Juni Album
recorded by Peter Erskine in 1997
Juni
Musicians
- John Taylor
- Palle Danielsson
- Peter Erskine
Tracks
- Prelude No. 2
- Windfall
- For Jan
- The Ant & The Elk
- Siri
- and more....
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
Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley Album
recorded by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley in 1961
Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley
Musicians
- Nancy Wilson
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
- Nat Adderley
- Joe Zawinul
- Sam Jones
- Louis Hayes
Tracks
- Save Your Love For Me
- Never Will I Marry
- The Old Country
- Happy Talk
- (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
- 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
Live At The Village Vanguard Album
recorded by John Coltrane in 1961
Live At The Village Vanguard
Musicians
- Eric Dolphy
- John Coltrane
- Reggie Workman
- Elvin Jones
- McCoy Tyner
- Jimmy Garrison
- Jimmy Garrison,Reggie Workman
Tracks
- Chasin' The Trane
- Impressions
- Spiritual
- Miles’ Mode (The Red Planet)
- Naima
- and more....
Remarks
- 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
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
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
Pres Album
recorded by Lester Young in 1950
Pres
Musicians
- Lester Young
- Jesse Drake
- Kenny Drew OR Hank Jones
- Aron Bell
- Jo Jones
Tracks
- Neenah (AKA Blues Tres)
- Destination Moon
- I Cover The Waterfront
- Lester Leaps In
- Sunday
- and more....
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
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
Who Loves You A Tribute To Jaco Pastorius Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1998
Who Loves You A Tribute To Jaco Pastorius
Musicians
- Michael Brecker
- Joey Calderazzo
- John Patitucci
- Jeff "Tain" Watts
- Bill Evans
- Mike Stern
- Gil Goldstein
- Kevin DiSimone
- Mark Egan
- Steve Gadd
- Don Alias
- Gil Goldstein,Michael Colina
- Victor Bailey
- Bob Mintzer
- Steve Cardenas
- George Whitty
- James Genus
- Peter Erskine
- Randy Brecker
- George Whitty,Michael Conlina
- Andy Snitzer,Chris Hunter
- Jim Hynes
- Mic Davis
- Hiram Bullock
- Jim Beard
- Will Lee
- Bob James
- Marcus Miller
- David Sanborn
- Bob James,Michael Colina
Tracks
- Third Stone From The Sun
- A Remark You Made
- Continuum
- Jaco
- Fall'n Star
- and more....
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Big Neighborhood Album
recorded by Mike Stern in 2009
Big Neighborhood
Musicians
- Mike Stern,Steve Vai
- Jim Beard
- Lincoln Goines
- Dave Weckl
- Eric Johnson,Mike Stern
- Lionel Cordew
- Bob Franceschini
- Mike Stern
- Richard Bona
- Esperanza Spalding
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Bob Malach
- John Medeski
- Chris Wood
- Billy Martin
- Randy Brecker
- Chris Minh Doky
- Cindy Blackman
Tracks
- Big Neighborhood
- 6th Street
- Reach
- Song For Pepper
- Coupe De Ville
- and more....
Live 2009 Album
recorded by Marc Cary in 2009
Live 2009
Musicians
- Marc Cary
- David Ewell
- Sameer Gupta
Tracks
- 'Round Midnight
- Attachment
- Twilight
- Runnin' Out Of Time
- Slow Blues For MLK
- and more....
Blowin’ The Blues Away Album
recorded by Horace Silver in 1959
Blowin' The Blues Away
Musicians
- Junior Cook
- Blue Mitchell
- Horace Silver
- Gene Taylor
- Louis Hayes
Tracks
- Blowin' The Blues Away
- The St. Vitus Dance
- Break City
- Peace
- Sister Sadie
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
What A Wonderful World Album
recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967 & 1968
What A Wonderful World
Musicians
- Louis Armstrong
- Allen Hanlon,Art Ryerson,Willard Suyker
- Hank Jones
- Russell Savakus
- Grady Tate
- Warren Hard
- Joe Muranyi
- Tyree Glenn
- Art Ryerson
- Marty Napoleon
- Buddy Catlett
- Danny Barcelona
- Louis armstrong
- Allen Hanlon,Art Ryerson,Wilard Suyker
- Frank Owens
- Kenny Burrell, Sam Brown
- Pretty Purdie
Tracks
- What A Wonderful World
- Cabaret
- The Home Fire
- Dream A Little Dream Of Me
- Give Me Your Kisses
- and more....
Remarks
- Choir
- Strings
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
The Golden Striker Album
recorded by Ron Carter in 2002
The Golden Striker
Musicians
- Russell Malone
- Mulgrew Miller
- Ron Carter
Tracks
- The Golden Striker
- On And On
- N.Y. Slick
- Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio Theme)
- Cedar Tree
- 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
Life Lessons Album
recorded by Marc Cary in 2020
Life Lessons
Musicians
- Marc Cary
- Dan Chmielinski
- Diego Joaquin Ramirez
Tracks
- And It's Supposed To Be Love
- It's Tricky
- It's Not A Good Day To Die
- Equilibrium
- Trust
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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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