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
Matador Album
recorded by Grant Green in 1965
Matador
Musicians
- Grant Green
- McCoy Tyner
- Bob Cranshaw
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- Matador
- My Favorite Things
- Green Jeans
- Bedouin
- Wives And Lovers
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
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
Sonny Side Up Album
recorded by Sonny Stitt in 1960
Sonny Side Up
Musicians
- Sonny Stitt
- Jimmy Jones
- Aaron Bell
- Roy Haynes
Tracks
- Sonny Side Up
- On Green Dolphin Street
- The More I See You
- Don't Take Your Love From Me
- My Blue Heaven
- and more....
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
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
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
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
The Complete Jazz Guitar Album
recorded by Jim Hall in 1957,1960 & 1956
The Complete Jazz Guitar
Musicians
- Jim Hall
- Carl Perkins
- Red Mitchell
- John Lewis
- George Duvivier
- Connie Kay
- Percy Heath
Tracks
- Stompin' At The Savoy
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- This Is Always
- Thanks For The Memory
- Tangerine
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Duo
Down Home Album
recorded by Sam Jones in 1962
Down Home
Musicians
- Frank Strozier
- Jimmy Heath
- Pat Patrick
- Blue Mitchell,Snooky Young
- Jimmy Cleveland
- Joe Zawinul
- Sam Jones
- Ben Riley
- Blue Mitchell,Clark Terry
- Wynton Kelly
- Ron Carter
- Les Spann
- Israel Crosby
- Vernel Fournier
Tracks
- Unit Seven
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- 'Round Midnight
- O.P.
- Thumbstring
- and more....
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Odds Or Evens Album
recorded by Mike Stern in 1991
Odds Or Evens
Musicians
- Bob Berg
- Mike Stern
- Jim Beard
- Lincoln Goines
- Ben Perowsky
- Don Alias
- Anthony Jackson
- Dennis Chambers
Tracks
- Keys
- D.C.
- Common Ground
- Odds Or Evens
- Seven Thirty
- and more....
… Till Then Album
recorded by Danilo Perez in 2003
... Till Then
Musicians
- Danilo Perez
- Ben Street
- Adam Cruz
- John Patitucci
- Brian Blade
- Lizz Wright
- Donny McCaslin
Tracks
- Native Soul
- Gracias A La Vida
- ... Till Then
- Overjoyed
- Trocando Em Miudos
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
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
Byrd In Hand Album
recorded by Donald Byrd in 1959
Byrd In Hand
Musicians
- Charlie Rouse
- Pepper Adams
- Donald Byrd
- Walter Davis, Jr.
- Sam Jones
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- Witchcraft
- Here I Am
- Devil Whip
- Bronze Dance
- Clarion Calls
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
All Of You Album
recorded by Ahmad Jamal in 1961
All Of You
Musicians
- Ahmad Jamal
- Israel Crosby
- Vernel Fournier
Tracks
- Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)
- Angel Eyes
- You Go To My Head
- Star Eyes
- All Of You
- and more....
Jazz Dialogues, Vol. 1 – Willpower Album
recorded by James Williams in 2000
Jazz Dialogues, Vol. 1 - Willpower
Musicians
- James Williams
- Christian McBride
- Etta Jones
- Steve Wilson
- Ron Carter
- Russell Malone
- Joe Lovano
- Steve Nelson
- Freddy Cole
- Billy Pierce
- John Patitucci
Tracks
- Rainy Days & Mondays
- Skylark
- Frank's Tune
- Le Wizard De Basso
- Whisper Not
- 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
Cables’ Fables Album
recorded by George Cables in 1991
Cables' Fables
Musicians
- George Cables
- Peter Washington
- Kenny Washington
Tracks
- In Walked Bud
- Lullaby
- Waltz For Debby
- Helen's Song
- Over The Rainbow
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
A Simple Matter Of Conviction Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1966
A Simple Matter Of Conviction
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Eddie Gomez
- Shelly Manne
Tracks
- A Simple Matter Of Conviction
- Stella By Starlight
- Unless It's You
- Laura
- My Melancholy Baby
- and more....
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