• Pat Metheny Quote

    Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.

    updated on Jun 3, 2017

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  • Wynton Kelly Musician

    Wynton Kelly

    Birth Name
    Wynton Charles Kelly
    Born
    December 2, 1931
    Brooklyn, New York
    Died
    April 12, 1971
    Toronto, Canada

    updated on Jan 21, 2017

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  • 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

    updated on Aug 23, 2016

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  • 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

    updated on Mar 27, 2016

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  • 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

    updated on Mar 20, 2016

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  • Bye Bye Blackbird Song

    Bye Bye Blackbird analysys sheet

    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

    updated on Mar 20, 2016

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  • Red Garland Musician

    Red Garland

    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

    updated on Jan 21, 2017

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  • Groovy Album

    Groovy by Red Garland

    Basic bebop piano trio album by Red Garland.

    Released Date
    1957
    Recording Date/Place
    Tracks 1 to 3
    August 9, 1957
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
    Tracks 4 & 5
    December 14, 1956
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
    Track 6
    May 24, 1957
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
    Track
    • C Jam Blues
    • Gone Again
    • Will You Still Be Mine?
    • Willow Weep for Me
    • What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?
    • Hey Now

    updated on Oct 27, 2015

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  • Ben Williams Quote

    My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”

    updated on Aug 30, 2015

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  • Cherokee Song

    Cherokee Analyze Sheet

    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

    updated on Sep 3, 2015

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  • 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

    updated on Aug 22, 2015

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  • Chord Inversion Theory

    2nd Inversion

    Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.

    • 1st Inversion
    • 2nd Inversion
    • Notation
    • Function

    updated on Jun 30, 2015

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  • Diatonic Chord Theory

    Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.

    • Function
    • Tonic
    • Sub dominant
    • Dominant
    • Sub Function

    updated on Aug 22, 2015

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  • iReal Pro Other

    One of the most popular app in jazz scene. This app includes almost everything which a musician want to practice.

    updated on Oct 12, 2015

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  • mimiCopy Other

    There are many music player app which has a lot of function to help transcribing. mimiCopy is my favorite app to transcribe. This app is not that expensive compared with other similar famous app and this has good enough function to transcribe.

    updated on Oct 12, 2015

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  • Kelly Blue Album

    The modern bebop jazz piano giants, Wynton Kelly's second album. He recorded his piano trio with Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb and his sextet with Nat Adderley, Bobby Jaspar and Benny Golson. Music are from blues style to hard bop style.

    Released Date
    1959
    Recording Date/Place
    Track: 1,5,8
    Feb 19, 1959
    Reeves Sound Studios, NY
    Others
    Mar 10, 1959
    Reeves Sound Studios, NY
    Track
    • Kelly Blue
    • Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
    • On Green Dolphin Street
    • Willow Weep For Me
    • Keep It Moving [Take 4]
    • Old Clothes
    • Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
    • Keep It Moving [Take 3]

    updated on Aug 22, 2015

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  • Beautiful Love Song

    Beautiful Love Analyze Sheet

    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

    updated on Dec 4, 2015

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  • Ray Brown Musician

    Ray Brown

    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

    updated on Oct 25, 2015

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