I play different versions of tunes I keep hearing at jam sessions I go to at The Yardbird Suite in Edmonton.

On Part 1 of this 3-part series you'll hear Alone Together, Ornithology, The Days of Wine and Roses, Tenor Madnes (aka Rue Chaptal), Softly As In a Morning Sunrise, and I'll Remember April.

Artists performing them include Bud Powell, Michael Dease, Noah Haidu, Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane with McCoy Tyner, Kenny Clarke, Bobby Darin, Jennifer Scott, Charlie Parker, and Lucie Horsch (playing the recorder). Once again, a great variety of stellar jazz. Plus we might all get a bit of insight as to why these tunes are so popular with jammers.