Live At The 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival Album
recorded by Thelonious Monk in 1964
Live At The 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival
Musicians
- Charlie Rouse
- Thelonious Monk
- Steve Swallow
- Ben Riley
- Buddy Collette
- Jack Nimitz
- Bobby Bryant,Melvin Moore
- Lou Blackburn
Tracks
- Blue Monk
- Evidence
- Bright Mississippi
- Rhythm-A-Ning
- Think Of One
- and more....
A.T.’s Delight Album
recorded by Art Taylor in 1960
A.T.'s Delight
Musicians
- Stanley Turrentine
- Dave Burns
- Wynton Kelly
- Paul Chambers
- Art Taylor
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Tracks
- Syeeda's Song Flute
- Epistrophy
- Move
- High Seas
- Cookoo And Fungi
- and more....
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
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
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
Hard Groove Album
recorded by Roy Hargrove in 2002
Hard Groove
Musicians
- Keith Anderson
- Jacques Schwarz-Bart
- Roy Hargrove
- Cornell Dupree,Chalmers Alford
- Bobby Sparks
- Bernard Wright
- Pino Palladino,Reggie Washington
- Jason Thomas
- Daniel Moreno
- Common
- James Poyser
- Dontae Winslow
- G. Craig Glanville,Maurice Brown
- D'Angelo
- Chalmers Alford
- Pino Palladino
- Reggie Washington
- Willie Jones III
- Erykah Badu,Q-Tip
- Marc Cary
- Me'Shell NdegéOcello
- Gene Lake
- Butter
- Stephanie McKay
- Keith Anderson,Steve Coleman
- Jacques Schwarz-Bart,Keith Loftis
- Maurice Brown
- Cornell Dupree
- Anthony Hamilton
- Gene Lake,Willie Jones III
- Shelby Johnson
- Renee Neufville
- Karl Denson
- Tony Suggs
- John Lee
- Daniel Moreno,Kwaku Obeng
- The RH Factor
Tracks
- Hardgroove
- Common Free Style
- I'll Stay
- Interlude
- Pastor "T"
- and more....
Remarks
- Chordless
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
The Cooker Album
recorded by Lee Morgan in 1957
The Cooker
Musicians
- Pepper Adams
- Lee Morgan
- Bobby Timmons
- Paul Chambers
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- A Night In Tunisia
- Heavy Dipper
- Just One Of Those Things
- Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
- New-Ma
- 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
Two Way Conversation Album
recorded by Barney Kessel & Red Mitchell in 1973
Two Way Conversation
Musicians
- Barney Kessel
- Red Mitchell
Tracks
- Two Way Conversation
- Walkin' And Talkin'
- Summertime
- Wave
- I'm On My Way
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Life Rearranged Album
recorded by Kelly Green in 2017
Life Rearranged
Musicians
- Mike Troy
- Jovan Alexandre
- Josh Evans
- Kelly Green
- Matt Dwonszyk
- Kush Abadey
- Tamir Shmerling
- Noam Israeli
- Christian Mcbride
- Steve Nelson
Tracks
- Life Rearranged
- Never Will I Marry
- I'll Know
- Little Daffodil
- If You Thought To Ask Me
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
Yasmina, A Black Woman Album
recorded by Archie Shepp in 1969
Yasmina, A Black Woman
Musicians
- Arthur Jones
- Archie Shepp
- Roscoe Mitchell
- Lester Bowie
- Clifford Thornton
- Dave Burrell
- Earl Freeman,Malachi Favors
- Sunny Murray
- Art Taylor
- Laurence Devereaux
- Hank Mobley
- Malachi Favors
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- Yasmina, A Black Woman
- Sonny's Back
- Body And Soul
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Royal Flush Album
recorded by Donald Byrd in 1961
Royal Flush
Musicians
- Pepper Adams
- Donald Byrd
- Herbie Hancock
- Butch Warren
- Billy Higgins
Tracks
- Hush
- I'm A Fool To Want You
- Jorgie's
- Shangri-La
- 6M's
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
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
‘Round Midnight Album
recorded by Karrin Allyson in 2011
'Round Midnight
Musicians
- Karrin Allyson
- Bob Sheppard
- Ed Howard
- Matt Wilson
- Rod Fleeman
- Randy Weinstein
Tracks
- Turn Out The Stars
- April Come She Will
- Goodbye
- I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
- Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
Hayward & Hinton Album
recorded by Lance Hayward in 1987
Hayward & Hinton
Musicians
- Lance Hayward
- Milt Hinton
- Milt Hinton
Tracks
- Mean To Me
- King Of The Road
- Just A Cottage Small By A Waterfall
- Exactly Like You
- With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Solo
Live In Japan, Vol. 1 Album
recorded by Steve Kuhn & Steve Swallow in 1994
Live In Japan, Vol. 1
Musicians
- Steve Kuhn
- Steve Swallow
Tracks
- When Lights Are Low
- Woody'n You (Algo Bueno)
- Passion Flower
- I Loves You, Porgy
- Oceans In The Sky
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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