Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
New Jazz Conceptions Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1956
New Jazz Conceptions
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Teddy Kotick
- Paul Motian
Tracks
- I Love You
- Five
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- Conception
- Easy Living
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- 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
Dig Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1951
Dig
Musicians
- Jackie McLean
- Sonny Rollins
- Miles Davis
- Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Tommy Potter
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Dig
- It's Only A Paper Moon
- Denial
- Bluing
- Out Of The Blue
- and more....
Midnight Blue Album
recorded by Kenny Burrell in 1963
Midnight Blue
Musicians
- Stanley Turrentine
- Kenny Burrell
- Major Holley
- Bill English
- Ray Barretto
Tracks
- Chitlins Con Carne
- Mule
- Soul Lament
- Midnight Blue
- Wavy Gravy
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
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
Emily’s D+Evolution Album
recorded by Esperanza Spalding in 2016
Emily's D+Evolution
Musicians
- Matthew Stevens
- Esperanza Spalding
- Justin Tyson
- Corey King,Emily Elbert
- Karriem Riggins
- Corey King,Nadia Washington
- Corey King
- Celeste Butler,Fred Martin,Katriz Trinidad,Kimberly L. Cook-Ratliff
- Emily Elbert
Tracks
- Good Lava
- Unconditional Love
- Judas
- Earth To Heaven
- One
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
Mingus Album
recorded by Joni Mitchell in 1978
Mingus
Musicians
- Joni Mitchell
- Jaco Pastorius
- Wayne Shorter
- Herbie Hancock
- Peter Erskine
- Don Alias
- Emil Richards
- Charles Mingus,Joni Mitchell
Tracks
- God Must Be A Boogie Man
- A Chair In The Sky
- The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
- I's A Muggin' [Rap]
- Sweet Sucker Dance
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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....
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
Morning…Dreaming… Album
recorded by Thomas Clausen & Steve Swallow in 2013
Morning...Dreaming...
Musicians
- Thomas Clausen
- Steve Swallow
Tracks
- Morning...Dreaming...
- Country Dreams
- Como En Vietnam
- Evocation
- You're My Girl
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
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
Sextet Album
recorded by Oscar Pettiford in 1954
Sextet
Musicians
- Al Cohn
- Kai Winding
- Tal Farlow
- Henri Renaud
- Oscar Pettiford
- Max Roach
Tracks
- Burt's Pad
- Marcel The Furrier
- Stardust
- E-Lag (East Lag)
- Rhumblues
- and more....
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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
The Spoiler Album
recorded by Stanley Turrentine in 1966
The Spoiler
Musicians
- James Spaulding
- Stanley Turrentine
- Pepper Adams
- Blue Mitchell
- Julian Priester
- McCoy Tyner
- Bob Cranshaw
- Mickey Roker
- Joseph Rivera
Tracks
- The Magilla
- When The Sun Comes Out
- La Fiesta
- Sunny
- Maybe September (Theme From "The Oscar")
- and more....
New Amsterdam Album
The New Scene Album
recorded by Sarah Vaughan in 1966
The New Scene
Musicians
- Sarah Vaughan
Tracks
- One, Two, Three
- What Now My Love
- Love
- Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me)
- Call Me
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
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