• 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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  • 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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  • Blue Notes Album

    recorded by Benny Green in 1993

    Album art work of Blue Notes by Benny Green

    Blue Notes

    Musicians

    • Benny Green
    • Christian McBride
    • Carl Allen

    Tracks

    • The Sidewinder
    • The Tokyo Blues
    • Cool Struttin'
    • Song For My Father
    • Watermelon Man
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Arco

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • The Legendary Sessions Album

    recorded by Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson in 1952

    Album art work of The Legendary Sessions by Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson

    The Legendary Sessions

    Musicians

    • Benny Carter,Charlie Parker,Johnny Hodges
    • Ben Webster,Flip Phillips
    • Charlie Schavers
    • Barney Kessel
    • Oscar Peterson
    • Ray Brown

    Tracks

    • All The Things You Are~Dearly Beloved~The Nearness Of You~I'll Get By~Everything Happens To Me~The Love Man~What's New~Someone To Watch Over Me~Isn't It Romantic

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Cinematic Radio Album

    recorded by Lluis Capdevila in 2018

    Album art work of Cinematic Radio by Lluis Capdevila

    Cinematic Radio

    Musicians

    • Lluis Capdevila
    • Petros Klampanis
    • Tom Harrell

    Tracks

    • Málaga
    • Alone
    • Misery
    • Haven't We Met Before?
    • Changing
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Duo
    • Drumless

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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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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  • Alone Together Album

    recorded by Roger Kellaway & Red Mitchell in 1988

    Album art work of Alone Together by Roger Kellaway & Red Mitchell

    Alone Together

    Musicians

    • Roger Kellaway
    • Red Mitchell

    Tracks

    • Alone Together
    • Just Friends
    • I Should Care
    • Dear Old Stockholm
    • Emily
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Duo
    • Solo

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • The Remarkable Art Of Tatum: The Art Tatum Trio Album

    recorded by Art Tatum in 1944

    Album art work of The Remarkable Art Of Tatum: The Art Tatum Trio by Art Tatum

    The Remarkable Art Of Tatum: The Art Tatum Trio

    Musicians

    • Tiny Grimes
    • Art Tatum
    • Slam Stewart

    Tracks

    • Deep Purple
    • (I Would Do) Anything For You
    • Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)
    • Tea For Two
    • Honeysuckle Rose [Unissued]
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Drumless
    • Arco

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Vitor Gonçalves Quartet Album

    recorded by Vitor Gonçalves in 2015

    Album art work of Vitor Gonçalves Quartet by Vitor Gonçalves

    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....

    updated on Apr 6, 2023

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  • Fifty-Fifty Album

    recorded by Roger Kellaway & Red Mitchell in 1987

    Album art work of Fifty-Fifty by Roger Kellaway & Red Mitchell

    Fifty-Fifty

    Musicians

    • Roger Kellaway
    • Red Mitchell

    Tracks

    • Gone With The Wind
    • Take The "A" Train
    • Teach Me Tonight
    • Doxy
    • I'll Never Be The Same
    • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Dakar Album

    recorded by John Coltrane in 1957

    Album art work of Dakar by John Coltrane

    Dakar

    Musicians

    • John Coltrane
    • Cecil Payne,Pepper Adams
    • Mal Waldron
    • Doug Watkins
    • Art Taylor

    Tracks

    • Dakar
    • Mary's Blues
    • Route 4
    • Velvet Scene
    • Witches Pit
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • 2 bs

    updated on Apr 6, 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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  • The Vigil Album

    recorded by Chick Corea in 2013

    Album art work of The Vigil by Chick Corea

    The Vigil

    Musicians

    • Tim Garland
    • Charles Altura
    • Chick Corea
    • Hadrien Feraud
    • Marcus Gilmore
    • Pernell Saturnino
    • Gayle Moran Corea
    • Ravi Coltrane
    • Stanley Clarke

    Tracks

    • Galaxy 32 Star 4
    • Planet Chia
    • Portals To Forever
    • Royalty
    • Outside Of Space
    • 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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  • 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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  • Groove Or Die Album

    recorded by Paul Jackson in 2014

    Album art work of Groove Or Die by Paul Jackson

    Groove Or Die

    Musicians

    • Xantone Balcq
    • Paul Jackson
    • Tony Match

    Tracks

    • Groove
    • Everything
    • Pain
    • Slick It
    • Nuru
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Third Set Album

    recorded by Cedar Walton in 1977

    Album art work of Third Set by Cedar Walton

    Third Set

    Musicians

    • Bob Berg
    • Cedar Walton
    • Sam Jones
    • Billy Higgins

    Tracks

    • Angel In The Night
    • Bolivia
    • Ugetsu (Fantasy In D)
    • Blue Monk
    • Rhythm-A-Ning

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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