Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Halleloo-Y’-All Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1960
Halleloo-Y'-All
Musicians
- Red Garland
- Sam Jones
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- Revelation Blues
- I'll Never Be Free
- Everytime I Feel The Spirit
- Halleloo-Y'-All
- Back Slidin'
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
Mustang Album
recorded by Donald Byrd in 1966
Mustang
Musicians
- Sonny Red
- Hank Mobley
- Donald Byrd
- McCoy Tyner
- Walter Booker
- Freddie Waits
Tracks
- Mustang
- Fly Little Bird Fly
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- Dixie Lee
- On The Trail (From "The Grand Canyon Suite")
- 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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
Kind Of Brown Album
recorded by Christian McBride in 2009
Kind Of Brown
Musicians
- Steve Wilson
- Warren Wolf
- Eric Scott Reed
- Christian McBride
- Carl Allen
Tracks
- Brother Mister
- Theme For Kareem
- Rainbow Wheel
- Starbeam
- Used 'Ta Could
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- Duo
Trombone For Two Album
recorded by J.J. Johnson in 1955
Trombone For Two
Musicians
- J.J. Johnson
- Kai Winding
- Dick Katz
- Paul Chambers
- Osie Johnson
Tracks
- The Whiffenpoof Song
- Give Me The Simple Life
- Close As Pages In A Book
- Turnabout
- Trombone For Two
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 tb
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
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- 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
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....
The Great American Songbook Album
recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1931,1933,1930,1929,1932,1947,1957,1958 & 1955
The Great American Songbook
Musicians
- Lester Boone
- George James
- Albert Washington
- Zilner Randolph
- Louis Armstrong
- Preston Jackson
- Mike McKendrick
- Charlie Alexander
- John Lindsay
- Tubby Hall
- George Oldh,Scoville Johnson
- Albert "Budd"
- Ellis Whitlock,Zilner Randolph
- Keg Johnson
- Teddy Wilson
- Bill Oldham
- Yank Porter
- Marvin Johnson
- Les Hite
- Charlie Jones
- George Orrendorff,Harold Scott
- Luther Graven
- Joe Bailey
- Bill Perkins
- Henry Prince
- Lionel Hampton
- Theodore McCord
- Bobby Holmes
- Castor McCord
- Ed Anderson
- Henry Hicks
- Lavert Hutchinson
- Bernard Addison
- Joe Turner[OR Buck Washington]
- Willie Lynch
- Albert Nicholas,Charlie Holmes
- Teddy Hill
- J.C. Higginbotham
- Lonnie Johnson
- Eddie Condon
- Luis Russell
- Pops Foster
- Paul Barbarin
- Peanuts Hucko
- Bobby Hackett
- Jack Teagarden
- Dick Carey
- Bob Haggart
- Sid Catlett
- Trummy Young
- Edmond Hall
- Billy Kyle
- Arvell Shaw
- Barrett Deems
- Mort Herbert
- Danny Barcelona
- Barney Bigard[OR Edmond Hall]
Tracks
- Stardust
- I've Got The World On A String
- Memories Of You
- I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- and more....
Mosaic Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1961
Mosaic
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Freddie Hubbard
- Curtis Fuller
- Cedar Walton
- Jymie Merritt
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Mosaic
- Down Under
- Children Of The Night
- Arabia
- Crisis
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
Nothing Will Be As It Was… Tomorrow Album
recorded by Flora Purim in 1977
Nothing Will Be As It Was... Tomorrow
Musicians
- Flora Purim
- Raul De Souza
- Patrice Rushen
- Larry Nash
- Byron Miller
- Leon Chancler
- Reggie Lucas
- George Duke
- Jay Graydon
- Airto Moreira
- Flora Purim,Josie James
- Al McKay
- Toninho Horta
- Hugo Fattoruso
- Ringo Thielman
- OPA
- Ernie Watts,Fred Jackson
- Wagner Tiso
- Dorothy Ashby
- Ivory Stone,Julia Tillman Waters,Maxine Willard Waters
- UNKNOWN
- Jaco Pastorious
Tracks
- You Love Me Only
- Nothing Will Be As It Was ~ Nada Sera Como Antes
- I'm Comming For Your Love
- Angel
- Corre Niña
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
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
Cecil Payne Performing Charlie Parker Music Album
recorded by Cecil Payne in 1961
Cecil Payne Performing Charlie Parker Music
Musicians
- Cecil Payne
- Clark Terry
- Duke Jordan
- Ron Carter
- Charles Persip
Tracks
- Cool Blues
- Shaw 'Nuff
- Cheryl
- Bongo Bop
- The Hymn
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
Ring Dem Vibes Album
recorded by Lionel Hampton in 1976
Ring Dem Vibes
Musicians
- Michel Attenoux
- Gerard Badini
- Claude Gousset
- William Mackel
- Lionel Hampton
- Raymond Fol
- Michel Gaudry
- Sam Woodyard
- Dany Doriz,Lionel Hampton
- Reynold Mullins
Tracks
- Ring Dem Bells
- Seven Come Eleven
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- Blue Lou
- Psychedelic Sally
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 vib
Sounds… And Stuff Like That!! Album
recorded by Quincy Jones in 1978
Sounds... And Stuff Like That!!
Musicians
- Chaka Khan,Nick Ashford,Valerie Simpson
- David T. Walker
- Richard Tee
- Michael "Lily" Boddicker
- Anthony Jackson
- Clark Spangler
- Steve Gadd
- Ralph MacDonald
- Luther Vandross,Patti Austin
- Eric Gale
- Charles May,Patti Austin
- Herbie Hancock
- Harry Lookofsky
- Patti Austin
- Tom Scott
- Gwen Guthrie,Luther Vandross
- Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson
Tracks
- Stuff Like That
- I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning
- Love, I Never Had It So Good
- Tell Me A Bedtime Story
- Love Me By Name
- and more....
Remarks
- Choir
- Strings
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
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