Eyewitness Album
recorded by Steve Khan in 1981
Eyewitness
Musicians
- Steve Khan
- Anthony Jackson
- Steve Jordan
- Manolo Badrena
Tracks
- Where's Mumphrey?
- Dr. Slump
- Auxiliary Police
- Guy Lafleur
- Eyewitness
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
Turn Up The Quiet Album
recorded by Geoff Keezer in 1996
Turn Up The Quiet
Musicians
- Joshua Redman
- Geoff Keezer
- Christian McBride
- Diana Krall
- Cyro Baptista
- Scott Frankfurt
- Nona Hendryx
- Tony McAnany
- Caryl Paisner,Laura Bontrager,Maria Kitsopoulos Maureen McDermott
Tracks
- Stompin' At The Savoy
- The Nearness Of You
- Lush Life
- Island Palace
- Madame Grenouille
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Solo
- Duo
- Strings
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
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
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
Hank Mobley Quartet Album
recorded by Hank Mobley in 1955
Hank Mobley Quartet
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Horace Silver
- Doug Watkins
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Hank's Prank
- My Sin
- Avila And Tequila
- Walkin' The Fence
- Love For Sale
- and more....
From Billie Holiday To Edith Piaf: Live In Marciac Album
recorded by Wynton Marsalis in 2008
From Billie Holiday To Edith Piaf: Live In Marciac
Musicians
- Walter Blanding
- Wynton Marsalis
- Richard Galliano
- Dan Nimmer
- Carlos Henriquez
- Ali Jackson
- Hervé Sellin
Tracks
- La Foule
- Them There Eyes
- Padam... Padam
- What A Little Moonlight Can Do
- Billie
- 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
Another Direction Album
recorded by Cyrus Chestnut in 1993
Another Direction
Musicians
- Cyrus Chestnut
- Christain McBride
- Carl Allen
Tracks
- Revol
- For All We Know
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore~I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)~I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart~It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
- My Funny Valentine
- Blue Skies
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- Odd Meter
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Music Redeems – The Marsalis Family Album
recorded by The Marsalis Family in 2009
Music Redeems - The Marsalis Family
Musicians
- Leon Harris
- Jason Marsalis
- Wynton Marsalis
- Ellis Marsalis, Jr.
- Eric Revis
- Herlin Riley
- Branford Marsalis,Wynton Marsalis
- Branford Marsalis
- Delfeayo Marsalis
- Ellis Marsalis, Jr.,Harry Connick, Jr.
- Harry Connick, Jr.
- Ellis Marsalis III
- Henrlin Riley
Tracks
- Introducing... The Marsalis Family
- Donna Lee
- Wynton And Brandford Speak
- Monkey Puzzle
- After
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order Album
recorded by Django Reinhardt in 1934 & 1935
The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order
Musicians
- Bert Marshall
- Stephane Grappelly
- Django Reinhardt,Joseph Reinhardt,Roger Chapul
- Louis Vola
- Jerry Mengo
- Alphonse Cox,Arthur Briggs,Pierre Allier
- Eugene d'Hellemmens
- Django Reinhardt,Joseph Reinhardt,Pierre Feret
- Frank "Big Boy" Goudie
- Django Reinhardt,Joseph Reinhardt
- Sigismund Beck
- Alix Combelle
Tracks
- I Saw Stars
- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
- Dinah
- Tiger Rag
- Oh, Lady Be Good
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
Vienna Blues – The Complete Session Album
recorded by Oscar Pettiford in 1959
Vienna Blues - The Complete Session
Musicians
- Hans Koller
- Attila Zoller
- Oscar Pettiford
- Jimmy Pratt
Tracks
- Cohn's Limit
- The Gentle Art Of Love
- All The Things You Are
- Stalag 414
- Vienna Blues
- 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
Bags & Trane Album
recorded by John Coltrane & Milt Jackson in 1959
Bags & Trane
Musicians
- John Coltrane
- Milt Jackson
- Hank Jones
- Paul Chambers
- Connie Kay
Tracks
- Bags & Trane
- Three Little Words
- The Night We Called It A Day
- The Late Late Blues
- Bebop
Remarks
- Arco
- (Brush
- Medium Swing
- Up Swing
- Ballad
- Medium Up
- Burnin
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 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
Live At Small’s, Vol. 1 & 2 Album
recorded by Bill Mobley in 1996
Live At Small's, Vol. 1 & 2
Musicians
- Bill Mobley
- Mulgrew Miller
- Bill Moring
- Tony Reedus
- Mathiew Fries
- Billy Pierce
- Donald Brown
- Miles Griffith
- James Williams
- Harold Mabern
- Billy Easly
- Pat Hallaran
- Greg Gisbert,Jim Rontondi
- Andy Gravish
Tracks
- Farewell To Dogma
- 49th Street
- Song For My Mother
- Black Scholars
- Judgement Day
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Wack Wack Album
recorded by Young-Holt Trio in 1966
Wack Wack
Musicians
- Hysear Don Walker
- Eldee Young
- Isaac "Red" Holt
Tracks
- You Know That I Love You
- Yesterday
- Wack Wack
- The Little Light Of Mine
- Sunny
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
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.”
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