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
Mountain Dance Album
recorded by Dave Grusin in 1979
Mountain Dance
Musicians
- Jeff Mironov
- Dave Grusin
- Ed Walsh,Ian Underwood
- Marcus Miller
- Harvey Mason
- Rubens Bassini
Tracks
- Rag Bag
- Friends And Strangers
- City Lights
- Rondo - "If You Hold Out Your Hand"
- Mountain Dance
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
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
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....
The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays Album
recorded by Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1963
The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays
Musicians
- Leo Wright
- Antônio Carlos Jobim
- George Duvivier
- Edison Machado
- Jimmy Cleveland
Tracks
- The Girl From Ipanema (Garôta de Ipanema)
- Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz)
- Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)
- Dreamer (Vivo Sonhando)
- Favela (O Morro Não Tem Vez)
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
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
Nica’s Tempo Album
recorded by Gigi Gryce in 1955
Nica's Tempo
Musicians
- Gigi Gryce
- Danny Bank
- Art Farmer
- Jimmy Cleveland
- Gunther Schuller
- Bill Barber
- Horace Silver
- Oscar Pettiford
- Kenny Clarke
- Ernestine Anderson
- Cecil Payne
- Eddie Bert
- Julius Watkins
- Art Blakey
- Thelonious Monk
- Percy Heath
Tracks
- Speculation
- In A Meditating Mood
- Social Call
- Smoke Signal
- (You'll Always Be) The One I Love
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Cookin’ Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1956
Cookin'
Musicians
- Miles Davis
- Red Garland
- Paul Chambers
- Philly Joe Jones
- John Coltrane
Tracks
- My Funny Valentine
- Blues By Five [False Start]
- Blues By Five
- Airegin
- Tune Up~When Lights Are Low
Together/Spolu Album
recorded by James Williams & Emil Viklický in 1982
Together/Spolu
Musicians
- Emil Viklický,James Williams
Tracks
- For My Nephews
- One For J.W.
- Blue In Dark-Green
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Double Play
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
Double Booked Album
recorded by Robert Glasper in 2009
Double Booked
Musicians
- Terence Blanchard
- Robert Glasper
- Vicente Archer
- Chris Dave
- Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
- Mos Def
- Casey Benjamin
- Derrick Hodge
- Bilal
- Jahi Sundance
Tracks
- Intro
- No Worries
- Yes I'm Country (And That's OK)
- Downtime
- 59 South
- and more....
The Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark Album
recorded by Grant Green in 1962 & 1961
The Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark
Musicians
- Grant Green
- Sonny Clark
- Sam Jones
- Art Blakey
- Louis Hayes
Tracks
- Airegin
- It Ain't Necessarily So
- I Concentrate On You
- The Things We Did Last Summer
- The Song Is You
- and more....
Wheelin’ & Dealin’ Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1957
Wheelin' & Dealin'
Musicians
- John Coltrane
- Paul Quinichette
- Frank Wess
- Mal Waldron
- Doug Watkins
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- Wheelin' [Take 2]
- Wheelin' [Take 1]
- Robbin's Nest (Just When We're Falling In Love)
- Dealin' [Take 2]
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 ts
- Arco
- 3 ts
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
Groovin’ Live Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1974
Groovin' Live
Musicians
- Red Garland
- James Leary
- Eddie Marshall
Tracks
- Autumn Leaves
- Will You Still Be Mine?
- Satin Doll
- You Stepped Out Of A Dream
- Violets For Your Furs
- 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
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
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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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