Eclypso Album
recorded by Tommy Flanagan in 1977
Eclypso
Musicians
- Tommy Flanagan
- George Mraz
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- Oleo
- Denzil's Best
- A Blue Time
- Relaxin' At Camarillo
- Cup Bearers
- and more....
Finger Poppin’ Album
recorded by Horace Silver in 1959
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....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Silent Feet Album
recorded by Eberhard Weber & Colours in 1977
Silent Feet
Musicians
- Charlie Mariano
- Rainer Brüninghaus
- Eberhard Weber
- John Marshall
Tracks
- Seriously Deep
- Silent Feet
- Eyes That Can See In The Dark
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
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
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
Short Story Album
recorded by Kenny Dorham in 1963
Short Story
Musicians
- Kenny Dorham
- Allan Botschinsky
- Tete Montoliu
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
- Alex Riel
Tracks
- Short Story
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- Black Orpheus (Manhã de Carnaval)
- The Touch Of Your Lips
- My Funny Valentine
With All My Heart Album
recorded by Harvey Mason in 2003
With All My Heart
Musicians
- Kenny Barron
- Ron Carter
- Harvey Mason
- Chick Corea
- Dave Carpenter
- Fred Hersch
- Eddie Gomez
- Monty Alexander
- Charnett Moffett
- Bob James
- Charlie Haden
- Cedar Walton
- Brad Mehldau
- Larry Grenadier
- Mulgrew Miller
- Dave Grusin
- Mike Valerio
- Herbie Hancock
- Hank Jones
- George Mraz
- John Beasley
Tracks
- Bernie's Tune
- If I Should Lose You
- So Near, So Far
- Swamp Fire
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- Odd Meter
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Rollins Plays For Bird Album
recorded by Sonny Rollins in 1956
Rollins Plays For Bird
Musicians
- Sonny Rollins
- Kenny Dorham
- Wade Legge
- George Morrow
- Max Roach
Tracks
- I Remember You~My Melancholy Baby~Old Folks~They Can't Take That Away From Me~Just Friends~My Little Suede Shoes~Star Eyes
- Kids Know
- I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
Dark Beauty Album
recorded by Kenny Drew in 1974
Dark Beauty
Musicians
- Kenny Drew
- Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
- Albert "Tootie" Heath
Tracks
- Ran Away
- Dark Beauty
- Summer Night
- All Blues
- A Felicidade
- 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
‘Round Midnight Album
recorded by Karrin Allyson in 2011
'Round Midnight
Musicians
- Karrin Allyson
- Bob Sheppard
- Ed Howard
- Matt Wilson
- Rod Fleeman
- Randy Weinstein
Tracks
- Turn Out The Stars
- April Come She Will
- Goodbye
- I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
- Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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 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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
The Sun Don’t Lie Album
recorded by Marcus Miller in 1993
The Sun Don't Lie
Musicians
- Dean Brown
- Marcus Miller
- Poogie Bell
- Lenny White
- David Sanborn
- Wayne Shorter
- Jonathan Butler
- Don Alias
- Miles Davis,Sal Marquez
- Vernon Reid
- William Calhoun
- Joe Sample
- Andy Narell
- Michael White
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Kenny Garrett
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Everette Harp
- Michael "Patches" Stewart
- Steve Thornton
- Hiram Bullock
- Philippe Saisse
- Steve Ferrone
- Omar Hakim
- Kirk Whalum
- Christian Wicht
- Tony Williams
- Lalah Hathaway
- Tom Browne
Tracks
- Panther
- Steveland
- Rampage
- The Sun Don't Lie
- Scoop
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
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
Three Quartets Album
recorded by Chick Corea in 1981
Three Quartets
Musicians
- Michael Brecker
- Chick Corea
- Eddie Gomez
- Steve Gadd
Tracks
- Quartet No. 1
- Quartet No. 3
- Quartet No. 2, Pt. 1 (Dedicated To Duke Ellington)
- Quartet No. 2, Pt. 2 (Dedicated To John Coltrane)
- Folk Song
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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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