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
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
Time Again Album
recorded by David Sanborn in 2003
Time Again
Musicians
- David Sanborn
- Russell Malone
- Mike Mainieri
- Christian McBride
- Steve Gadd
- Don Alias
- Gil Goldstein
- Luis Quintero
- Arnold McCuller,David Lasley,Lani Groves,Valerie Pinkston
- Don Alias,Luis Quintero
- Ricky Peterson
- Alfred Brown,Olivia Koppell
- Caryl Paisner,Jesse Levy
- Lawrence Feldman
- Randy Brecker
Tracks
- Comin' Home Baby
- Cristo Redentor
- Harlem Nocturne
- Man From Mars
- Isn't She Lovely
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
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
Together Again Album
recorded by George Mraz & Emil Viklicky in 2013
Together Again
Musicians
- Emil Viklicky
- George Mraz
Tracks
- Dear Lover
- Poem
- Theme From 5th Part Of Sinfonietta
- A Bird Flew By
- U Dunaja, U Prespurka
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
For Sandy Album
recorded by Jasper Dutz & Jacob Shulman in 2019
For Sandy
Musicians
- Jasper Dutz
- Jacob Shulman
- Jake Chapman
- Isaac Wilson
- Kris Monson
- Chris "Stomp" Garriga
Tracks
- Sandu
- Lodestone
- Long Line
- Swampy
- Our Love is Here to Stay
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Overdub
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
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
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
Quiet Album
recorded by John Scofield in 1996
Quiet
Musicians
- Charles Pillow
- Lawreno Feldman
- Roger Rosenberg
- Randy Brecker
- Fred Griffen,John Clark
- John Scofield
- Steve Swallow
- Bill Stewart
- Howard Johnson
- Duduka Da Fonseca
- Wayne Shorter
Tracks
- After The Fact
- Tulle
- Away With Words
- Hold That Thought
- Door #3
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Big Bands Live: Liederhalle, Stuttgart, March 6, 1967 Album
recorded by Duke Ellington in 1967
Big Bands Live: Liederhalle, Stuttgart, March 6, 1967
Musicians
- Duke Ellington
- John Lamb
- Rufus Jones
Tracks
- Take The "A" Train [Theme]
- Johnny Come Lately
- Swamp Goo
- Knob Hill
- Eggo
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
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 Legendary João Gilberto (Doxy Collection) Album
recorded by Joao Gilberto in 1950 & 2014
The Legendary João Gilberto (Doxy Collection)
Musicians
- João Gilberto
- Joao Gilberto
- Copinha
- Edmundo Maciel
- Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Milton Banana
- Guarany
- Juquinha Rubens Bassini
Tracks
- Meditation (Meditação) [delete]
- One Note Samba (Samba de Uma Nota Só) [delete]
- A Felicidade [delete]
- How Insensitive (Insensatez)
- Este Seu Olhar
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Red Alone Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1960
Red Alone
Musicians
- Red Garland
Tracks
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
- My Last Affair
- You Are Too Beautiful
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- 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
Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins Album
recorded by Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins in 1962
Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
Musicians
- Johnny Hodges
- Coleman Hawkins
- Harry Carney
- Ray Nance
- Lawrence Brown
- Duke Ellington
- Aaron Bell
- Sam Woodyard
Tracks
- Limbo Jazz
- Mood Indigo
- Ray Charles' Place
- Wanderlust
- You Dirty Dog
- and more....
Pilgrimage Album
recorded by Michael Brecker in 2006
Pilgrimage
Musicians
- Michael Brecker
- Pat Metheny
- Herbie Hancock
- John Patitucci
- Jack DeJohnette
- Brad Mehldau
Tracks
- The Mean Time
- Five Months From Midnight
- Anagram
- Tumbleweed
- When Can I Kiss You Again?
- and more....
Bud Powell Trio Plays Album
recorded by Bud Powell in 1947 & 1953
Bud Powell Trio Plays
Musicians
- Bud Powell
- Curley Russell
- Max Roach
- George Duvivier
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- I'll Remember April
- (Back Home Again In) Indiana
- Somebody Loves Me
- I Should Care
- Bud's Bubble
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Tune-Up! Album
recorded by Sonny Stitt in 1972
Tune-Up!
Musicians
- Sonny Stitt
- Barry Harris
- Sam Jones
- Alan Dawson
Tracks
- Tune Up
- I Can't Get Started (With You)
- Idaho
- Just Friends
- Blues For Prez And Bird
- and more....
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
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