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
Jazz Giant Album
recorded by Bud Powell in 1949 & 1950
Jazz Giant
Musicians
- Bud Powell
- Ray Brown
- Max Roach
- Curley Russell
Tracks
- Tempus Fugit
- Celia
- Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
- I'll Keep Loving You
- Strictly Confidential
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
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....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Tales Album
recorded by Marcus Miller in 1994
Tales
Musicians
- Kenny Garrett
- Michael "Patches" Stewart
- Bernard Wright
- Marcus Miller
- Poogie Bell
- Hiram Bullock
- Lenny White
- Joshua Redman
- Me'Shell NdegéOcello
- Bashiri Johnson
- Lalah Hathaway
- Joe Sample
- Dean Brown
Tracks
- The Blues
- Tales
- Eric
- True Geminis
- Rush Over
- and more....
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Everyday, Everynight Album
recorded by Flora Purim in 1978
Everyday, Everynight
Musicians
- Flora Purim
- David Sanborn
- Michael Brecker
- Randy Brecker
- Raul De Souza
- Lee Ritenour
- Michel Colombier
- Alphonso Johnson
- Harvey Mason
- Lani Hall,Oscar Castro-Neves,Yana Purim
- Jay Graydon
- Oscar Neves
- George Duke
- Byron Miller
- Chester Thompson
- Jaco Pastorius
- David Foster
- Laudir De Oliveira
- Michael Boddicker,Michel Colombier
- Flora Purim,George Duke
- Michael Boddicker
- Al Ciner,George Sopuch
- Herbie Hancock
- Airto Moreira
Tracks
- Everyday, Everynight
- Samba Michel
- The Hope
- Five-Four
- Walking Away
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
Ready For Freddie Album
recorded by Freddie Hubbard in 1961
Ready For Freddie
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Freddie Hubbard
- Bernard McKinney
- McCoy Tyner
- Art Davis
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- Arietis
- (You're A) Weaver Of Dreams
- Marie Antoinette
- Birdlike
- Crisis
- and more....
The Complete Birth Of The Cool Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1949,1950 & 1948
The Complete Birth Of The Cool
Musicians
- Lee Konitz
- Gerry Mulligan
- Miles Davis
- Kai Winding
- Junior Collins
- Bill Barber
- Al Haig
- Joe Shulman
- Max Roach
- J.J. Johnson
- Gunther Schuller
- Al McKibbon
- Sandy Siegelstein
- John Lewis
- Nelson Boyd
- Kenny Clarke
- Kenny Hagood
- Mike Zwerin
- Symphony Sid
Tracks
- Move
- Jeru
- Moon Dreams
- Venus De Milo
- Budo
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
The Great American Songbook Album
recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1931,1933,1930,1929,1932,1947,1957,1958 & 1955
The Great American Songbook
Musicians
- Lester Boone
- George James
- Albert Washington
- Zilner Randolph
- Louis Armstrong
- Preston Jackson
- Mike McKendrick
- Charlie Alexander
- John Lindsay
- Tubby Hall
- George Oldh,Scoville Johnson
- Albert "Budd"
- Ellis Whitlock,Zilner Randolph
- Keg Johnson
- Teddy Wilson
- Bill Oldham
- Yank Porter
- Marvin Johnson
- Les Hite
- Charlie Jones
- George Orrendorff,Harold Scott
- Luther Graven
- Joe Bailey
- Bill Perkins
- Henry Prince
- Lionel Hampton
- Theodore McCord
- Bobby Holmes
- Castor McCord
- Ed Anderson
- Henry Hicks
- Lavert Hutchinson
- Bernard Addison
- Joe Turner[OR Buck Washington]
- Willie Lynch
- Albert Nicholas,Charlie Holmes
- Teddy Hill
- J.C. Higginbotham
- Lonnie Johnson
- Eddie Condon
- Luis Russell
- Pops Foster
- Paul Barbarin
- Peanuts Hucko
- Bobby Hackett
- Jack Teagarden
- Dick Carey
- Bob Haggart
- Sid Catlett
- Trummy Young
- Edmond Hall
- Billy Kyle
- Arvell Shaw
- Barrett Deems
- Mort Herbert
- Danny Barcelona
- Barney Bigard[OR Edmond Hall]
Tracks
- Stardust
- I've Got The World On A String
- Memories Of You
- I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- 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
Stan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida Album
recorded by Stan Getz in 1963 & 1964
Stan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida
Musicians
- Stan Getz
- Laurindo Almeida
- Steve Kuhn
- George Duvivier
- Dave Bailey
- Edison Machado,Jose Soorez,Luiz Parga,Jose Paulo
- Astrud Gilberto
- Joao Gilberto
- Gary Burton
- Gene Cherico
- Joe Hunt
- João Gilberto
Tracks
- Menina Moca (Young Lady)
- Once Again (Outra Vez)
- Winter Moon
- Do What You Do, Do
- Samba Da Sahra (Sahra's Samba)
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
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
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
Quadrant Album
recorded by Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown & Mickey Roker in 1977
Quadrant
Musicians
- Joe Pass
- Milt Jackson
- Ray Brown
- Mickey Roker
Tracks
- Concorde
- Joe's Tune
- Oh, Lady Be Good
- Ray's Tune
- Grooveyard
- and more....
Swingville, Vol. 20 – Let’s Jam Album
recorded by Claude Hopkins, Buddy Tate & Joe Thomas in 1961
Swingville, Vol. 20 - Let's Jam
Musicians
- Buddy Tate
- Joe Thomas
- Claude Hopkins
- Wendell Marshall
- J.C. Heard
Tracks
- Offbeat Blues
- Safari Stomp
- Late Evening
- The Way You Look Tonight
- I Apologize
- and more....
At Carnegie Hall Album
recorded by Thelonious Monk in 1957
At Carnegie Hall
Musicians
- John Coltrane
- Thelonious Monk
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik
- Shadow Wilson
Tracks
- Monk's Mood
- Evidence
- Crepuscule With Nellie
- Nutty
- Epistrophy
- 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
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