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
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Beach Samba Album
recorded by Astrud Gilberto in 1967
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
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
Slow Drag Album
recorded by Donald Byrd in 1967
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....
Stittsville Album
recorded by Sonny Stitt in 1960
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....
Wahoo! Album
recorded by Duke Pearson in 1964
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....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 2 Album
recorded by Art Tatum in 1955
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....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Casa Da Bossa Ao Vivo Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1997
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....
Pres Is Blue Album
recorded by Lester Young in 1950
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
Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band Album
recorded by Fats Navarro in 1948
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....
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
Munia: The Tale Album
recorded by Richard Bona in 2003
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
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
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
Playing Who I Am Album
recorded by Andrea Domenici in 2018
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....
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
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
For Sandy Album
recorded by Jasper Dutz & Jacob Shulman in 2019
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
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