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Gerry Mulligan’s breezy “Out Back of the Barn” pairs his warm baritone sax with Ben Webster’s swinging tenor for a relaxed cool jazz charm. Herbie Hancock’s “Air Dancing” thrives on...
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This week In Jazz Legends 51/52
Miles Davis, Kenny Garrett, Grover Washington Jr, Milton Nascimento, Wagner Tiso, Tony Bennett, Ahmad Jamal, Yusef Lateef, Arturo O'Farrill, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny,...
Four 80s Concerts with Herbie Hancock
To celebrate Herbie Hancock, who turns 83 today - Happy Birthday BTW - we have put together four of his Eighties (and acoustic) concerts (Tokyo, Lugano, Munich and Hambourg).
We remember Jackie Mclean. ‘Jackie Left His Bag’
This day (March 31, 2006), in Hartford, Connecticut, died John Lenwood 'Jackie' McLean, an American jazz alto saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Round Midnight (2004) (1/2) 2 . Round Midnight (2004)...
Herbie Hancock releases ‘Sextant,’ the last album of the Mwandishi period (1973)
Herbie Hancock's 'Sextant' is his eleventh album (and the last with his Mwandishi Band) released on March 30, 1973 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Rain Dance (Herbie Hancock) - 09:16 ....
Herbie Hancock & Mwandishi tape a show for French TV (1972)
March 23, 1972 - Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi - that is Herbie Hancock (kb), Bennie Maupin (ss, fl, bcl), Julian Priester (tb), Ed Henderson (tp), Buster Williams (b) and Billy Hart...
Happy Birthday Terence Blanchard. ‘Terence Scores 50 something’
This day (March 13, 1962), in New Orleans, Louisiana, is born Terence Blanchard, an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and film score composer.Tracklist : 1 . @ Trumpet Days at Jazz...
Happy Birthday Roy Haynes. ‘Vive Le Roy’
This day (March 13, 1925 ), in Boston, Massachusetts, is born Roy Owen Haynes, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ David Kikoski (2019) 2 . The 7-Decade Career...
Dizzy Gillespie “Timeless All Stars” gather in Hamburg (1986)
March 9, 1986 - the Timeless All Stars - that is Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Harld Land (ts), Bobby Hutcherson (vib), Cedar Walton (p), Buster Williams (b) and...
Herbie Hancock records ‘Crossings,’ the second album of his Mwandishi period in February (1972)
Herbie Hancock's 'Crossings' is his tenth (and second in his Mwandishi period) album recorded in February 1972 and released in May 1972 By Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.Sleeping Giant (Herbie...
The Fugees release their debut album : ‘Blunted on Reality’ (1994)
The Fugees' 'Blunted on Reality' is their debut album released on February 1, 1994 by Ruffhouse.Track Listing : 1.Introduction (Lauryn Hill) - 01:14 . 2.Nappy Heads (Lauryn Hill) - 04:29...
Happy Birthday Al Foster. ‘You Can Call Him Al’
This day ( January 18, 1943), in Richmond, Virginia, is born Al Foster, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . Live in Serbia (2012) 2 . In Odessa (2010) 3...
Happy Birthday Lenny White. ‘Next of Skin’
This day (December 19, 1949), in New York City, is born Lenny White, an American jazz fusion drummer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Oz Noy Trio – @the Iridium (2018) 2...
Herbie Hancock records his ninth album : ‘Mwandishi’ for Warner Bros. (1970)
Herbie Hancock's 'Mwandishi' is his ninth album rRecorded in December 1970,Track Listing : 1.Ostinato (Suite For Angela) (Herbie Hancock) - 13:10 . 2.You'Ll Know When You Get There (Herbie Hancock)...
It’s ‘Tenor Madness’ Night at The Apollo (2015)
October 22, 2015 - Ravi Coltrane, James Carter, Billy Harper, George Cables, Buster Williams and Jack DeJohnette and many more, they all play at "Jazz Federation of America's lifetime achievement...
Four Jazz Messengers Euro Gigs
On October 9, 1989, two days before his 70th birthday, Art Blakey took his Jazz Messengers to the Leverkusen Jazz festival in Germany.
Art Blakey celebrates his 70th birthday with an all-star band (1989)
October 9, 1989 - for his 70th birthday, Art Blakey has invited past members of the Jazz Messengers such as Freddie Hubbard, Terence Blanchard, Curtis Fuller, Jackie McLean, Donald Harrison,...
Shirley Horn records ‘You Won’t Forget Me’ with Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Toots Thielemans et al (1990)
Shirley Horn's 'You Won't Forget Me' is a studio album recorded on June 12 & August 13, 1990 and featuring Miles Davis' last appearance as a sideman and released in...
Herbie Hancock records ‘V.S.O.P.’ at Newport Jazz Festival (1976)
Herbie Hancock's 'V.S.O.P.' is a live album recorded at Newport Jazz Festival, New York on June 29, 1976 and released in April 1977 by Columbia..Track Listing : 1.Piano Introduction -...