• Plays The Jerome Kern Song Book Album

    recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1959

    Album art work of Plays The Jerome Kern Song Book by Oscar Peterson

    Plays The Jerome Kern Song Book

    Musicians

    • Oscar Peterson
    • Ray Brown
    • Ed Thigpen

    Tracks

    • I Won't Dance
    • Bill
    • The Song Is You
    • A Fine Romance
    • Can't Help Lovin' That Man
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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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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  • Music For Brass Album

    recorded by Various Artists in 1957 & 1956

    Album art work of Music For Brass by Various Artists

    Music For Brass

    Musicians

    • Carmine Fornarotto,Isidore Blank,John Ware,Joseph Alessi,Mel Broiles,Ted Weiss
    • Gil Cohen,Gordon Pulis,John Clark
    • Dick Horowitz
    • Gordon Pulis
    • Joseph Singer
    • John Swallow
    • Arthur Statter,Bernie Glow,Carmine Fornarotto,Joe Wilder,John Ware,Mel Broiles
    • Miles Davis
    • Milt Hinton
    • Osie Johnson
    • Joe Wilder
    • John Ware
    • J.J. Johnson
    • J.J. Johnson,John Clark,Urbie Green
    • John Swallow,Ronald Ricketts

    Tracks

    • Symphony For Brass And Percussion
    • Poem For Brass
    • Three Little Feelings
    • Pharaoh

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Spain Album

    recorded by Michel Camilo & Tomatito in 1999

    Album art work of Spain by Michel Camilo & Tomatito

    Spain

    Musicians

    • Tomatito
    • Michel Camilo

    Tracks

    • Spain Intro
    • Spain
    • Besame Mucho
    • A Mi Niño José
    • Two Much~Love Theme
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Duo

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Pat Metheny Quote

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

    updated on Jun 3, 2017

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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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  • Time Being Album

    recorded by Peter Erskine in 1993

    Album art work of Time Being by Peter Erskine

    Time Being

    Musicians

    • John Taylor
    • Palle Danielsson
    • Peter Erskine

    Tracks

    • Terraces
    • For The Time Being
    • If Only I Had Known
    • Evansong
    • Page 172
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Westth Album

    recorded by Hank Jones in 2006

    Album art work of Westth by Hank Jones

    Westth

    Musicians

    • Hank Jones
    • Christian McBride
    • Jimmy Cobb

    Tracks

    • On Green Dolphin Street
    • Mr. Walker
    • Speak Low
    • A Child Is Born
    • If I Were A Bell
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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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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  • 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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  • Ella And Louis Album

    recorded by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong in 1956

    Album art work of Ella And Louis by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

    Ella And Louis

    Musicians

    • Ella Fitzgerald
    • Louis Armstrong
    • Herb Ellis
    • Oscar Peterson
    • Ray Brown
    • Buddy Rich

    Tracks

    • Can't We Be Friends?
    • Isn't This A Lovely Day?
    • Moonlight In Vermont
    • They Can't Take That Away From Me
    • Under A Blanket Of Blue
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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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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  • XXL Album

    recorded by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band in 2005

    Album art work of XXL by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

    XXL

    Musicians

    • Grant Geissman
    • Gordon Goodwin
    • Richard Shaw
    • Bernie Dresel
    • Luis Conte
    • Andy Martin
    • Michael Brecker
    • Peter Erskine
    • Brian McKnight,Take 6
    • Carl Verheyen
    • Ray Brinker
    • Eddie Daniels
    • Take 6
    • Bob Summers
    • Johnny Mathis

    Tracks

    • High Maintenance
    • A Game Of Inches
    • Comes Love
    • Thad Said No
    • Hunting Wabbits
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Big Band

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Really Livin’ Album

    recorded by J.J. Johnson in 1959

    Album art work of Really Livin' by J.J. Johnson

    Really Livin'

    Musicians

    • Bobby Jaspar
    • Nat Adderley
    • J.J. Johnson
    • Cedar Walton
    • James De Brest
    • Albert "Tootie" Heath

    Tracks

    • Me Too
    • Decision
    • I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
    • Red Cross
    • Almost Like Being In Love
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 6, 2023

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Quintet Album

    recorded by Hank Mobley in 1957

    Album art work of Quintet by Hank Mobley

    Quintet

    Musicians

    • Hank Mobley
    • Art Farmer
    • Horace Silver
    • Doug Watkins
    • Art Blakey

    Tracks

    • Funk In Deep Freeze
    • Wham And They're Off
    • Fin De L'affaire
    • Startin' From Scratch
    • Stellawise
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Medium Fast Swing
    • Up Swing
    • Ballad
    • Slow Swing

    updated on Apr 6, 2023

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  • Empyrean Isles Album

    recorded by Herbie Hancock in 1964

    Album art work of Empyrean Isles by Herbie Hancock

    Empyrean Isles

    Musicians

    • Freddie Hubbard
    • Herbie Hancock
    • Ron Carter
    • Tony Williams

    Tracks

    • One Finger Snap
    • Oliloqui Valley
    • Cantaloupe Island
    • The Egg
    • One Finger Snap [Alt Take]
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 6, 2023

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  • Gentle Ballads II Album

    recorded by Eric Alexander in 2006

    Album art work of Gentle Ballads II by Eric Alexander

    Gentle Ballads II

    Musicians

    • Eric Alexander
    • Mike LeDonne
    • John Webber
    • Joe Farnsworth

    Tracks

    • Mona Lisa
    • I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
    • Funny
    • I'm A Fool To Want You
    • Li'l Darlin'
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Duo

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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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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