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....
Round Midnight Album
recorded by Philly Joe Jones in 1969
Round Midnight
Musicians
- Ben Jedig
- Dizzy Reece
- Larry Vuckovich
- Isla Eckinger
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- That's Earl, Brother
- It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
- 'Round Midnight
- Percy
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
Mustang Album
recorded by Donald Byrd in 1966
Mustang
Musicians
- Sonny Red
- Hank Mobley
- Donald Byrd
- McCoy Tyner
- Walter Booker
- Freddie Waits
Tracks
- Mustang
- Fly Little Bird Fly
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- Dixie Lee
- On The Trail (From "The Grand Canyon Suite")
- and more....
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Bird In Boston – Live At The Hi-Hat 1953-1954, Vol. 2 Album
recorded by Charlie Parker in 1953 & 1954
Bird In Boston - Live At The Hi-Hat 1953-1954, Vol. 2
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Herb Pomeroy
- Dean Erle
- Bernie Griggs
- Bill Graham
- Herbie Williams
- Rollins Griffith
- Jimmy Woode
- Marquis Foster
- Charlie Parker,Symphony Sid
- Jay Migliori
- George Solano
Tracks
- Cool Blues
- Out Of Nowhere
- My Funny Valentine
- Ornithology
- Cool Blues
- 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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Live (Return To Forever) Album
recorded by Chick Corea & Return To Forever in 1977
Live (Return To Forever)
Musicians
- Joe Farrell
- James Tinsley,John Thomas
- Ron Moss
- Jim Pugh
- Harold Garret
- Chick Corea
- Gayle Moran
- Stanley Clarke
- Gerry Brown
Tracks
- Opening '77
- The Endless Night
- The Musician
- Introduction
- Hello Again
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- Duo
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
Plays Richard Rodgers Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1953 & 1952
Plays Richard Rodgers
Musicians
- Barney Kessel
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Herb Ellis
Tracks
- This Can't Be Love
- It Might As Well Be Spring
- Bewitched (Bothered And Bewildered)
- Johnny One Note
- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
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
Together Again Album
recorded by George Mraz & Emil Viklicky in 2013
Together Again
Musicians
- Emil Viklicky
- George Mraz
Tracks
- Dear Lover
- Poem
- Theme From 5th Part Of Sinfonietta
- A Bird Flew By
- U Dunaja, U Prespurka
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Explosive Album
recorded by Milt Jackson in 1998
Explosive
Musicians
- Jim Hershman
- Milt Jackson
- Bill Cunliffe
- Christoph Luty
- John Clayton
- Jeff Hamilton
- Ricky Woodard
- George Bohanon,Oscar Brashear
- Charles Owens
- Oscar Brashear,Clay Jenkins,Bobby Rodriguez
- Oscar Brashear,Clay Jenkins
- Ira Nepus,George Bohanon,Isaac Smith
- Maurice Spears
- Eugene "Snooky" Young
- Oscar Brashear
- George Bohanon
- Jeff Clayton
Tracks
- Bags' Groove
- Since I Fell For You
- Evidence
- (Back Home Again In) Indiana
- Deed I Do
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
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
The Inflated Tear Album
recorded by Roland Kirk in 1967
The Inflated Tear
Musicians
- Roland Kirk
- Ron Burton
- Steve Novosel
- Jimmy Hopps
- Dick Griffith
Tracks
- The Black And Crazy Blues
- A Laugh For Rory [LP Version]
- Many Blessings
- Fingers In The Wind
- The Inflated Tear
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- 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
Brooklyn Aliens Album
recorded by Brooklyn Aliens in 2014
Brooklyn Aliens
Musicians
- Gianni Gagliardi
- Tobias Meinhart
- Yago Vadzquez
- Lars Ekman
- Rodrigo Recabarren
Tracks
- La Fragoneta de Wayne
- Canción al Licor de Ave
- Miniatura
- Mistero
- Punto Luz
- 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
Prelude Album
recorded by Deodato in 1972
Prelude
Musicians
- John Tropea
- Eumir Deodato
- Stanley Clarke
- Billy Cobham
- Ray Barretto
- Airto Moreira
- Jay Berliner
- Ron Carter
- Hubert Laws
- Marvin Stamm
Tracks
- Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey)
- Spirit Of Summer
- Carly And Carole
- Baubles, Bangles And Beads
- Prelude To "The Afternoon Of A Faun"
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
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