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
Sum Of The Parts Album
recorded by Larry Ridley in 1975
Sum Of The Parts
Musicians
- Sonny Fortune
- Cornell Dupree
- Onaje Allan Gumbs
- Larry Ridley
- Grady Tate
- Crusher Bennett
Tracks
- Changa Chikuyo
- It Was a Very Good Year
- Well, You Needn't
- Go Down Moses
- Feelin' Blue
- and more....
Remarks
- 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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Aura Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1985
Aura
Musicians
- Miles Davis
- Bjarne Roupe,John McLaughlin
- Kenneth Knudsen,Ole Kock Hansen,Thomas Clausen
- Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
- Bo Stief
- Vincent Wilburn, Jr.,Lennart Gruvstedt
- Ethan Weisgaard, Marilyn Mazur
Tracks
- Intro
- White
- Yellow
- Orange
- Red
- and more....
Lazy Afternoon – Gentle Ballads IV Album
recorded by Eric Alexander in 2008
Lazy Afternoon - Gentle Ballads IV
Musicians
- Eric Alexander
- Mike LeDonne
- John Webber
- Joe Farnsworth
Tracks
- Feeling Good
- Lazy Afternoon
- When Love Was New
- Slow Hot Wind
- My Funny Valentine
- 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
Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note Album
recorded by Mingus Big Band in 2005
Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note
Musicians
- Dave Kikoski
- Kenny Davis
- Johnathan Blake
Tracks
- Wham Bam
- Opus Four
- Celia
- Bird Calls
- Meditations
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
Mean What You Say Album
recorded by Philly Joe Jones in 1977
Mean What You Say
Musicians
- Charles Bowen
- Tommy Turrentine
- Mickey Tucker
- Mickey Bass
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- Mean What You Say
- You Tell Me
- D.C. Farewell
- Jim's Jewel
- Gretchen
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
Sound-System Album
recorded by Herbie Hancock in 1983
Sound-System
Musicians
- Henry Kaiser,Nicky Skopelitis
- Herbie Hancock,Rob Stevens
- Bill Laswell
- Anton Fier
- Daniel Ponce
- D.S.T.
- Bernard Fowler,Toshinori Kondo
- Wayne Shorter
- Henry Kaiser
- Foday Musa Suso
- Herbie Hancock
- Aïyb Dieng
- Bernard Fowler
- Hamid Drake
- Toshinori Kondo
- Nicky Skopelitis
Tracks
- Hardrock
- Metal Beat
- Karabali
- Junku
- People Are Changing
- and more....
Juice Album
recorded by Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood in 2014
Juice
Musicians
- John Scofield
- John Medeski
- Chris Wood
- Billy Martin
- Pedrito Martinez
Tracks
- Sham Time
- North London
- Louis The Shoplifter
- Juicy Lucy
- I Know You
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Intuition Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1974
Intuition
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Eddie Gomez
Tracks
- Invitation
- Blue Serge
- Show-Type Tune
- The Nature Of Things
- Are You All The Things
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Consequences Album
recorded by David Kikoski in 2012
Consequences
Musicians
- David Kikoski
- Christian McBride
- Jeff "Tain" Watts
Tracks
- Blutain
- Russian Roulette
- Drama.
- Placidity
- Mr. JJ
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Mysteries Album
recorded by Keith Jarrett in 1975
Mysteries
Musicians
- Dewey Redman
- Keith Jarrett
- Charlie Haden
- Paul Motian
- Guilherme Franco
Tracks
- Rotation
- Everything That Lives Laments
- Flame
- Mysteries
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
Traveling Miles Album
recorded by Cassandra Wilson in 1997
Traveling Miles
Musicians
- Cassandra Wilson
- Olu Dara
- Marvin Sewell,Kevin Breit
- Eric Lewis
- Dave Holland
- Marcus Baylor
- Jeffrey Haynes
- Steve Coleman
- Doug Wamble,Marvin Sewell
- Lonnie Plaxico
- Perry Wilson
- Mino Cinelu
- Doug Wamble
- Marvin Sewell
- Cecilia Smith
- Kevin Breit
- Vincent Henry
- Regina Carter
- Stefon Harris
- Pat Metheny
- Angelique Kidjo,Cassandra Wilson
- Kevin Breit,Marvin Sewell
Tracks
- Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
- Traveling Miles
- Right Here, Right Now
- Time After Time
- When The Sun Goes Down
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
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
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
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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