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
Stuff Album
recorded by Stuff in 1975
Stuff
Musicians
- Cornell Dupree,Eric Gale
- Richard Tee
- Gordon Edwards
- Chris Parker,Steve Gadd
Tracks
- Foots
- My Sweetness
- (Do You) Want Some Off This
- Looking For The Juice
- Reflections Of Divine Love
- 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
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
Moving Out Album
recorded by Sonny Rollins in 1954
Moving Out
Musicians
- Sonny Rollins
- Kenny Dorham
- Elmo Hope
- Percy Heath
- Art Blakey
- Thelonious Monk
- Tommy Potter
- Arthur Taylor
Tracks
- Moving Out
- Swingin' For Bumsy
- Silk 'N' Satin
- Solid
- More Than You Know
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
One On One Album
recorded by Stephane Grappelli & McCoy Tyner in 1990
One On One
Musicians
- Stephane Grappelli
- McCoy Tyner
Tracks
- How High The Moon
- St. Louis Blues
- I Want To Talk About You
- Mr. P.C.
- Summertime
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Greens Album
recorded by Benny Green in 1991
Greens
Musicians
- Benny Green
- Christian McBride
- Carl Allen
Tracks
- Greens
- Bish Bash
- Captain Hook
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- Time After Time
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- Solo
Look To The Rainbow Album
recorded by Astrud Gilberto in 1965 & 1966
Look To The Rainbow
Musicians
- Astrud Gilberto
- Al Cohn
- Johnny Coles
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Kenny Burrell
- Carlos Lyra
- Gil Evans
- Walter Wanderley
- Richard Davis,Ron Carter
- Claudio Slon,Grady Tate
- Dom Um Romao
- Bobby Rosengarden
Tracks
- Berimbau
- Once Upon A Summertime
- A Felicidade
- I Will Wait For You
- Frevo
- and more....
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
Don’t Follow The Crowd Album
recorded by Eric Alexander in 2010
Don't Follow The Crowd
Musicians
- Eric Alexander
- Harold Mabern
- Nat Reeves
- Joe Farnsworth
Tracks
- Nomor Senterbress
- She's Out Of My Life
- Footsteps
- Charade
- Don't Misunderstand
- and more....
Heavy Weather Album
recorded by Weather Report in 1977
Heavy Weather
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Joe Zawinul
- Jaco Pastorius
- Alejandro "Alex" Acuna
- Manolo Badrena
- Jaco Pastorius
Tracks
- Birdland
- A Remark You Made
- Teen Town
- Harlequin
- Rumba Mama
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Hipbop ‘N’ Funk Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1998
Hipbop 'N' Funk
Musicians
- Michael "Patches" Stewart
- Urbanator
- Essence All Stars
- Tom Browne
- Lenny White
- Meeting
- Bop City
Tracks
- Penetration (El Niño)
- Chameleon
- Upton Blues
- Ghetto Horn
- Cornbread
- 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
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
Compulsion Album
recorded by Andrew Hill in 1965
Compulsion
Musicians
- John Gilmore
- Freddie Hubbard
- Andrew Hill
- Cecil McBee
- Joe Chambers
- Nadi Qamar
- Renaud Simmons
- RIchard Davis
Tracks
- Compulsion
- Legacy
- Premonition
- Limbo
Remarks
- Arco
Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band Featuring Cannonball Adderley Album
recorded by Ray Brown in 1962
Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band Featuring Cannonball Adderley
Musicians
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
- Milt Jackson
- Tommy Flanagan
- Ray Brown
- Osie Johnson
- Hank Jones
- Sam Jones
Tracks
- Work Song
- It Happened In Monterey
- My One And Only Love
- Tricrotism
- Thumbstring
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
Plays Vincent Youmans Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1953
Plays Vincent Youmans
Musicians
- Barney Kessel
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Herb Ellis
Tracks
- Tea For Two
- Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)
- I Know That You Know
- Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue)
- Great Day
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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