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
Autumn Leaves Album
recorded by Manhattan Jazz Quintet in 1985
Autumn Leaves
Musicians
- George Young
- Lew Soloff
- David Matthews
- Charnett Moffett
- Steve Gadd
Tracks
- Jordu
- Recado Bossa Nova
- Confirmation
- Autumn Leaves
- Mood Piece
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
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Tenderly [1958] Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1958
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Tenderly [1958]
Musicians
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
Tracks
- Alone Together
- How About You?
- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
- The Music Box Suite (AKA Daisy's Dream)
- A Foggy Day (In London Town)
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Arco
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
Somethin’ Else Album
recorded by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley in 1958
Somethin' Else
Musicians
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
- Miles Davis
- Hank Jones
- Sam Jones
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Autumn Leaves
- Love For Sale
- Somethin' Else
- One For Daddy-O
- Bangoon (AKA Alison's Uncle)
- 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
The Last Recording II – Autumn Leaves Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1983
The Last Recording II - Autumn Leaves
Musicians
- Red Garland
- James Leary
- Eddie Marshall
Tracks
- Autumn Leaves
- It's Imposible
- That's All
- Largo Symphony No.9 From New World Op.95 I'm Going Home
- Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
East Coast West Coast Album
recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1994
East Coast West Coast
Musicians
- Joshua Redman
- Toots Thielemans
- John Scofield
- Lyle Mays
- Christian McBride
- Troy Davis
- Terence Blanchard
- Mike Mainieri
- Bruce Barth
- Jerry Goodman
- Robben Ford
- Alan Broadbent
- Charlie Haden
- Peter Erskine
- Herbie Hancock
- Ernie Watts
- Michael Lang
- Dave Carpenter
Tracks
- Naima
- In Walked Bud
- Dear Old Stockholm
- Groovin' High
- Con Alma
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Black Market Album
recorded by Weather Report in 1975
Black Market
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Joe Zawinul
- Alphonso Johnson
- Narada Michael Walden
- Don Alias
- Jaco Pastorius
- Alejandro Neciosup Acuna
- Chester Thompson
Tracks
- Black Market
- Cannon Ball
- Gibraltar
- Elegant People
- Three Clowns
- and more....
Live In New York Album
recorded by Herbie Hancock in 1993
Live In New York
Musicians
- Herbie Hancock
- Jeff Littleton
- Gene Jackson
Tracks
- I Love You
- One Finger Snap
- Canteloupe Island
- Maiden Voyage
- Just One Of Those Things
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
People Music Album
recorded by Christian McBride in 2013
People Music
Musicians
- Steve Wilson
- Warren Wolf
- Christian Sands
- Christian McBride
- Ulysses Owens, Jr.
- Peter Martin
- Carl Allen
Tracks
- Listen To The Heroes Cry
- Fair Hope Theme
- Gang Gang
- Ms. Angelou
- The Movement, Revisted
- 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
Beat Of Brazil Album
recorded by Sergio Mendes in 1964
Beat Of Brazil
Musicians
- Aurino Ferreira,Hector Bisignani
- Edson Maciel
- Raulzinho
- Sergio Mendes
- Sebastião Neto
- Edison Machado
Tracks
- Nanã
- Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz)
- The Girl From Ipanema (Garôta de Ipanema)
- Coisa No. 2
- Primitivo
- and more....
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 Bassist Album
recorded by Sam Jones in 1979
The Bassist
Musicians
- Kenny Barron
- Sam Jones
- Keith Copeland
Tracks
- Rhythm-A-Ning
- Lily
- Seascape
- Tragic Magic
- The Hymn Of Scorpio
- 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
Bright And Breezy Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1961
Bright And Breezy
Musicians
- Red Garland
- Sam Jones
- Charlie Persip
Tracks
- On Green Dolphin Street
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- You'll Never Know
- Blues In The Closet (Collard Greens And Black-Eyed Peas)
- What's New?
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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