Nels Cline meets Fred Frith in NYC (2014)

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
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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)

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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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Oscar Peterson records ‘The More I See You’ with Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Ray Brown et al (1995)

Oscar Peterson‘s ‘The More I See You’ is an album (the first since his stroke) recorded on January 15 & 16, 1995 with Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Ray Brown, Lorne Lofsky & Lewis Nash and released the same year by Telarc.

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Arturo Sandoval sits in with the Joey Defrancesco Trio (2011

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Lee Ritenour plays in Hollywood (2017)

LEE RITENOUR   CATALINA JAZZ CLUB January 14th, 2017
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Eddie, Lou, Paco et al attend the Jazz Masters Induction Ceremony (2013)

2013 NEA Jazz Masters Ceremony -- The Vault at JAZZ
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