Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
Hidden Driveways Album
recorded by Taber Gable in 2020
Hidden Driveways
Musicians
- Sarah Hanahan
- Andrew Renfroe
- Taber Gable
- Kyle Miles
- Jonathan Pinson
Tracks
- Don't Let Life Hold You Down
- Ache
- Pride
- Tears
- Committed
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Padme Album
recorded by Caili O'Doherty in 2015
Padme
Musicians
- Mike Bono
- Caili O'Doherty
- Zach Brown
- Cory Cox
- Caroline Davis
- Ben Flocks
- Eric Miller
- Alex Hargreaves
- Adam Cruz
Tracks
- Padme
- Rose Baião
- 89 Chestnut Street
- Prayer Song
- Ode To St. Johns
- 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
Masters Legacy Series Volume 2: Ron Carter Album
recorded by Emmet Cohen in 2017
Masters Legacy Series Volume 2: Ron Carter
Musicians
- Emmet Cohen
- Ron Carter
- Evan SHerman
Tracks
- All Of You
- Opus One
- Hindsight
- Holy Land
- Dear Ruth
- and more....
Native Sense: The New Duets Album
recorded by Chick Corea & Gary Burton in 1997
Native Sense: The New Duets
Musicians
- Gary Burton
- Chick Corea
Tracks
- Native Sense
- Love Castle
- Duende
- No Mystery
- Armando's Rhumba
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Guided Tour Album
recorded by Gary Burton in 2013
Guided Tour
Musicians
- Julian Lage
- Gary Burton
- Scott Colley
- Antonio Sánchez
Tracks
- Caminos
- The Lookout
- Jane Fonda Called Again
- Jackalope
- Once Upon A Summertime
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
Azucar Pa’ Ti Album
recorded by Eddie Palmieri in 1965
Azucar Pa' Ti
Musicians
- Ismael Quintana
- Eddie Palmieri
Tracks
- Solo Pensar En Ti
- Mi Sonsito
- Azucar
- Cuidate Compay
- Los Cueros Me Llaman
- and more....
Plays The Richard Rodgers Song Book Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1959
Plays The Richard Rodgers Song Book
Musicians
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Ed Thigpen
Tracks
- This Can't Be Love
- It Might As Well Be Spring
- Johnny One Note
- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
- The Lady Is A Tramp
- and more....
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
Silver Rain Album
recorded by Marcus Miller in 2005
Silver Rain
Musicians
- Eartha Kitt
- Marcus Miller
- Lalah Hathaway
- Patches Stewart
- Gerald Albright
- Bernard Wright
- Dean Brown
- Poogie Bell
- Craig J
- Kenn Hicks
- Gregoire Maret
- Kirk Whalum,Roger Byam
- Bruce Flowers
- Mocean Worker
- Roger Byam
- Dean Brown,Lucky Peterson
- Kirk Whalum
- Eric Clapton
- Kenny Garrett
- Jessica Celious,Joey Kibble,Mark Kibble
- Macy Gray
- Ronald Bruner
- Marcus Mille
- Marcus Miller/Joey Kibble of Take 6
Tracks
- Intro Duction
- Bruce Lee
- La Villette
- Behind The Smile
- Frankenstein
- and more....
Remarks
- Overdub
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
MicroCorgi EP Album
recorded by MicroCorgi in 2019
MicroCorgi EP
Musicians
- Yuto Kanazawa
- Andrew McGowan
- Ilya Dynov
Tracks
- Cosmosphere
- Avocados Every Day
- Prosperity
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
A Night At Birdland, Vol. 2 Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1954
A Night At Birdland, Vol. 2
Musicians
- Lou Donaldson
- Clifford Brown
- Horace Silver
- Curley Russell
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Wee Dot (Blues For Some Bones)
- If I Had You
- Quicksilver [Alt Take]
- Now's The Time
- Confirmation
- and more....
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
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
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
Yesterday & Today Album
recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1946,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1958,1961,1965,1966,1968,1969,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1982,1984,1985,1989,1991,1995 & 2001
Yesterday & Today
Musicians
- Oscar Toussaint
- André Gijssens
- Jean Robert,Pol Clark
- Robert De Kers
- Toots Thielemans
- Herni Segers
- Fernand Fontaine
- Jackie Tunis
- Francis Coppieters
- Jean Warland
- John Ward
- Sven Stiberg
- Reinhold Svensson
- Thore Jederby
- Anders Burman
- Billy Desmedt
- Jean Hundstadt
- Rudy Frankel
- Harry Reser
- Dick Hyman
- Cal Tjader
- George Shearing
- Al McKibbon
- Bill Clark
- Candido
- Catalino Rolon
- Hank Jones
- Doug Watkins
- Art Taylor
- Billy Byers,Chauncy Welsch,Santos Rossu,Urbie Green
- Al Cohn,Al Epstein,Zoot Sims
- Danny Bank
- Barry Galbraith
- George Aarvanitas
- Roland Lobligeous
- Philippe Combelle
- J.J. Johnson
- McCoy Tyner
- Richard Davis
- Elvin Jones
- Francy Boland
- Jurgen Ehlers
- Joe Harris
- Clark Tery,Joe Newman
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Gary McFarland
- Bob Busnell
- Grady Tate
- Mel Lewis
- Phil Bodner
- Bucky Pizzarelli
- Phil Kraus
- George Duvivier
- Bucky Pizzarelly,Toots Thielemans
- Herbie Hancock
- Ron Carter
- Ronnie Zito
- Elis Regina
- Roberto Menescal
- Antonio Adolfo Saboia
- Jurandir Duarte
- Wilson Das Neves
- Hermes Contesini
- Svend Asmussen
- Khell Ohman
- Stefan Brolund
- Ed Thigpen
- Quincy Duke,Valerie Simpson
- Ernie Watts,Phil Woods
- Hubert Laws
- Cat Anderson
- Dennsi Budimir
- Dave Grusin,Georg Duke
- Eddy Louiss
- Ray Brown
- Dennis Budimir
- George Duke,Quincy Jones
- Joop Scholten
- Rob Franken
- Victor Kaihatu
- Evert Overweg
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
- Bruno Castellucci
- Ferdinand Povel
- Ary Jongman
- Eddie Engels,Fons Diercks,John Bannet,Wim Kat
- Bertil Voller
- Eef Albers
- Ruud Bos
- Rob Langereis
- Rob Meyn
- Gerry Niewood
- Lou Marini
- Ron Cuber
- Lew Soloff,Marvin Stamm
- Dave Taylor,Tommy Mitchell,Wayne Andre
- Steve Khan
- Dave Grusion
- Tony Levin
- Kjell Ohman
- Roman Dylag
- Petur Ostlund
- Louis Van Dijk
- Dee Daniels
- Kevin Mulligan
- Michel Herr
- Evert Verhees
- Sivuca
- Richard Silveira
- Luiz Avellar
- Luizao
- Paulo Braga
- Ohana
- Marc Johnson
- Mulgrew Miller
- Rufus Reid
- Lewis Nash
- Shirley Horn
- Charlse Ables
- Steve Williams
- Bert Meulendijk
- Jurre Haanstra
- Ruud Jacobs
- Eddie Conard
- Kenny Werner
Tracks
- Jazz Band Ball
- Crazy Bop
- It Had To Be ''Bird''
- Nalen Boogie
- Red Devils Boogie
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- 4 tb
- 3 ts
- Strings
- Big Band
- Solo
- Duo
- Bassless
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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