How My Heart Sings! Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1962
How My Heart Sings!
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Chuck Israels
- Paul Motian
Tracks
- How My Heart Sings
- I Should Care
- In Your Own Sweet Way [Take 1]
- Walkin' Up
- Summertime
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
Like Someone In Love Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1960
Like Someone In Love
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Lee Morgan
- Bobby Timmons
- Jymie Merritt
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Like Someone In Love
- Johnny's Blue
- Noise In The Attic
- Sleeping Dancer Sleep On
- Sleeping Dancer Sleep On [Alt Take]
- and more....
Diz ‘n Bird At Carnegie Hall Album
recorded by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie in 1947
Diz 'n Bird At Carnegie Hall
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Dizzy Gillespie
- John Lewis
- Al MeKibbon
- Joe Harris
- Kenny "Pancho" Hagood
- Milt Jackson
- Al McKibbon
- Lorenzo Salan
- Chano Pozo
Tracks
- A Night In Tunisia
- Dizzy Atmosphere
- Groovin' High
- Confirmation
- Koko
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
Concert By The Sea Album
recorded by Erroll Garner in 1955
Concert By The Sea
Musicians
- Erroll Garner
- Eddie Calhoun
- Denzil Best
Tracks
- I'll Remember April
- Teach Me Tonight
- Mambo Carmel
- Autumn Leaves
- It's All Right With Me
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Strength Album
recorded by Roy Hargrove in 2004
Strength
Musicians
- Keith Anderson
- Karl Denson
- Jacques Szwarcbart
- Roy Hargrove
- Chalmers Alford
- Bernard Wright
- Bobby Sparks
- Pino Palladino
- Jason "JT" Thomas
- Daniel Moreno,Kwaku Obeng
- Reggie Washington
- Daniel Moreno
- Renée Neufville
- Willie Jones Ⅲ
- Alfredo "Catfish" Alias,Gordon Chambers,Omer Lye-Fook
- Fran Cathcart
- James Poyser
- Dontae Winslow,Joaquin "Joe" Claussell
- Brian Bacchus
Tracks
- Rich Man's Welfare
- Bop Drop
- Strength
- Listen Here
- For Fun [SoulFeast Vocal Remix Of "Common Free Style" Featuring Omar]
- and more....
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
Walking In Space Album
recorded by Quincy Jones in 1969
Walking In Space
Musicians
- Eric Gale,Toots Thielemans
- Bob James
- Ray Brown
- Grady Tate
- Hilda Harris,Maeretha Stewart,Marilyn Jackson,Valerie Simpson
- Roland Kirk
- Hubert Laws
- Freddie Hubbard
- Jimmy Cleveland
- Eric Gale
- Paul Griffin
- Chuck Rainey
- Bernard Purdie
- Jerome Richardson
- Toots Thielemans
Tracks
- Dead End
- Walking In Space
- Killer Joe
- Love And Peace
- I Never Told You
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
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
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
Vitor Gonçalves Quartet Album
recorded by Vitor Gonçalves in 2015
Vitor Gonçalves Quartet
Musicians
- Todd Neufeld
- Vitor Gonçalves
- Thomas Morgan
- Dan Weiss
Tracks
- Sem Nome
- Cortelyou Road
- Samba Do Perdão
- Desleixada
- Winter Landscapes
- and more....
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
In New York Album
recorded by Joel Xavier & Ron Carter in 2004
In New York
Musicians
- Joel Xavier
- Ron Carter
Tracks
- Silence
- Happiness
- Dream
- Moments
- Maria
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
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
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
Wack Wack Album
recorded by Young-Holt Trio in 1966
Wack Wack
Musicians
- Hysear Don Walker
- Eldee Young
- Isaac "Red" Holt
Tracks
- You Know That I Love You
- Yesterday
- Wack Wack
- The Little Light Of Mine
- Sunny
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
The Cat Walk Album
recorded by Donald Byrd in 1961
The Cat Walk
Musicians
- Pepper Adams
- Donald Byrd
- Duke Pearson
- Laymon Jackson
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- The Catwalk
- Cute
- Hello Bright Sunflower
- Say You're Mine
- Duke's Mixture
- and more....
Hank Album
recorded by Hank Mobley in 1957
Hank
Musicians
- John Jenkins
- Hank Mobley
- Donald Byrd
- Bobby Timmons
- Wilbur Ware
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- Fit For A Hanker
- Hi Groove, Low Feed-Back
- (You'd Be So) Easy To Love
- Time After Time
- Dance Of The Infidels
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