• Ben Williams Quote

    My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”

    updated on Aug 30, 2015

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  • Cherokee Song

    Cherokee Analyze Sheet

    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

    updated on Sep 3, 2015

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  • Breezin’ Album

    recorded by George Benson in 1976

    Album art work of Breezin' by George Benson

    Breezin'

    Musicians

    • George Benson
    • Jorge Dalto
    • Ronnie Foster
    • Phil Upchurch
    • Harvey Mason
    • Ralph MacDonald
    • Stanley Banks

    Tracks

    • Breezin'
    • This Masquerade
    • Six To Four
    • Affirmation
    • So This Is Love
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Strings

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • 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

    updated on Mar 20, 2016

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  • Jazz At Massey Hall (Vol. 1 & Vol. 3) Album

    recorded by Charlie Parker in 1953

    Album art work of Jazz At Massey Hall (Vol. 1 & Vol. 3) by Charlie Parker

    Jazz At Massey Hall (Vol. 1 & Vol. 3)

    Musicians

    • Charlie Parker
    • Dizzy Gillespie
    • Bud Powell
    • Charles Mingus
    • Max Roach

    Tracks

    • Perdido
    • Salt Peanuts
    • All The Things You Are~52nd Street Theme
    • Hot House
    • Wee (Allen's Alley)
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Wynton Kelly Musician

    Wynton Kelly

    Birth Name
    Wynton Charles Kelly
    Born
    December 2, 1931
    Brooklyn, New York
    Died
    April 12, 1971
    Toronto, Canada

    updated on Jan 21, 2017

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  • Mingus Ah Um Album

    recorded by Charles Mingus in 1959

    Album art work of Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus

    Mingus Ah Um

    Musicians

    • John Handy
    • Booker Ervin
    • Jimmy Knepper
    • Horace Parlan
    • Charles Mingus
    • Dannie Richmond
    • Shafi Hadi
    • Willie Dennis

    Tracks

    • Better Git Hit In Your Soul
    • Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
    • Boogie Stop Shuffle
    • Self-Portrait In Three Colors
    • Open Letter To Duke
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • 2 as
    • 3 ts
    • 2 ts

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Gentle Ballads II Album

    recorded by Eric Alexander in 2006

    Album art work of Gentle Ballads II by Eric Alexander

    Gentle Ballads II

    Musicians

    • Eric Alexander
    • Mike LeDonne
    • John Webber
    • Joe Farnsworth

    Tracks

    • Mona Lisa
    • I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
    • Funny
    • I'm A Fool To Want You
    • Li'l Darlin'
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Duo

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Bye Bye Blackbird Song

    Bye Bye Blackbird analysys sheet

    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

    updated on Mar 20, 2016

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  • Standards In Norway Album

    recorded by Keith Jarrett in 1989

    Album art work of Standards In Norway by Keith Jarrett

    Standards In Norway

    Musicians

    • Keith Jarrett
    • Gary Peacock
    • Jack Dejohnette

    Tracks

    • All Of You
    • Little Girl Blue
    • Just In Time
    • Old Folks
    • Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Overseas Album

    recorded by Tommy Flanagan in 1957

    Album art work of Overseas by Tommy Flanagan

    Overseas

    Musicians

    • Tommy Flanagan
    • Wilbur Little
    • Elvin Jones

    Tracks

    • Relaxin' At Camarillo
    • Chelsea Bridge
    • Eclypso
    • Beat's Up
    • Skål Brothers
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Beautiful Love Song

    Beautiful Love Analyze Sheet

    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

    updated on Dec 4, 2015

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  • What We Bring Album

    recorded by Ben Wendel in 2014

    Album art work of What We Bring by Ben Wendel

    What We Bring

    Musicians

    • Ben Wendel
    • Gerald Clayton
    • Joe Sanders
    • Henry Cole
    • Nate Wood

    Tracks

    • Amian
    • Fall
    • Spring
    • Doubt
    • Song Song
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • 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

    updated on Aug 23, 2016

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  • 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

    updated on Mar 27, 2016

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  • Ray Brown Musician

    Ray Brown

    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

    updated on Oct 25, 2015

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  • Chord Inversion Theory

    2nd Inversion

    Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.

    • 1st Inversion
    • 2nd Inversion
    • Notation
    • Function

    updated on Jun 30, 2015

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  • Finger Poppin’ Album

    recorded by Horace Silver in 1959

    Album art work of Finger Poppin' by Horace Silver

    Finger Poppin'

    Musicians

    • Junior Cook
    • Blue Mitchell
    • Horace Silver
    • Gene Taylor
    • Louis Hayes

    Tracks

    • Finger Poppin'
    • Juicy Lucy
    • Swingin' The Samba
    • Sweet Stuff
    • Cookin' At The Continental
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 6, 2023

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  • Peckin’ Time Album

    recorded by Hank Mobley & Lee Morgan in 1958

    Album art work of Peckin' Time by Hank Mobley & Lee Morgan

    Peckin' Time

    Musicians

    • Hank Mobley
    • Lee Morgan
    • Wynton Kelly
    • Paul Chambers
    • Charlie Persip

    Tracks

    • High And Flighty
    • High And Flighty [Alt Take]
    • Speak Low
    • Speak Low [Alt Take]
    • Peckin' Time
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 6, 2023

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  • Red Garland Musician

    Red Garland

    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

    updated on Jan 21, 2017

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  • 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

    updated on Aug 22, 2015

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  • Timefall Album

    recorded by Lex Korten in 2020

    Album art work of Timefall by Lex Korten

    Timefall

    Musicians

    • Lex Korten

    Tracks

    • Timefall (Intro)
    • Emerald City

    Remarks

    • Overdub

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Pat Metheny Quote

    Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.

    updated on Jun 3, 2017

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  • Diatonic Chord Theory

    Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.

    • Function
    • Tonic
    • Sub dominant
    • Dominant
    • Sub Function

    updated on Aug 22, 2015

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  • At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 Album

    recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1955

    Album art work of At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

    At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2

    Musicians

    • Hank Mobley
    • Kenny Dorham
    • Horace Silver
    • Doug Watkins
    • Art Blakey

    Tracks

    • Sportin Crowd
    • Like Someone In Love
    • Yesterdays
    • Avila And Tequila
    • I Waited For You

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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