Mary Lou Williams, Ruth Lowe and Bernice Petkere are just a few among women composers who have made an impact on jazz standards. Kent Guthrie explains.
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Year | ||
| Mary Lou Williams | What's Your Story Morning Glory? | Nite Life | Chiaroscuro Records | 1971 | 5:00 | 3:20 |
| Frank Sinatra & The Tommy Dorsey Orch. | I'll Never Smile Again | Big Band Legends | RCA | 1940 | 5:05 | 3:11 |
| Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh & Lee Konitz | Close Your Eyes | The Complete Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic | 1949 | 5:10 | 3:54 |
| Billy Eckstine | Lullabye of the Leaves | Compact Jazz | Polygram | 1958 | 5:14 | 2:46 |
| Hank Jones | Close Your Eyes | When There is Love | Gitanes | 1993 | 5:20 | 3:08 |
| Art Tatum | Willow Weep for Me | The Complete Pablo Solos | Pablo | 1956 | 5:25 | 3:47 |
| June Christy w/ Stan Kenton | Willow Weep for Me | Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton | Capitol | 1946 | 5:29 | 3:13 |
| Jimmy Rowles & Ray Brown | The Night is Young and You're So Beautiful | Tasty! | Concord | 1979 | 5:35 | 5:07 |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong | Can't We Be Friends | Ella & Louis | Polygram | 1956 | 5:45 | 3:49 |
| Joe Pass & Jimmy Rowles | Can't We Be Friends | Checkmate | Pablo | 1981 | 5:48 | 4:20 |
| Joe Pass & Jimmy Rowles | What's Your Story Morning Glory? | Checkmate | Pablo | 1981 | 5:53 | 4:12 |
