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.”
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
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
Intuition Album
recorded by Lennie Tristano & Warne Marsh in 1956 & 1949
Intuition
Musicians
- Ted Brown
- Warne Marsh
- Ronnie Ball
- Ben Tucker
- Jeff Morton
- Lee Konitz
- Billy Bauer
- Lennie Tristano
- Arnold Fishkin
- Harold Granowsky
- Denzil Best
Tracks
- Smog Eyes
- Ear Conditioning
- Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
- Quintessence
- Jazz Of Two Cities
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 ts
24th Street Band Album
recorded by 24th Street Band in 1978
24th Street Band
Musicians
- Hiram Bullock
- Clifford Carter
- Will Lee
- Steve Jordan
- Sammy Figueroa
Tracks
- Shoppin' Round Again
- Down To The Waterfall
- Don't Let Them Take You Away
- Full-Time Love
- Pleasure Before Business
- and more....
A Sign Of The Times Album
recorded by Tal Farlow in 1976
A Sign Of The Times
Musicians
- Tal Farlow
- Hank Jones
- Ray Brown
Tracks
- Fascinatin' Rhythm
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- Put On A Happy Face
- Stompin' At The Savoy
- Georgia On My Mind
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
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
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
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
Dig It! Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1957 & 1958
Dig It!
Musicians
- John Coltrane
- Donald Byrd
- Red Garland
- George Joyner
- Art Taylor
- Paul Chambers
Tracks
- Billie's Bounce
- Crazy Rhythm
- C.T.A.
- Lazy Mae
Remarks
- Arco
Blue Moods Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1955
Blue Moods
Musicians
- Miles Davis
- Britt Woodman
- Teddy Charles
- Charles Mingus
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- Nature Boy
- Alone Together
- There's No You
- Easy Living
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
Matador Album
recorded by Grant Green in 1965
Matador
Musicians
- Grant Green
- McCoy Tyner
- Bob Cranshaw
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- Matador
- My Favorite Things
- Green Jeans
- Bedouin
- Wives And Lovers
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
Tenderly [1958] Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1958
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Tenderly [1958]
Musicians
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
Tracks
- Alone Together
- How About You?
- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
- The Music Box Suite (AKA Daisy's Dream)
- A Foggy Day (In London Town)
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Arco
Mingus Album
recorded by Joni Mitchell in 1978
Mingus
Musicians
- Joni Mitchell
- Jaco Pastorius
- Wayne Shorter
- Herbie Hancock
- Peter Erskine
- Don Alias
- Emil Richards
- Charles Mingus,Joni Mitchell
Tracks
- God Must Be A Boogie Man
- A Chair In The Sky
- The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
- I's A Muggin' [Rap]
- Sweet Sucker Dance
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
You Are Too Beautiful Album
recorded by Eddie Higgins in 2006
You Are Too Beautiful
Musicians
- Eddie Higgins
- Jay Leonhart
- Mark Taylor
Tracks
- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
- All The Things You Are
- Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
- Like Someone In Love
- Historia De Una Amor
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
Pretty Is The Only Way To Fly Album
recorded by Red Norvo in 1962
Pretty Is The Only Way To Fly
Musicians
- Bob Drasnin
- Jim Wyble
- Red Norvo
- Buddy Clark
- Bill Douglass
Tracks
- I'll Remember April
- Spider's Nest
- Tenderly
- Lullaby Of Birdland
- Stella By Starlight
- and more....
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
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