Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
The Super Jazz Trio Album
recorded by Tommy Flanagan in 1978
The Super Jazz Trio
Musicians
- Tommy Flanagan
- Reggie Workman
- Joe Chambers
Tracks
- Pent Up House
- Condado Beach
- Let's Call This
- So Sorry, Please
- Ballad
- and more....
Everyday, Everynight Album
recorded by Flora Purim in 1978
Everyday, Everynight
Musicians
- Flora Purim
- David Sanborn
- Michael Brecker
- Randy Brecker
- Raul De Souza
- Lee Ritenour
- Michel Colombier
- Alphonso Johnson
- Harvey Mason
- Lani Hall,Oscar Castro-Neves,Yana Purim
- Jay Graydon
- Oscar Neves
- George Duke
- Byron Miller
- Chester Thompson
- Jaco Pastorius
- David Foster
- Laudir De Oliveira
- Michael Boddicker,Michel Colombier
- Flora Purim,George Duke
- Michael Boddicker
- Al Ciner,George Sopuch
- Herbie Hancock
- Airto Moreira
Tracks
- Everyday, Everynight
- Samba Michel
- The Hope
- Five-Four
- Walking Away
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet Album
recorded by Charles Mingus in 1957
The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet
Musicians
- Joe Maini
- Jimmy Knepper
- Bill Triglia
- Charles Mingus
- Dannie Richmond
Tracks
- The Masher [Alt Take]
- Latter Day Saint [Alt Take]
- Latter Day Saint
- Bird Feather (Cunningbird)
- The Jumpin' Blues (Jump The Blues Away)
- and more....
Full View Album
recorded by Wynton Kelly in 1966
Full View
Musicians
- Wynton Kelly
- Ron McClure
- Jimmy Cobb
Tracks
- I Want A Little Girl
- I Thought
- What A Difference A Day Made
- Autumn Leaves
- Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
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
Funk On A Stick Album
recorded by Paul Jackson in 2005
Funk On A Stick
Musicians
- Paul Jackson
- Jorge Raul Guerrero
- Char,Carl Lockett,Jerry Stucker,Patrick Scott Brady,Vernon "Ice" Black
- Rodney Franklin
- James Levi
- Jon Bendich
- Sandy Griffith,Babe Hanna
- Tony Adamo
- Ernie Watts
- Jim Copley,Paul Van Wageningen
- Herbie Hancock
- Mike Clark
- Bill Summers
- Paula Johnson
- Patrick Scott Brady
- Bruce Steinberg
Tracks
- Warning
- Funk On A Stick
- Hey Lou
- Funky Fingers
- Everything You've Got
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
Ellington Uptown + The Liberian Suite + Masterpieces By Ellington Album
recorded by Duke Ellington in 1948,1952 & 1947
Ellington Uptown + The Liberian Suite + Masterpieces By Ellington
Musicians
- Fred Guy
- Duke Ellington
- Wendell Marshall
- Sonny Greer
- Betty Roche,Jimmy Grisson
- Billy Strayhorn,Duke Ellington
- Louie Bellson
- Junior Raglin,Oscar Pettiford
- Elaine Jones
Tracks
- The Tattooed Bride
- Come On Home
- The Liberian Suite: I Like The Sunrise [Alt Take]
- The Liberian Suite: I Like The Sunrise [Alt Take]
- The Liberian Suite: Dance No.1 [Alt Take]
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Cannonball’s Sharpshooters Album
recorded by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley in 1958
Cannonball's Sharpshooters
Musicians
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
- Nat Adderley
- Junior Mance
- Sam Jones
- Jimmy Cobb
Tracks
- Our Delight
- What's New?
- Fuller Bop Man
- Jubilation
- Stay On It
- and more....
Ella Abraca Jobim – The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook Album
recorded by Ella Fitzgerald in 1980
Ella Abraca Jobim - The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook
Musicians
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Toots Thielemans
- Mitch Holder,Paul Jackson, Jr.,Ronald Bautiste
- Clarence McDonald,Henry Trotter,Mike Lang
- Abraham Laboriel
- Alex Acuña
- Paulinho da Costa
- Zoot Sims
- Joe Pass
- Oscar Castro-Neves
- Clark Terry
Tracks
- Favela (O Morro Não Tem Vez)
- The Girl From Ipanema (Garôta de Ipanema)
- Dindi
- Desafinado (Off Key)
- Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)
- and more....
The Inflated Tear Album
recorded by Roland Kirk in 1967
The Inflated Tear
Musicians
- Roland Kirk
- Ron Burton
- Steve Novosel
- Jimmy Hopps
- Dick Griffith
Tracks
- The Black And Crazy Blues
- A Laugh For Rory [LP Version]
- Many Blessings
- Fingers In The Wind
- The Inflated Tear
- and more....
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
Jaco Pastorius Album
recorded by Jaco Pastorius in 1975
Jaco Pastorius
Musicians
- Jaco Pastorius
- Don Alias
- Dave Prater,Sam Moore
- David Sanborn
- Michael Brecker
- Howard Johnson
- Randy Brecker,Ron Tooley
- Peter Graves
- Herbie Hancock
- Narada Michael Walden
- Alex Darqui,Herbie Hancock
- Lenny White
- Bobby Economou
- Wayne Shorter
- Othello Molineaux
- Leroy William
- Peter Gordon
- Hubert Laws
Tracks
- Donna Lee
- Come On, Come Over
- Continuum
- Kuru~Speak Like A Child
- Portrait Of Tracy
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Strings
- Solo
- Chordless
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
A Family Affair Album
recorded by Christian McBride in 1998
A Family Affair
Musicians
- Tim Warfield
- Charles Craig
- Christian McBride
- Gregory Hutchinson
- Munyungo Jackson
- Will Downing
- Russell Malone
- Mary Vesta Williams
Tracks
- I'm Coming Home
- A Dream Of You
- Family Affair
- Theme From Our Fairytale
- ...Or So You Thought
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- Duo
- Chordless
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
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
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