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
Changing Partners Album
recorded by Harvey Mason in 2006
Changing Partners
Musicians
- Makoto Ozone
- James Genus
- Harvey Mason
- Jacky Terrasson
- Dave Grusin
- Darek Oles
- Eric Reed
- Buster Williams
- Chick Corea
- Dave Carpenter
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- Stanley Clarke
- Joey Calderazzo
- Orlando Le Fleming
Tracks
- All Of You
- Change Partners
- That Night
- Mean Old Man
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- 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
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
Strength Album
recorded by Roy Hargrove in 2004
Strength
Musicians
- Keith Anderson
- Karl Denson
- Jacques Szwarcbart
- Roy Hargrove
- Chalmers Alford
- Bernard Wright
- Bobby Sparks
- Pino Palladino
- Jason "JT" Thomas
- Daniel Moreno,Kwaku Obeng
- Reggie Washington
- Daniel Moreno
- Renée Neufville
- Willie Jones Ⅲ
- Alfredo "Catfish" Alias,Gordon Chambers,Omer Lye-Fook
- Fran Cathcart
- James Poyser
- Dontae Winslow,Joaquin "Joe" Claussell
- Brian Bacchus
Tracks
- Rich Man's Welfare
- Bop Drop
- Strength
- Listen Here
- For Fun [SoulFeast Vocal Remix Of "Common Free Style" Featuring Omar]
- and more....
Diatonic Chord Theory
Basics of Diatonic Chord: chord category, voice leading and functions.
- Function
- Tonic
- Sub dominant
- Dominant
- Sub Function
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
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
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
For Musicians Only Album
recorded by Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt & Stan Getz in 1956
For Musicians Only
Musicians
- Sonny Stitt
- Stan Getz
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Herb Ellis
- John Lewis
- Ray Brown
- Stan Levey
Tracks
- Bebop
- Dark Eyes
- Wee (Allen's Alley)
- Lover, Come Back To Me
- Dark Eyes [Alt Take]
Joshua Redman Album
recorded by Joshua Redman in 1992
Joshua Redman
Musicians
- Joshua Redman
- Kevin Hays
- Christian McBride
- Gregory Hutchinson
- Clarence Penn
- Mike LeDonne
- Paul LaDuca
- Kenny Washington
Tracks
- Blues On Sunday
- Wish
- Trinkle Tinkle
- Echoes
- I Got You (I Feel Good)
- and more....
Remarks
- Arco
- Chordless
- 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
At The Stratford Shakespearean Festival Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1956
At The Stratford Shakespearean Festival
Musicians
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
Tracks
- Falling In Love With Love
- How About You?
- Flamingo
- Swinging On A Star
- Noreen's Nocturne
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Arco
M(y)our World Album
recorded by AMP Trio in 2015
M(y)our World
Musicians
- Tahira Clayton
- Brad Kang
- Addison Frei
- Drew Zaremba
- Perrin Grace
- Matt Young
Tracks
- Riding Periphry
- Stand By You
- M(y)our World
- Circa
- Boundlessly In Balance
- and more....
Plays Harry Warren Album
recorded by Oscar Peterson in 1954
Plays Harry Warren
Musicians
- Herb Ellis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
Tracks
- Nagasaki
- Serenade In Blue
- Lullaby Of Broadway
- I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store)
- Would You Like To Take A Walk?
- and more....
Remarks
- Drumless
- Up Swing
- Ballad(Double Time)
- Medium Slow Swing
- Ballad
- Swing
- Medium Swing
Music For The Small Hours Album
recorded by Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland in 1967
Music For The Small Hours
Musicians
- Sahib Shihab
- Francy Boland
- Jimmy Woode, Jr.
- Kenny Clarke
- Fats Sadi
- Joe Harris
Tracks
- Ebony Samba
- Lush Life
- Tin Tin Deo
- Please Don't Leave
- Potter's Crossing
- and more....
The Unity Sessions Album
recorded by Pat Metheny in 2014
The Unity Sessions
Musicians
- Pat Metheny
- Chris Potter
- Guilo Carmassi
- Ben Williams
- Antonio Sánchez
Tracks
- Adagia
- Sign Of The Season
- This Belongs To You
- Roofdogs
- Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
- Solo
- Arco
Two Way Conversation Album
recorded by Barney Kessel & Red Mitchell in 1973
Two Way Conversation
Musicians
- Barney Kessel
- Red Mitchell
Tracks
- Two Way Conversation
- Walkin' And Talkin'
- Summertime
- Wave
- I'm On My Way
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
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.
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
As Long As There’s Music Album
recorded by Charlie Haden & Hampton Hawes in 1976
As Long As There's Music
Musicians
- Hampton Hawes
- Charlie Haden
Tracks
- Irene
- Rain Forest
- Turnaround
- As Long As There's Music
- This Is Called Love
- and more....
Remarks
- Duo
Wynton Kelly Musician
- Birth Name
- Wynton Charles Kelly
- Born
- December 2, 1931
Brooklyn, New York - Died
- April 12, 1971
Toronto, Canada
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
Ben Williams Quote
My motto has always been to “stay ready” so you never have to “get ready.”
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