• Sonny Clark Trio Album

    recorded by Sonny Clark in 1957

    Album art work of Sonny Clark Trio by Sonny Clark

    Sonny Clark Trio

    Musicians

    • Sonny Clark
    • Paul Chambers
    • Philly Joe Jones

    Tracks

    • Bebop
    • I Didn't Know What Time It Was
    • Two Bass Hit
    • Tadd's Delight
    • Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Arco
    • Solo

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Cherokee Song

    Cherokee Analyze Sheet

    One of the most popular jazz standard songs which are played very fast in jam session. Written by Ray Noble.

    Composer
    Ray Noble
    Lyricist
    Ray Noble
    Form
    A-A-B-A
    Style
    Swing

    updated on Sep 3, 2015

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  • Hampton Hawes Trio, Vol. 1 Album

    recorded by Hampton Hawes in 1955

    Album art work of Hampton Hawes Trio, Vol. 1 by Hampton Hawes

    Hampton Hawes Trio, Vol. 1

    Musicians

    • Hampton Hawes
    • Red Mitchell
    • Chuck Thompson

    Tracks

    • I Got Rhythm
    • What Is This Thing Called Love?
    • Blues The Most
    • So In Love
    • Feelin' Fine
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Solo

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • In A Sentimental Mood Song

    One of the most popular Duke Ellington's ballad tunes among jazz musicians.

    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Lyricist
    Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz
    Form
    A-A-B-A
    Style
    Ballad

    updated on Aug 23, 2016

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  • Bye Bye Blackbird Song

    Bye Bye Blackbird analysys sheet

    One of the most popular tune among jazz musicians. Written by Ray Henderson.

    Composer
    Ray Henderson
    Lyricist
    Mort Dixon
    Form
    A-B-C-A'
    Style
    Medium Swing

    updated on Mar 20, 2016

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  • Bird & Diz Album

    recorded by Charlie Parker in 1950

    Album art work of Bird & Diz by Charlie Parker

    Bird & Diz

    Musicians

    • Charlie Parker
    • Dizzy Gillespie
    • Thelonious Monk
    • Curley Russell
    • Buddy Rich

    Tracks

    • Bloomdido
    • My Melancholy Baby
    • Relaxin' With Lee
    • Leap Frog
    • An Oscar For Treadwell
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Ben Williams Quote

    My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”

    updated on Aug 30, 2015

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  • Red Garland Musician

    Red Garland

    Red garland is one of the legend bebop pianist, who popularized a block chord piano style. Also well known as a pianist of Miles Davis quartet.

    Birth Name
    William McKinley Garland, Jr.
    Born
    May 13, 1923
    Dallas, Texas
    Died
    April 23, 1984
    Dallas, Texas

    updated on Jan 21, 2017

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  • Diatonic Chord Theory

    Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.

    • Function
    • Tonic
    • Sub dominant
    • Dominant
    • Sub Function

    updated on Aug 22, 2015

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  • Minor Tonality Theory

    Basics about Minor Tonality; Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor and Melodic Minor. Especially about scales and chord category.

    • Diatonic Chord and Diatonic Scale
    • Diatonic Chord Function
    • Classification By Frequency Of Use
    • Parent Scale

    updated on Aug 22, 2015

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  • Live In Tokyo Album

    recorded by Weather Report in 1972

    Album art work of Live In Tokyo by Weather Report

    Live In Tokyo

    Musicians

    • Wayne Shorter
    • Joe Zawinul
    • Miroslav Vitous
    • Eric Gravatt
    • Dom Um Romão

    Tracks

    • Vertical Invader~Seventh Arrow~T.H.~Doctor Honoris Causa
    • Surucucu~Lost~Early Minor~Directions
    • Orange Lady
    • Eurydice~The Moors
    • Tears~Umbrellas

    updated on Apr 4, 2023

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  • Beautiful Love Song

    Beautiful Love Analyze Sheet

    One of the most popular minor key jazz standard songs in jam session. Written by Victor Young, Wayne King & Egbert Van Alstyne.

    Composer
    Victor Young, Wayne King & Egbert Van Alstyne
    Lyricist
    Haven Gillespie
    Form
    A-B-A-C (A-B-A-B’)
    Style
    Swing

    updated on Dec 4, 2015

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  • Not Yet Album

    recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1988

    Album art work of Not Yet by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

    Not Yet

    Musicians

    • Javon Jackson
    • Philip Harper
    • Robin Eubanks
    • Benny Green
    • Peter Washington
    • Art Blakey

    Tracks

    • Kenji's Mood
    • For Heaven's Sake
    • Not Yet
    • I'll Never Be The Same
    • Uranus
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Pat Metheny Quote

    Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.

    updated on Jun 3, 2017

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  • Chord Inversion Theory

    2nd Inversion

    Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.

    • 1st Inversion
    • 2nd Inversion
    • Notation
    • Function

    updated on Jun 30, 2015

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  • Parker Plus Strings Album

    recorded by Charlie Parker in 1950 & 1952

    Album art work of Parker Plus Strings by Charlie Parker

    Parker Plus Strings

    Musicians

    • Symphony Sid
    • Charlie Parker
    • Al Haig [OR Bernie Leighton]
    • Tommy Potter
    • Roy Haynes
    • Al Haig
    • Mundell Lowe
    • Walter Bishop, Jr.
    • Teddy Kotick
    • Max Roach

    Tracks

    • Introduction
    • Repetition [No. 1]
    • April In Paris [No. 1]
    • (You'd Be So) Easy To Love [No. 1]
    • What Is This Thing Called Love? [No.1]
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Strings

    updated on Apr 6, 2023

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  • Two Sides Of Slide Album

    recorded by Slide Hampton in 1961

    Album art work of Two Sides Of Slide by Slide Hampton

    Two Sides Of Slide

    Musicians

    • George Coleman
    • Jay Cameron
    • Hobart Dotson
    • William Thomas
    • Benjamin Jacobs-El
    • Slide Hampton
    • Eddie Khan
    • Lex Humphries

    Tracks

    • The Cloister Part 1: Impression
    • The Cloister Part 2: Obsession
    • The Cloister Part 3: Expression
    • The Cloister Part 4: Possession
    • There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Sci-Fi Album

    recorded by Christian McBride in 2000

    Album art work of Sci-Fi by Christian McBride

    Sci-Fi

    Musicians

    • Ron Blake
    • David Gilmore
    • Shedrick Mitchell
    • Christian McBride
    • Rodney Green
    • Herbie Hancock
    • Dianne Reeves
    • James Carter
    • Toots Thielemans

    Tracks

    • Aja
    • Uhura's Moment Returned
    • Xerxes
    • Lullaby For A Ladybug
    • Science Fiction
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Arco

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise Song

    One of the most popular minor key jazz standard songs. Written by Sigmund Romberg.

    Composer
    Sigmund Romberg
    Lyricist
    Oscar Hammerstein II
    Form
    A - A - B - A
    Style
    Swing

    updated on Mar 20, 2016

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  • 1958 Miles [Compilation] Album

    recorded by Miles Davis in 1958 & 1955

    Album art work of 1958 Miles [Compilation] by Miles Davis

    1958 Miles [Compilation]

    Musicians

    • Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
    • John Coltrane
    • Miles Davis
    • Bill Evans
    • Paul Chambers
    • Jimmy Cobb
    • Red Garland
    • Philly Joe Jones

    Tracks

    • On Green Dolohin Street
    • Fran-Dance
    • Stella By Starlight
    • Love For Sale
    • Little Melonae
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • How High The Moon Song

    One of the most popular medium up swing tune among jazz musicians.

    Composer
    Morgan Lewis
    Lyricist
    Nancy Hamilton
    Form
    A-B-A-C
    Style
    Medium Up Swing

    updated on Mar 27, 2016

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  • Wynton Kelly Musician

    Wynton Kelly

    Birth Name
    Wynton Charles Kelly
    Born
    December 2, 1931
    Brooklyn, New York
    Died
    April 12, 1971
    Toronto, Canada

    updated on Jan 21, 2017

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  • Don’t Forget The Blues Album

    recorded by Ray Brown in 1985

    Album art work of Don't Forget The Blues by Ray Brown

    Don't Forget The Blues

    Musicians

    • Al Grey
    • Ron Eschete
    • Gene Harris
    • Ray Brown
    • Grady Tate

    Tracks

    • Blues'd Out
    • Jim
    • Night Train
    • If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
    • Rocks In My Bed
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Ray Brown Musician

    Ray Brown

    One of the jazz bass legend between bebop era and modern era. Also one of the pioneer of jazz cello. He is known as a sideman, a band leader and an educator. His style bases on very basics so his bass lines are used to study basic bass lines very widely.

    Birth Name
    Raymond Matthews Brown
    Born
    October 13, 1926
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
    Died
    July 2, 2002
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

    updated on Oct 25, 2015

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  • The Easy Way Album

    recorded by Jimmy Giuffre in 1959

    Album art work of The Easy Way by Jimmy Giuffre

    The Easy Way

    Musicians

    • Jimmy Giuffre
    • Jim Hall
    • Ray Brown

    Tracks

    • Ray's Time
    • The Easy Way
    • Time Enough
    • Come Rain Or Come Shine
    • Montage
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Drumless

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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