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.”
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
Eye Of The Beholder Album
recorded by Chick Corea in 1988
Eye Of The Beholder
Musicians
- Eric Marienthal
- Frank Gambale
- Chick Corea
- John Patitucci
- Dave Weckl
- John Novello
Tracks
- Home Universe
- Eternal Child
- Forgotten Past
- Passage
- Beauty
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford, Vol. 2 Album
recorded by Oscar Pettiford in 1956
Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford, Vol. 2
Musicians
- Lucky Thompson
- Don Abney
- Oscar Pettiford
- Jimmy Cleveland
- Osie Johnson
- Clifton "Skeeter" Best
Tracks
- N R #2
- Once There Was
- Dancing Sunbeam
- N R #1
- Little Tenderfoot
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1955
Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie
Musicians
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Buddy Rich
Tracks
- Lester Leaps In
- Easy Does It
- 9:20 Special
- Jumpin' At The Woodside
- Blues For Basie
- and more....
Music For Brass Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1957 & 1956
Music For Brass
Musicians
- Carmine Fornarotto,Isidore Blank,John Ware,Joseph Alessi,Mel Broiles,Ted Weiss
- Gil Cohen,Gordon Pulis,John Clark
- Dick Horowitz
- Gordon Pulis
- Joseph Singer
- John Swallow
- Arthur Statter,Bernie Glow,Carmine Fornarotto,Joe Wilder,John Ware,Mel Broiles
- Miles Davis
- Milt Hinton
- Osie Johnson
- Joe Wilder
- John Ware
- J.J. Johnson
- J.J. Johnson,John Clark,Urbie Green
- John Swallow,Ronald Ricketts
Tracks
- Symphony For Brass And Percussion
- Poem For Brass
- Three Little Feelings
- Pharaoh
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
Lennie Tristano Album
recorded by Lennie Tristano in 1954 & 1955
Lennie Tristano
Musicians
- Lennie Tristano
- Peter Ind
- Jeff Morton
- Lee Konitz
- Gene Ramey
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- Line Up
- Requiem
- Turkish Mambo
- East Thirty Second
- These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
You Are Too Beautiful Album
recorded by Eddie Higgins in 2006
You Are Too Beautiful
Musicians
- Eddie Higgins
- Jay Leonhart
- Mark Taylor
Tracks
- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
- All The Things You Are
- Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
- Like Someone In Love
- Historia De Una Amor
- and more....
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
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
Cool Sax, Warm Heart Album
recorded by Eddie Harris in 1964
Cool Sax, Warm Heart
Musicians
- Eddie Harris
- Warren Stephens
- Melvin Jackson
- Bucky Taylor
- Wynton Kelly
Tracks
- Chicago Serenade
- Since I Fell For You
- Stum Stang
- Django's Castle
- More Soul, Than Soulful
- and more....
Remarks
- Choir
Fragments Album
recorded by Charlie Parker in 1952,1949,1951 & 1950
Fragments
Musicians
- Charlie Parker
- Mundell Lowe
- Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Teddy Kotick
- Max Roach
- Kenny Dorham
- Al Haig
- Tommy Potter
- Joe Harris
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Bud Powell
- Roy Haynes
- Fats Navarro
- Curley Russell
Tracks
- Sly Mongoose
- My Little Suede Shoes
- Cheryl
- Barbados
- Anthropology
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Wailin’ At The Vanguard Album
recorded by Art Taylor in 1992
Wailin' At The Vanguard
Musicians
- -
- Abraham Burton
- Willie Williams
- Jackie Terrasson
- Tyler Mitchell
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- Street Intro
- A.T.'s Shout
- Bridge Theme
- Band Introductions
- Dear Old Stockholm
- and more....
Remarks
- Speech
Traveling Miles Album
recorded by Cassandra Wilson in 1997
Traveling Miles
Musicians
- Cassandra Wilson
- Olu Dara
- Marvin Sewell,Kevin Breit
- Eric Lewis
- Dave Holland
- Marcus Baylor
- Jeffrey Haynes
- Steve Coleman
- Doug Wamble,Marvin Sewell
- Lonnie Plaxico
- Perry Wilson
- Mino Cinelu
- Doug Wamble
- Marvin Sewell
- Cecilia Smith
- Kevin Breit
- Vincent Henry
- Regina Carter
- Stefon Harris
- Pat Metheny
- Angelique Kidjo,Cassandra Wilson
- Kevin Breit,Marvin Sewell
Tracks
- Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
- Traveling Miles
- Right Here, Right Now
- Time After Time
- When The Sun Goes Down
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Inventions & Dimensions Album
recorded by Herbie Hancock in 1963
Inventions & Dimensions
Musicians
- Herbie Hancock
- Paul Chambers
- Willie Bobo
- Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez
Tracks
- Succotash
- Triangle
- Jack Rabbit
- Mimosa
- A Jump Ahead
- and more....
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
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
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