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
Let’s Cook! Album
recorded by Barney Kessel in 1957
Let's Cook!
Musicians
- Barney Kessel
- Victor Feldman
- Hampton Hawes
- Leroy Vinnegar
- Shelly Manne
- Ben Webster
- Frank Rosolino
- Jimmy Rowles
Tracks
- Let's Cook!
- Time Remembered
- Just In Time
- Tiger Rag
- Jersey Bounce
This Is Criss! Album
recorded by Sonny Criss in 1966
This Is Criss!
Musicians
- Sonny Criss
- Walter Davis, Jr.
- Paul Chambers
- Alan Dawson
Tracks
- Black Coffee
- The Days Of Wine And Roses
- When Sunny Gets Blue
- Greasy
- Sunrise Sunset
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
The Judge At His Best: The Legendary Chiaroscuro Sessions 1973-1995 Album
recorded by Milt Hinton in 1990,1972,1975,1977,1979,1989,1992,1995 & 1994
The Judge At His Best: The Legendary Chiaroscuro Sessions 1973-1995
Musicians
- Milt Hinton
- Ruby Braff
- Dick Hyman
- Dottie Dodgion
- Zoot Sims
- Joe Venuti
- John Bunch
- Bobby Rosengarden
- Hank Jones
- Jay McShann,Ralph Sutton
- Gus Johnson
- Danny Barker
- Lionel Hampton
- Bob Wilber
- Kenny Davern
- Bucky Pizzarelli
- Flip Phillips
- Derek Smith
- Butch Miles,Joe Ascione
- Derek Smith,Dick Hyman
Tracks
- Joshua
- I Know That You Know
- Russian Lullaby
- Deep Night
- Shine
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Arco
- Duo
In Our Room Album
recorded by Antoine Dowdell in 2017
In Our Room
Musicians
- Inigo Galdeanero
- Yoshiki Miura
- Antoine Dowdell
- Kenji Tokunaga
- Eugene Mohammed
Tracks
- Teddy's Walk
- Close Your Eyes
- I Gotta Run
- My Foolish Heart
- Autumn Leaves
- and more....
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
East Coast West Coast Album
recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1994
East Coast West Coast
Musicians
- Joshua Redman
- Toots Thielemans
- John Scofield
- Lyle Mays
- Christian McBride
- Troy Davis
- Terence Blanchard
- Mike Mainieri
- Bruce Barth
- Jerry Goodman
- Robben Ford
- Alan Broadbent
- Charlie Haden
- Peter Erskine
- Herbie Hancock
- Ernie Watts
- Michael Lang
- Dave Carpenter
Tracks
- Naima
- In Walked Bud
- Dear Old Stockholm
- Groovin' High
- Con Alma
- 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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 Album
recorded by Thelonious Monk in 1952,1947 & 1951
Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2
Musicians
- Lou Donaldson
- Lucky Thompson
- Kenny Dorham
- Thelonious Monk
- Nelson Boyd
- Max Roach
- Danny Quebec West
- Billy Smith
- Idrees Sulieman
- Gene Ramey
- Art Blakey
- Sahib Shihab
- Milt Jackson
- Al McKibbon
- George Taitt
- Bob Paige
Tracks
- Carolina Moon
- Hornin' in
- Skippy
- Let's Cool One
- Suburban Eyes
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Plays Richard Rodgers Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1953 & 1952
Plays Richard Rodgers
Musicians
- Barney Kessel
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Herb Ellis
Tracks
- This Can't Be Love
- It Might As Well Be Spring
- Bewitched (Bothered And Bewildered)
- Johnny One Note
- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
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
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
Dippin’ Album
recorded by Hank Mobley in 1965
Dippin'
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Lee Morgan
- Harold Mabern
- Larry Ridley
- Billy Higgins
Tracks
- The Dip
- Recado Bossa Nova
- The Break Through
- The Vamp
- I See Your Face Before Me
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
Together! Album
recorded by Elvin Jones & Philly Joe Jones in 1961
Together!
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Blue Mitchell
- Curtis Fuller
- Wynton Kelly
- Paul Chambers
- Elvin Jones,Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- Le Roi
- Beau-Ty
- Brown Sugar
Remarks
- 2 d
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
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
Money Jungle Album
recorded by Duke Ellington in 1962
Money Jungle
Musicians
- Duke Ellington
- Charles Mingus
- Max Roach
Tracks
- Money Jungle
- Fleurette Africaine
- Very Special
- Warm Valley
- Wig Wise
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Sonny Stitt Album
recorded by Sonny Stitt in 1958
Sonny Stitt
Musicians
- Sonny Stitt
- Barry Harris
- William Austin
- Frank Gant
Tracks
- Cool Blues
- Jack Spratt
- This Is Always
- Mr. Sun
- Propapagoon
- and more....
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