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
The Widow In The Window Album
recorded by Kenny Wheeler in 1990
The Widow In The Window
Musicians
- Kenny Wheeler
- John Abercrombie
- John Taylor
- Dave Holland
- Peter Erskine
Tracks
- Aspire
- Ma Belle Hélène
- The Widow In The Window
- Ana
- Hotel Le Hot
- and more....
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
Don’t Forget The Blues Album
recorded by Ray Brown in 1985
Don't Forget The Blues
Musicians
- Al Grey
- Ron Eschete
- Gene Harris
- Ray Brown
- Grady Tate
Tracks
- Blues'd Out
- Jim
- Night Train
- If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
- Rocks In My Bed
- and more....
Miles In Tokyo Album
recorded by Miles Davis in 1964
Miles In Tokyo
Musicians
- Teruo Isono
- Sam Rivers
- Miles Davis
- Herbie Hancock
- Ron Carter
- Tony Williams
Tracks
- Introduction
- If I Were A Bell
- My Funny Valentine
- So What
- Walkin'
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Byrd’s Eye View Album
recorded by Donald Byrd in 1955
Byrd's Eye View
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Donald Byrd
- Joe Gordon
- Horace Silver
- Doug Watkins
- Art Blakey
Tracks
- Doug's Blues
- El Sino
- Everything Happens To Me
- Hank's Tune
- Hank's Other Tune (AKA The Late Show)
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 tp
For Sentimental Reasons Album
recorded by Bobby Hutcherson in 2006
For Sentimental Reasons
Musicians
- Bobby Hutcherson
- Renee Roses
- Dwayne Burno
- Al Foster
Tracks
- (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
- Ode To Angela
- Embraceable You
- Along Came Betty
- Somewhere
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Drumless
- Solo
Heartplay Album
recorded by Charlie Haden & Antonio Forcione in 2006
Heartplay
Musicians
- Antonio Forcione
- Charlie Haden
Tracks
- Anna
- If...
- La Pasionaria
- Snow
- Silence
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Lady Sings The Blues: The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 4 Album
recorded by Billie Holiday in 1955 & 1956
Lady Sings The Blues: The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 4
Musicians
- Billie Holiday
- Budd Johnson
- Tony Scott
- Charlie Shavers
- Billy Bauer
- Billy Taylor
- Leonard Gaskin
- Cozy Cole
- Paul Quinichette
- Kenny Burrell
- Wynton Kelly
- Aaron Bell
- Lenny McBrowne
Tracks
- Say It Isn't So
- I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
- I Wished On The Moon
- Always
- Everything Happens To Me
- 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
Cole Porter Songbook Album
recorded by Harry Allen in 2007
Cole Porter Songbook
Musicians
- Harry Allen
- Benny Green
- Russell Malone
- Peter Washington
Tracks
- You Do Something To Me
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- In The Still Of The Night
- Goodbye Little Dream Goodbye
- Use Your Imagination
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Drumless
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
Re: Person I Knew Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1974
Re: Person I Knew
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Eddie Gomez
- Marty Morell
Tracks
- Re: Person I Knew
- Sugar Plum
- Alfie
- T.T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune Two)
- Excerpt From Dolphin Dance~Very Early
- and more....
Remarks
- 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
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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Play Date Album
recorded by Chris Bergson & Neal Miner in 2010
Play Date
Musicians
- Chris Bergson
- Neal Miner
Tracks
- Open Road
- Are You Sure
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- Like Someone In Love
- Deserted Beach
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
555 Album
recorded by Smack Dab in 2020
555
Musicians
- Lluc Casares
- Oriol Vallès
- Jöel González
- Pau Sala
- Joan Casares
Tracks
- Ni Risc Ni Res
- Couple Years
- Barrel Crab
- Badala
- Cece Sees It
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
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
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