Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
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
For Sandy Album
recorded by Jasper Dutz & Jacob Shulman in 2019
For Sandy
Musicians
- Jasper Dutz
- Jacob Shulman
- Jake Chapman
- Isaac Wilson
- Kris Monson
- Chris "Stomp" Garriga
Tracks
- Sandu
- Lodestone
- Long Line
- Swampy
- Our Love is Here to Stay
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Overdub
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
Jazz At Massey Hall (Vol. 1 & Vol. 3) Album
recorded by Charlie Parker in 1953
Jazz At Massey Hall (Vol. 1 & Vol. 3)
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Bud Powell
- Charles Mingus
- Max Roach
Tracks
- Perdido
- Salt Peanuts
- All The Things You Are~52nd Street Theme
- Hot House
- Wee (Allen's Alley)
- and more....
Breakin’ It Up Album
recorded by Barry Harris in 1958
Breakin' It Up
Musicians
- Barry Harris
- William Austin
- Frank Gant
Tracks
- All The Things You Are
- Ornithology
- Bluesy
- Passport
- Allen's Alley
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Sonic Tonic Album
recorded by Ron Blake in 2004
Sonic Tonic
Musicians
- Ron Blake
- Michael Cain
- Christian McBride
- Chris Dave
- David Gilmore
- Terreon Gully
- Josh Roseman
- Vincent Chancey
- Marcus Rojas
- Reuben Rogers
- Gilmar Gomes
- Daid Gilmore
- Rueben Rogers
- Sean Jones
- Greg Hutchinson
- Pedro Martinez
- James Hurt
Tracks
- Invocation
- Chasing The Sun
- Your Warm Embrace
- Dance Of Passion
- The Windmills Of Your Mind
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
Jazz in Transition (Produced by Tom Wilson) Album
recorded by Various artists in 1956 & 1955
Jazz in Transition (Produced by Tom Wilson)
Musicians
- James Scales
- John Gilmore
- Pat Patrick
- Art Hoyle,Dave Young
- Julian Priester
- Sun Ra
- Richard Evans
- Wilburn Green
- Robert Barry
- Donald Byrd,Joe Gordon
- Hank Mobley
- Horace Silver
- Doug Watkins
- Art Blakey
- Buddy Pearson
- Pepper Adams
- Tommy Ball
- Dick Wetmore
- Pat Petracco
- Everett Evans
- Paul Drummond
- Varty Haroutunian
- Herb Pomeroy
- Ray Santisi
- John Neves
- Jimmy Zitano
- John Coltrane
- Curtis Fuller
- Roland Alexander
- Paul Chambers
- Philly Joe Jones
- Cecil Taylor
- Buell Neidlinger
- Denis Charles
- Jay Migliori
- Danny Kent
- Paul Morrison
- Floyd Williams
Tracks
- Swing A Little Taste
- Crazy Rhythm
- Backstreet
- Tiny's Blues
- Trane's Strain
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 tp
- Arco
Jazz Samba Album
recorded by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd in 1962
Jazz Samba
Musicians
- Stan Getz
- Charlie Byrd
- Gene Byrd
- Keter Betts
- Bill Reichenbach,Buddy Deppenschmidt
Tracks
- Desafinado
- Samba Dees Days
- O Pato (The Duck)
- Samba Triste
- One Note Samba (Samba de Uma Nota Só)
- and more....
Live In Japan Album
recorded by John Coltrane in 1966
Live In Japan
Musicians
- Pharoah Sanders
- John Coltrane
- Alice Coltrane
- Jimmy Garrison
- Rashied Alie
Tracks
- Crescent
Whistle Stop Album
recorded by Kenny Dorham in 1961
Whistle Stop
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Kenny Dorham
- Kenny Drew
- Paul Chambers
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- 'Philly' Twist
- Buffalo
- Sunset
- Whistle Stop
- Sunrise In Mexico
- and more....
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
Nothing But The Blues Album
recorded by Herb Ellis in 1957 & 1958
Nothing But The Blues
Musicians
- Stan Getz
- Roy Eldridge
- Herb Ellis
- Ray Brown
- Stan Levey
- Oscar Peterson
- Gus Johnson
- Coleman Hawkins
- Dizzy Gillespie
Tracks
- Pap's Blues
- Big Red's Boogie Woogie
- Tin Roof Blues
- Soft Winds
- Royal Garden Blues
- 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
Roy And Diz Album
recorded by Dizzy Gillespie & Roy Eldridge in 1954
Roy And Diz
Musicians
- DIzzy Gillespie,Roy Eldridge
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Louis Bellson
Tracks
- Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue)
- Woody'n You (Algo Bueno)
- Trumpet Blues
- I'm Thru With Love~Can't We Be Friends~Don't You Think~I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)~If I Had You
- Blue Moon
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 tp
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
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
Life In New York Album
recorded by Steve Denny in 2020
Life In New York
Musicians
- Steve Denny
- Marty Kenney
- Ben Waters
Tracks
- Wig's Ears
- August in June
- Gramophology
- All I Ask
- Oona's Delight
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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