Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Stardust Album
recorded by Oscar Pettiford in 1959
Stardust
Musicians
- Hans Koller
- Attila Zoller
- Oscar Pettiford
- Jimmy Pratt
Tracks
- Cohn's Limit
- Stalag 414
- The Gentle Art Of Love
- Oscar's Blues
- Stardust
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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Here’s Lee Morgan Album
recorded by Lee Morgan in 1960
Here's Lee Morgan
Musicians
- Clifford Jordan
- Lee Morgan
- Wynton Kelly
- Paul Chambers
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Terrible "T"
- Terrible "T"
- Mogie
- Mogie
- I'm A Fool To Want You
- 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
The Song Of Singing Album
recorded by Chick Corea in 1970
The Song Of Singing
Musicians
- Chick Corea
- Dave Holland
- Barry Altschul
Tracks
- Toy Room
- Ballad I
- Rhymes
- Flesh
- Ballad III
- and more....
On Dial Album
recorded by Charlie Parker in 1946 & 1947
On Dial
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Lucky Thompson
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Arvin Garrison
- George Handy
- Ray Brown
- Stan Levey
- Miles Davis
- Dodo Marmarosa
- Vic McMillan
- Roy Porter
- Howard McGhee
- Jimmy Bunn
- Bob Kesterson
- Bob Kesterton
- Howard McGhee,Melvyn Broiles,Shorty Rogers
- Russ Freeman
- Arnold Fishkin
- Jimmy Pratt
- Barney Kessel
- Arnold Fishkind
- Earl Coleman
- Erroll Garner
- Red Callender
- Harold West
- Wardell Gray
- Don Lamond
- Duke Jordan
- Tommy Potter
- Max Roach
- J.J. Johnson
Tracks
- Diggin Diz
- Moose The Mooche [Take 1]
- Moose The Mooche [Take 2]
- Moose The Mooche [Take 3]
- Yardbird Suite [Take 1]
- 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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Alex Sipiagin – Live At Smalls Album
recorded by Alex Sipiagin in 2012
Alex Sipiagin - Live At Smalls
Musicians
- Seamus Blake
- Alex Sipiagin
- Dave Kikoski
- Boris Kozlov
- Nate Smith
Tracks
- Live Score
- Videlles
- Calming
- Pass
- Returning
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Quintet Album
recorded by Hank Mobley in 1957
Quintet
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Art Farmer
- Horace Silver
- Doug Watkins
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Funk In Deep Freeze
- Wham And They're Off
- Fin De L'affaire
- Startin' From Scratch
- Stellawise
- and more....
Remarks
- Medium Fast Swing
- Up Swing
- Ballad
- Slow Swing
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
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
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
Critical Mass Album
recorded by Dave Holland in 2005
Critical Mass
Musicians
- Chris Potter
- Robin Eubanks
- Steve Nelson
- Dave Holland
- Nate Smith
Tracks
- The Eyes Have It
- Easy Did It
- Vicissitudes
- The Leak
- Secret Garden
- and more....
The Fabulous Thad Jones Album
recorded by Thad Jones in 1955 & 1954
The Fabulous Thad Jones
Musicians
- Thad Jones
- John Dennis
- Charles Mingus
- Max Roach
- Frank Wess
- Hank Jones
- Kenny Clarke
Tracks
- Get Out Of Town
- One More
- Bitty Ditty
- More Of The Same
- Elusive (Illusive)
- and more....
Peace In Time Album
recorded by Steven Feifke in 2015
Peace In Time
Musicians
- Andrew Gould
- Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
- Benny Benack III
- Alex Wintz
- Steven Feifke
- Raviv Markowitz
- Jimmy Macbride
Tracks
- Evidence
- Am I Still There for You (Intro)
- Am I Still There for You
- Nica's Dream
- Song for Ben and Gidi
- and more....
Spirityouall Album
recorded by Bobby McFerrin in 2013
Spirityouall
Musicians
- Bobby McFerrin
- Larry Campbell
- Gil Goldstein
- Esperanza Spalding
- Charley Drayton
- Larry Grenadier
- Ali Jackson
- Joey Blake,LaTanya Hall,Lisa Fischer,Marlon Saunders
Tracks
- Everytime
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Joshua
- Fix Me Jesus
- Woe
- and more....
Remarks
- Bassless
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
Out Here Album
recorded by Christian McBride in 2012
Out Here
Musicians
- Christian Sands
- Christian McBride
- Ulysses Owens, Jr.
Tracks
- Ham Hocks And Cabbage
- Hallelujah Time
- I Guess I'll Have To Forget
- Easy Walker
- My Favorite Things
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
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
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