Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Trio Album
recorded by Monty Alexander in 1980
Trio
Musicians
- Herb Ellis
- Monty Alexander
- Ray Brown
Tracks
- (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
- You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love
- Blues For Junior
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- I Want To Be Happy
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
Puttin On The Ritz Album
recorded by Lynn Seaton in 2002
Puttin On The Ritz
Musicians
- Stephen Anderson
- Lynn Seaton
- Joel Fountain
Tracks
- Bernie's Tune
- Gone With The Wind
- Mood Indigo
- Pretending
- Nature Boy
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
The Essential Sides Remastered 1936-1939 Album
recorded by Coleman Hawkins in 1936,1937,1938 & 1939
The Essential Sides Remastered 1936-1939
Musicians
- Ernst Høllerhagen
- Hugo Peritz OR Omer de Cook
- Coleman Hawkins
- Billy Toffel
- Ernest Berner
- Fred Jacquillard
- Berry Perlitz
- Andre Van Den Ouderaa,Sal Doof,Wim Poppink
- George Van Helvoirt,Jack Bulterman
- Marcel Thielemans
- Frits Reinders
- Nico De Rooy
- Jack Pet
- Kees Kranenburg
- Freddie Johnson
- Andre Ekyan,Benny Carter
- Alix Combelle,Coleman Hawkins
- Django Reinhardt
- Stephane Grappelli
- Eugene D'Hellemmes
- Tommy Benford
- Andre Ekyan
- Alix Combelle
- Benny Carter
- Freddy Johnson
- Jimmy Williams
- George Chisholm
- Ray Webb
- Len Harrison
- Robert Montmarche
- Maurice Van Cleef
- Al Thomas,Ulrich Neumann
- Billy Hill
- Bruce Trent
- Lew Stevenson
Tracks
- It May Not Be True
- I Wanna Go To Harlem
- Consolation
- A Strange Fact
- Original Dixie One-Step
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Bassless
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
GRP Super Live In Concert Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1987
GRP Super Live In Concert
Musicians
- Diane Schuur
- Barnaby Finch
- Tim Landers
- Vinnie Colaiuta
- Lee Ritenour
- Dave Grusin
- Barnaby FInch
- Vinnie Colariut
- Tom Scott
- Eric Marienthal
- Frank Gambale
- Chick Corea
- John Patitucci
- Dave Weckl
Tracks
- Deedles' Blues
- Love Dance
- Caught A Touch Of Your Love
- Early A.M. Attitude
- The Sauce
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- 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
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
BD Music Presents Don Byas Album
recorded by Don Byas in 1941,1942,1944,1945,1943,1946,1947,1949,1951,1952,1953,1958 & 1954
BD Music Presents Don Byas
Musicians
- James Rushing
- Earl Warren
- Tab Smith
- Buddy Tate,Don Byas
- Jack Washington
- Al Killian,Buck Clayton,Ed Lewis,Harry Edison
- Dicky Wells,Eli Robinson,Robert Scott
- Freddy Green
- Count Basie
- Walter Page
- Joe Jones
- Don Byas
- Buck Clayton
- Freddie Green
- Jo Jones
- Charlie Shavers
- Clyde Hart
- Slam Stewart
- Jimmy Parker
- B.G. Hammond,Earl Bostick
- "Hot Lips" Page
- Al Lucas
- Jack Parker
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Trummy Young
- Oscar Pettiford
- Shelly Manne
- Joe Thomas
- Johnny Guarnieri
- Billy Taylor
- Cozy Cole
- Eddie Safranski
- Denzil Best
- Erroll Garner
- Harold West
- J.C. Heard
- Jean Bouchety[OR Ted Sturgis]
- Buford Oliver
- Johnny Hodges
- Remo Palmieri
- Billy Strayhorn
- Chubby Jackson
- Sonny Greer
- Don Bya
- Jean Bouchety
- Hubert Rostaing
- Peanuts Holland
- Tyree Glenn
- Jean-Jacques Tilche
- Jean-Jacques Tilché
- Jack Diéval
- Lucien Simoens
- Armand Molinetti
- ,Jean-Jacques Tilché
- Jean Bouchéty
- Bernard Peiffer
- Roger Paraboschi
- Ted Sturgi
- Maurice Vander
- Jean-Pierre Sasson
- Jacques "Popof" Medvedko
- Benny Bennett
- Art Simmons
- Joe Benjamin
- Bill Clark
- Martial Solal
- Pierre Michelot
- Pierre Lemarchand
- Mary Lou William
- Alvin Banks
- Gerard "Dave" Pochonet
- Beryl Booker
- Elaine Leighton
- Bonnie Wetze
Tracks
- Harvard Blues
- Royal Garden Blues
- Sugar Blues
- What Do You Want With My Heart
- These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
- Arco
- Duo
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
Bassically With Blue (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions) Album
recorded by Milt Hinton in 1976
Bassically With Blue (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)
Musicians
- Cliff Smalls
- Milt Hinton
- Sam Woodyard
Tracks
- Look Out Jack
- Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
- Mean To Me
- Me And You
- Prelude To A Kiss
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
Gently Disturbed Album
recorded by Avishai Cohen in 2007
Gently Disturbed
Musicians
- Shai Maestro
- Avishai Cohen
- Mark Guiliana
Tracks
- Seattle
- Chutzpan
- Lo Baiom Velo Balyla
- Pinzin Kinzin
- Puncha Puncha
- and more....
Love, Gratitude And Other Distractions Album
recorded by Will Lee in 2013
Love, Gratitude And Other Distractions
Musicians
- Jeff Kievit
- Guilio Carmassi
- Leni Stern,Pat Metheny
- Paul Shaffer
- Will Lee
- Chris Parker
- Billy Gibbons
- Allen Toussaint
- Shawn Pelton
- Chrissy mphlett
- Hugh Mc Cracken
- Larry Campbell
- Kenny White
- Tommy Allen
- Larry Hoppen,Mark Hudson
- Bob James
- David Delhomme
- Narada Michael Walden
- Chuck Loeb
- Oli Rockberger
- Steve Gadd
- Tabitha Fair
- Yacouba Sissoko
- Mitch Forman
- Zach Danziger
- Kofo Ayananfowora
- Neal Coomer
- Louise Schulman
- Dave Eggar
- Akiko Yano
- Giulio Carmassi
- Gary Schreiner
- John Tropea
- Peter Erskine
- Oz Noy,Steve Lukather
- David Garfield
- Cj Vanston
Tracks
- Gratitude
- Get Out Of My Life Woman
- Miss Understanding
- Papounet's Ride
- Fooled Him
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
Dr. Joe Album
recorded by Chick Corea in 2007
Dr. Joe
Musicians
- Chick Corea
- John Patitucci
- Antonio Sanchez
Tracks
- Illusion
- Doctor Joe
- Mystic River
- Zig Zag
- Blues For Dali
- and more....
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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
Go Together Album
recorded by Carla Bley & Steve Swallow in 1992
Go Together
Musicians
- Carla Bley
- Steve Swallow
Tracks
- Sing Me Softly Of The Blues
- Mother Of The Dead Man
- Masquerade In 3 Parts: Carnation, Dark Glasses, Mustache
- Ad Infinitum
- Copyright Royalties
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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