Valse Hot: Sweet Basil 1978 Album
recorded by Jim Hall & Red Mitchell in 1978
Valse Hot: Sweet Basil 1978
Musicians
- Jim Hall
- Red Mitchell
Tracks
- Now's The Time
- Valse Hot
- Alone Together
- There Is No Greater Love
- God Bless The Child
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
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
Nothing Will Be As It Was… Tomorrow Album
recorded by Flora Purim in 1977
Nothing Will Be As It Was... Tomorrow
Musicians
- Flora Purim
- Raul De Souza
- Patrice Rushen
- Larry Nash
- Byron Miller
- Leon Chancler
- Reggie Lucas
- George Duke
- Jay Graydon
- Airto Moreira
- Flora Purim,Josie James
- Al McKay
- Toninho Horta
- Hugo Fattoruso
- Ringo Thielman
- OPA
- Ernie Watts,Fred Jackson
- Wagner Tiso
- Dorothy Ashby
- Ivory Stone,Julia Tillman Waters,Maxine Willard Waters
- UNKNOWN
- Jaco Pastorious
Tracks
- You Love Me Only
- Nothing Will Be As It Was ~ Nada Sera Como Antes
- I'm Comming For Your Love
- Angel
- Corre Niña
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
The Three Primary Colors Album
recorded by Yousuke Onuma in 2004
The Three Primary Colors
Musicians
- Yousuke Onuma
- Richard Bona
- Ari Hoenig
Tracks
- Frolicking
- The Lily
- Feel Like Makin' Love
- She Said She Said
- Silence Of The Night
- and more....
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
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
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
Feelin’ The Spirit Album
recorded by Grant Green in 1962
Feelin' The Spirit
Musicians
- Grant Green
- Herbie Hancock
- Butch Warren
- Billy Higgins
- Garvin Masseaux
Tracks
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee
- Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
- Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
- Go Down Moses
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
- 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
MicroCosmos Album
recorded by MicroCorgi in 2020
MicroCosmos
Musicians
- Yuto Kanazawa
- Andrew McGowan
- Ilya Dynov
Tracks
- Cosmosphere
- Avocados Every Day
- 6/8 Tune
- Alayashiki
- Prosperity
- and more....
Another Direction Album
recorded by Cyrus Chestnut in 1993
Another Direction
Musicians
- Cyrus Chestnut
- Christain McBride
- Carl Allen
Tracks
- Revol
- For All We Know
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore~I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)~I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart~It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
- My Funny Valentine
- Blue Skies
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- Odd Meter
A Love Song Album
recorded by Percy Heath in 2002
A Love Song
Musicians
- Percy Heath
- Jeb Patton
- Peter Washington
- Albert "Tootie" Heath
Tracks
- A Love Song
- Watergate Blues
- Django
- Century Rag
- No More Weary Blues
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- 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
Inta Somethin’ Album
recorded by Kenny Dorham in 1961
Inta Somethin'
Musicians
- Jackie McLean
- Kenny Dorham
- Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Leroy Vinnegar
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- Una Mas
- It Could Happen To You
- Let's Face The Music And Dance
- No Two People
- Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Last Date Album
recorded by Eric Dolphy in 1964
Last Date
Musicians
- Eric Dolphy
- Misja Mengelberg
- Jacques Schols
- Han Bennink
Tracks
- Epistrophy
- South Street Exit
- Madrig Speaks, The Panther Walks (AKA Mandrake)
- Hypochristmutreefuzz
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- and more....
Morning Song Album
recorded by David Murray in 1983
Morning Song
Musicians
- David Murray
- John Hicks
- Reggie Workman
- Ed Blackwell
Tracks
- Morning Song
- Body And Soul
- Light Blue Frolic
- Jitterbug Waltz
- Off Season
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Improvision Album
recorded by Alex Machacek in 2007
Improvision
Musicians
- Alex Machacek
- Matthew Garrison
- Jeff Sipe
Tracks
- There's A New Sheriff In Town
- Along Came A Spider
- Shona
- Gem 1
- Gem 2
- and more....
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
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