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.”
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
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
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
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
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
Plays Bach Album
recorded by The Classical Jazz Quartet in 2002
Plays Bach
Musicians
- Stefon Harris
- Kenny Barron
- Ron Carter
- Lewis Nash
Tracks
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
- Oboe Concerto In A Major, 2nd Movement BWV
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major BWV 1047, 1st Movement
- Invention, No. 4
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major BWV 1047, 2nd Movement
- and more....
Chord Inversion Theory
Technically, this is not jazz theory. This is classical music theory.
- 1st Inversion
- 2nd Inversion
- Notation
- Function
That’s Him! Album
recorded by Abbey Lincoln in 1957
That's Him!
Musicians
- Abbey Lincoln
- Sonny Rollins
- Kenny Dorham
- Wynton Kelly
- Paul Chambers
- Max Roach
Tracks
- Strong Man
- Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
- My Man (Mon Homme)
- Tender As A Rose
- That's Him
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
Light As A Feather Album
recorded by Chick Corea & Return To Forever in 1972 & 1973
Light As A Feather
Musicians
- Flora Purim
- Joe Farrell
- Chick Corea
- Stanley Clarke
- Airto Moreira
Tracks
- You're Everything
- Light As A Feather
- Captain Marvel
- 500 Miles High
- Children's Song
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
Here’s That Manne Album
recorded by Shelly Manne in 1951 & 1952
Here's That Manne
Musicians
- Art Pepper
- Bob Cooper
- Conte Candoli
- Bill Russo
- Gene Esposito
- Don Bagley
- Shelly Manne
- Shelby Davis
- Jimmy Giuffre
- Bob Gordon
- Conte Candoli,Shorty Rogers
- Frank Patchen
- Joe Mondragon
Tracks
- Pooch Me Gooch
- All Of Me
- Back In Your Own Backyard
- The Count On Rush
- It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
- and more....
Live At the New School Album
recorded by Various Artists in 1972
Live At the New School
Musicians
- -
- Kenny Davern
- Wild Bill Davison
- Eddie Condon
- Dick Wellstood
- Gene Krupa
Tracks
- Introduction
- I Want To Be Happy
- Sugar
- Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble
- Avalon
- and more....
Nut Album
recorded by Cyrus Chestnut in 1992
Nut
Musicians
- Cyrus Chestnut
- Christain McBride
- Carl Allen
Tracks
- Blues For Nita
- Elegie
- Caravan
- Amazing Grace
- Brazilian Flower
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson Album
recorded by Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson in 1957
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson
Musicians
- Louis Armstrong
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- Louis Bellson
Tracks
- That Old Feeling
- Let's Fall In Love
- I'll Never Be The Same
- Blues In The Night
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- 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
Pat Metheny Quote
Always be the worst guy in every band you're in.
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
Music Redeems – The Marsalis Family Album
recorded by The Marsalis Family in 2009
Music Redeems - The Marsalis Family
Musicians
- Leon Harris
- Jason Marsalis
- Wynton Marsalis
- Ellis Marsalis, Jr.
- Eric Revis
- Herlin Riley
- Branford Marsalis,Wynton Marsalis
- Branford Marsalis
- Delfeayo Marsalis
- Ellis Marsalis, Jr.,Harry Connick, Jr.
- Harry Connick, Jr.
- Ellis Marsalis III
- Henrlin Riley
Tracks
- Introducing... The Marsalis Family
- Donna Lee
- Wynton And Brandford Speak
- Monkey Puzzle
- After
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
The Bebop Years Album
recorded by Coleman Hawkins in 1939,1940,1941,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948 & 1949
The Bebop Years
Musicians
- Eustis Moore,Jackie Fields
- Coleman Hawkins
- Joe Guy,Tommy Lindsay
- Earl Hardy
- William Oscar Smith
- Gene Rodgers
- Arthur Herbert
- Edmond Hall
- Benny Carter
- Freddie Green
- Lionel Hampton
- Joe Sullivan
- Artie Bernstein
- Zutty Singleton
- Danny Polo
- J.C. Higginbotham
- Lawrence Lucie
- Johnny Williams
- Walter Johnson
- Roy Eldridge
- Bernard Addison
- John Kirby
- Sid Catlett
- Gene Fields
- Billy Taylor
- J.C. Heard
- Benny Carter,Nuncio "Toots" Mondello
- Coleman Hawkins,Tex Beneke
- Benny Goodman
- Cootie Williams,Harry James,Ziggy Elman
- J.C. Higginbotham,Tommy Dorsey
- Charlie Christian
- Count Basie
- Buddy Rich
- Walter Page
- Jo Jones
- Cootie Williams
- Al Casey
- Art Tatum
- Oscar Pettiford
- Andy Fitzgerald
- Bill Coleman
- Ellis Larkins
- Shelly Manne
- Jimmy Shirley
- Max Roach
- Eddie Heywood
- Sidney Catlett
- Teddy Wilson
- Cozy Cole
- Leo Parker,Leonard Lowry
- Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas,Ray Abrams
- Budd Johnson
- Dizzy Gillespie,Ed Vandever,Vic Coulsen
- Clyde Hart
- Israel Crosby
- Joe Thomas
- Trummy Young
- Teddy Walters
- Earl Hines
- Tab Smith
- Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas
- Harry Carney
- Johnny Guarnieri
- Al Lucas
- Ben Webster,Coleman Hawkins,Georgie Auld
- Charlie Shavers
- Hy White
- Bill Rowland
- Specs Powell
- Georgie Auld
- Ben Webster
- Eddie Barefield
- Walter Thomas
- Emmett Berry
- Sid Weiss
- Tiny Grimes
- Denzil Best
- Hilton Jefferson
- Coleman Hawkins,Eddie Barefield,Walter Thomas
- Jonah Jones
- Milt Hinton
- Coleman Hawkins,Walter Thomas
- Buck Clayton
- Slam Stewart
- Thelonious Monk
- Edward "Bass" Robinson
- Howard McGhee
- Allen Reuss
- Sir Charles Thompson
- John Simmons
- Pete Brown
- Allen Eager,Coleman Hawkins
- Mary Osborne
- Jimmy Jones
- Al McKibbon
- Coleman Hawkins,Illinois Jacquet,Lester Young
- Kenny Kersey
- Milt Jackson
- Hank Jones
- Curley Russell
- Frank Sinatra
- Johnny Hodges
- Lawrence Brown
- Bob Ahern
- Nat King Cole
- Eddie Safranski
- June Christy
- Willie Smith
- Coleman Hawkins,Flip Phillips
- Benny Fonville
- Howard Johnson
- Miles Davis
- Kai Winding
- Marion De Veta
- Fats Navarro
- J.J. Johnson
- Chuck Wayne
- Jack Lesberg
- Hubert Fol
- Nat Peck
- Jean Pierre Mengeon
- Pierre Michelot
- Kenny Clarke
Tracks
- Body And Soul
- Dinah
- When Day Is Done
- Smack
- I Surrender, Dear
- and more....
Remarks
- Big Band
- 2 ts
- 3 ts
- Arco
- Solo
Live In Japan, Vol. 2 Album
recorded by Steve Kuhn & Steve Swallow in 1994
Live In Japan, Vol. 2
Musicians
- Steve Kuhn
- Steve Swallow
Tracks
- Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
- Bitter Homes And Gardens
- Super Jet
- Ladies In Mercedes
- I Waited For You
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
- Duo
Jazz Giant Album
recorded by Bud Powell in 1949 & 1950
Jazz Giant
Musicians
- Bud Powell
- Ray Brown
- Max Roach
- Curley Russell
Tracks
- Tempus Fugit
- Celia
- Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
- I'll Keep Loving You
- Strictly Confidential
- and more....
Remarks
- Solo
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
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