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
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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Giant Steps Album
recorded by John Coltrane in 1959
Giant Steps
Musicians
- John Coltrane
- Tommy Flanagan
- Paul Chambers
- Art Taylor
- Wynton Kelly
- Jimmy Cobb
- Cedar Walton
- Lex Humphries
Tracks
- Giant Steps
- Cousin Mary
- Countdown
- Spiral
- Syeeda's Song Flute
- and more....
An American Diary Album
recorded by Mike Mainieri in 1994
An American Diary
Musicians
- Joe Lovano
- Mike Mainieri
- Eddie Gomez
- Peter Erskine
Tracks
- Somewhere
- King Kong
- Piano Sonata (Vivace)
- Piano Sonata No. 1
- Town Meeting
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
The Complete Debut Recordings Album
recorded by Charles Mingus in 1955,1952,1953,1957 & 1958
The Complete Debut Recordings
Musicians
- George Barrow
- Eddie Bert
- Mal Waldron
- Charles Mingus
- Willie Jones
- Max Roach
- Jackie Paris
- Lee Konitz
- George Koutzen
- Phyllis Pinkerton
- Al Levitt
- Bob Benton
- Paige Brook
- Jackson Wiley
- John Mehegan
- Spaulding Givens
- Hank Jones
- George Gordon, Jr.,Honey Richard
- Bud Powell
- Charlie Parker
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Billy Taylor
- Art Taylor
- John Dennis
- Don Senay
- John Laporta
- Julius Baker
- Louis Mucci,Thad Jones
- Milt Hinton
- Fred Zimmerman
- Joe Morello
- Shafi Hadi
- Pepper Adams
- Clarence Shaw
- Wade Legge OR Wynton Kelly
- Dannie Richmond
- Henry Grimes
- Clarence Shaw,Jimmy Knepper,Horace Parlan,Phineas Newborn, Jr.
Tracks
- I'll Remember April [Alt Take]
- A Foggy Day (In London Town) [Alt Take]
- A Portrait Of Bud Powell
- Haitian Fight Song [Alt Take]
- Love Chant [Alt Take]
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Arco
- Strings
A Night At Birdland, Vol. 1 Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1954
A Night At Birdland, Vol. 1
Musicians
- Pee Wee Marquette
- Lou Donaldson
- Clifford Brown
- Horace Silver
- Curley Russell
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Introduction
- Split Kick
- Once In A While
- Quicksilver
- A Night In Tunisia
- 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
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
Horizon Album
recorded by McCoy Tyner in 1979
Horizon
Musicians
- George Adams
- Joe Ford
- John Blake
- McCoy Tyner
- Charles Fambrough
- Al Foster
- Guilherme Franco
- George Adams,Joe Ford
Tracks
- Horizon
- Woman Of Tomorrow
- Motherland
- One For Honor
- Just Feelin'
- and more....
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
Don’t Follow The Crowd Album
recorded by Eric Alexander in 2010
Don't Follow The Crowd
Musicians
- Eric Alexander
- Harold Mabern
- Nat Reeves
- Joe Farnsworth
Tracks
- Nomor Senterbress
- She's Out Of My Life
- Footsteps
- Charade
- Don't Misunderstand
- and more....
Big Band Bossa Nova Album
recorded by Stan Getz in 1962
Big Band Bossa Nova
Musicians
- Stan Getz
- Jim Hall
- Hank Jones
- Tommy Williams
- Johnny Rae
- Carmen Costa
- Jose Paulo
Tracks
- Black Orpheus (Manhã de Carnaval)
- Street Dance (Balanco No Samba)
- Melancholy Melody (Melancolico)
- Sympathy Between Friends (Entre Amigos)
- Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)
- and more....
Black Fire Album
recorded by Andrew Hill in 1963
Black Fire
Musicians
- Joe Henderson
- Andrew Hill
- Richard Davis
- Roy Haynes
Tracks
- Pumpkin
- Subterfuge
- Black Fire
- Cantarnos
- Tired Trade
- 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
The Tokyo Express Album
recorded by Rickey Woodard in 1992
The Tokyo Express
Musicians
- Rickey Woodard
- James Williams
- Christian McBride
- Joe Chambers
Tracks
- Recorda Me (Recuerda Me)
- The Very Thought Of You
- Just Friends
- Sand Dance
- Easy Living
- and more....
We Dig Cole Album
recorded by Charlie Shavers, Sam "The Man" Taylor, Urbie Green in 1957
We Dig Cole
Musicians
- Sam "The Man" Taylor
- Sol Yaged
- Charlie Shavers
- Urbie Green
- Buddy Weed
- Bob Haggart
- Cozy Cole
Tracks
- Begin The Beguine
- Just One Of Those Things
- I Love Paris
- Night And Day
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy
- and more....
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Matador Album
recorded by Grant Green in 1965
Matador
Musicians
- Grant Green
- McCoy Tyner
- Bob Cranshaw
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- Matador
- My Favorite Things
- Green Jeans
- Bedouin
- Wives And Lovers
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
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
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