Jazz Age Audition Songs – By Vocal Type
Last Updated: January 14, 2026
The following list includes a curated selection of jazz age audition songs (from the 1920s-1930s), drawn from a wide range of stage musicals and organized by vocal type. Additional song lists are available in the musical theatre song library.
Altos
“Buddie Beware” – Anything Goes
“Can This Be Love?” – Fine and Dandy
“My Funny Valentine” – Babes in Arms
“Take It on the Chin” – Me and My Girl
Baritones
“A Kiss for Cinderella” – Of Thee I Sing
“I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” – Blackbirds of 1928
“September Song” – Knickerbocker Holiday
“You’re Too Far Away” – Nymph Errant
Basses
“Easy to Love” – Anything Goes
“Oh, Lady Be Good!” – Lady, Be Good!
“The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” – Jumbo
“When I Grow Up (The G-Man Song)” – Pins and Needles
Contras
“Blow, Gabriel, Blow” – Anything Goes
“Little Girl Blue” – Jumbo
“Please Don’t Make Me Be Good” – The New Yorkers
“Solomon” – Nymph Errant
Mezzo-Sopranos
“Chain Store Daisy” – Pins and Needles
“How Could We Be Wrong?” – Nymph Errant
“Supper Time” – As Thousands Cheer
“What Good Is Love?” – Pins and Needles
Sopranos
“Falling in Love With Love” – The Boys from Syracuse
“Just Imagine” – Good News!
“Most Gentlemen Don’t Like Love” – The New Yorkers
“The Man I Love” – Strike Up the Band
Tenors
“A Red-Headed Woman” – Porgy and Bess
“It Take a Long Pull to Get There” – Porgy and Bess
“Starting at the Bottom” – Fine and Dandy
“The Gypsy in Me” – Anything Goes
Related: How to find out your vocal type
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip and the author of The Thespian’s Bucket List. She is also the creator of The Cast Album List. Her background includes a BA in Theatre, a TESOL Drama certificate, and professional experience in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.
