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
Look To The Rainbow Album
recorded by Astrud Gilberto in 1965 & 1966
Look To The Rainbow
Musicians
- Astrud Gilberto
- Al Cohn
- Johnny Coles
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Kenny Burrell
- Carlos Lyra
- Gil Evans
- Walter Wanderley
- Richard Davis,Ron Carter
- Claudio Slon,Grady Tate
- Dom Um Romao
- Bobby Rosengarden
Tracks
- Berimbau
- Once Upon A Summertime
- A Felicidade
- I Will Wait For You
- Frevo
- and more....
A Little Bit Of Stitt Album
recorded by Sonny Stitt in 1959
A Little Bit Of Stitt
Musicians
- Sonny Stitt
- Jimmy Jones
- Aaron Bell
- Charlie Persip
Tracks
- When The Red Red Robin - Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along
- For All We Know
- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
- Cocktails For Two
- Star Eyes
- 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
Playground Album
recorded by Michel Petrucciani in 1991
Playground
Musicians
- Michel Petrucciani
- Adam Holzman
- Anthony Jackson
- Omar Hakim
- Steve Thornton
- Aldo Romano
Tracks
- September Second
- Home
- P'tit Louis
- Miles Davis' Licks
- Rachid
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Intuition Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1974
Intuition
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Eddie Gomez
Tracks
- Invitation
- Blue Serge
- Show-Type Tune
- The Nature Of Things
- Are You All The Things
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
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
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
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
We Dig Cole Album
recorded by Charlie Shavers, Sam "The Man" Taylor, Urbie Green in 1957
We Dig Cole
Musicians
- Sam "The Man" Taylor
- Sol Yaged
- Charlie Shavers
- Urbie Green
- Buddy Weed
- Bob Haggart
- Cozy Cole
Tracks
- Begin The Beguine
- Just One Of Those Things
- I Love Paris
- Night And Day
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy
- 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
A Caddy For Daddy Album
recorded by Hank Mobley in 1965
A Caddy For Daddy
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Lee Morgan
- Curtis Fuller
- McCoy Tyner
- Bob Cranshaw
- Billy Higgins
Tracks
- A Caddy For Daddy
- The Morning After
- Venus Di Mildew
- Ace Deuce Trey
- Third Time Around
Quintet Sextet Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1955
Quintet Sextet
Musicians
- Jackie McLean
- Miles Davis
- Milt Jackson
- Ray Bryant
- Percy Heath
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- Dr. Jackle
- Bitty Ditty
- Minor March
- Changes
Jams 2 Album
recorded by Clifford Brown in 1954
Jams 2
Musicians
- Herb Geller,Joe Maini
- Walter Benton
- Clifford Brown
- Kenny Drew
- Courtis Counce
- Max Roach
- Bob Shad
- Dinah Washington
- Herb Geller
- Harold Land
- Clark Terry,Clifford Brown,Maynard Ferguson
- Junior Mance OR Richie Powell
- George Morrow OR Keter Betts
Tracks
- Coronado [Alt Take 2]
- Introduction
- I'll Remember April
- Crazy He Calls Me
Remarks
- 2 as
- 3 tp
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Cedar Walton Album
recorded by Cedar Walton in 1985
Cedar Walton
Musicians
- Cedar Walton
- David Williams
- Billy Higgins
Tracks
- Third Street Blues
- Magical Lady
- Short Comings
- Voices Deep Within Me
- I'll Let You Know
- and more....
Hip Bop’N Smooth Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1999
Hip Bop'N Smooth
Musicians
- Tom Browne
- Urbanator
- Lenny White
- Meeting
- Essence
- David McMurray
- Michael "Patches" Stewart
- Humair/Jenny-Clark Trio/Kühn
- Essence All Stars
- Lonnie Liston Smith
Tracks
- Too Hot [Long Hot Summer Mix]
- Hopscotch
- Truth-The Breath of Life
- To See You
- You Go To My Head
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Plays Duke Ellington Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1952
Plays Duke Ellington
Musicians
- Barney Kessel
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
Tracks
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- In A Mellow Tone (In A Mellotone)
- Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
- Take The "A" Train
- Sophisticated Lady
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
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