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Drums Unlimited Album recorded by Max Roach in 1965 & 1966
Drums Unlimited Musicians Max Roach James Spaulding Freddie Hubbard Ronnie Mathews Jymie Merritt Roland Alexander Tracks The Drum Also Waltzes Nommo Drums Unlimited St. Louis Blues For Big Sid and more.... Remarks
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Blues For Pat: Live In San Francisco Album recorded by Joshua Redman in 1994
Blues For Pat: Live In San Francisco Musicians Joshua Redman Pat Metheny Christian McBride Billy Higgins Tracks Blues For Pat Sketches Band Intro Wish St. Thomas and more....
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
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
Coltrane Jazz Album recorded by John Coltrane in 1959 & 1960
Coltrane Jazz Musicians John Coltrane Wynton Kelly Paul Chambers Jimmy Cobb McCoy Tyner Steve Davis Elvin Jones Stan Getz Tracks Little Old Lady Village Blues My Shining Hour Fifth House Harmonique and more.... Remarks Medium Fast Swing Medium Slow Swing Medium Up Swing Medium Swing Latin~Medium Swing~ Latin Brush Slow Ballad Ballad Arco Up Swing
Inception Album recorded by McCoy Tyner in 1962
Inception Musicians McCoy Tyner Art Davis Elvin Jones Tracks Inception There Is No Greater Love Blues For Gwen Sunset Effendi and more....
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
Diatonic Chord Theory Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
Function
Tonic
Sub dominant
Dominant
Sub Function
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
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
Moanin’ Album recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1958
Moanin' Musicians Lee Morgan Rudy Van Gelder Benny Golson Bobby Timmons Jymie Merritt Art Blakey Tracks Warm Up~Dialogue Moanin' Are You Real Along Came Betty The Drum Thunder (Miniature) Suite: 1st Theme: Drum/Thunder~2nd Theme: Cry A/Blue Tear~3rd Theme: Harlems/Disciples and more....
Miles In Berlin Album recorded by Miles Davis in 1964
Miles In Berlin Musicians Wayne Shorter Miles Davis Herbie Hancock Ron Carter Tony Williams Tracks Milestones Autumn Leaves So What Stella By Starlight Walkin' and more....
Sonic Boom Album recorded by Lee Morgan in 1967 & 1969
Sonic Boom Musicians David "Fathead" Newman Lee Morgan Cedar Walton Ron Carter Billy Higgins George Coleman Julian Priester Harold Mabern Walter Booker Mickey Roker Tracks Sneaky Pete The Mercenary Sonic Boom Fathead I'll Never Be The Same and more....
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
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
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
1st Inversion
2nd Inversion
Notation
Function
Zygmon Album recorded by Seth Trachy in 2020
Zygmon Musicians Seth Trachy Miguel Zenon Glenn Zaleski Pablo Menares Felix Lecaros Tracks JoJo Yelli Prantz Water Bat Expansion Contraction Chi Chi
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Family Album recorded by Roy Hargrove in 1995
Family Musicians Ron Blake Roy Hargrove Stephen Scott Rodney Whitaker Gregory Hutchinson David "Fathead" Newman,Ron Blake Jimmy Cobb Ronnie Mathews Christian McBride John Hicks Jesse Davis Larry Willis Karriem Riggins Walter Booker Roy Hargrove,Wynton Marsalis David "Fathead" Newman Lewis Nash Tracks Trilogy - Velera Trilogy - Roy Allan Trilogy - Brian's Bounce The Nearness Of You Lament For Love and more.... Remarks
Wynton Kelly Musician
Birth Name Wynton Charles Kelly Born December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York Died April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
Let’s Touch The Sky Album recorded by Fourplay in 2010
Let's Touch The Sky Musicians Chuck Loeb Bob James Nathan East Harvey Mason Heather Mason Ruben Studdard,Heather Mason Anita Baker Tracks Let's Touch The Sky 3rd Degree More Than A Dream Pineapple Getaway I'll Still Be Lovin' You and more....
Quiet Kenny Album recorded by Kenny Dorham in 1959
Quiet Kenny Musicians Kenny Dorham Tommy Flanagan Paul Chambers Art Taylor Tracks Lotus Blossom My Ideal Blue Friday Alone Together Blue Spring Shuffle and more....
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The Author Hiro-kazu, a bassist who mainly play jazz in NY.
He studied music theory, especially jazz theory, through private lessons in Japan and at the City College of New York.
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