Elvin Jones finishes the recording of ‘Elvin!’ for Riverside (1962)
Elvin Jones‘ ‘Elvin!’ is an album recorded on July 11 & December 27, 1961 and January 3, 1962 and released the same year by Riverside.
Branford Marsalis records ‘Trio Jeepy’ with Jeff Tain Watts and Milt Hinton (1988)
Branford Marsalis‘ ‘Trio Jeepy’ is an album recorded on January 3-4, 1988 with bassist Milt Hinton and released in June 1989 By Sony Music.
Happy Birthday James Carter. ‘Future Tense’
This day (January 3, 1969), in Detroit, Michigan , is born James Carter, an American jazz saxophonist. (more…)
Happy Birthday Trombone Shorty. ‘Troy Story’
This day (January 2, 1986), in New Orleans, Louisiana, is born Troy Andrews a.k.a Trombone Shorty, a trombone and trumpet player from New Orleans. (more…)
McCoy Tyner records the album : ‘Sahara’ with Sonny Fortune, Calvin Hill and Alphonse Mouzon (1972)
McCoy Tyner‘s ‘Sahara’ is an album recorded in January 1972 with Sonny Fortune, Calvin Hill & Alphonse Mouzon and released in July 1972 by Milestone.
Lonnie Smith records ‘Drives,’ an album for Blue Note (1970)
Lonnie Smith‘s ‘Drives’ is an album recorded on January 2, 1970 and released in 1970 by Blue Note.
Art Blakey records ‘Keystone 3’ with the Jazz Messengers featuring Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis for Concord Jazz (1982)
Art Blakey‘s ‘Keystone 3’ is a live album recorded in January, 1982 with the Jazz Messengers featuring Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis and released in 1982 by Concord Jazz.
We remember Erroll Garner. ‘Mistyrious’
This day (January 2, 1977), in Los Angeles, California, died Erroll Garner, an American jazz pianist and composer. (more…)
Asylum publish Joni Mitchell’s sixth album : ‘Court and Spark’ featuring ‘Help Me’ (1974)
Joni Mitchell‘s ‘Court and Spark’ is her sixth studio album released on January 1st, 1974 by Asylum.

