Hot House Album
recorded by Chick Corea in 2012
Hot House
Musicians
- Gary Burton
- Chick Corea
Tracks
- Can't We Be Friends?
- Eleanor Rigby
- Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)
- Time Remembered
- Hot House
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Strings
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
Sarah Vaughan With Clifford Brown Album
recorded by Sarah Vaughan in 1954
Sarah Vaughan With Clifford Brown
Musicians
- Sarah Vaughan
- Paul Quinichette
- Herbie Mann
- Clifford Brown
- Jimmy Jones
- Joe Benjamin
- Roy Haynes
Tracks
- Lullaby Of Birdland
- April In Paris
- He's My Guy
- Jim
- You're Not The Kind
- 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
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
Word Of Mouth Revisited Album
recorded by Various Artists in 2003
Word Of Mouth Revisited
Musicians
- Randy Bernsen
- Michael Levine
- Jimmy Haslip
- Mark Griffith
- Victor Wooten
- Richard Bona
- Gerald Veasley
- Ed Calle
- Jeff Carswell
- Victor Bailey
- Billy Ross
- Jaco Pastorius
- Jason Carder
- David Pastorius
- Gary Mayone
- Christian McBride
- Marcus Miller
Tracks
- Havona
- Teen Town
- Punk Jazz
- Barbary Coast
- Killing Me Softly With His Song
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
Live At The Half Note Album
recorded by Art Farmer in 1963
Live At The Half Note
Musicians
- Art Farmer
- Jim Hall
- Steve Swallow
- Walter Perkins
Tracks
- Stompin' At The Savoy
- Swing Spring
- What's New?
- I Want To Be Happy
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Lady Sings The Blues: The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 4 Album
recorded by Billie Holiday in 1955 & 1956
Lady Sings The Blues: The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 4
Musicians
- Billie Holiday
- Budd Johnson
- Tony Scott
- Charlie Shavers
- Billy Bauer
- Billy Taylor
- Leonard Gaskin
- Cozy Cole
- Paul Quinichette
- Kenny Burrell
- Wynton Kelly
- Aaron Bell
- Lenny McBrowne
Tracks
- Say It Isn't So
- I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
- I Wished On The Moon
- Always
- Everything Happens To Me
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Music Album
recorded by Michel Petrucciani in 1989
Music
Musicians
- Michel Petrucciani
- Adam Holzman,Robbie Kondor
- Anthony Jackson
- Lenny White
- Frank Colon
- Gil Goldstein
- Adam Holzman
- Andy McKee
- Victor Jones
- Romero Lubambo
- Chris Walker
- Eddie Gomez
- Tania Maria
- Joe Lovano
Tracks
- Looking Up
- Memories Of Paris
- My Bebop Tune
- Brazilian Suite, No. 2
- Bite
- and more....
A Charlie Brown Christmas Album
recorded by Cyrus Chestnut in 2000
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Musicians
- Cyrus Chestnut
- Jerry Goodman
- Tollak Ollestad
- Christian McBride
- Steve Gadd
- Steve Cole
- Steve Turre
- Don Alias
- Brian McKnight
- Hubert Laws
- Ardeshir Farah,Jorge Strunz
- Manhattan Transfer
- Stefon Harris
- Kenny Garrett
- Pat Martino
- Gary Bartz
- Vanessa Williams
- Michael Brecker
- Wallace Roney
Tracks
- Me And Charlie Brown
- Skating
- The Little Drummer Boy (My Little Drum)
- The Christmas Song
- Baby Dance
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- 2 gt
- Duo
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
The Big Sound Album
recorded by Gene Ammons in 1991
The Big Sound
Musicians
- Gene Ammons
- Jerome Richardson
- Mal Waldron
- George Joyner
- Art Taylor
- John Coltrane
- Paul Quinichette
- Pepper Adams
Tracks
- Blue Hymn
- The Real McCoy
- Cheek To Cheek
- That's All
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
K.D. Is Here: New York City 1962 & 1966 Album
recorded by Kenny Dorham in 1966 & 1962
K.D. Is Here: New York City 1962 & 1966
Musicians
- Sonny Red
- Kenny Dorham
- Cedar Walton
- John Ore
- Hugh Walker
- Alan Grant
- Joe Farrell
- Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Larry Gales
- Stu Martin
Tracks
- Jung Fu
- Alan Grant & Kenny Dorham Talk
- Spring Is Here
- Alan Grant & Kenny Dorham Talk
- Somewhere In The Night
- and more....
Remarks
- Speech
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
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
Hawk Eyes Album
recorded by Sanah Kadoura in 2018
Hawk Eyes
Musicians
- Tivon Pennicott
- Jeremy Pelt
- Eylem Basaldi
- Mark Whitfield
- Willerm Delisfort
- James Genus
- Sanah Kadoura
Tracks
- Hawk Eyes Pt. I ~ II
- The Power Of
- Umm... No, Thanks (This Isn't Real)
- Amnesia
- Hawk Eyes Pt. III (The Voices)
- and more....
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