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
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
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
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
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
Casa Loco Album
recorded by Steve Khan in 1983
Casa Loco
Musicians
- Steve Khan
- Anthony Jackson
- Steve Jordan
- Manolo Badrena
Tracks
- The Breakaway
- Casa Loco
- Penetration
- Some Sharks
- Uncle Roy
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
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
A Dark And Stormy Day Album
recorded by Alessandro Fadini in 2015
A Dark And Stormy Day
Musicians
- Josiah Boornazian
- Alessandro Fadini
- Jacob Dreyer
- Luke Markham
Tracks
- Introduction To A Dark And Stormy Day
- It Was A Dark And Stormy Day
- Juno
- No Thrills (I)
- No Thrills (II)
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Chet Album
recorded by Chet Baker in 1958 & 1959
Chet
Musicians
- Pepper Adams
- Herbie Mann
- Chet Baker
- Bill Evans
- Paul Chambers
- Connie Kay
- Kenny Burrell
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- Alone Together
- How High The Moon
- It Never Entered My Mind
- 'Tis Autumn
- If You Could See Me Now
- 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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
We Live Here Album
recorded by Pat Metheny in 1994
We Live Here
Musicians
- Pat Metheny
- Lyle Mays
- Steve Rodby
- Paul Wertico
- Luis Conte
- David Blamires,Mark Ledford
- Mark Ledford
Tracks
- Here To Stay
- And Then I Knew
- The Girls Next Door
- To The End Of The World
- We Live Here
- and more....
Mingus Plays Piano Album
recorded by Charles Mingus in 1963
Mingus Plays Piano
Musicians
- Charles Mingus
Tracks
- Myself When I Am Real
- I Can't Get Started (With You)
- Body And Soul
- Roland Kirk's Message
- Memories Of You
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
The Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark Album
recorded by Grant Green in 1962 & 1961
The Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark
Musicians
- Grant Green
- Sonny Clark
- Sam Jones
- Art Blakey
- Louis Hayes
Tracks
- Airegin
- It Ain't Necessarily So
- I Concentrate On You
- The Things We Did Last Summer
- The Song Is You
- and more....
The Sun Don’t Lie Album
recorded by Marcus Miller in 1993
The Sun Don't Lie
Musicians
- Dean Brown
- Marcus Miller
- Poogie Bell
- Lenny White
- David Sanborn
- Wayne Shorter
- Jonathan Butler
- Don Alias
- Miles Davis,Sal Marquez
- Vernon Reid
- William Calhoun
- Joe Sample
- Andy Narell
- Michael White
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Kenny Garrett
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Everette Harp
- Michael "Patches" Stewart
- Steve Thornton
- Hiram Bullock
- Philippe Saisse
- Steve Ferrone
- Omar Hakim
- Kirk Whalum
- Christian Wicht
- Tony Williams
- Lalah Hathaway
- Tom Browne
Tracks
- Panther
- Steveland
- Rampage
- The Sun Don't Lie
- Scoop
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Modern Jazz Concert Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1957
Modern Jazz Concert
Musicians
- John LaPorta
- Hal McKusick
- Robert DiDomenica
- Art Farmer,Louis Mucci
- James Buffington
- Jimmy Knepper
- Barry Galbraith
- Teddy Charles
- Bill Evans
- Joe Benjamin
- Teddy Sommer
- Manuel Zegler
- Margaret Ross
- Hal McCusick
- Teo Macero
- Jimmy Buffington
- Tedd Charles
- Charlie Mingus,Fred Zimmerman
Tracks
- All About Rosie
- Revelations (First Movement)
- Suspensions
- Transformation
Downright Upright Album
recorded by Brian Bromberg in 2005
Downright Upright
Musicians
- Gary Meek
- Gannin Arnold
- George Duke
- Brian Bromberg
- Vinnie Colaiuta
- Boney James
- Jeff Lober
- Kirk Whalum
- Gannin Arnold,Lee Ritenour
Tracks
- Cantaloupe Island
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
- Cold Duck Time
- Dunsay Mornin'
- The Hacha Cha Cha
- and more....
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
1 + 1 + 1 Album
recorded by Kenny Barron in 1984
1 + 1 + 1
Musicians
- Kenny Barron
- Michael Moore
- Ron Carter
Tracks
- The Man I Love
- United Blues
- Prelude To A Kiss
- C Jam Blues
- In Your Own Sweet Way
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Solo
Still Time To Quit Album
recorded by Chris McCarthy in 2019
Still Time To Quit
Musicians
- Michael Blake
- Takuya Kuroda
- Chris McCarthy
- Sam Minaie
- JK Kim
Tracks
- That's All You Get
- Ready, Steady, Here You Go!
- Shockingly Effective
- Toasty
- Valedictorian Driver
- and more....
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
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