Daybreak Explorations Album
recorded by Lluís Capdevila in 2017
Daybreak Explorations
Musicians
- Lluís Capdevila
Tracks
- Daybreak, Pt. I
- Daybreak, Pt. II
- Daybreak, Pt. III
- Daybreak, Pt. IV
- Daybreak, Pt. V
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
More Power! Album
recorded by Dexter Gordon in 1969
More Power!
Musicians
- Dexter Gordon
- James Moody
- Barry Harris
- Buster Williams
- Albert "Tootie" Heath
Tracks
- Lady Bird (Half Nelson)
- Meditation (Meditação)
- Fried Bananas
- Boston Bernie
- Sticky Wicket
Remarks
- 2 ts
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
At Newport Album
recorded by Dizzy Gillespie in 1957
At Newport
Musicians
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Wynton Kelly
- Paul E. West
- Charlie Persip
- Mary Lou Williams
Tracks
- Dizzy's Blues
- School Days
- Doodlin'
- Manteca
- I Remember Clifford
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
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
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
Mysteries Album
recorded by Keith Jarrett in 1975
Mysteries
Musicians
- Dewey Redman
- Keith Jarrett
- Charlie Haden
- Paul Motian
- Guilherme Franco
Tracks
- Rotation
- Everything That Lives Laments
- Flame
- Mysteries
Jay And Kai [Columbia 1957] Album
recorded by J.J. Johnson in 1957
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Jay And Kai [Columbia 1957]
Musicians
- Bobby Jaspar
- J.J. Johnson
- Tommy Flanagan
- Wilbur Little
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- I Should Care
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
Now He Sings, Now He Sobs Album
recorded by Chick Corea in 1968
Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Musicians
- Chick Corea
- Miroslav Vitous
- Roy Haynes
Tracks
- Matrix
- My One And Only Love
- Now He Beats The Drum, Now He Stops
- Bossa
- Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
- and more....
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
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Musings Album
recorded by Christopher Zuar in 2014
Musings
Musicians
- Dave Pietro
- Pete McCann
- Frank Carlberg
- John Hebert
- Mark Ferber
- Jo Lawry
- Ben Kono
- Mat Jodrell
- Rogerio Boccato
- Jason Rigby
- Matt Holman
- Json Rigby
Tracks
- Remembrance
- Chacone
- Vulnerable States
- Ha! (Joke's On You)
- So Close, Yet So Far Away
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
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
Red Alone Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1960
Red Alone
Musicians
- Red Garland
Tracks
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
- My Last Affair
- You Are Too Beautiful
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Camden Chronicles Radio show Album
recorded by Rodney Green in 2020
Camden Chronicles Radio show
Musicians
- Rodney Green
Tracks
- Radio Promo
- Part 1
- Part 2
We’ll Be Together Again Album
recorded by Lena Horne in 1993
We'll Be Together Again
Musicians
- Lena Horne
- Houston Person
- Rodney Jones
- Frank Owens
- Benjamin F. Brown
- Akira Tana
- Eli Fountain
- Johnny Mathis,Lena Horne
- Toots Thielemans
- Mike Renzi
- Jesse Levy
- Jerome Richardson
- Tracy Wormworth
- Buddy Williams
- Sanford Allen
Tracks
- Maybe
- Something To Live For
- Day Follows Day
- Prelude To A Kiss
- Love Like This Can't Last
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
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
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.”
Family Album
recorded by Roy Hargrove in 1995
Family
Musicians
- Ron Blake
- Roy Hargrove
- Stephen Scott
- Rodney Whitaker
- Gregory Hutchinson
- David "Fathead" Newman,Ron Blake
- Jimmy Cobb
- Ronnie Mathews
- Christian McBride
- John Hicks
- Jesse Davis
- Larry Willis
- Karriem Riggins
- Walter Booker
- Roy Hargrove,Wynton Marsalis
- David "Fathead" Newman
- Lewis Nash
Tracks
- Trilogy - Velera
- Trilogy - Roy Allan
- Trilogy - Brian's Bounce
- The Nearness Of You
- Lament For Love
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 ts
- Duo
- 2 tp
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