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
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
Constellation Album
recorded by Sonny Stitt in 1971
Constellation
Musicians
- Sonny Stitt
- Barry Harris
- Sam Jones
- Roy Brooks
Tracks
- Constellation
- I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
- Webb City
- By Accident
- Ray's Idea
- and more....
Something New Album
recorded by Sam Jones in 1979
Something New
Musicians
- Bob Mintzer
- Pete Yellin
- Richard Williams
- Fred Hersch
- Sam Jones
- Mickey Roker
- Harold Vick
- John Eckert
- Sam Burtis
Tracks
- Unit Seven
- Stella By Starlight
- Tropical Delight
- Antigua
- Tender Touch
The Man With A Happy Sound Album
recorded by Joe Carroll in 1962
The Man With A Happy Sound
Musicians
- Joe Carroll
- Connie Lester
- Grant Green
- Specs Williams
- Lee Anistey
Tracks
- (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
- Oh, Lady Be Good
- Don't Mess Around With My Love
- Wha Wha Blues
- Oo-Shoo-Be-Doo-Be
- and more....
The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order Album
recorded by Django Reinhardt in 1934 & 1935
The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order
Musicians
- Bert Marshall
- Stephane Grappelly
- Django Reinhardt,Joseph Reinhardt,Roger Chapul
- Louis Vola
- Jerry Mengo
- Alphonse Cox,Arthur Briggs,Pierre Allier
- Eugene d'Hellemmens
- Django Reinhardt,Joseph Reinhardt,Pierre Feret
- Frank "Big Boy" Goudie
- Django Reinhardt,Joseph Reinhardt
- Sigismund Beck
- Alix Combelle
Tracks
- I Saw Stars
- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
- Dinah
- Tiger Rag
- Oh, Lady Be Good
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
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
Man-Child Album
recorded by Herbie Hancock in 1975
Man-Child
Musicians
- Stevie Wonder
- Herbie Hancock
- David T. Walker,Blackbird McKnight
- Wah Wah Watson
- Harvey Mason,James Gadson,Mike Clark
- Bill Summers
Tracks
- Hang Up Your Hang Ups
- Sun Touch
- The Traitor
- Bubbles
- Steppin' in It
- and more....
Life Lessons Album
recorded by Marc Cary in 2020
Life Lessons
Musicians
- Marc Cary
- Dan Chmielinski
- Diego Joaquin Ramirez
Tracks
- And It's Supposed To Be Love
- It's Tricky
- It's Not A Good Day To Die
- Equilibrium
- Trust
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1961
Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Miles Davis
- Paul Chembers
- Jimmy Cobb
- Gill Evans
- Wynton Kelly
Tracks
- So What
- Spring Is Here
- Teo
- Walkin'
- The Meaning Of The Blues~Lament
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
Mosaic Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1961
Mosaic
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Freddie Hubbard
- Curtis Fuller
- Cedar Walton
- Jymie Merritt
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Mosaic
- Down Under
- Children Of The Night
- Arabia
- Crisis
The Mad Hatter Album
recorded by Chick Corea in 1978
The Mad Hatter
Musicians
- Chick Corea
- Charles Veal,Kenneth Yerke
- Denyse Buffum
- Dennis Karmazyn
- Gale Moran
- Joe Farrell
- Jamie Faunt
- Harvey Mason
- Eddie Gomez
- Steve Gadd
- Herbie Hancock
Tracks
- The Woods
- Tweedle Dee
- The Trial
- Humpty Dumpty
- Prelude To Falling Alice
- and more....
Remarks
- Overdub
- Strings
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
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
Encore At The Blue Note Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1990
Encore At The Blue Note
Musicians
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Bob Durham
Tracks
- Falling In Love With Love
- Here's That Rainy Day
- Medley: Goodbye Old Girl/He Has Gone
- The Gentle Waltz
- Billie's Bounce
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- drumless
Found Album
recorded by Matt La Von in 2016
Found
Musicians
- Matt La Von
- Nitzan Gavrieli
- Devin Starks
- Jay Sawyer
Tracks
- Attack The Block
- Sunday Hamlet Drive
- Like A Lamenting Song
- Bee's Keys
- Boomp Boom
- 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
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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