Frank Sinatra‘s ‘The Concert Sinatra’ is a studio album recorded on February 18 & 21, 1963 with a larger-than-normal orchestra gathered by Nelson Riddle for the occasion and released the same year by Reprise.
Miles Davis‘ ‘Jack Johnson‘ is a soundtrack album also known as ‘A Tribute to Jack Johnson‘ recorded on February 18 and April 7, 1970 and released in February 1971 by Columbia.
Nat King Cole‘s ‘Cole Español’ is a studio album arranged by Nelson Riddle, recorded on February 17, 18, 20, June 11, 30, 1958 and released in August 1958 by Capitol.
This day ( February 17, 1982), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Thelonious Sphere Monk, an American jazz pianist and composer. (more…)
Dizzy Gillespie‘s ‘The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie’ is an album recorded on February 17, 18 & 20, 1959 and released the same year by Verve.
Brad Mehldau‘s ‘Ode’ is an album recorded on February 17, 2008 & April 19, 2011 with Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard and released on March 20, 2012 by Nonesuch Records.
This day (February 17, 1949), in Heathfield, Sussex, England, is born Fred Frith, an English multi-instrumentalist. (more…)
Larry Carlton‘s ‘Last Nite’ is a live album recorded in 1985 at The Baked Potato In North Hollywood and released on February 17, 1986 by MCA Records
Sarah Vaughan‘s ‘Send in the Clowns’ is a studio album recorded on February 16, 17 & May 16, 1981 with the Count Basie Orchestra and released the same year by Pablo.
