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
For Musicians Only Album
recorded by Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt & Stan Getz in 1956
For Musicians Only
Musicians
- Sonny Stitt
- Stan Getz
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Herb Ellis
- John Lewis
- Ray Brown
- Stan Levey
Tracks
- Bebop
- Dark Eyes
- Wee (Allen's Alley)
- Lover, Come Back To Me
- Dark Eyes [Alt Take]
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
Here And Now Album
recorded by Hampton Hawes in 1965
Here And Now
Musicians
- Hampton Hawes
- Red Mitchell
- Donald Bailey
Tracks
- Fly Me To The Moon
- What Kind Of Fool Am I?
- The Girl From Ipanema (Garôta de Ipanema)
- Rhonda
- Dear Heart
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
JUMP Album
recorded by Julieta Eugenio in 2021
JUMP
Musicians
- Julieta Eugenio
- Matt Dwonszyk
- Jonathan Barber
Tracks
- Efes
- Jump
- La Jungla
- For You
- Racoon Tune
- and more....
Remarks
- Chordless
- Duo
Roots In The Sky Album
recorded by Oregon in 1978
Roots In The Sky
Musicians
- Paul McCandless
- Ralph Towner
- Glen Moore
- Collin Walcott
Tracks
- June Bug
- Vessel
- Sierra Leone
- Ogden Road
- House Of Wax
- and more....
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Together! Album
recorded by Elvin Jones & Philly Joe Jones in 1961
Together!
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Blue Mitchell
- Curtis Fuller
- Wynton Kelly
- Paul Chambers
- Elvin Jones,Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- Le Roi
- Beau-Ty
- Brown Sugar
Remarks
- 2 d
Backlash Album
recorded by Freddie Hubbard in 1966
Backlash
Musicians
- James Spaulding
- Freddie Hubbard
- Albert Dailey
- Bob Cunningham
- Otis Ray Appleton
- Ray Barretto
Tracks
- Backlash
- The Return Of The Prodigal Son
- Little Sunflower
- On The Que-Tee
- Up Jumped Spring
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan Album
recorded by Tommy Flanagan in 1981
The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan
Musicians
- Tommy Flanagan
- George Mraz
- Al Foster
Tracks
- Speak Low [Take 1]
- Good Morning Heartache [Take 2]
- Old Devil Moon
- Everything I Love [Take 2]
- Change Partners [Take 5]
- 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
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
Misty Album
recorded by Manhattan Trinity in 2002
Misty
Musicians
- Cyrus Chestnut
- George Mraz
- Lewis Nash
Tracks
- All Of Me
- Misty
- Li'l Darlin'
- You Are My Sunshine
- The Happy Saint
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
So There Album
recorded by Steve Swallow in 2001
So There
Musicians
- Robert Creeley
- Steve Kuhn
- Steve Swallow
Tracks
- Oh No
- Names
- Here Again
- Ambition
- Indians
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
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
Atlantis Album
recorded by McCoy Tyner in 1974
Atlantis
Musicians
- Azar Lawrence
- McCoy Tyner
- Joony Booth
- Wilby Fletcher
- Guilherme Franco
Tracks
- Atlantis
- In A Sentimental Mood
- Makin' Out
- My One And Only Love
- Pursuit
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
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
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book Album
recorded by Ella Fitzgerald in 1958
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book
Musicians
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Barney Kessel
- Paul Smith
- Jack Ryan,Joe Mondragon
- Alvin Stoller
Tracks
- Let's Face The Music And Dance
- You're Laughing At Me
- Let Yourself Go
- You Can Have Him
- Russian Lullaby
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
- Strings
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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