Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Debut Rarities, Vol. 2 Album
recorded by Charles Mingus in 1951 & 1953
Debut Rarities, Vol. 2
Musicians
- Spaulding Givens
- Charles Mingus
- Max Roach
Tracks
- What Is This Thing Called Love?
- Darn That Dream
- Yesterdays
- Body And Soul
- Blue Moon
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Solo
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
With Tiny Grimes & Slam Stewart Vol 1 Album
recorded by Art Tatum in 1944
With Tiny Grimes & Slam Stewart Vol 1
Musicians
- Tiny Grimes
- Art Tatum
- Slam Stewart
Tracks
- I Got Rhythm
- Cocktails For Two
- I Ain't Got Nobody
- After You've Gone
- Moonglow
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Arco
- drumless
- arco
Eloquence Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1974,1975 & 1973
Eloquence
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Eddie Gomez
Tracks
- Gone With The Wind
- Saudade Do Brasil
- In A Sentimental Mood
- But Beautiful
- All Of You
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Arco
- 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
The Avant-Garde Album
recorded by John Coltrane & Don Cherry in 1960
The Avant-Garde
Musicians
- John Coltrane
- Don Cherry
- Charlie Haden
- Ed Blackwell
- Percy Heath
Tracks
- Cherryco
- Focus On Sanity
- The Blessing
- The Invisible
- Bemsha Swing
Remarks
- Chordless
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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
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
Eastern Rebellion 2 Album
recorded by Cedar Walton in 1977 & 1979
Eastern Rebellion 2
Musicians
- Bob Berg
- Cedar Walton
- Sam Jones
- Billy Higgins
- Curtis Fuller
Tracks
- Ugetsu (Fantasy In D)
- The Maestro
- Ojos De Rojo
- Sunday Suite
- Clockwise
- and more....
Jazz in Transition (Produced by Tom Wilson) Album
recorded by Various artists in 1956 & 1955
Jazz in Transition (Produced by Tom Wilson)
Musicians
- James Scales
- John Gilmore
- Pat Patrick
- Art Hoyle,Dave Young
- Julian Priester
- Sun Ra
- Richard Evans
- Wilburn Green
- Robert Barry
- Donald Byrd,Joe Gordon
- Hank Mobley
- Horace Silver
- Doug Watkins
- Art Blakey
- Buddy Pearson
- Pepper Adams
- Tommy Ball
- Dick Wetmore
- Pat Petracco
- Everett Evans
- Paul Drummond
- Varty Haroutunian
- Herb Pomeroy
- Ray Santisi
- John Neves
- Jimmy Zitano
- John Coltrane
- Curtis Fuller
- Roland Alexander
- Paul Chambers
- Philly Joe Jones
- Cecil Taylor
- Buell Neidlinger
- Denis Charles
- Jay Migliori
- Danny Kent
- Paul Morrison
- Floyd Williams
Tracks
- Swing A Little Taste
- Crazy Rhythm
- Backstreet
- Tiny's Blues
- Trane's Strain
- and more....
Remarks
- 2 tp
- Arco
We Dig Cole Album
recorded by Charlie Shavers, Sam "The Man" Taylor, Urbie Green in 1957
We Dig Cole
Musicians
- Sam "The Man" Taylor
- Sol Yaged
- Charlie Shavers
- Urbie Green
- Buddy Weed
- Bob Haggart
- Cozy Cole
Tracks
- Begin The Beguine
- Just One Of Those Things
- I Love Paris
- Night And Day
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy
- and more....
Doggin’ Around Album
recorded by Herb Ellis & Red Mitchell in 1988
Doggin' Around
Musicians
- Herb Ellis
- Red Mitchell
Tracks
- Sweethearts On Parade
- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
- There's No Bad Blues
- Easy Living
- Over The Rainbow
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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
Presenting Chris Potter Album
recorded by Chris Potter in 1992
Presenting Chris Potter
Musicians
- Chris Potter
- John Swana
- Kevin Hays
- Christian McBride
- Lewis Nash
Tracks
- Juggernaut
- Uneasy Dreams
- The Tail That Wags The Dog
- Reflections
- So Far
- and more....
Remarks
- Chordless
Last Call – Live At The Blue Note Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1990
Last Call - Live At The Blue Note
Musicians
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Bob Durham
Tracks
- Jim
- Yours Is My Heart Alone
- It Never Entered My Mind~Body And Soul
- Wheatland
- Our Waltz~Adagio~Bach's Blues
- and more....
The Brasil Project, Vol. 2 Album
recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1992
The Brasil Project, Vol. 2
Musicians
- Ivan Lins
- Toots Thielemans
- Oscar Castro-Neves
- Brian Bromberg
- Edu Lobo
- Eugene Friesen
- Mike Lang
- Marc Johnson
- John Clark
- Eliane Elias
- Steve Schaeffer
- Dori Caymmi
- Dori Caymmi,Oscar Castro-Neves
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Milton Nascimento
- Gilson Peranzzetta
- Jamil Joanes
- Teo Lima
- Gilberto Gil
- Cassio Duarte
- Mark Isham
- Lee Ritenour,Oscar Castro-Neves
- João Bosco
- Nico Assumpção
- Chico Buarque
- Ricardo Silveira
- Caetano Veloso
- Djavan
- Dave Grusin
- Luiz Bonfá,Oscar Castro-Neves
- Gilson Peranzzetta,Mike Lang
- Bira Hawal,Cassio Duarte,José Roberto
Tracks
- Cê
- Choro Bandido
- Retrato Em Branco E Preto
- Obsession
- Travessia
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
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
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
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