• Pat Metheny Quote

    Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.

    updated on Jun 3, 2017

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  • Alumbramento Album

    recorded by Djavan in 1979

    Album art work of Alumbramento by Djavan

    Alumbramento

    Musicians

    • Djavan
    • Ary Piassarollo
    • Oscar Castro-Neves
    • Eduardo Souto Neto
    • Luiz Avellar
    • Wagner Tiso
    • Jotinha
    • Luizão,Sizão Machado
    • Paulinho Braga
    • Chico Batera
    • Novelli
    • Chico Buarque

    Tracks

    • Tem Boi Na Linha
    • Sim Ou Nao
    • Lambada De Serpente
    • A Rosa
    • Dor E Prata
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Strings

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Beautiful Love Song

    Beautiful Love Analyze Sheet

    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

    updated on Dec 4, 2015

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  • Diatonic Chord Theory

    Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.

    • Function
    • Tonic
    • Sub dominant
    • Dominant
    • Sub Function

    updated on Aug 22, 2015

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  • Daahoud Album

    recorded by Clifford Brown & Max Roach in 1954

    Album art work of Daahoud by Clifford Brown & Max Roach

    Daahoud

    Musicians

    • Harold Land
    • Clifford Brown
    • Richie Powell
    • George Morrow
    • Max Roach

    Tracks

    • I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
    • Joy Spring
    • I Get A Kick Out Of You
    • These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
    • Mildama
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Ben Williams Quote

    My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”

    updated on Aug 30, 2015

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  • Yasmina, A Black Woman Album

    recorded by Archie Shepp in 1969

    Album art work of Yasmina, A Black Woman by Archie Shepp

    Yasmina, A Black Woman

    Musicians

    • Arthur Jones
    • Archie Shepp
    • Roscoe Mitchell
    • Lester Bowie
    • Clifford Thornton
    • Dave Burrell
    • Earl Freeman,Malachi Favors
    • Sunny Murray
    • Art Taylor
    • Laurence Devereaux
    • Hank Mobley
    • Malachi Favors
    • Philly Joe Jones

    Tracks

    • Yasmina, A Black Woman
    • Sonny's Back
    • Body And Soul

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • 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

    updated on Mar 27, 2016

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  • Herb Alpert Presents Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 Album

    recorded by Sérgio Mendes in 1996

    Album art work of Herb Alpert Presents Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 by Sérgio Mendes

    Herb Alpert Presents Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66

    Musicians

    • Lani Hall
    • Sérgio Mendes
    • Bob Matthews
    • João Palma
    • José Soares
    • Bibi Vogel

    Tracks

    • Mas Que Nada
    • The Joker
    • Going Out Of My Head
    • Tim Dom Dom (Chim Dome Dome)
    • Day Tripper
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • 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

    updated on Mar 20, 2016

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  • Back To Back Album

    recorded by Brecker Brothers in 1976

    Album art work of Back To Back by Brecker Brothers

    Back To Back

    Musicians

    • Dave Sanborn
    • Michael Brecker
    • Randy Brecker
    • Steve Khan
    • Don Grolnick
    • Will Lee
    • Christopher Parker
    • Ralph McDonald
    • Lew Del Gatto
    • Steve Gadd
    • Raphael Cruz,Sammy Figueroa
    • Dave Friedman

    Tracks

    • Keep It Steady (Brecker Bump)
    • If You Wanna Boogie...Forget I
    • Lovely Lady
    • Night Flight
    • Slick Stuff
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • What We Bring Album

    recorded by Ben Wendel in 2014

    Album art work of What We Bring by Ben Wendel

    What We Bring

    Musicians

    • Ben Wendel
    • Gerald Clayton
    • Joe Sanders
    • Henry Cole
    • Nate Wood

    Tracks

    • Amian
    • Fall
    • Spring
    • Doubt
    • Song Song
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Chord Inversion Theory

    2nd Inversion

    Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.

    • 1st Inversion
    • 2nd Inversion
    • Notation
    • Function

    updated on Jun 30, 2015

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  • Groove Blues Album

    recorded by Gene Ammons in 1958

    Album art work of Groove Blues by Gene Ammons

    Groove Blues

    Musicians

    • John Coltrane
    • Gene Ammons
    • Paul Quinichette
    • Pepper Adams
    • Jerome Richardson
    • Mal Waldron
    • George Joyner
    • Art Taylor

    Tracks

    • Ammon Joy
    • Groove Blues
    • It Might As Well Be Spring
    • Jug Handle

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • 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

    updated on Aug 23, 2016

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  • Together Again Album

    recorded by George Mraz & Emil Viklicky in 2013

    Album art work of Together Again by George Mraz & Emil Viklicky

    Together Again

    Musicians

    • Emil Viklicky
    • George Mraz

    Tracks

    • Dear Lover
    • Poem
    • Theme From 5th Part Of Sinfonietta
    • A Bird Flew By
    • U Dunaja, U Prespurka
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Duo

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Together Album

    recorded by McCoy Tyner in 1978

    Album art work of Together by McCoy Tyner

    Together

    Musicians

    • Bennie Maupin
    • Hubert Laws
    • Freddie Hubbard
    • Bobby Hutcherson
    • McCoy Tyner
    • Stanley Clarke
    • Jack DeJohnette
    • Bill Summers

    Tracks

    • Nubia
    • Shades Of Light
    • Bayou Fever
    • One Of Another Kind
    • Ballad For Aisha
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Arco

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Cherokee Song

    Cherokee Analyze Sheet

    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

    updated on Sep 3, 2015

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  • Feel Album

    recorded by George Duke in 1974

    Album art work of Feel by George Duke

    Feel

    Musicians

    • George Duke
    • Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
    • Obdewl'l X
    • John Heard
    • Airto Moreira
    • Flora Purim

    Tracks

    • Funny Funk
    • Love
    • The Once Over
    • Feel
    • Cora Jobege
    • and more....

    Remarks

    • Overdub
    • Duo

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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  • Red Garland Musician

    Red Garland

    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

    updated on Jan 21, 2017

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  • Ray Brown Musician

    Ray Brown

    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

    updated on Oct 25, 2015

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  • Wynton Kelly Musician

    Wynton Kelly

    Birth Name
    Wynton Charles Kelly
    Born
    December 2, 1931
    Brooklyn, New York
    Died
    April 12, 1971
    Toronto, Canada

    updated on Jan 21, 2017

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  • 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

    updated on Aug 22, 2015

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  • Bye Bye Blackbird Song

    Bye Bye Blackbird analysys sheet

    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

    updated on Mar 20, 2016

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  • Full View Album

    recorded by Wynton Kelly in 1966

    Album art work of Full View by Wynton Kelly

    Full View

    Musicians

    • Wynton Kelly
    • Ron McClure
    • Jimmy Cobb

    Tracks

    • I Want A Little Girl
    • I Thought
    • What A Difference A Day Made
    • Autumn Leaves
    • Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya
    • and more....

    updated on Apr 5, 2023

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