• Pat Metheny Quote

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

    updated on Jun 3, 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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  • Panamonk Album

    recorded by Danilo Perez in 1996

    Album art work of Panamonk by Danilo Perez

    Panamonk

    Musicians

    • Danilo Perez
    • Avishai Cohen
    • Jeff "Tain" Watts
    • Terri Lyn Carrington
    • Olga Roman

    Tracks

    • Monk's Mood 1
    • PanaMonk
    • Bright Mississippi
    • Think Of One
    • Mercedes' Mood
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Solo

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Full House Album

    recorded by Phil Woods in 1991

    Album art work of Full House by Phil Woods

    Full House

    Musicians

    • Phil Woods
    • Hal Crook
    • Jim McNeely
    • Steve Gilmore
    • Bill Goodwin

    Tracks

    • Samba De Be-Bop
    • Empty House
    • Pensive
    • Here's To Alvy
    • Hindsight
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Live At Montmartre Album

    recorded by Eddie Gomez & Carsten Dahl in 2011

    Album art work of Live At Montmartre by Eddie Gomez & Carsten Dahl

    Live At Montmartre

    Musicians

    • Carsten Dahl
    • Eddie Gomez

    Tracks

    • I Hear A Rhapsody
    • There Is No Greater Love
    • Autumn Leaves
    • Body And Soul
    • How Deep Is The Ocean? (How High Is The Sky)
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Duo
    • Arco

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • The Brasil Project, Vol. 2 Album

    recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1992

    Album art work of The Brasil Project, Vol. 2 by Toots Thielemans

    The Brasil Project, Vol. 2

    Musicians

    • Ivan Lins
    • Toots Thielemans
    • Oscar Castro-Neves
    • Brian Bromberg
    • Edu Lobo
    • Eugene Friesen
    • Mike Lang
    • Marc Johnson
    • John Clark
    • Eliane Elias
    • Steve Schaeffer
    • Dori Caymmi
    • Dori Caymmi,Oscar Castro-Neves
    • Paulinho Da Costa
    • Milton Nascimento
    • Gilson Peranzzetta
    • Jamil Joanes
    • Teo Lima
    • Gilberto Gil
    • Cassio Duarte
    • Mark Isham
    • Lee Ritenour,Oscar Castro-Neves
    • João Bosco
    • Nico Assumpção
    • Chico Buarque
    • Ricardo Silveira
    • Caetano Veloso
    • Djavan
    • Dave Grusin
    • Luiz Bonfá,Oscar Castro-Neves
    • Gilson Peranzzetta,Mike Lang
    • Bira Hawal,Cassio Duarte,José Roberto

    Tracks

    • Choro Bandido
    • Retrato Em Branco E Preto
    • Obsession
    • Travessia
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Drumless

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Hank Mobley Quartet Album

    recorded by Hank Mobley in 1955

    Album art work of Hank Mobley Quartet by Hank Mobley

    Hank Mobley Quartet

    Musicians

    • Hank Mobley
    • Horace Silver
    • Doug Watkins
    • Art Blakey

    Tracks

    • Hank's Prank
    • My Sin
    • Avila And Tequila
    • Walkin' The Fence
    • Love For Sale
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 6, 2023

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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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  • 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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  • Indeed Album

    recorded by Lee Morgan in 1956

    Album art work of Indeed by Lee Morgan

    Indeed

    Musicians

    • Clarence Sharpe
    • Lee Morgan
    • Horace Silver
    • Wilbur Ware
    • Philly Joe Jones

    Tracks

    • Roccus
    • Reggie Of Chester
    • The Lady
    • Little T.
    • Little T
    • and more....

    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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  • The Complete Savoy Master Takes Album

    recorded by Erroll Garner in 1945 & 1949

    Album art work of The Complete Savoy Master Takes by Erroll Garner

    The Complete Savoy Master Takes

    Musicians

    • Erroll Garner
    • John Levy
    • George DeHart
    • John Simmons
    • Alvin Stoller
    • [Jesse Price
    • Leonard Gaskin
    • Charlie Smith
    • [John Simmons
    • Mike Bryan
    • Slam Stewart
    • Harold "Doc" West

    Tracks

    • Laura
    • Stardust
    • Somebody Loves Me
    • (Back Home Again In) Indiana
    • I Surrender, Dear
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Arco

    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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  • 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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  • Who Loves You A Tribute To Jaco Pastorius Album

    recorded by Various Artists in 1998

    Album art work of Who Loves You A Tribute To Jaco Pastorius by Various Artists

    Who Loves You A Tribute To Jaco Pastorius

    Musicians

    • Michael Brecker
    • Joey Calderazzo
    • John Patitucci
    • Jeff "Tain" Watts
    • Bill Evans
    • Mike Stern
    • Gil Goldstein
    • Kevin DiSimone
    • Mark Egan
    • Steve Gadd
    • Don Alias
    • Gil Goldstein,Michael Colina
    • Victor Bailey
    • Bob Mintzer
    • Steve Cardenas
    • George Whitty
    • James Genus
    • Peter Erskine
    • Randy Brecker
    • George Whitty,Michael Conlina
    • Andy Snitzer,Chris Hunter
    • Jim Hynes
    • Mic Davis
    • Hiram Bullock
    • Jim Beard
    • Will Lee
    • Bob James
    • Marcus Miller
    • David Sanborn
    • Bob James,Michael Colina

    Tracks

    • Third Stone From The Sun
    • A Remark You Made
    • Continuum
    • Jaco
    • Fall'n Star
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • K.D. Is Here: New York City 1962 & 1966 Album

    recorded by Kenny Dorham in 1966 & 1962

    Album art work of K.D. Is Here: New York City 1962 & 1966 by Kenny Dorham

    K.D. Is Here: New York City 1962 & 1966

    Musicians

    • Sonny Red
    • Kenny Dorham
    • Cedar Walton
    • John Ore
    • Hugh Walker
    • Alan Grant
    • Joe Farrell
    • Walter Bishop, Jr.
    • Larry Gales
    • Stu Martin

    Tracks

    • Jung Fu
    • Alan Grant & Kenny Dorham Talk
    • Spring Is Here
    • Alan Grant & Kenny Dorham Talk
    • Somewhere In The Night
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Speech

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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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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  • Illuminations Album

    recorded by McCoy Tyner in 2003

    Album art work of Illuminations by McCoy Tyner

    Illuminations

    Musicians

    • Gary Bartz
    • Terence Balchard
    • McCoy Tyner
    • Christian McBride
    • Lewis Nash

    Tracks

    • Illuminations
    • Angelina
    • New Orleans Stomp
    • Come Rain Or Come Shine
    • Soulstice
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Arco

    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays Album

    recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1964

    Album art work of The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays by Oscar Peterson

    The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays

    Musicians

    • Oscar Peterson
    • Ray Brown
    • Ed Thigpen

    Tracks

    • The Strut
    • Let's Fall In Love
    • Satin Doll
    • Little Right Foot
    • Li'l Darlin'
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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