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
Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 Album
recorded by Charlie Parker in 1950,1953,1961 & 1949
Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Hank Jones
- Ray Brown
- Buddy Rich
- Tony Aless
- Charles Mingus
- Max Roach
- Hal McKusick
- Al Block
- Tommy Mace
- Manny Thaler
- Junior Collins
- Annie Ross,Dave Lambert
- Kenny Dorham
- Tommy Turk
- Al Haig
- Tommy Potter
- Carlos Vidal
Tracks
- Star Eyes
- Blues (Fast)
- I'm In The Mood For Love
- In The Still Of The Night
- Old Folks
- and more....
Remarks
- Choir
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings Album
recorded by Dizzy Gillespie in 1947,1946,1937,1939,1948 & 1949
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Musicians
- Howard Johnson,John Brown
- Big Nick Nicholas,Joe Gayles
- Cecil Payne
- Benny Bailey,Dave Burns,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Lamar Wright
- Ted Kelly,William Shepherd
- John Lewis
- Al McKibbon
- Kenny Clarke
- Chano Pozo
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Bill DeArango
- Milt Jackson
- Al Haig
- Ray Brown
- J.C. Heard
- Howard Johnson,Russell Procope
- Robert Carroll,Teddy Hill
- Bill Dillard,Dizzy Gillespie,Shad Collins
- Dicky Wells
- John Smith
- Sam Allen
- Richard Fullbright
- Bill Beason
- Bill Dillard
- Benny Carter
- Ben Webster,Chu Berry,Coleman Hawkins
- Lionel Hampton
- Charlie Christian
- Clyde Hart
- Milt Hinton
- Cozy Cole
- Don Byas
- James Moody,Joe Gayles
- Dave Burns,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Matthew McKay,Ray Orr
- Taswell Baird,William Shepherd
- John Collins
- Joe Harris
- Dave Burns,Elmon Wright,Matthew McKay
- Dave Burns,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Ray Orr,Matthew McKay
- Benny Bailey,Elmon Wright,Lamar Wright
- Dave Burns,Ted Kelly,William Shepherd
- Dave Burns,Benny Bailey,Elmon Wright,Lamar Wright
- Ernie Henry,John Brown
- Budd Johnson,Joe Gayles
- Dave Burns,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Willie Cook
- Andy Duryea,Jesse Tarrant,Sam Hurt
- James Forman
- Teddy Stewart
- Sabu Martinez
- Dave Burns,Elmon Wright,Willie Cook
- John Brown,Ernie Henry
- Joe Gayles,Yusef Lateef
- Al Gibson
- Benny Harris,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Willie Cook
- Vince Guerra
- Johnny Hartman
- Joe Carroll
- Benny Harris,Elmon Wright,Willie Cook
- Andy Duryea,Charles Greenlea,J.J. Johnson
- Charlie Parker
- Charlie Ventura
- Ernie Caceres
- Buddy DeFranco
- Dizzy Gillespie,Fats Navarro,Miles Davis
- J.J. Johnson,Kai Winding
- Billy Bauer
- Lennie Tristano
- Eddie Safranski
- Shelly Manne
- Kai Winding
Tracks
- Manteca
- Anthropology [Take 2]
- King Porter Stomp
- Yours And Mine
- Blue Rhythm Fantasy
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- Big Band
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
Playing Who I Am Album
recorded by Andrea Domenici in 2018
Playing Who I Am
Musicians
- Andrea Domenici
- Peter Washington
- Billy Drummond
Tracks
- We See
- It's Easy To Remember (But So Hard To Forget)
- Daniela
- Bubba
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- and more....
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
Components Album
recorded by Bobby Hutcherson in 1965
Components
Musicians
- James Spaulding
- Freddie Hubbard
- Bobby Hutcherson
- Herbie Hancock
- Ron Carter
- Joe Chambers
Tracks
- Components
- Tranquillity
- Little B's Poem
- West 22nd Street Theme
- Movement
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
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
Tenor Madness Album
recorded by Sonny Rollins in 1956
Tenor Madness
Musicians
- John Coltrane,Sonny Rollins
- Red Garland
- Paul Chambers
- Philly Joe Jones
- Sonny Rollins
Tracks
- Tenor Madness
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- Paul's Pal
- My Reverie
- The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Remarks
- 2 ts
- Arco
Horizon Album
recorded by McCoy Tyner in 1979
Horizon
Musicians
- George Adams
- Joe Ford
- John Blake
- McCoy Tyner
- Charles Fambrough
- Al Foster
- Guilherme Franco
- George Adams,Joe Ford
Tracks
- Horizon
- Woman Of Tomorrow
- Motherland
- One For Honor
- Just Feelin'
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
Gettin’ It There Album
recorded by Fabrizio Sciacca in 2019
Gettin' It There
Musicians
- Jed Jevy
- Donald Vega
- Fabrizio Sciacca
- Billy Drummond
Tracks
- One For Amos
- Lullaby In Central Park
- Zellmar's Delight
- For Sir Ron
- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
- 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
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
Indestructible Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1964
Indestructible
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Lee Morgan
- Curtis Fuller
- Cedar Walton
- Reggie Workman
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- The Egyptian
- Sortie
- Calling Miss Khadija
- When Love Is New
- Mr. Jin
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Bond – The Paris Sessions Album
recorded by Gerald Clayton in 2011
Bond - The Paris Sessions
Musicians
- Gerald Clayton
- Joe Sanders
- Justine Brown
Tracks
- If I Were A Bell
- Bond: The Cast
- Bootleg Bruise
- Major Hope
- Bond: Fresh Squeeze
- and more....
Remarks
- Odd Meter
- 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
Remembering John Album
recorded by McCoy Tyner in 1991
Remembering John
Musicians
- McCoy Tyner
- Avery Sharpe
- Aaron Scott
Tracks
- India
- Giant Steps
- In Walked Bud
- Like Someone In Love
- One And Four
- and more....
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