jazz Project.” These will all be short (less than 2 minute) heads that anyone who is interested in jazz can learn to play, perform, modify, and in general make their own (within the restrictions of the Creative Commons license).

The first tune, “Tout le Monde,” is already up and ready. I’ve even included a miniature chord chart for it–check the lyrics.  You can find the SASJP on DMusic (scroll down to the bottom of the page).

Have fun!

PS, it’s also cool just to listen.