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Great album! Two of my favorite quirks of that album are: 1. Milestones slows down significantly throughout the song; 2. Miles Davis and Red Garland got in a fight over Miles's overbearing vision of how he wanted Red Garland to play the piano on Sid's Ahead. Red Garland ended up leaving the...

(that last post, continued) Ready to dive into the mechanics of the song itself? No musical background required! If you read the previous piece on in-groups and out-groups, you’ll recall that the roots of bebop are intentionally exclusionary. While us listeners may not be able to play an...

Here's some info on bebop for anyone reading this who is just getting into jazz. Don Was is right; you do not need to know music theory or be an historian of jazz to appreciate bebop. The great thing about appreciating art is that you don’t need any authority figure to sign off on your...

I'm a former jazz guy. I miss my bandmates but don't miss the tour van! I played guitar, sang, and wrote vocal arrangements. How about you?

Promo copy of the original JPN stereo release of Kind of Blue. Have no idea what it's worth, but definitely my most valuable record!

Wow. That's high praise! I love Ashley Kahn's writing. I'm a big believer that no knowledge of music theory or history is necessary to enjoy jazz, but I'm also a big believer that a little bit of either (or both) can really enhance one's enjoyment of things. I hope that last video I posted helps...

That's a great (and succinct!) explanation!

Here's something I wrote up about modal jazz, which may help. The phrase “modal jazz” is more explanatory, but also more intimidating than the the names of some of the other sub-genres in jazz (e.g. cool jazz, bebop, hard bop, etc.). It sounds very technical (it is), and that might make it feel...

Howdy! Chris Irwin, checking in. Let me know what fb content you'd like to see over here.