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
Sinatra On Sax Album
recorded by Denis Solee in 2012
Sinatra On Sax
Musicians
- Denis Solee
- Beegie Adair
- Roger Spencer
- Chris Brown
Tracks
- Come Fly With Me
- You Make Me Feel So Young
- Strangers In The Night
- The Way You Look Tonight
- All The Way
- and more....
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster Album
recorded by Coleman Hawkins in 1957
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
Musicians
- Ben Webster
- Coleman Hawkins
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Alvin Stoller
Tracks
- Blues For Yolande
- It Never Entered My Mind
- La Rosita
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Prisoner Of Love
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 ts
Unspooling Album
recorded by Unspooling in 2020
Unspooling
Musicians
- Julia Chen
- Matt Adomeit
- Nate Friedman
- Dustin Laurenzi
Tracks
- Shrimpy
- Scot Free
- Bad Morning
- Immaculate Conception
- Big Misunderstanding
- and more....
Where Do You Start Album
recorded by Brad Mehldau in 2011 & 2008
Where Do You Start
Musicians
- Brad Mehldau
- Larry Grenadier
- Jeff Ballard
Tracks
- Got Me Wrong
- Holland
- Brownie Speaks
- Baby Plays Around
- Airegin
- and more....
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
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
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
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 Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950 Album
recorded by Dizzy Gillespie in 1937,1939,1940,1941,1942,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949 & 1950
The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950
Musicians
- John Smith
- Sam Allen
- Richard Fullbright
- Bill Beason
- Charlie Christian
- Lionel Hampton
- Clyde Hart
- Milt Hinton
- Cozy Cole
- Danny Barker
- Tyree Glenn
- Benny Payne
- Chu Berry
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Alice O'Connell
- Glenn Hardman
- Israel Crosby
- Kenny Kersey
- Nick Fenton
- Kenny Clarke
- Trevor Bacon
- Bill Doggett
- Panama Francis
- Oscar Pettiford
- Max Roach
- Billy Eckstine
- Connie Wainwright
- Shadow Wilson
- Don Byas
- Trummy Young
- Irv Kluger
- Joe Marsala
- Chuck Wayne
- Cliff Jackson
- Irv Lang
- Buddy Christian
- Steve Jordan
- Ike Carpenter
- Shelly Manne
- Dexter Gordon
- Frank Paparelli
- Murray Shipinski
- Charlie Parker
- Remo Palmieri
- Slam Stewart
- Al Haig
- Curley Russell
- Sidney Catlett
- Flip Phillips
- Red Norvo
- Teddy Wilson
- Specs Powell
- J.C. Heard
- Ben Webster
- Tony Scott
- Jimmy Jones
- Gene Ramey
- Ed Nicholson
- Slim Gaillard
- Jack McVea
- Dodo Marmarosa
- Tiny "Bam" Brown
- Zutty Singleton
- Milt Jackson
- Ray Brown
- Stan Levey
- Lucky Thompson
- Arvin Garrison
- George Handy
- Roy Hall
- Bill DeArango
- Gillespie / Dizzy / Septet
- Sonny Stitt
- Alice Roberts,Gil Fuller
- Thelonious Monk
- Alice Roberts
- John Lewis
- Dizzy Gillespie,
- John Brown
- James Moody
- Dave Burns,Dizzy Gillespie
- Hank Jones
- Joe Harris
- Kenny Hagood
- John Collins
- Al MeKibbon
- Al McKibbon
- Buddy DeFranco
- Bill Harris
- Billy Bauer
- Nat King Cole
- Eddie Safranski
- Buddy Rich
- Chano Pozo
- Ernie Henry,John Brown
- Budd Johnson,Joe Gayles
- Cecil Payne
- Dave Burns,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Willie Cook
- Andy Duryea,Jesse Tarrant,Sam Hurt
- James Forman
- Teddy Stewart
- Sabu Martinez
- Vince Guerra
- Joe Carroll
- Joe Gayles,Yusef Lateef
- Al Gibson
- Benny Harris,Dizzy Gillespie,Elmon Wright,Willie Cook
- Andy Duryea,Charles Greenlea,J.J. Johnson
- Tiny Irvin
- John Acea
- Charles "Specs" Wright
- Specs Wright
- Joe Carroll,Tiny Irvin,
- Floyd Smith
- Carlos Duchesne
- Francisco Pozo
- Paul Smith
- Jack Cascales
- Carlos Vidal Bolado
Tracks
- Blue Rhythm Fantasy
- Hot Mallets
- Pickin' The Cabbage
- Bye Bye Blues
- Once In A Lovetime
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
- Arco
- Strings
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
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
New Orleans Suite Album
recorded by Duke Ellington in 1970
New Orleans Suite
Musicians
- Duke Ellington
- Wild Bill Davis
- Joe Benjamin
- Rufus Jones
- Russell Procope
- Paul Gonsalves
- Julian Priester
- Cootie Williams
Tracks
- Blues For New Orleans
- Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies
- Portrait Of Louis Armstrong
- Thanks For The Beautiful Land On The Delta
- Portrait Of Wellman Braud
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
Seven Steps To Heaven Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1963
Seven Steps To Heaven
Musicians
- Miles Davis
- Victor Feldman
- Ron Carter
- Frank Butler
- George Coleman
- Herbie Hancock
- Tony Williams
Tracks
- Basin Street Blues
- Seven Steps To Heaven
- I Fall In Love Too Easily
- So Near, So Far
- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
- and more....
Paul Chambers Quintet Album
recorded by Paul Chambers in 1957
Paul Chambers Quintet
Musicians
- Clifford Jordan
- Donald Byrd
- Tommy Flanagan
- Paul Chambers
- Elvin Jones
Tracks
- Four Strings [Alt Take]
- Minor Run-Down
- The Hand Of Love
- Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
- Four Strings
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
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
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
Magical Trio 1 Album
recorded by James Williams in 1987
Magical Trio 1
Musicians
- James Williams
- Ray Brown
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Hammerin'
- Buhaina, Buhaina
- The Night We Called It A Day
- Old Times Sake
- The Soulful Mr. Timmons
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Chasin’ The Bird Album
recorded by Barry Harris in 1962
Chasin' The Bird
Musicians
- Barry Harris
- Bob Cranshaw
- Clifford Jarvis
Tracks
- Chasin' The Bird
- The Breeze And I
- Around The Corner
- Just As Though You Were Here
- (Back Home Again In) Indiana
- and more....
Remarks
- Medium Fast
- Latin
- Brush
- Slow Swing
- Burnin
- Medium Fast Swing
- Slow Ballad
- Medium Up Swing
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