Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Spain Album
recorded by Michel Camilo & Tomatito in 1999
Spain
Musicians
- Tomatito
- Michel Camilo
Tracks
- Spain Intro
- Spain
- Besame Mucho
- A Mi Niño José
- Two Much~Love Theme
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Lazy Afternoon – Gentle Ballads IV Album
recorded by Eric Alexander in 2008
Lazy Afternoon - Gentle Ballads IV
Musicians
- Eric Alexander
- Mike LeDonne
- John Webber
- Joe Farnsworth
Tracks
- Feeling Good
- Lazy Afternoon
- When Love Was New
- Slow Hot Wind
- My Funny Valentine
- and more....
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
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
A Dark And Stormy Day Album
recorded by Alessandro Fadini in 2015
A Dark And Stormy Day
Musicians
- Josiah Boornazian
- Alessandro Fadini
- Jacob Dreyer
- Luke Markham
Tracks
- Introduction To A Dark And Stormy Day
- It Was A Dark And Stormy Day
- Juno
- No Thrills (I)
- No Thrills (II)
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet Album
recorded by Charles Mingus in 1957
The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet
Musicians
- Joe Maini
- Jimmy Knepper
- Bill Triglia
- Charles Mingus
- Dannie Richmond
Tracks
- The Masher [Alt Take]
- Latter Day Saint [Alt Take]
- Latter Day Saint
- Bird Feather (Cunningbird)
- The Jumpin' Blues (Jump The Blues Away)
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Montreux ’77 Album
recorded by Roy Eldridge in 1977
Montreux '77
Musicians
- Roy Eldridge
- Oscar Peterson
- Neils-Henning Orsted Pedersen
- Bobby Durham
Tracks
- Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
- Gofor
- I Surrender, Dear
- Joie De Roy
- Perdido
- 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
Get Up With It Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1974,1972,1970 & 1973
Get Up With It
Musicians
- Dave Liebman
- Miles Davis
- Dominique Gaumont,Pete Cosey,Reggie Lucas
- Michael Henderson
- Al Foster
- James Mtume
- Sonny Fortune
- Steve Grossman
- John McLaughlin
- Keith Jarrett
- Herbie Hancock
- Billy Cobham
- Airto Moreira
- Reggie Lucas
- Khalil Balakrishna
- Cedric Lawson
- Badal Roy
- John Stubblefield
- Pete Cosey,Reggie Lucas
- Lester Chambers
- Cornell Dupree
- Al Foster,Bernard Purdie
- Carlos Garnett
Tracks
- He Loved Him Madly
- Maiysha
- Honky Tonk
- Rated X
- Calypso Frelimo
- 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
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Remembrances Album
recorded by Jon Faddis in 1997
Remembrances
Musicians
- Jon Faddis
- Lawrence Feldman
- Bill Easley,Paquito D'Rivera
- Roger Rosenberg
- Jim Pugh
- John Clark
- Blair Tindall
- David Hazeltine
- Peter Washington
- Clarence Penn
- Dale Kleps
- Ken Hitchcock
- Stewart Rose
- Bill Easley
- Paquito D'Rivera
Tracks
- Sophisticated Lady
- Laura
- Speak Like A Child
- Footprints
- Naima
- and more....
Live At Birdland Album
recorded by Lee Konitz in 2009
Live At Birdland
Musicians
- Lee Konitz
- Brad Mehldau
- Charlie Haden
- Paul Motian
Tracks
- Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
- Lullaby Of Birdland
- Solar
- I Fall In Love Too Easily
- You Stepped Out Of A Dream
- and more....
Trio Music, Live In Europe Album
recorded by Chick Corea in 1984
Trio Music, Live In Europe
Musicians
- Chick Corea
- Miroslav Vitous
- Roy Haynes
Tracks
- The Loop
- I Hear A Rhapsody
- Summer Night~Night And Day
- Prelude No. 2~Mock Up
- Transformation
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Arco
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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