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
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
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
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Turn Up The Quiet Album
recorded by Geoff Keezer in 1996
Turn Up The Quiet
Musicians
- Joshua Redman
- Geoff Keezer
- Christian McBride
- Diana Krall
- Cyro Baptista
- Scott Frankfurt
- Nona Hendryx
- Tony McAnany
- Caryl Paisner,Laura Bontrager,Maria Kitsopoulos Maureen McDermott
Tracks
- Stompin' At The Savoy
- The Nearness Of You
- Lush Life
- Island Palace
- Madame Grenouille
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Solo
- Duo
- Strings
Like Someone In Love Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1960
Like Someone In Love
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Lee Morgan
- Bobby Timmons
- Jymie Merritt
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Like Someone In Love
- Johnny's Blue
- Noise In The Attic
- Sleeping Dancer Sleep On
- Sleeping Dancer Sleep On [Alt Take]
- and more....
The Bassist: Homage To Diversity Album
recorded by Richard Davis in 1999
The Bassist: Homage To Diversity
Musicians
- John Hicks
- Richard Davis
Tracks
- Come Sunday~Warm Valley
- Simone
- Estate (Summer)
- A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
- Eccles Sonata
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Arco
- Solo
Caravan Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1962
Caravan
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Freddie Hubbard
- Curtis Fuller
- Cedar Walton
- Reggie Workman
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Caravan
- Sweet 'N' Sour
- In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
- This Is For Albert
- Skylark
- and more....
Duets Album
recorded by Carla Bley & Steve Swallow in 1988
Duets
Musicians
- Carla Bley
- Steve Swallow
Tracks
- Baby Baby
- Walking Batteriewoman
- Útviklingssang
- Ladies In Mercedes
- Romantic Notions #3
- 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
The Fabulous Thad Jones Album
recorded by Thad Jones in 1955 & 1954
The Fabulous Thad Jones
Musicians
- Thad Jones
- John Dennis
- Charles Mingus
- Max Roach
- Frank Wess
- Hank Jones
- Kenny Clarke
Tracks
- Get Out Of Town
- One More
- Bitty Ditty
- More Of The Same
- Elusive (Illusive)
- and more....
Let Freedom Ring Album
recorded by Jackie McLean in 1962
Let Freedom Ring
Musicians
- Jackie McLean
- Walter Davis, Jr.
- Herbie Lewis
- Billy Higgins
Tracks
- Melody For Melonae
- I'll Keep Loving You
- Rene
- Omega
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
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
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
Alon Tayar Album
recorded by Alon Tayar in 2020
Alon Tayar
Musicians
- Amir Ze’evy,Yuval Vilner
- Alon Tayar
- Amir Sadot
- Guy Benami
Tracks
- Bye
- Forest
- Just Like That
- White Dog
- Cool
- and more....
Chris Botti In Boston Album
recorded by Chris Botti in 2008
Chris Botti In Boston
Musicians
- Chris Botti
- Billy Childs
- Mark Whitfield
- Robert Hurst
- Billy Kilson
- Sting
- Dominic Miller,Mark Whitfield
- Billy Childs,Russ Irwin
- Lucia Micarelli
- Katharine McPhee
- Yo-Yo Ma
- Josh Groban
- Mark Stephens
- John Mayer
- Steven Tyler
- Chris Botti,Sting
- Bill Childs,Russ Irwin
Tracks
- Ave Maria
- When I Fall In Love
- Seven Days
- Emmanuel
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- and more....
Chinese Butterfly Album
recorded by Chick Corea & Steve Gadd in 2017
Chinese Butterfly
Musicians
- Steve Wilson
- Lionel Loueke
- Chick Corea
- Carlitos Del Puerto
- Steve Gadd
- Luisito Quintero
- Philip Bailey
Tracks
- Chick's Chums
- Serenity
- Like I Was Sayin'
- A Spanish Song
- Chinese Butterfly
- and more....
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