Play Date Album
recorded by Chris Bergson & Neal Miner in 2010
Play Date
Musicians
- Chris Bergson
- Neal Miner
Tracks
- Open Road
- Are You Sure
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- Like Someone In Love
- Deserted Beach
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
School Days Album
recorded by Stanley Clarke in 1976
School Days
Musicians
- Raymond Gomez
- David Sancious
- Stanley Clarke
- Gerry Brown
- Steve Gadd
- Milt Holland
- John McLaughlin
- David Sancious,Raymond Gomez
- Icarus Johnson
- George Duke
- Billy Cobham
Tracks
- School Days
- Quiet Afternoon
- The Dancer
- Desert Song
- Hot Fun
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
- Arco
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
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
Autumn Leaves Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1969
Autumn Leaves
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Eddie Gomez
- Marty Morell
Tracks
- Autumn Leaves
- Turn Out The Stars
- Quiet Now
- Nardis
- Very Early
- and more....
Tenors Head-On Album
recorded by Bill Perkins in 1956
Tenors Head-On
Musicians
- Bill Perkins,Richie Kamuca
- Pete Jolly
- Red Mitchell
- Stan Levey
Tracks
- Cotton Tail
- I Want A Little Girl
- Blues For Two
- Indian Summer
- Don't Be That Way
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 ts
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
The Moodsville, Vol. 1 Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1959
The Moodsville, Vol. 1
Musicians
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
- Red Garland
- Sam Jones
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- We'll Be Together Again
- Stella By Starlight
- I Heard You Cried Last Night
- Softly Baby
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- and more....
Jay And Kai [Columbia 1957] Album
recorded by J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding in 1955,1956 & 1957
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Jay And Kai [Columbia 1957]
Musicians
- J.J. Johnson,Kai Winding
- Dick Katz
- Milt Hinton
- Shadow Wilson
- Candido Camero
- Carl Fontana,Kai Winding,Wayne Andre
- Dick Leib
- Roy Frazee
- Kenny O'Brien
- Jack Franklin
- Bill Crow
- Kenny Clarke
- Kai Winding
- Bobby Jaspar
- J.J. Johnson
- Tommy Flanagan
- Wilbur Little
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Caribe
- Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
- The Song Is You
- In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 tb
- 4 tb
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
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
Capuchin Swing Album
recorded by Jackie McLean in 1960
Capuchin Swing
Musicians
- Jackie McLean
- Blue Mitchell
- Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Paul Chambers
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- Francisco
- Just For Now
- Don't Blame Me
- Condition Blue
- Capuchin Swing
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
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
The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 6 Album
recorded by Art Tatum in 1956
The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 6
Musicians
- Art Tatum
- Red Callender
- Jo Jones
Tracks
- Just One Of Those Things
- More Than You Know
- Some Other Spring
- If (They Made Me A King)
- Blue Lou
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
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
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
Hawk Eyes Album
recorded by Sanah Kadoura in 2018
Hawk Eyes
Musicians
- Tivon Pennicott
- Jeremy Pelt
- Eylem Basaldi
- Mark Whitfield
- Willerm Delisfort
- James Genus
- Sanah Kadoura
Tracks
- Hawk Eyes Pt. I ~ II
- The Power Of
- Umm... No, Thanks (This Isn't Real)
- Amnesia
- Hawk Eyes Pt. III (The Voices)
- and more....
First Move Album
recorded by Aaron Seeber in 2021
First Move
Musicians
- Tim Green
- Warren Wolf
- Sullivan Fortner
- Ugonna Okegwo
- Aaron Seeber
Tracks
- Brandyn
- Out Of The Past
- Eleventh Hour
- Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
- First Move
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Tales From The Hudson Album
recorded by Michael Brecker in 1996
Tales From The Hudson
Musicians
- Michael Brecker
- Pat Metheny
- Joey Calderazzo
- Dave Holland
- Jack DeJohnette
- McCoy Tyner
- Don Alias
Tracks
- Slings And Arrows
- Midnight Voyage
- Song For Bilbao
- Beau Rivage
- African Skies
- and more....
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