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
Concord Duo Series, Vol. 9 Album
recorded by Michael Moore & Bill Charlap in 1995
Concord Duo Series, Vol. 9
Musicians
- Bill Charlap
- Michael Moore
Tracks
- I Remember You
- Just Me, Just Me
- If I Loved You
- Limehouse Blues
- Come Sunday
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Arco
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
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
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
Groove Or Die Album
recorded by Paul Jackson in 2014
Groove Or Die
Musicians
- Xantone Balcq
- Paul Jackson
- Tony Match
Tracks
- Groove
- Everything
- Pain
- Slick It
- Nuru
- 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
Introducing Duke Pearson’s Big Band Album
recorded by Duke Pearson in 1967 & 1968
Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band
Musicians
- Duke Pearson
- Bob Cranshaw
- Mickey Roker
Tracks
- Ground Hog
- New Girl
- Bedouin
- Straight Up And Down
- Ready When You Are C.B.
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
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
Blue Spirits Album
recorded by Freddie Hubbard in 1965 & 1955
Blue Spirits
Musicians
- James Spaulding
- Joe Henderson
- Freddie Hubbard
- Kiane Zawadi
- Harold Mabern, Jr.
- Larry Ridley
- Clifford Jarvis
- Big Black
- Hank Mobley
- McCoy Tyner
- Bob Cranshaw
- Pete LaRoca
- Hosea Taylor
- Herbie Hancock
- Reggie Workman
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- Soul Sourge
- Blue Spirits
- Outer Forces
- Cunga Black
- Jodo
- and more....
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
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings Album
recorded by Dizzy Gillespie in 1947,1946,1937,1939,1948 & 1949
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Musicians
- Howard Johnson,John Brown
- Big Nick Nicholas,Joe Gayles
- Cecil Payne
- Benny Bailey,Dave Burns,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Lamar Wright
- Ted Kelly,William Shepherd
- John Lewis
- Al McKibbon
- Kenny Clarke
- Chano Pozo
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Bill DeArango
- Milt Jackson
- Al Haig
- Ray Brown
- J.C. Heard
- Howard Johnson,Russell Procope
- Robert Carroll,Teddy Hill
- Bill Dillard,Dizzy Gillespie,Shad Collins
- Dicky Wells
- John Smith
- Sam Allen
- Richard Fullbright
- Bill Beason
- Bill Dillard
- Benny Carter
- Ben Webster,Chu Berry,Coleman Hawkins
- Lionel Hampton
- Charlie Christian
- Clyde Hart
- Milt Hinton
- Cozy Cole
- Don Byas
- James Moody,Joe Gayles
- Dave Burns,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Matthew McKay,Ray Orr
- Taswell Baird,William Shepherd
- John Collins
- Joe Harris
- Dave Burns,Elmon Wright,Matthew McKay
- Dave Burns,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Ray Orr,Matthew McKay
- Benny Bailey,Elmon Wright,Lamar Wright
- Dave Burns,Ted Kelly,William Shepherd
- Dave Burns,Benny Bailey,Elmon Wright,Lamar Wright
- Ernie Henry,John Brown
- Budd Johnson,Joe Gayles
- Dave Burns,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Willie Cook
- Andy Duryea,Jesse Tarrant,Sam Hurt
- James Forman
- Teddy Stewart
- Sabu Martinez
- Dave Burns,Elmon Wright,Willie Cook
- John Brown,Ernie Henry
- Joe Gayles,Yusef Lateef
- Al Gibson
- Benny Harris,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Willie Cook
- Vince Guerra
- Johnny Hartman
- Joe Carroll
- Benny Harris,Elmon Wright,Willie Cook
- Andy Duryea,Charles Greenlea,J.J. Johnson
- Charlie Parker
- Charlie Ventura
- Ernie Caceres
- Buddy DeFranco
- Dizzy Gillespie,Fats Navarro,Miles Davis
- J.J. Johnson,Kai Winding
- Billy Bauer
- Lennie Tristano
- Eddie Safranski
- Shelly Manne
- Kai Winding
Tracks
- Manteca
- Anthropology [Take 2]
- King Porter Stomp
- Yours And Mine
- Blue Rhythm Fantasy
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- Big Band
Watts Album
recorded by Jeff "Tain" Watts in 2008
Watts
Musicians
- Branford Marsalis
- Terence Blanchard
- Christian McBride
- Jeff "Tain" Watts
- Lawrence Fields
Tracks
- Return Of The Jitney Man
- Brekky With Drecky
- Katrina James
- Owed...
- Dancin' 4 Chicken
- and more....
Remarks
- Chordless
- Arco
- Solo
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
The Fabulous Oscar Moore Guitar Album
recorded by Oscar Moore in 1954
The Fabulous Oscar Moore Guitar
Musicians
- Oscar Moore
- Carl Perkins
- Joe Comfort
- Mike Pacheco
Tracks
- Up Tempo
- Buddy Can You Spare A Dime
- There Will Never Be Another You
- April In Paris
- Warm Up
- and more....
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Live In America Album
recorded by Victor Wooten in 2001
Live In America
Musicians
- Bootsy Collins
- Tony Byrd
- Sweet Lipps
- M.C. Divinity
- Regi Wooten
- Joseph Wooten
- Victor Wooten
- J.D. Blair
- Anthony "Flex" Wellington
- Marcus Miller,Victor Wooten
- D. Walker
- M.C. Divinity,Victor Wooten
- Michael Kott
Tracks
- Are You Ready, Baby?
- What Did He Say?
- Hormones In The Headphones
- Nobody Knows My Name
- Hero
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
- Overdub
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
Twelve Nights In Hollywood Album
recorded by Ella Fitzgerald in 1961 & 1962
Twelve Nights In Hollywood
Musicians
- Alan Grant
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Herb Ellis
- Lou Levy
- Wilfred Middlebrooks
- Gus Johnson
- Paul Smith
- Wilfred Middiebrooks
- Stan Levey
Tracks
- Introduction
- Lover, Come Back To Me
- Too Close For Comfort
- Little White Lies
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- and more....
Eastern Rebellion 2 Album
recorded by Cedar Walton in 1977 & 1979
Eastern Rebellion 2
Musicians
- Bob Berg
- Cedar Walton
- Sam Jones
- Billy Higgins
- Curtis Fuller
Tracks
- Ugetsu (Fantasy In D)
- The Maestro
- Ojos De Rojo
- Sunday Suite
- Clockwise
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Newport ’63 Album
recorded by John Coltrane in 1963 & 1961
Newport '63
Musicians
- John Coltrane
- McCoy Tyner
- Jimmy Garrison
- Roy Haynes
- Eric Dolphy
- Reggie Workman
Tracks
- I Want To Talk About You
- My Favorite Things
- Impressions
- Chasin' Another Trane
Remarks
- Chordless
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