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Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Come Fly with Me’ is an album (and his first collaboration with arranger/conductor Billy May) released on January 6, 1958 by Capitol.
George Bensons ‘Breezin” is an album produced By Tommy Lipuma, recorded on January 6, 7 & 8, 1976 and released the same year by Warner Bros.
This day (January 6, 1993), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Dizzy Gillespie, an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. (more…)
Peggy Lee‘s ‘Miss Wonderful’ is an album (arranged & conducted by Sy Oliver) recorded on January 6, June 8, 1956 and released in 1959 by Decca Records.
This day (January 6, 1999), in New York City, died Michel Petrucciani, a French jazz pianist. (more…)
Dr. Lonnie Smith, James Carter Organ Trio, Chris Potter, Michel Petrucciani, David Sanborn, Grover Washington Jr., Art Blakey ＆ The Jazz Messengers, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Charles Mingus, Mccoy Tyner, Erroll Garner, The Timex All Star
‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook’ is a studio album recorded on January 5-7, 1963, with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle and released the same year by Verve.
‘Out Louder’ by Medeski Martin & Wood & John Scofield is a collaboration album recorded in January 2006 and released on September 26, 2006 By Indirecto Records.
Milt Jackson‘s ‘Plenty, Plenty Soul’ is an album recorded on January 5 & 7, 1957 with Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey, Connie Kay and more guests and released the same year by Atlantic.
Weather Report ‘s ‘8:30’ is a double album recorded live (except for 2 tracks) in January–February 1979, produced by Joe Zawinul & Jaco Pastorius and released the same year by Columbia.
This day ( January 5, 1979), in Cuernavaca, Mexico,, died Charles Mingus Jr. , an American jazz musician, composer and bandleader. (more…)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Sinatra at the Sands’ is his first live album recorded in January 1966 with Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted and arranged by Quincy Jones and released in July 1966 by Reprise.
‘Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street’ is the last album (aka ‘At Basin Street’) officially recorded the Brown & Roach Quintet on January 4 & February 16-17, 1956 and released in 1956 By Emarcy.
This day (January 4, 1942), in Doncaster, South Yorkshire (UK), is born John McLaughlin, an English guitarist, bandleader and composer. (more…)
Billie Holiday‘s ‘Body and Soul’ is a studio album recorded on January 3, 4,7 & 9, 1957 and released the same year by Verve Records.
Tony Bennett‘s ‘Strike Up the Band’ is a studio album recorded on January 3 & 5, 1959 with Count Basie and his Orchestra and first released as ‘Basie Swings, Bennett Sings’ the same year by Roulette.
Grover Washington, Jr’s ‘Inner City Blues’ is his debut album produced By Creed Taylor and released on January 3, 1972 by Kudu Records.
Elvin Jones‘ ‘Elvin!’ is an album recorded on July 11 & December 27, 1961 and January 3, 1962 and released the same year by Riverside.
