An Odyssey Of Immortal Jazz Performances Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1956,1955,1954,1953,1952 & 1957
An Odyssey Of Immortal Jazz Performances
Musicians
- Art Pepper
- Marty Paich
- Buddy Clark
- Frankie Capp
- Larry Bunker
- Red Mitchell
- Don Heath
- Joe Mondragon
- Frank Capp
- Fred Katz
- William Donati
- Carson Smith
- Bob Gordon
- Herbie Harper
- Maury Dell
- Don Prell
- George Redman
- Oscar Moore
- Carl Perkins
- Joe Comfort
- Lee Young
- Bob Enevoldson
- Tony Rizzi
- Paul Smith
- Sam Cheifetz
- Irv Cottler
- George Jenkins
- Mike Pacheco
- Bob Enevoldsen
- Don Overburg
- Jimmy Giuffre
- Shorty Rogers
- Dick Taylor,Milt Bernhart
- Frank Patchern
- Howawrd Rumsey
- Shelly Manne
- Robert Gil
- Julio Ayala
- Carlos Vidal
- Frank Guerrero
- Plas Johnson
- Ray Johnson
- Duke Harris
Tracks
- Melancholy Madeline
- Loaded With Bass
- Jump For Me
- Firefly
- Babette
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
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
Thelonious Alone In San Francisco Album
recorded by Thelonious Monk in 1959,1961 & 1958
Thelonious Alone In San Francisco
Musicians
- Thelonious Monk
- Henry Grimes
- Roy Haynes
Tracks
- Blue Monk
- Ruby, My Dear
- Round Lights
- Everything Happens To Me
- You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
Blues Etude Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1966 & 1965
Blues Etude
Musicians
- Oscar Peterson
- Sam Jones
- Louis Hayes
- Ray Brown
Tracks
- Blues Etude
- Shelley's World
- Let's Fall In Love
- The Shadow Of Your Smile
- If I Were A Bell
- and more....
After Midnight: The Complete Session Album
recorded by Nat King Cole in 1956
After Midnight: The Complete Session
Musicians
- Willie Smith
- John Collins
- Nat King Cole
- Charlie Harris
- Lee Young
- Harry "Sweets" Edison
- Stuff Smith
- Juan Tizol
- Jack Costanzo
Tracks
- Just You, Just Me
- Sweet Lorraine
- Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue)
- Caravan
- It's Only A Paper Moon
- and more....
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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
The Complete Jerome Kern/Rodgers & Hart Songbooks Album
recorded by Kenny Drew in 1953
The Complete Jerome Kern/Rodgers & Hart Songbooks
Musicians
- Kenny Drew
- Curley Russell
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Yesterdays
Caymmi Visita Tom Album
recorded by Antônio Carlos Jobim & Dorival Caymmi in 1964
Caymmi Visita Tom
Musicians
- Dorival Caymmi
- Dori Caymmi
- Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Sérgio Barroso Neto
- Dom Um Romao
- Abelardo Magalhães
- Danilo Caymmi
- Dorival Caymmi,Nana Caymmi
- Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Edison Machado
- Stela Caymmi
- Nana Caymmi
Tracks
- Das Rosas
- Só Tinha De Ser Com Você
- Inútil Paisagem (If You Never Come To Me)
- Vae De Vez
- Canção Da Noiva
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
3,4,5 The Verve Small Group Sessions Album
recorded by Benny Carter in 1954
3,4,5 The Verve Small Group Sessions
Musicians
- Benny Carter
- Don Abney
- George Duvivier
- Louis Bellson
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Bobby White
- Teddy Wilson
- Jo Jones
Tracks
- Little Girl Blue
- June In January
- Jeepers Creepers
- Rosetta
- The Birth Of The Blues
- and more....
Tchaikovsky & Ellington: The Nutcracker Suites, Classical & Jazz Album
recorded by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Duke Ellington in 2010
Tchaikovsky & Ellington: The Nutcracker Suites, Classical & Jazz
Musicians
- George Cables
- Hassan Shakur
- Victor Lewis
- Bill Easley
Tracks
- Nutcracker Suite - Overture
- Nutcracker Suite - Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes)
- Nutcracker Suite - Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
- Nutcracker Suite - Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
- Nutcracker Suite - Entr'acte
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
Moving Out Album
recorded by Sonny Rollins in 1954
Moving Out
Musicians
- Sonny Rollins
- Kenny Dorham
- Elmo Hope
- Percy Heath
- Art Blakey
- Thelonious Monk
- Tommy Potter
- Arthur Taylor
Tracks
- Moving Out
- Swingin' For Bumsy
- Silk 'N' Satin
- Solid
- More Than You Know
Miles In Tokyo Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1964
Miles In Tokyo
Musicians
- Teruo Isono
- Sam Rivers
- Miles Davis
- Herbie Hancock
- Ron Carter
- Tony Williams
Tracks
- Introduction
- If I Were A Bell
- My Funny Valentine
- So What
- Walkin'
- and more....
Suite 4 Y 20 Album
recorded by Gonzalo Rubalcaba in 1992
Suite 4 Y 20
Musicians
- Reynaldo Melian
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- Felipe Cabrera
- Julio Barreto
- Charlie Haden
Tracks
- Preludio Proyecto Latino
- Transparence
- Our Spanish Love Song
- Here, There And Everywhere
- Tres Palabras (Three Words)
- 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
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
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
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