We remember Stan Getz. ‘Getz à Go Go’
This day (June 6, 1991), in Malibu, California, died Stan Getz, an American jazz saxophone player who was known as The Sound. Tracklist : The Girl From Ipanema . Desafinado...
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We Remember Duke Ellington. ‘Le Duke’
This day (May 24, 1974), in New York City, died Edward Kennedy Ellington a.k.a Duke Ellington, an American composer, pianist and big-band leader.Tracklist : 1 . Take The A Train...
We Remember Coleman Hawkins. ‘The True Mister Bean’
This day (May 19, 1969), in New York City, New York, died Coleman Hawkins, an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Disorder At The Border 2 . With Lester...
We remember Count Basie. ‘For The Count’
This day (April 26, 1984), in Hollywood, Florida, died William 'Count' Basie a.k.a Count Basie, an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Sarah Vaughan,Tony Bennett,George...
Roulette publish ‘The Chairman of the Board,’ an album by Count Basie and his Orchestra (1959)
Count Basie's 'The Chairman of the Board' is a studio album recorded with his orchestra and released on April 18, 1959 by Roulette.Track Listing : 1.Blues In Hoss' Flat (Count...
We remember Lester Young. ‘Prez Resigned’
This day (March 15, 1959 ), in New York City, New York,, died Lester Willis Young, nicknamed 'Pres' or 'Prez', an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.Tracklist : 1 ....
Art Blakey records ‘Drum Suite’ with the Jazz Messengers and his Percussion Ensemble (1956)
Art Blakey's 'Drum Suite' is an album recorded on December 13, 1956 and February 22, 1957 with The Jazz Messengers and the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble and released the same...
We remember Louie Bellson. ‘Bellson’s Drum Roll Fades’
This day (February 14, 2009), in Los Angeles, California, died Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni a.k.a. Louie Bellson, an Italian-American jazz drummer and bandleader.Tracklist : 1 . Setting Up...
Lester Young records ‘Pres and Teddy’ with the Teddy Wilson Quartet for Verve (1956)
Lester Young's 'Pres and Teddy' is an album recorded on January 13, 1956 with the Teddy Wilson Quartet and released In April 1959 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.All Of...
On TV today, Louis, Dizzy et al at ‘Timex Jazz’ (1959)
January 7, 1959 - you do not miss Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Duke Ellington, George Shearing, Barbara Dane, Dakota Staton, Gene Krupa...
On TV today, Lester, Billie, Thelonious et al at ‘The Sound of Jazz’ (1957)
December 8, 1957 - if you love jazz, you do not want to miss "The Sound of Jazz", a special edition of the CBS television series "Seven Lively Arts." It...
On TV today, Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz et al sit in with Nat King Cole (1957)
October 15, 1957 - for his own NBC show, Nat King Cole is accompanied by Jazz At The Philharmonic - that is Illinois Jacquet (ts), Ray Brown (b), Roy Eldridge...
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘At the Opera House’ in Los Angeles for Verve (1957)
Ella Fitzgerald's 'At the Opera House' is a live album recorded on October 7, 1957 in Los Angeles and released in 1958 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.It'S All Right With...
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn record ‘Great Times!’ for Riverside (1950)
'Great Times!' by Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn is an album recorded on September 13, October 3 & November, 1950 and released the same year by Riverside.Track Listing : 1.Cotton...
Coleman Hawkins plays in London (1964)
October 2, 1964 - tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, trumpeter Harry Sweets Edison, pianist Charles Thompson and drummer Jo Jones play at the Wembley Town Hall in London
‘Blossom Dearie’ records her first solo and eponymous album (1957)
'Blossom Dearie' is her first studio solo and eponymous album recorded on September 11–12, 1956 and released in April 1957 by Verve Records.Track listing : 1.'Deed I Do (Walter Hirsch,...
We remember Illinois Jacquet. ‘Screeching’
This day (July 22, 2004), in Queens, New York, died Illinois Jacquet, an American jazz and R&B tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . The Tenorsaxbattle - Flying Home (1979) 2 ....
Jazzin’Around Pork Pie Hat
Starting and ending with Charles Mingus's composition 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat', we have mixed 18 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Charles Mingus'. It has Charlie Haden, Count Basie,...
Stop Complaining!
From 'Too Close For Comfort' to 'Everything's Movin' Too Fast' , we have mixed 19 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Complaints'. It has The Mar-Keys, Les Brown and His...