Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
Bags Meets Wes! Album
recorded by Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery in 1961

Bags Meets Wes!
Musicians
- Wes Montgomery
- Milt Jackson
- Wynton Kelly
- Sam Jones
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- S.K.J.
- Stablemates
- Stairway To The Stars [Take 3]
- Stairway To The Stars [Take 2]
- Blue Roz
- 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
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
Heaven On Earth – James Carter Live At The Blue Note Album
recorded by James Carter in 2009

Heaven On Earth - James Carter Live At The Blue Note
Musicians
- James Carter
- Adam Rogers
- John Medeski
- Christian McBride
- Joey Baron
Tracks
- Diminishing
- Slam's Mishap
- Street Of Dreams
- Infiniment
- Blue Leo
- 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
All Stars Live At The Royal Roost Album
recorded by Charlie Parker in 1949

All Stars Live At The Royal Roost
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Lucky Thompson
- Kenny Dorham
- Al Haig
- Tommy Potter
- Max Roach
- Milt Jackson
- Buddy Stewart,Dave Lambert
Tracks
- Barbados
- Antrhopology
- Deedle [No.1]
- Deedle [No.2]
- Cheryl (Royal Roost Bop)
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
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
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
Number Two Express Album
recorded by Christian McBride in 1995

Number Two Express
Musicians
- Kenny Garrett
- Chick Corea
- Christian McBride
- Jack DeJohnette
- Gary Bartz
- Steve Nelson
- Kenny Barron
- Mino Cinelu
Tracks
- Whirling Dervish
- Youthful Bliss
- Tones For Joan's Bones
- Egad
- Miyako
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Arco
An Historical Meeting At The Summit Album
recorded by Charlie Parker & Lester Young in 1949 & 1951

An Historical Meeting At The Summit
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Flip Phillips,Lester Young
- Roy Eldridge
- Tommy Turk
- Hank Jones
- Ray Brown
- Buddy Rich
- Bill Wellington,Wardell Gray
- Howard McGhee
- Nat Pierce
- Jack Lawlor
- Joe MacDonald
Tracks
- Lester Leaps In
- How High The Moon
- Out Of Nowhere
- Laura
- Lester Leaps In
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
Tropea 10 – The Time Is Right Album
recorded by John Tropea in 2007

Tropea 10 - The Time Is Right
Musicians
- Ronnie Cuber
- John Tropea
- Chris Palmaro
- Leon Pendarvis
- Will Lee
- Steve Gadd
- Lou Marini
- Anthony Jackson
- Hugh McCracken,John Tropea
- Ann Sally,Vaneese Thomas,Vivian Cherry
- Ann Sally
- Clint DeGanon
- John Tropea,Steve Craopper
- Shawn Pelton
- Rob Paparozzi
Tracks
- Morning Dance
- Mambo Inn
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
- Giant Steps
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
- and more....
Remarks
- Bassless
Chord Inversion Theory

Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings, Vol. 3 Album
recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1927 & 1928

The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings, Vol. 3
Musicians
- Louis Armstrong
- Johnny Dodds
- Kid Ory
- Lonnie Johnson
- Johnny St. Cyr
- Lil Armstrong
- Jimmy Strong
- Fred Robinson
- Mancy Carr
- Earl Hines
- Zutty Singleton
- Don Redman
- Dave Wilborn
Tracks
- I'm Not Rough
- Hotter Than That
- Savoy Blues
- Fireworks
- Skip The Gutter
- and more....
Remarks
- Bassless
- Basless
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
Merry-Go-Round Album
recorded by Elvin Jones in 1971

Merry-Go-Round
Musicians
- Dave Liebman,Steve Grossman
- Yoshiaki Masuo
- Jan Hammer
- Gene Perla
- Elvin Jones
- Don Alias
- Steve Grossman
- Dave Liebman,Joe Farrell
- Joe Farrell
- Chick Corea
- Dave Liebman
- Pepper Adams
- Frank Foster
Tracks
- 'Round Town
- Brite Piece
- Lungs
- A Time For Love
- Tergiversation
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 ts
- 2 p
- Chordless
- Bassless
Wynton Kelly Musician

- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays Album
recorded by Nat King Cole & George Shearing in 1961

Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
Musicians
- Nat King Cole
- Al Hendrickson
- Emil Richard
- George Shearing
- Al McKibbon
- Shelly Manne
- Justin Gordon,Paul Horn,Wilbur Schwartz
- Lloyd Ulyate
- Carlos Vidal
- Luis Miranda,Nick Martinez
Tracks
- September Song
- Pick Yourself Up
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- Let There Be Love
- Azure-Tè
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
The Mosaic Project Album
recorded by Terri Lyne Carrington in 2011

The Mosaic Project
Musicians
- Nona Hendryx
- Tineke Postma
- Anat Cohen
- Hailey Niswanger
- Ingrid Jensen
- Chia-Yin Carol Ma
- Linda Taylor
- Geri Allen,Patrice Rushen
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Sheila E.
- Gretchen Parlato
- Helen Sung,Patrice Rushen
- Geri Allen
- Helen Sung
- Mimi Jones
- Angela Davis,Dianne Reeves
- Esperanza Spalding
- Cassandra Wilson
- Hailey Niswanger
- Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Linda Taylor
- Geri Allen,Helen Sung,Patrice Rushen
- Carmen Lundy
- Nona Hendryx,Shea Rose
Tracks
- Transformation
- I Got Lost In His Arms
- Michelle
- Magic And Music
- Echo
- and more....
Flight Of The Blue Jay Album
recorded by Paul Motian in 1996

Flight Of The Blue Jay
Musicians
- Chris Cheek,Chris Potter
- Brad Schoeppach
- Kurt Rosenwinkel
- Steve Swallow
- Paul Motian
Tracks
- Flight Of The Blue Jay
- Pannonica
- Brad's Bag
- Celia
- Blue Room
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 ts
- 2 gt
