Duke Ellington records with an orchestra, ‘Masterpieces by Ellington’ for Columbia (1951)
Duke Ellington‘s ‘Masterpieces by Ellington’ is an album recorded on December 18, 1950 with an orchestra and released in 1951 by Columbia.
Duke Ellington‘s ‘Masterpieces by Ellington’ is an album recorded on December 18, 1950 with an orchestra and released in 1951 by Columbia.
Albert Ayler‘s ‘In Greenwich Village’ is a live album recorded on December 18, 1966 and February 26, 1967 and released in 1967 by Impulse!.
Dizzy Gillespie‘s ‘The Greatest Trumpet of Them All’ is an album recorded on December 17, 1957 and featuring Benny Golson and released the same year by Verve.
‘Horizon’ by Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra is an album recorded on December 17, 1971 and documenting their first visit to Egypt.
Wynton Marsalis‘ ‘J Mood’ is an album recorded between December 17 and 20, 1985 and released in 1986 by Columbia Records.
This day (December 17, 1999 ), in New York city, died Grover Washington, Jr., an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. (more…)
This day (December 16, 1951), in Woodlake, California, is born Robben Ford , an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist. (more…)
Stanley Turrentine‘s ‘Blue Hour’ is a collaboration album with The Three Sounds (Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins and Bill Dowdy), recorded on June 29 & December 16, 1960 and released in March 1961 by Blue Note.
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘No Problem’ is an album recorded between December 9 and 15, 1981 with Bobby Broom, Bobby Hutcherson, Bob Cranshaw and Tony Williams and released the same year by Milestone.
Woody Shaw‘s ‘Rosewood’ is an album recorded on December 15-19, 1977 with a sextet and released in 1978 by Columbia.