The Last Recording I – My Funny Valentine Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1983
The Last Recording I - My Funny Valentine
Musicians
- Red Garland
- James Leary
- Eddie Marshall
Tracks
- Have You Met Miss Jones?
- Wonderful, Wonderful
- My Funny Valentine
- Love For Sale
- The Second Time Around
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
Filles De Kilimanjaro Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1968
Filles De Kilimanjaro
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter
- Miles Davis
- Chick Corea
- Dave Hollandr
- Tony Williams
- Herbie Hancock
- Ron Carter
Tracks
- Frelon Brun (Brown Hornet)
- Tout De Suite
- Petits Machins (Little Stuff)
- Filles De Kilimanjaro (Girl Of Kilimanjaro)
- Mademoiselle Mabry (Miss Mabry)
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
The Rite Of Strings Album
recorded by Al Di Meola, Jean-Luc Ponty & Stanley Clarke in 1995
The Rite Of Strings
Musicians
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Al di Meola
- Stanley Clarke
Tracks
- Indigo
- Renassaince
- Song To John (Dedicated To John Coltrane)
- Chilean Pipe Song
- Topanga
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Duo
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
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
Solitude Album
recorded by Billie Holiday in 1952
Solitude
Musicians
- Billie Holiday
- Flip Phillips
- Charlie Shavers
- Barney Kessel
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Alvin Stoller
- J.C. Heard
Tracks
- East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
- Blue Moon
- You Go To My Head
- You Turned The Tables On Me
- (You'd Be So) Easy To Love
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Plays Bach Album
recorded by The Classical Jazz Quartet in 2002
Plays Bach
Musicians
- Stefon Harris
- Kenny Barron
- Ron Carter
- Lewis Nash
Tracks
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
- Oboe Concerto In A Major, 2nd Movement BWV
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major BWV 1047, 1st Movement
- Invention, No. 4
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major BWV 1047, 2nd Movement
- and more....
Cecil Payne Performing Charlie Parker Music Album
recorded by Cecil Payne in 1961
Cecil Payne Performing Charlie Parker Music
Musicians
- Cecil Payne
- Clark Terry
- Duke Jordan
- Ron Carter
- Charles Persip
Tracks
- Cool Blues
- Shaw 'Nuff
- Cheryl
- Bongo Bop
- The Hymn
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
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
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
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
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
On The First Occasion Album
recorded by Ellis Marsalis in 1998
On The First Occasion
Musicians
- Ellis Marsalis
- Bill Huntington
- Jason Marsalis
Tracks
- I Cover The Waterfront
- Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
- The Man I Love
- Old Folks
- The End Of A Love Affair
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
My Funny Valentine Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1964
My Funny Valentine
Musicians
- George Coleman
- Miles Davis
- Herbie Hancock
- Ron Carter
- Tony Williams
Tracks
- My Funny Valentine
- All Of You
- Stella By Starlight
- All Blues
- I Thought About You
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
The Song Book Album
recorded by Booker Ervin in 1964
The Song Book
Musicians
- Booker Ervin
- Tommy Flanagan
- Richard Davis
- Alan Dawson
Tracks
- The Lamp Is Low
- Come Sunday
- All The Things You Are
- Just Friends
- Yesterdays
- and more....
The Red Barron Duo Album
recorded by Red Mitchell & Kenny Barron in 1986
The Red Barron Duo
Musicians
- Kenny Barron
- Red Mitchell
Tracks
- The Boy Next Door
- Oleo
- Sunshower
- Bureau Blues
- Finally
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
A Lot Of Livin’ To Do Album
recorded by Benny Benack III in 2019
A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Musicians
- Benny Benack III
- Takeshi Ohbayashi
- Christian McBride
- Ulysses Owens, Jr.
- Veronica Swift
- Alita Moses
Tracks
- A Lot Of Livin' To Do
- Won't You Be My Neighbor
- Social Call
- What The World Needs Now
- It's You I Like
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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