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Was "Spain" the last Jazz Standard written?


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Have many artists covered "Spain"? I know it's in the Real Book, and sure I've played it with various jazz combos, but except Al Jarreau no one springs to mind. I don't really think of it as a standard, and wouldn't call it at a session unless I had a chart for people. "Send in the clowns", otoh, has been covered often, as has Van Morrison's "Moondance", as have a lot of Stevie wonder tunes as noted. Prince's "Thieves in the Temple" was covered by Herbie on the "New Standard" album, and more recently on a roots/jazz album by Australian singer Renee Geyer. Many of the songs on Herbie's album pre-date "Spain" though. Maybe as more groups like "The Bad Plus" appear we might see more jazz versions of recent popular songs. Come to think of it "Calling You" from the film "Baghdad Cafe" (1988) has been covered by quite a few jazz artists.

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