Billie Holiday records ‘Songs for Distingué Lovers’ with Harry Edison, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel et al (1957)
Billie Holiday‘s ‘Songs for Distingué Lovers’ is an album recorded from January 3 till January 9, 1957 with Harry Edison, Ben Webster, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel & more and released the same year by Verve Records.
Capitol publish Frank Sinatra’s album : ‘Come Fly with Me’ arranged and conducted by Billy May (1958)
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 Benson records ‘Breezin” an album produced By Tommy Lipuma for Warner Bros. (1976)
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.
We remember Dizzy Gillespie. ‘Dizzy Pieces’
This day (January 6, 1993), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Dizzy Gillespie, an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. (more…)
Peggy Lee records ‘Miss Wonderful,’ an album arranged and conducted by Sy Oliver (1956)
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.
We remember Michel Petrucciani. ‘Piano Giant’
This day (January 6, 1999), in New York City, died Michel Petrucciani, a French jazz pianist. (more…)
This week In Jazz Legends 01/52
How well do you know the music of 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 ? Take our 12-track quiz.
Ella Fitzgerald records for Verve ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook’ with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle (1963)
‘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.
Medeski Martin & Wood and John Scofield record ‘Out Louder’ (2006)
‘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 records the album ‘Plenty, Plenty Soul’ with Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey et al (1957)
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 record ‘8:30,’ a double live album for Columbia (1979)
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.
We Remember Charles Mingus. ‘Mingus Maximus’
This day ( January 5, 1979), in Cuernavaca, Mexico,, died Charles Mingus Jr. , an American jazz musician, composer and bandleader. (more…)
Frank Sinatra records ‘Sinatra at the Sands,’ his first live album with Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted by Quincy Jones (1966)
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.
The Brown & Roach Quintet records ‘Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street’ for Emarcy (1956)
‘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.
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