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
MicroCorgi EP Album
recorded by MicroCorgi in 2019
MicroCorgi EP
Musicians
- Yuto Kanazawa
- Andrew McGowan
- Ilya Dynov
Tracks
- Cosmosphere
- Avocados Every Day
- Prosperity
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
Montreux ’77 Album
recorded by Roy Eldridge in 1977
Montreux '77
Musicians
- Roy Eldridge
- Oscar Peterson
- Neils-Henning Orsted Pedersen
- Bobby Durham
Tracks
- Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
- Gofor
- I Surrender, Dear
- Joie De Roy
- Perdido
- and more....
Inception Album
recorded by McCoy Tyner in 1962
Inception
Musicians
- McCoy Tyner
- Art Davis
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- Inception
- There Is No Greater Love
- Blues For Gwen
- Sunset
- Effendi
- and more....
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
Bird On 52nd St. Album
recorded by Charlie Parker in 1948
Bird On 52nd St.
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Miles Davis
- Duke Jordan
- Tommy Potter
- Max Roach
Tracks
- 52nd Street Theme
- Shaw 'Nuff
- Out Of Nowhere
- Hot House
- This Time The Dream's On Me
- 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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
1st Bassman Album
recorded by Paul Chambers in 1960
1st Bassman
Musicians
- Yusef Lateef
- Tonny Turrentine
- Curtis Fuller
- Wynton Kelly
- Paul Chambers
- Lex Humphries
Tracks
- Melody
- Bass Region
- Retrogress
- Mopp Show Blues
- Blessed
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
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
Hip Bop’N Smooth Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1999
Hip Bop'N Smooth
Musicians
- Tom Browne
- Urbanator
- Lenny White
- Meeting
- Essence
- David McMurray
- Michael "Patches" Stewart
- Humair/Jenny-Clark Trio/Kühn
- Essence All Stars
- Lonnie Liston Smith
Tracks
- Too Hot [Long Hot Summer Mix]
- Hopscotch
- Truth-The Breath of Life
- To See You
- You Go To My Head
- and more....
The Remarkable Art Of Tatum: The Art Tatum Trio Album
recorded by Art Tatum in 1944
The Remarkable Art Of Tatum: The Art Tatum Trio
Musicians
- Tiny Grimes
- Art Tatum
- Slam Stewart
Tracks
- Deep Purple
- (I Would Do) Anything For You
- Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)
- Tea For Two
- Honeysuckle Rose [Unissued]
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Arco
Alegría Album
recorded by Wayne Shorter in 2003
Alegría
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Danilo Perez
- John Patitucci
- Brian Blade
- Brad Mehldau
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Alex Acuna
- Alex Acuña
- Chris Potter
- Jeremy Pelt
- Jim Pugh,Steve Davis
Tracks
- Sacajawea
- Serenata
- Vendiendo Algería
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
- Angola
- and more....
Remarks
- Strings
- Chordless
Live At The Theatre Boulogne – Billancourt Paris Album
recorded by Dameronia in 1989
Live At The Theatre Boulogne - Billancourt Paris
Musicians
- Frank Wess
- Clifford Jordan
- Cecil Payne
- Don Sickler,Virgil Jones
- Benny Powell
- Walter Davis, Jr.
- Larry Ridley
- Kenny Washington
Tracks
- Hot House
- Mating Call
- Gnid
- Lady Bird
- Good Bait
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Feelin’ Red Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1978
Feelin' Red
Musicians
- Red Garland
- Sam Jones
- Al Foster
Tracks
- It's All Right With Me
- You Better Go Now
- On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
- Going Home
- The Second Time Around
- 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
All The Cats Join In 25 Star Jazzmen In A Buck Clayton Jam Session Album
recorded by Buck Clayton in 1956,1955 & 1953
All The Cats Join In 25 Star Jazzmen In A Buck Clayton Jam Session
Musicians
- Coleman Hawkins,Julian Dash
- Billy Butterfield,Buck Clayton,Ruby Braff
- J. C. Higginbotham,Tyree Glenn
- Steve Jordan
- Tyree Glenn
- Kenny Kersey
- Walter Page
- Bobby Donaldson
- Buddy Tate,Coleman Hawkins
- Buck Clayton,Ruby Braff
- Benny Green,Dickie Harris
- Al Waslohn
- Milt Hinton
- Jo Jones
- Jimmy Rushing
- J. C. Higginbotham
- Lem Davis
- Julian Dash
- Charlie Fowlkes
- Buck Clayton,Joe Newman
- Henderson Chambers,Urbie Green
- Freddie Green
- Sir Charles Thompson
Tracks
- All The Cats Join In
- Out Of Nowhere
- Don't You Miss Your Baby
- Lean Baby
- Blue Lou
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
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
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