John Coltrane records ‘Meditations’ with Pharoah Sanders, Mccoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and Rashied Ali (1965)
John Coltrane‘s ‘Meditations’ is an album recorded on November 23, 1965, with Pharoah Sanders, Mccoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and Rashied Ali and released in September 1966 By Impulse!.
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella Swings Lightly’ with the Marty Paich Dek-tette (1958)
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Ella Swings Lightly’ is a studio album recorded on November 23-24, 1958, with the Marty Paich Dek-tette and released the same year by Verve
We remember Anita O’Day. ‘Good O’Day’
This day (November 23, 2006), in Los Angeles, California, died Anita O’Day, an American jazz singer. (more…)
Columbia publish Mahalia Jackson’s debut album : ‘The World’s Greatest Gospel Singer’ (1955)
Mahalia Jackson‘s ‘The World’s Greatest Gospel Singer’ is her debut album recorded on November 23, 1954 and released on March 14, 1955 By Columbia.
We remember Jon Hendricks. ‘Jon, He ‘s Only Singing
This day (November 22, 2017), in Manhattan, New York, died Jon Hendricks, an American jazz singer, one of the originators of vocalese (more…)
Columbia publish Miles Davis’ album : ‘Get Up with It’ (1974)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Get Up with It’ is an album (his last before a five years retirement) collecting tracks recorded between 1970 and 1974 and released on November 22, 1974 by Columbia.
We remember Paul Motian. ‘In Motian’
This day (22 November 2011), in New York City, New York, died Paul Motian, an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer (more…)
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Pat Metheny records ‘One Quiet Night’ solo on acoustic and baritone guitars (2001)
Pat Metheny‘s ‘One Quiet Night’ is a solo album recorded on November 21, 2001 and January 2003 on acoustic and baritone guitars and released on May 13, 2003 By Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. publish Pat Metheny’s ‘Trio -> Live’ recorded with Bill Stewart and Larry Grenadier (2000)
Pat Metheny‘s ‘Trio -> Live’ is a live album recorded with Bill Stewart and Larry Grenadier and released on November 21, 2000 by Warner Bros.
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Miles Davis records ‘Sketches of Spain’ for Columbia (1959)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Sketches of Spain’ is an album (including an extended version of the second movement of Joaquin Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’) recorded on November 20, 1959 & March 10, 1960 and released on July 18, 1960 by Columbia.
