Four! Album
recorded by Hampton Hawes in 1958
Four!
Musicians
- Barney Kessel
- Hampton Hawes
- Red Mitchell
- Shelly Manne
Tracks
- Yardbird Suite
- There Will Never Be Another You
- Bow Jest
- Sweet Sue, Just You
- Up Blues
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
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
Bye Bye Blackbird Song
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
Blues For Pat: Live In San Francisco Album
recorded by Joshua Redman in 1994
Blues For Pat: Live In San Francisco
Musicians
- Joshua Redman
- Pat Metheny
- Christian McBride
- Billy Higgins
Tracks
- Blues For Pat
- Sketches
- Band Intro
- Wish
- St. Thomas
- and more....
Red Garland Musician
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
Juni Album
recorded by Peter Erskine in 1997
Juni
Musicians
- John Taylor
- Palle Danielsson
- Peter Erskine
Tracks
- Prelude No. 2
- Windfall
- For Jan
- The Ant & The Elk
- Siri
- and more....
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Some Of My Best Friends Are…The Sax Players Album
recorded by Ray Brown in 1995
Some Of My Best Friends Are...The Sax Players
Musicians
- Joe Lovano
- Benny Green
- Ray Brown
- Gregory Hutchinson
- Benny Carter
- Joshua Redman
- Ralph Moore
- Stanley Turrentine
- Jesse Davis
Tracks
- How High The Moon
- Love Walked In
- Polka Dots And Moonbeams
- Crazeology (Little Benny)
- Port Of Rico
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
A Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music And Poetry Album
recorded by Charles Mingus in 1957
A Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music And Poetry
Musicians
- Shafi Hadi
- Clarence Shaw
- Jimmy Knepper
- Bob Hammer
- Charles Mingus
- Dannie Richmond
- Melvin Stewart
- Bill Hardman
- Horace Parlan
Tracks
- Scenes In The City
- Nouroog
- New York Sketchbook
- Duke's Choice
- Slippers
- and more....
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
BAILE FUNK Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1000
BAILE FUNK
Musicians
- funk como le gusta
- elza soares
- Ivo Meirelles&Funk N Lata
- paula lima feat. seu jorge
- Sambasonics
- Clube Do Balanco
- sambasonics
- Grooveria
- aricia mess
- BSB disco club
- Funk U
Tracks
- S.O.S
- rio de janeiro
- Baile Funk Medley
- Mangueira
- Vem Balancar
- and more....
Some Of My Best Friends Are…The Trumpet Players Album
recorded by Ray Brown in 2000
Some Of My Best Friends Are...The Trumpet Players
Musicians
- Roy Hargrove
- Geoff Keezer
- Ray Brown
- Karriem Riggins
- Jon Faddis
- James Morrison
- Terence Blanchard
- Nicholas Payton
- Clark Terry
Tracks
- Our Delight
- Bags' Groove
- I Thought About You
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
- Violets For Your Furs
- and more....
Initial Here Album
recorded by Linda Oh in 2011
Initial Here
Musicians
- Dayna Stephens
- Fabian Almazan
- Linda Oh
- Rudy Royston
- Jen Shyu
Tracks
- Ultimate Persona
- Something's Coming~Les Cinq Doigts
- Mr M
- No. 1 Hit
- Thicker Than Water
- and more....
Conviction Album
recorded by Kendrick Scott in 2011
Conviction
Musicians
- John Ellis
- Mike Moreno
- Taylor Eigsti
- Joe Sanders
- Kendrick Scott
- Alah Hampton
Tracks
- Pendulum
- Too Much
- I Have A Dream
- We Shall By Any Means
- Liberty Or Death
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Beautiful Love Song
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
Ray Brown Musician
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
Forward Motion Album
recorded by Lawrence Clark in 2015
Forward Motion
Musicians
- Lawrence Clark
- Josh Evans
- David Rryant
- Rahsaan Carter
- Kush Abadey
Tracks
- The Moment Of Truth
- Alternate Reality
- Creation
- Lourana
- Wishful Thoughts
- and more....
Remarks
- Chordless
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Cherokee Song
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
Some Of My Best Friends Are…The Singers Album
recorded by Ray Brown in 1997
Some Of My Best Friends Are...The Singers
Musicians
- Diana Krall
- Geoff Keezer
- Ray Brown
- Gregory Hutchinson
- Etta Jones
- Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Nancy King
- Ralph Moore
- Marlena Shaw
- Kevin Mahogany
- Russell Malone
- Antonio Hart
Tracks
- I Thought About You
- Poor Butterfly
- More Than You Know
- Little Girl
- But Beautiful
- and more....
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
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