Cross Country Tour: 1958-1961 Album
recorded by Ahmad Jamal in 1958 & 1961
Cross Country Tour: 1958-1961
Musicians
- Ahmad Jamal
- Israel Crosby
- Vernel Fournier
Tracks
- But Not For Me
- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
- Moonlight In Vermont
- Music! Music! Music! (Put Another Nickel In)
- Woody'n You (Algo Bueno)
- and more....
Newk’s Time Album
recorded by Sonny Rollins in 1957
Newk's Time
Musicians
- Sonny Rollins
- Wynton Kelly
- Doug Watkins
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- Tune Up
- Lotus Blossom (Asiatic Raes)
- Wonderful! Wonderful!
- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
- Blues For Philly Joe
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
Everyday, Everynight Album
recorded by Flora Purim in 1978
Everyday, Everynight
Musicians
- Flora Purim
- David Sanborn
- Michael Brecker
- Randy Brecker
- Raul De Souza
- Lee Ritenour
- Michel Colombier
- Alphonso Johnson
- Harvey Mason
- Lani Hall,Oscar Castro-Neves,Yana Purim
- Jay Graydon
- Oscar Neves
- George Duke
- Byron Miller
- Chester Thompson
- Jaco Pastorius
- David Foster
- Laudir De Oliveira
- Michael Boddicker,Michel Colombier
- Flora Purim,George Duke
- Michael Boddicker
- Al Ciner,George Sopuch
- Herbie Hancock
- Airto Moreira
Tracks
- Everyday, Everynight
- Samba Michel
- The Hope
- Five-Four
- Walking Away
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
Treasure Album
recorded by Charnett Moffett in 2009
Treasure
Musicians
- Oran Etkin
- Casimir Liberski
- Charnett Moffett
- Denardo Coleman
- Angela Moffett
- Irwin Hall
- RJ Avallone
- Stanley Jordan
- Rodney Holms
- Max Moffett
- Amareia Moffett,Angela Moffett
- Anjana Roy
- Jana Herzen
- Tomoko Sugawara
Tracks
- Swing Street
- The Celebration
- The Things Of Swing
- Say La
- Beam Me Up
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
- Chordless
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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
New Jazz Conceptions Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1956
New Jazz Conceptions
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Teddy Kotick
- Paul Motian
Tracks
- I Love You
- Five
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- Conception
- Easy Living
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
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
From The Heart Album
recorded by Andrew DeNicola in 2020
From The Heart
Musicians
- Andrew DeNicola
Tracks
- Looking Back
- You'll Always Be Around
- New Days Ahead
Remarks
- Overdub
- Solo
Bird & Fats Live At Birdland 1950 Album
recorded by Charlie Parker in 1950
Bird & Fats Live At Birdland 1950
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Fats Navarro
- Bud Powell
- Curley Russell
- Art Blakey
- Chubby Newsome
- Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Tommy Potter
- Roy Haynes
Tracks
- 52nd Street Theme
- Wahoo
- Dizzy Atmosphere
- The Street Beat
- Out Of Nowhere
- 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
In The Wee Small Hours Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1980
In The Wee Small Hours
Musicians
- Red Garland
- Jamil Nasser
- Jimmy Cobb
- Lou Donaldson
Tracks
- That's All
- My Romance
- In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
- Everytime We Say Goodbye
- Moonlight In Vermont
- and more....
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
Three Blind Mice, Vol. 1 Album
recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1962
Three Blind Mice, Vol. 1
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Freddie Hubbard
- Curtis Fuller
- Cedar Walton
- Jymie Merritt
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Three Blind Mice
- Blue Moon
- That Old Feeling
- Plexis
- Up Jumped Spring
- and more....
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
Inspiration Album
recorded by Marc Devine in 2017
Inspiration
Musicians
- Marc Devine
- Hide Tanaka
- Fukushi Tainaka
Tracks
- Soul Station
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
- Inspiration
- Dream
- Vignette
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
THE VOYAGE Album
recorded by Sleep Walker in 1000
THE VOYAGE
Musicians
- Sleep Walker
Tracks
- INTO THE SUN
- THE SOUTHERN CROSS
- AFLOAT
- LOST IN BLUE
- KAZE
- and more....
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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