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
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
Drums Unlimited Album
recorded by Max Roach in 1965 & 1966
Drums Unlimited
Musicians
- Max Roach
- James Spaulding
- Freddie Hubbard
- Ronnie Mathews
- Jymie Merritt
- Roland Alexander
Tracks
- The Drum Also Waltzes
- Nommo
- Drums Unlimited
- St. Louis Blues
- For Big Sid
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub 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
Booker Little Album
recorded by Booker Little in 1960
Booker Little
Musicians
- Booker Little
- Tommy Flanagan
- Scott LaFaro
- Roy Haynes
- Wynton Kelly
Tracks
- Opening Statement
- Minor Sweet
- Bee Tee's Minor Plea
- Life's A Little Blue
- The Grand Valse
- 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
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Ugetsu Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1963
Ugetsu
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Freddie Hubbard
- Curtis Fuller
- Cedar Walton
- Reggie Workman
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- One By One
- Ugetsu (Fantasy In D)
- Time Off
- Ping-Pong
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- and more....
Remarks
- Medium Swing
- Medium Up Swing
- Burnin Swing
- Up Swing
- Brush
- Ballad~Double Time Feel
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
Best Plucking In Town Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1954,1962,1955 & 1961
Best Plucking In Town
Musicians
- Oscar Moore
- Carl Perkins
- Joe Comfort
- George Jenkins
- Joe Carroll
- Grant Green
- Specs Williams
- Mike Pacheco
- Barry Galbraith
- Mundell Lowe
- Eddie Costa
- George Duvivier
- Ed Shaughnessy
- Alice Darr
Tracks
- Roulette
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- Up Tempo
- Blues For A Stripper
- Sam And Delilah
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Duo
Feelin’ Red Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1978
Feelin' Red
Musicians
- Red Garland
- Sam Jones
- Al Foster
Tracks
- It's All Right With Me
- You Better Go Now
- On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
- Going Home
- The Second Time Around
- and more....
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
At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3 Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1955
At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Kenny Dorham
- Horace Silver
- Doug Watkins
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Lady Bird~Half Nelson
- What's New?
- Deciphering The Message
- Just One Of Those Things
- Hank's Symphony
- and more....
Wide Angles Album
recorded by Michael Brecker in 2003
Wide Angles
Musicians
- Michael Brecker
- Steve Wilson
- Iain Dixon
- Charles Pillow
- Peter Gordon
- Alex Sipiagin
- Robin Eubanks
- Adam Rogers
- John Patitucci
- Antonio Sánchez
- Daniel Sadownick
Tracks
- Broadband
- Cool Day In Hell
- Angle Of Repose
- Timbuktu
- Night Jessamine
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
- Solo
Rainbow Seeker Album
recorded by Joe Sample in 1978
Rainbow Seeker
Musicians
- Dean Parks
- Joe Sample
- Robert "Pops" Popwell
- "Stix" Hooper
- Paulinho Da Costa,"Stix" Hooper
- Fred Jackson
- Ernie Watts,William Green
- Jay DaVersa,Robert Bryant, Jr.,Steven Madaio
- Garnett Brown
- David T. Walker
- Billy Rogers
- Ray Parker, Jr.
- Barry Finnerty
- Joe Sample,Sid Sharp
Tracks
- Rainbow Seeker
- In All My Wildest Dreams
- There Are Many Stops Along The
- Melodies Of Love
- Fly With Wings Of Love
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
- Solo
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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 New Oscar Pettiford Sextet Album
recorded by Oscar Pettiford in 1949 & 1953
The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Musicians
- Phil Urso
- Julius Watkins
- Oscar Pettiford
- Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Charles Mingus
- Percy Brice
- Louis Hjulmand
- Jan Johnsson
- Al Cohn
- Serge Chaloff
- Roy Rodney
- Earl Swope
- Terry Gibbs
- Barbara Carroll
- Denzil Best
Tracks
- The Pendulum At Falcon's Lair
- Tamalpais Love Song
- Jack, The Fieldstalker
- Fru Bruel
- Stockholm Sweetnin'
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
Tales Album
recorded by Marcus Miller in 1994
Tales
Musicians
- Kenny Garrett
- Michael "Patches" Stewart
- Bernard Wright
- Marcus Miller
- Poogie Bell
- Hiram Bullock
- Lenny White
- Joshua Redman
- Me'Shell NdegéOcello
- Bashiri Johnson
- Lalah Hathaway
- Joe Sample
- Dean Brown
Tracks
- The Blues
- Tales
- Eric
- True Geminis
- Rush Over
- and more....
The Complete Birth Of The Cool Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1949,1950 & 1948
The Complete Birth Of The Cool
Musicians
- Lee Konitz
- Gerry Mulligan
- Miles Davis
- Kai Winding
- Junior Collins
- Bill Barber
- Al Haig
- Joe Shulman
- Max Roach
- J.J. Johnson
- Gunther Schuller
- Al McKibbon
- Sandy Siegelstein
- John Lewis
- Nelson Boyd
- Kenny Clarke
- Kenny Hagood
- Mike Zwerin
- Symphony Sid
Tracks
- Move
- Jeru
- Moon Dreams
- Venus De Milo
- Budo
- and more....
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
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