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
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
McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane: Live At The Village Vanguard Album
recorded by McCoy Tyner in 1997
McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane: Live At The Village Vanguard
Musicians
- McCoy Tyner
- George Mraz
- Al Foster
Tracks
- Naima
- Moment's Notice
- Crescent
- After The Rain
- Afro Blue
- and more....
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
Live In America Album
recorded by Victor Wooten in 2001
Live In America
Musicians
- Bootsy Collins
- Tony Byrd
- Sweet Lipps
- M.C. Divinity
- Regi Wooten
- Joseph Wooten
- Victor Wooten
- J.D. Blair
- Anthony "Flex" Wellington
- Marcus Miller,Victor Wooten
- D. Walker
- M.C. Divinity,Victor Wooten
- Michael Kott
Tracks
- Are You Ready, Baby?
- What Did He Say?
- Hormones In The Headphones
- Nobody Knows My Name
- Hero
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
- Overdub
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
Mattinata Album
recorded by Kiyoto Fujiwara in 2004
Mattinata
Musicians
- Davide Santorsola
- Kiyoto Fujiwara
- Shunsuke Fuke
Tracks
- Mattinata
- Isola Di Gorgonzola
- Rain
- Conbersation Piece
- Watch What Happens (Recit De Cassard)
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Arco
Future 2 Future Album
recorded by Herbie Hancock in 2001
Future 2 Future
Musicians
- Elenni Davis-Knight
- Herbie Hancock
- Gigi
- Bill Laswell
- Carl Craig
- Chaka Khan
- Charnett Moffett
- Karsh Kale
- Grandmixer DXT
- Jack Dejohnette
- Rob Swift
- A Guy Called Gerald
- Dana Bryant
- Wayne Shorter
- Tony Williams
- Jack DeJohnette
- Imani Uzuri
- DJ Krush
Tracks
- Wisdom
- Kegero, Pt. 1
- The Essence
- This Is Rob Swift
- Black Gravity
- and more....
High Pressure Album
recorded by Red Garland in 1957
High Pressure
Musicians
- John Coltrane
- Donald Byrd
- Red Garland
- George Joyner
- Art Taylor
Tracks
- Soft Winds
- Solitude
- Undecided
- What Is There To Say?
- Two Bass Hit
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
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
Last Chorus Album
recorded by Ernie Henry in 1957
Last Chorus
Musicians
- Ernie Henry
- Benny Golson
- Cecil Payne
- Lee Morgan
- Melba Liston
- Wynton Kelly
- Paul Chambers
- Philly Joe Jones
- Wilbur Ware
Tracks
- Autumn Leaves
- Beauty And The Blues
- All The Things You Are
- Melba's Blues [AKA Melba's Tune]
- Like Someone In Love [Alt Take]
Signs Of Life Album
recorded by Peter Bernstein in 1994
Signs Of Life
Musicians
- Peter Bernstein
- Brad Mehldau
- Christian McBride
- Gregory Hutchinson
Tracks
- Blues For Bulgaria
- Jet Stream
- Jive Coffee
- The Things We Did Last Summer
- Minor Changes
- and more....
Remarks
- Odd Meter
- Arco
- Duo
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
Decade Album
recorded by Clifton Anderson in 2007
Decade
Musicians
- Clifton Anderson
- Larry Willis
- Bob Cranshaw
- Al Foster
- Kenny Garrett
- Stephen Scott
- Christian McBride
- Steve Jordan
- Eric Watt
- Kimati Dinizulu
Tracks
- Noble
- So Wrong About You
- I'm Old Fashioned
- Z
- I'm Glad There Is You
- 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
Plays The Harry Warren And Vincent Youmans Song Book Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1959
Plays The Harry Warren And Vincent Youmans Song Book
Musicians
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Ed Thigpen
Tracks
- Lullaby Of Broadway
- Serenade In Blue
- You'll Never Know
- I Had The Craziest Dream
- I Only Have Eyes For You
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Of Kindred Souls Album
recorded by Roy Hargrove in 1993
Of Kindred Souls
Musicians
- Ron Blake
- Roy Hargrove
- Marc Cary
- Rodney Whitaker
- Greg Hutchinson
- Gary Bartz
- Andrew Hayward
Tracks
- The Left Side
- Everything I Have Is Yours~Dedicated To You
- My Shining Hour
- For Rockelle
- Re-Evaluation
- and more....
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
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.
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Album
recorded by Bill Evans in 1961
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Musicians
- Bill Evans
- Scott LaFaro
- Paul Motian
Tracks
- Gloria's Step [Take 2]
- Gloria's Step [Take 3]
- My Man's Gone Now
- Solar
- Alice In Wonderland [Take 2]
- and more....
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