• 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Pat Metheny Quote

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

    updated on Jun 3, 2017

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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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  • Beach Samba Album

    recorded by Astrud Gilberto in 1967

    Album art work of Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

    Beach Samba

    Musicians

    • Astrud Gilberto
    • Hubert Laws,Seldon Powell
    • Barry Galbraith,Marcos Valle
    • George Devens
    • Ron Carter
    • Bobby Rosengarden,Claudio Slon,Grady Tate
    • Alan Douglas,Dom Um Romao,Jack Jennings
    • Ben Aronov,Warren Bernhardt
    • Jule Ruggiro,Ron Carter
    • Ben Aronov
    • Toots Thielemans
    • Astrud Gilberto,Marcello Gilberto
    • Barry Galbraith, Marcos Valle
    • Walter Wanderley
    • José Marino
    • Claudio Slon
    • Bobby Rosengarden

    Tracks

    • Stay
    • Misty Roses
    • The Face I Love
    • Parade
    • Oba, Oba
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Strings
    • Brass

    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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  • Slow Drag Album

    recorded by Donald Byrd in 1967

    Album art work of Slow Drag by Donald Byrd

    Slow Drag

    Musicians

    • Sonny Red
    • Donald Byrd
    • Cedar Walton
    • Walter Booker
    • Billy Higgins

    Tracks

    • Slow Drag
    • Secret Love
    • Book's Bossa
    • Jelly Roll
    • The Loner
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Stittsville Album

    recorded by Sonny Stitt in 1960

    Album art work of Stittsville by Sonny Stitt

    Stittsville

    Musicians

    • Sonny Stitt
    • Jimmy Jones
    • UNKNOW
    • Roy Haynes

    Tracks

    • Angel Eyes
    • It All Depends On You
    • Stormy Thursday
    • Embraceable You
    • It Could Happen To You
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Wahoo! Album

    recorded by Duke Pearson in 1964

    Album art work of Wahoo! by Duke Pearson

    Wahoo!

    Musicians

    • James Spaulding
    • Joe Henderson
    • Donald Byrd
    • Duke Pearson
    • Bob Cranshaw
    • Mickey Roker

    Tracks

    • Amanda
    • Bedouin
    • Farewell Machelle
    • Wahoo
    • ESP (Extra Sensory Perception)
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 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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  • The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 2 Album

    recorded by Art Tatum in 1955

    Album art work of The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 2 by Art Tatum

    The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 2

    Musicians

    • Roy Eldridge
    • Art Tatum
    • John Simmons
    • Alvin Stoller

    Tracks

    • Night And Day
    • I Won't Dance
    • In A Sentimental Mood
    • The Moon Is Low
    • Moon Song
    • 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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  • Casa Da Bossa Ao Vivo Album

    recorded by Various Artists in 1997

    Album art work of Casa Da Bossa Ao Vivo by Various Artists

    Casa Da Bossa Ao Vivo

    Musicians

    • Pery Ribeiro & Rosana
    • Johnny Alf & Fafa de Belem
    • Marcos Valle E Patricia Marx
    • Wanda Sa & Ze Renato
    • Lenny Andrade & Emilio Santiago
    • Silvio Cesar & Elba Ramalho
    • Wilson Simonal & Sandra De Sá
    • Os Carioca & Ithamara Koorax
    • Nana Caymmi & Erasmo Carlos
    • Alaíde Costa & Joyce Moreno
    • Zimbo Trio E Márcio Montarroyos
    • Quarteto Em Cy & Frejat
    • Claudette Soares & Guilherme Arantes
    • Cláudia Telles E Tito Madi
    • Doris Monteiro & Léo Jaime

    Tracks

    • O Barquinho (Little Boat) / Vagamente / Você
    • Ilusão À Toa
    • Summer Samba (So Nice, Samba De Verão)
    • Desafinado / Astronauta (Samba Da Pergunta)
    • Tristeza De Nós Dois / Estamos Aí / Batida Diferente
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 6, 2023

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  • Pres Is Blue Album

    recorded by Lester Young in 1950

    Album art work of Pres Is Blue by Lester Young

    Pres Is Blue

    Musicians

    • Lester Young
    • Jesse Drake
    • Kenny Drew OR Hank Jones
    • Aron Bell
    • Jo Jones

    Tracks

    • Mean To Me
    • On The Sunny Side Of The Street
    • Pennies From Heaven
    • Stardust
    • Three Little Words

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band Album

    recorded by Fats Navarro in 1948

    Album art work of Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band by Fats Navarro

    Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band

    Musicians

    • Rudy Williams
    • Allan Eager
    • Fats Navarro
    • Tadd Dameron
    • Curley Russell
    • Kenny Clarke
    • Milt Jackson
    • Kai Winding

    Tracks

    • Our Delight
    • Eb-Pob
    • Tadd Walk
    • The Squirrel
    • Dameronia
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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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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  • Munia: The Tale Album

    recorded by Richard Bona in 2003

    Album art work of Munia: The Tale by Richard Bona

    Munia: The Tale

    Musicians

    • Richard Bona
    • Salif
    • Bailo Ba
    • Diely Moussa Conde
    • A.T.N.,Georges Whitty
    • Nataniel Townsley
    • Coco Mbassi,Julia Sarr,Valérie Belinga
    • A.T.N.
    • Kenny Garrett
    • George Colligan
    • Vinnie Colauita
    • Aaron Heick
    • Todd Horton
    • Andrew Lippman
    • George Whitty
    • Gilmar Gomes
    • Chris Young
    • Nathaniel Townsley
    • Romero Lubambo
    • Agnes Kervarec,Caresse Bollanga,Fred-Yves Bollanga,Karl Ngando Mpondo,Magali Kervarec,Yanis Ngando Mpondo
    • Sheryl Bailey
    • Etienne Stadwijk
    • Daniel Sadownick

    Tracks

    • Bonatology (Incantation)
    • Kalabancoro
    • Sona Mama
    • Painting A Wish
    • Engingilaye
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Overdub

    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Playing Who I Am Album

    recorded by Andrea Domenici in 2018

    Album art work of Playing Who I Am by Andrea Domenici

    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....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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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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  • 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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  • For Sandy Album

    recorded by Jasper Dutz & Jacob Shulman in 2019

    Album art work of For Sandy by Jasper Dutz & Jacob Shulman

    For Sandy

    Musicians

    • Jasper Dutz
    • Jacob Shulman
    • Jake Chapman
    • Isaac Wilson
    • Kris Monson
    • Chris "Stomp" Garriga

    Tracks

    • Sandu
    • Lodestone
    • Long Line
    • Swampy
    • Our Love is Here to Stay
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Duo
    • Overdub

    updated on Apr 6, 2023

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