Charles Mingus records ‘Mingus at Carnegie Hall,’ a live album for Atlantic (1974)

Charles Mingus‘ ‘The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady’ is a studio album (featuring a single composition divided into four tracks and six movements) recorded on January 20, 1963 and released the same year by Impulse!

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Art Pepper records ‘Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section’ with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (1957)

Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section’ is an album recorded on January 19, 1957 with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones and released the same year by Contemporary.

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Lionel Loueke brings his Trio to Haiti (2014)

Lionel Loue'ke' Trio--guitar sings from Africa and the Blues--2014 Port-au-Prince Jazz Festival
Lionel Loue'ke' Trio--guitar sings from Africa and the Blues--2014 Port-au-Prince Jazz Festival
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Billy Cobham celebrates 40 years of Spectrum (2013)

Billy Cobham Spectrum 40 Tour with Jerry Goodman- Brick Chicken
Billy Cobham Spectrum 40 Tour with Jerry Goodman- Brick Chicken
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Nels Cline meets Fred Frith in NYC (2014)

Nels Cline & Fred Frith - NYC, New York @ Subculture 1.18.14 Live
Nels Cline & Fred Frith - NYC, New York @ Subculture 1.18.14 Live
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On TV today, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet at ‘Jazz Casual’ (1961)

Jazz Casual - Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz Casual - Dizzy Gillespie
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Ornette Coleman begins the recording of ‘Tomorrow Is the Question!’ with Don Cherry, Percy Heath, Shelly Manne and Red Mitchell (1959)

Ornette Coleman‘s ‘Tomorrow Is the Question!’ is his second album subtitled ‘The New Music of Ornette Coleman!’, recorded on January 16, February 23 and March 9–10, 1959 with Don Cherry, Percy Heath, Shelly Manne and Red Mitchell and released the same year bBy Contemporary.

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Stanley Clarke visits San Diego (2009)

Stanley Clarke at Anthology January 16, 2009.
Stanley Clarke at Anthology January 16, 2009.
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Hamiet Bluiett, William Parker and Hamid Drake improvise freely (2016)

Hamiet Bluiett, William Parker, Hamid Drake - Not A Police State / Arts for Art - Jan 15 2016
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Milt Jackson and John Coltrane record together ‘Bags & Trane,’ an album for Atlantic Records (1959)

‘Bags & Trane’ by Milt Jackson & John Coltrane is an album (titled after their nicknames) recorded on January 15, 1959 with Hank Jones, Paul Chambers & Connie Kay and released in December 1961 by Atlantic Records.

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