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
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
The Rite Of Strings Album
recorded by Al Di Meola, Jean-Luc Ponty & Stanley Clarke in 1995
The Rite Of Strings
Musicians
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Al di Meola
- Stanley Clarke
Tracks
- Indigo
- Renassaince
- Song To John (Dedicated To John Coltrane)
- Chilean Pipe Song
- Topanga
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Duo
Follow The Red Line – Live At The Village Vanguard Album
recorded by Chris Potter in 2007
Follow The Red Line - Live At The Village Vanguard
Musicians
- Chris Potter
- Adam Rogers
- Craig Taborn
- Nate Smith
Tracks
- Train
- Arjuna
- Pop Tune #1
- Viva Las Vilnius
- Zea
- and more....
Remarks
- Bassless
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Hipbop ‘N’ Funk Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1998
Hipbop 'N' Funk
Musicians
- Michael "Patches" Stewart
- Urbanator
- Essence All Stars
- Tom Browne
- Lenny White
- Meeting
- Bop City
Tracks
- Penetration (El Niño)
- Chameleon
- Upton Blues
- Ghetto Horn
- Cornbread
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
Fingerpainting: The Music Of Herbie Hancock Album
recorded by Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton & Mark Whitfield in 1997
Fingerpainting: The Music Of Herbie Hancock
Musicians
- Nicholas Payton
- Mark Whitfield
- Christian McBride
Tracks
- Fingerpainting
- Driftin'
- Chameleon
- Tell Me A Bedtime Story
- The Eye Of The Hurricane
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Duo
Delightfulee Album
recorded by Lee Morgan in 1966
Delightfulee
Musicians
- Joe Henderson
- Lee Morgan
- McCoy Tyner
- Bob Cranshaw
- Billy Higgins
- Phil Woods
- Wayne Shorter
- Danny Bank
- Ernie Royal,Lee Morgan
- Tom McIntosh
- Jim Buffington
- Don Butterfield
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- Ca-Lee-So
- Zambia
- Yesterday
- Sunrise Sunset
- Nite Flite
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
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
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
Cinematic Radio Album
recorded by Lluis Capdevila in 2018
Cinematic Radio
Musicians
- Lluis Capdevila
- Petros Klampanis
- Tom Harrell
Tracks
- Málaga
- Alone
- Misery
- Haven't We Met Before?
- Changing
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Drumless
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
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
World Christmas Album
recorded by Various Artists in 2010
World Christmas
Musicians
- Papa Wemba
- Mino Cinelu
- Papa Noel
- Arto Tuncboyacyan
- Bob Berg
- Jon Herington
- Zakir Hussain
- John Scofield
- James Singleton
- John Vidacovich
- Smiley Ricks
- Nordwood "Geechee" Johnson
- Ronald Jones
- Monk Boudreaux
- Angélique Kidjo
- Paquito D'Rivera
- Dave Samuels
- Dario Eskenazi
- Oscar Stagnaro
- Mark Walker
- Pernell Saturnino
- Andy Narrell
- Awamaiga, Angelo,Cesária Évora
- Bau, Luis Ramos
- Fernando
- Ze Paris
- Silvano
- Jacinto
- Louka Kanza
- Eric Mouquet,Michel Sanchez
- Vocal Sampling
- Gil Gilberto,Caetano Veloso
- Eilane Elias
- Ruben Blades
- Dave Valentin
- Yomo Toro
- Oscar Hernandes
- Ruben Rodriguez
- Richie Flores
- Ralph Irizarry
- Jorge Gonzalez
- Sammy Figueroa
- Dianne Reeves
- Lalah Hathaway
- Joshua Redman
- Marcus Miller
- Poogie Bell
- Paulinho Da Costa
Tracks
- Angels We Have Heard On High (Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes)
- We Three Kings (Three Kings Of Orient Are) (The Quest Of The Magi)
- Go Tell It On The Mountain
- Zan Vevede (O Holy Night)
- Michaux Veillait~Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Overdub
Flag Day Album
recorded by Adam Kolker in 2007
Flag Day
Musicians
- Adam Kolker
- John Abercrombie
- John Hebert
- Paul Motian
Tracks
- Gnash
- Don't Let It Bring You Down
- Played Twice
- Ties
- Only One
- and more....
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
Trav’lin’ Light Album
recorded by Jimmy Giuffre in 1958
Trav'lin' Light
Musicians
- Jimmy Giuffre
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Jim Hall
Tracks
- Trav'lin' Light
- The Swamp People
- The Green Country
- 42nd Street
- Pickin' 'Em up And Layin' 'Em Down
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
Sahib Shihab’s Jazz Party (Conversations) Album
recorded by Sahib Shihab in 1963
Sahib Shihab's Jazz Party (Conversations)
Musicians
- Sahib Shihab
- Ole Molin
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
- Alex Riel
- Bjarne Rostvold
- Allan Botschinsky
Tracks
- 4070 Blues
- Charade
- Conversations Part 1
- Conversations Part 2
- Conversations Part 3
- and more....
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
This Might Not Work (JM Tapes) Album
recorded by Rodney Green in 2020
This Might Not Work (JM Tapes)
Musicians
- Nicole Glovers
- Victor Gould
- Tyrone Allen
- Rodney Green
- Nicole Glover
- Chris Fishman
- Dean Torrey
Tracks
- Alive On Arrival (Intro)
- Alive On Arrival (Beast In The Field)
- Alive On Arrival (Outro)
- A Tulip's Moon (For Paul)
- Radio Intro
- and more....
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