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
Not Fusion But True Jazz ~Jaco Pastorius Workshop~ Album
recorded by Jaco Pastorius in 1981,1975 & 1978
Not Fusion But True Jazz ~Jaco Pastorius Workshop~
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Joe Zawinul
- Jaco Pastorius
- Peter Erskine
- Robert Thomas, Jr.
- Al Di Meola
- Barry Miles
- Alphonse Mouzon
- Mingo Lewis
- Tom Scott
Tracks
- Dara Factor Two
- Suite Golden Dawn: Morning Fire~Calmer Of The Tempests~From Ocean To The Clouds
- Lost Inside The Love Of You (Reprise)
Remarks
- Duo
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Live Album
recorded by Brad Mehldau in 2006
Live
Musicians
- Brad Mehldau
- Larry Grenadier
- Jeff Ballard
Tracks
- Introduction
- Wonderwall
- Ruby's Rub
- O Que Sera
- B-Flat Waltz
- 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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Bird House Album
recorded by Will Lee in 2001
Bird House
Musicians
- Michael Brecker
- Bill Lee
- Will Lee
- Billy Hurt
- Lew Soloff,Randy Brecker
- John Tropea
- Bob Dorough
- Warren Chiasson
- Randy Brecker
- Lew Soloff
Tracks
- Confirmation
- Now's The Time
- Yardbird Suite
- Ornithology
- My Little Suede Shoes
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 tp
- Duo
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
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
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
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
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Music For Loving Album
recorded by Ben Webster in 1954 & 1955
Music For Loving
Musicians
- Ben Webster
- Tony Scott
- Billy Strayhorn
- George Duvivier
- Louis Bellson
- Danny Bank
- Jimmy Hamilton
- Teddy Wilson
- Wendell Marshall
- Al Epstein
- Hank Jones
- Chet Amsterdam
- Osie Johnson
- Ray Brown
- Jo Jones
Tracks
- Chelsea Bridge
- Willow Weep For Me
- There Is No Greater Love
- Teach Me Tonight
- Until Tonight (Mauve)
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
Be Good Album
recorded by Gregory Porter in 2011
Be Good
Musicians
- Gregory Porter
- Kamau Kenyatta
- Chip Crawford
- Aaron James
- Emanuel Harrold
- Yosuke Sato
- Tivon Pennicott
- Keyon Harrold
Tracks
- Painted On Canvas
- Be Good (Lion's Song)
- On My Way To Harlem
- Real Good Hands
- The Way You Want To Live
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Solo
A Night At The Vanguard Album
recorded by Kenny Burrell in 1959
A Night At The Vanguard
Musicians
- Kenny Burrell
- RIchard Davis
- Roy Haynes
Tracks
- All Night Long
- Will You Still Be Mine?
- I'm A Fool To Want You
- Trio
- I Can't See For Lookin'
- 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
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
Showtime At The Spotlite, 52nd Street New York City, June 1946 Album
recorded by Dizzy Gillespie in 1946
Showtime At The Spotlite, 52nd Street New York City, June 1946
Musicians
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Milt Jackson
- Thelonious Monk
- Ray Brown
- Kenny Clarke
- Sarah Vaughan
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Tracks
- Shaw 'Nuff~I Waited For You
- Our Delight
- Groovin' High
- The Man I Love
- Ray's Idea
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
Beyond Standard Album
recorded by Hiromi Uehara in 2008
Beyond Standard
Musicians
- Hiromi Uehara
- David Fiuczynski
- Tony Grey
- Martin Valihora
Tracks
- Softly As In A Morning Sunrise [Intro]
- Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
- Clair de Lune
- Caravan
- Ue Wo Muite Aruko
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Odd Meter
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
Pop Artistry Of Sarah Vaughan Album
recorded by Sarah Vaughan in 1965
Pop Artistry Of Sarah Vaughan
Musicians
- Sarah Vaughan
Tracks
- Yesterday
- I Know A Place
- If I Ruled The World
- Make It Easy On Yourself
- He Touched Me
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
- Big Band
- Choir
Horace-Scope Album
recorded by Horace Silver in 1960
Horace-Scope
Musicians
- Junior Cook
- Blue Mitchell
- Horace Silver
- Gene Taylor
- Roy Brooks
Tracks
- Strollin'
- Where You At?
- Without You
- Horace-Scope
- Yeah!
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
As It Is Album
recorded by Peter Erskine in 1995
As It Is
Musicians
- John Taylor
- Palle Danielsson
- Peter Erskine
Tracks
- Glebe Ascending
- The Lady In The Lake
- Episode
- Woodcocks
- Esperança
- and more....
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