Playground Album
recorded by Michel Petrucciani in 1991
Playground
Musicians
- Michel Petrucciani
- Adam Holzman
- Anthony Jackson
- Omar Hakim
- Steve Thornton
- Aldo Romano
Tracks
- September Second
- Home
- P'tit Louis
- Miles Davis' Licks
- Rachid
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
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
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
Listen Album
recorded by Marc Cary in 1996
Listen
Musicians
- Ron Blake
- Terell Stafford
- Yarbrough Charles Laws
- Marc Cary
- Billy Johnson
- Dion Parson
- Daniel Moreno
Tracks
- Running Out Of Time (Epilogue)
- In Another Way (Part 1)
- Throw It Away
- In Another Way (Part 2)
- Conditional Statement
- and more....
It’s The Time Album
recorded by Ron Carter in 2007
It's The Time
Musicians
- Russell Malone
- Mulgrew Miller
- Ron Carter
- Mitsuaki Kishi
- Makoto Rikitake
- Motoya Hamaguchi
Tracks
- It's The Time
- Eddie's Theme
- Mack The Knife (Moritat)
- Candlelight
- Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
Latin American Suite Album
recorded by Duke Ellington in 1968 & 1970
Latin American Suite
Musicians
- Duke Ellington
- Jeff Castleman
- Rufus Jones
- Paul Kondziela
Tracks
- Oclupaca
- Chico Cuadradino
- Eque
- Tina
- The Sleeping Lady And The Giant Who Watches Over Her
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
This Is Ray Brown Album
recorded by Ray Brown in 1958
This Is Ray Brown
Musicians
- Jerome Richardson
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Osie Johnson
Tracks
- Bric-A-Brac
- Upstairs Blues
- (Back Home Again In) Indiana
- The Nearness Of You
- Take The "A" Train
- 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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
The Nutcracker Suite Album
recorded by Duke Ellington in 1960
The Nutcracker Suite
Musicians
- Duke Ellington
- Aaron Bell
- Sam Woodyard
Tracks
- Overture
- Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance Of The Reed-Pipes)
- Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
- Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
- Entr'acte
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
In Her Words Album
recorded by Lucy Yeghiazaryan & Vanisha Gould in 1991 & 2021
In Her Words
Musicians
- Lucy Yeghiazaryan
- Eric Zolan
- Dan Pappalrdo
- Kate Victor
- Ludovica Burtone
- Vanisha Gould
- Lucy Yeghiazaryan
- Lucy Yeghiazaryan,Richard Cortez
- Lucy Yeghiazaryan,Vanisha Gould
Tracks
- The Game
- Gypsy Feet
- Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me
- Hey Baby
- Look This Way
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Strings
Five Trios Additional Tracks Album
recorded by Chick Corea in 2006,2007 & 2005
Five Trios Additional Tracks
Musicians
- Chick Corea
- Eddie Gomez
- Airto Moreira
- John Patitucci
- Antonio Sanchez
- Chiristian McBride
- Jeff Ballard
Tracks
- Gloria's Step
- You're Everything
- 50% Manteca
- Bud Powell
- Spain In The Main
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
Oh! Album
recorded by Will Lee in 1993
Oh!
Musicians
- Bruce Kapler
- Lew Soloff
- Tom Malone
- Chuck Loeb
- Don Grolnick
- Will Lee
- Chris Hajian
- Bashiri Johnson
- Babi Floyd,Frank Floyd
- John Tropea
- Rob Mounsey
- Chris Parker
- Felicia Collins
- Steve Gadd
- Randy Brecker
- Jeff Mironov
- Paul Shaffer
- Gayle Scott,Janice Pendarvis,Lani Groves
- Jeff Mironov,Sid McGinnis
- Jeff Beck,Jeff Mironov
- Charley Drayton
- Gayle Scott,Janice Pendarvis,Lani Groves,Vaneese Thomas
- Stephen Ferrone
- Jeff Mironov,Joe Caro
- Anton Fig
- Bob Malach
- Chris Hajian,Gayle Scott,Janice Pendarvis,Lani Groves,Vaneese Thomas
- Hiram Bullock
- Bill Lee
- Janice Pendarvis,Lani Groves,Vaneese Thomas
Tracks
- Maryanne
- Georgie Porgie
- Kissing My Love
- I Know Too Much (About Sadness)
- Show Of Hands
- 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
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
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
Afro-Cuban Album
recorded by Kenny Dorham in 1955
Afro-Cuban
Musicians
- Hank Mobley
- Cecil Payne
- Kenny Dorham
- J.J. Johnson
- Horace Silver
- Oscar Pettiford
- Art Blakey
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes
- Richie Goldberg
- Percy Heath
Tracks
- Afrodisia
- Lotus Flower
- Minor's Holiday
- Basheer's Dream
- K.D.'s Motion
- and more....
Hank Album
recorded by Hank Mobley in 1957
Hank
Musicians
- John Jenkins
- Hank Mobley
- Donald Byrd
- Bobby Timmons
- Wilbur Ware
- Philly Joe Jones
Tracks
- Fit For A Hanker
- Hi Groove, Low Feed-Back
- (You'd Be So) Easy To Love
- Time After Time
- Dance Of The Infidels
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
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
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