Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
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
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
Live At Rockland Palace Album
recorded by Charlie Parker in 1952
Live At Rockland Palace
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Mundell Lowe
- Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Teddy Kotick
- Max Roach
Tracks
- Rocker #1
- Moose The Mooche
- Just Friends
- My Little Suede Shoes
- I'll Remember April
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
Live At Scullers Album
recorded by Ray Brown in 1996
Live At Scullers
Musicians
- Benny Green
- Ray Brown
- Greg Hutchinson
Tracks
- Freddie Freeloader
- Estate (Summer)
- You're My Everything
- But Not For Me
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- and more....
Whistle Stop Album
recorded by Kenny Dorham in 1961
Whistle Stop
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Kenny Dorham
- Kenny Drew
- Paul Chambers
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- 'Philly' Twist
- Buffalo
- Sunset
- Whistle Stop
- Sunrise In Mexico
- and more....
Third Set Album
recorded by Cedar Walton in 1977
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
Moody 4A Album
recorded by James Moody in 2008
Moody 4A
Musicians
- James Moody
- Kenny Barron
- Todd Coolman
- Lewis Nash
Tracks
- Secret Love
- Voyage
- 'Round Midnight
- Without A Song
- Stella By Starlight
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings, Vol. 3 Album
recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1927 & 1928
The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings, Vol. 3
Musicians
- Louis Armstrong
- Johnny Dodds
- Kid Ory
- Lonnie Johnson
- Johnny St. Cyr
- Lil Armstrong
- Jimmy Strong
- Fred Robinson
- Mancy Carr
- Earl Hines
- Zutty Singleton
- Don Redman
- Dave Wilborn
Tracks
- I'm Not Rough
- Hotter Than That
- Savoy Blues
- Fireworks
- Skip The Gutter
- and more....
Remarks
- Bassless
- Basless
Sextant Album
recorded by Herbie Hancock in 1972
Sextant
Musicians
- Benny Maupin
- Eddie Henderson
- Julian Priester
- Herbie Hancock
- Patrick Gleeson
- Buster Williams
- Billy Hart
- Buck Clarke
- Fundi
Tracks
- Rain Dance
- Hidden Shadows
- Hornets
The Duke Album
recorded by Joe Jackson in 2012
The Duke
Musicians
- Steve Vai
- Joe Jackson
- Kris Ingram Lanzaro
- Sussan Deyhim
- Vinnie Zummo
- Christian McBride
- Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
- Sue Hadjopoulos
- Regina Carter
- Tony Aiello
- Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
- Sharon Jones
- "Captain" Kirk Douglas
- Lilian Vieira
- Stefan Kruger
- Steve Vai,Vinnie Zummo
- Iggy Pop
Tracks
- Isfahan
- Caravan
- I'm Beginning To See The Light~Take The "A" Train~Cotton Tail
- Mood Indigo
- Rockin' In Rhythm
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Silver Spoons Album
recorded by Julia Chen in 2018
Silver Spoons
Musicians
- Julia Chen
- Daniel Stein
- Peter Manheim
Tracks
- A Bicycle Without A Woman Is Like A Fish Without A Man
- Kalanchoe Bracteata
- A Pox On Both Your Houses
- I Didn't Know What Time it Was
- No Cigar
Third Plane Album
recorded by Ron Carter in 1977
Third Plane
Musicians
- Herbie Hancock
- Ron Carter
- Tony Williams
Tracks
- Third Plane
- Quiet Times
- Lawra
- Stella By Starlight
- United Blues
- 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
Shift Album
recorded by Young Gu Kim in 2018
Shift
Musicians
- Young Gu Kim
- Seungho Jang
- Jun Young Song
Tracks
- Circle
- Shift
- Snow
- Eight
- Light Gray
- 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
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
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
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