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
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
Labor Of Love Album
recorded by Lukas Gabric in 2018
Labor Of Love
Musicians
- Lukas Gabric
- Mátyás Gayer
- Mátyás Hofecker
- Manuel Weyand
Tracks
- Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
- Monochrome
- I'm Glad There Is You
- Labor Of Love
- You Know I Care
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
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
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
The Essential Sides Remastered 1934-1936 Album
recorded by Coleman Hawkins in 1934,1935 & 1936
The Essential Sides Remastered 1934-1936
Musicians
- Mildred Bailey
- Coleman Hawkins
- Benny Goodman
- Charlie Margulis,Mannie Klein
- Sonny Lee
- Dick McDonough
- Arthur Schutt
- Artie Bernstein
- Gene Krupa
- Buck Washington
- Albert Harris
- Stanley Black
- Tiny Winters
- Annie De Renver
- Wim Poppink
- Andre Van Den Ouderaa
- George Van Helvoirt,Henk Hinrichs
- Marcel Thielmans
- Jack Pet
- Theo Uden Masman
- Tony Limbach
- Kees Kranenburg
- Andre Ekyan,Charles Lis-e
- Alix Combelle,Coleman Hawkins
- Arthur Briggs,Noel Chiboust,Pierre Allier
- Guy Paquinet
- Django Reinhardt
- Stephane Grappelli
- Eugene d'Hellemmes
- Maurice Chailloux
- George Van Helvoirt,Jack Bulterman
- Nico De Rooy
- Toon Diepenbrock
- Ernst Høllerhagen
- Hugo Peritz OR Omer de Cook
- Billy Toffel
- Ernest Berner
- James Gobalet
- Berry Perlitz
- Fred Jacquillard OR James Gobalet
- Fred Jacquillard
Tracks
- Junk Man
- Ol' Pappy
- Emaline
- It Sends Me
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
- Duo
- Drumless
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
Standard Time, Vol. 5 – The Midnight Blues Album
recorded by Wynton Marsalis in 1997
Standard Time, Vol. 5 - The Midnight Blues
Musicians
- Wynton Marsalis
- Eric Reed
- Reginald Veal
- Lewis Nash
Tracks
- The Party's Over
- You're Blasé
- After You've Gone
- Glad To Be Unhappy
- It Never Entered My Mind
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
Look To The Rainbow Album
recorded by Astrud Gilberto in 1965 & 1966
Look To The Rainbow
Musicians
- Astrud Gilberto
- Al Cohn
- Johnny Coles
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Kenny Burrell
- Carlos Lyra
- Gil Evans
- Walter Wanderley
- Richard Davis,Ron Carter
- Claudio Slon,Grady Tate
- Dom Um Romao
- Bobby Rosengarden
Tracks
- Berimbau
- Once Upon A Summertime
- A Felicidade
- I Will Wait For You
- Frevo
- and more....
Re: Person I Knew Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1974
Re: Person I Knew
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Eddie Gomez
- Marty Morell
Tracks
- Re: Person I Knew
- Sugar Plum
- Alfie
- T.T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune Two)
- Excerpt From Dolphin Dance~Very Early
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
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
Piano In The Background Album
recorded by Duke Ellington in 1960 & 1961
Piano In The Background
Musicians
- Duke Ellington
- Aaron Bell
- Sam Woodyard
Tracks
- Happy Go Lucky Local
- What Am I Here For?
- Kinda Dukish~Rockin' In Rhythm
- Perdido
- I'm Beginning To See The Light
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
The Cooker Album
recorded by Lee Morgan in 1957
The Cooker
Musicians
- Pepper Adams
- Lee Morgan
- Bobby Timmons
- Paul Chambers
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- A Night In Tunisia
- Heavy Dipper
- Just One Of Those Things
- Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
- New-Ma
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Informal Jazz Album
recorded by Elmo Hope in 1956
Informal Jazz
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- John Coltrane
- Donald Byrd
- Elmo Hope
- Paul Chambers
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- Weeja
- Polka Dots And Moonbeams
- On It
- Avalon
Remarks
- Arco
The Original American Decca Recordings Album
recorded by Count Basie in 1937,1938 & 1939
The Original American Decca Recordings
Musicians
- Jimmy Rushing
- Claude Williams
- Count Basie
- Walter Page
- Jo Jones
- Buck Clayton
- Freddie Green
- Lester Young
- Bobby Moore,Buck Clayton
- Bobby Moore
- George Hunt
- Eddie Durham
- Herschel Evans
- Benny Morton
- Earle Warren,Jimmy Rushing
- Karl George
- Buck Clayton,Harry Edison
- Harry Edison
- Herschel Evans,Lester Young
- Benny Morton,Dick Wells
- Dick Wells
- Helen Humes
- Dickie Wells
- Shad Collins
- Ed Lewis
- Benny Morton,Dickie Wells
Tracks
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Pennies From Heaven
- Swinging At The Daisy Chain
- Roseland Shuffle
- Exactly Like You
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
The Poll Winners Album
recorded by Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Ray Brown in 1957
The Poll Winners
Musicians
- Barney Kessel
- Ray Brown
- Shelly Manne
Tracks
- Jordu
- Satin Doll
- It Could Happen To You
- Mean To Me
- Don't Worry About Me
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Birdland 1953 Album
recorded by Bud Powell in 1953
Birdland 1953
Musicians
- Bud Powell
- Oscar Pettiford
- Roy Haynes
- Franklin Skeets
- Sonny Payne
- Charles Mingus
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Charlie Parker
- Art Taylor
- Candido Camero
- George Duvivier
- Curley Russell
Tracks
- Lullaby Of Birdland [With Announce]
- Tea For Two
- It Could Happen To You
- Bean And The Boys (Burt Covers Bud)
- Lullaby Of Birdland
- 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
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