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This day (October 16, 1973), in Yonkers, New York, died Gene Krupa, an American jazz and big band drummer. (more…)
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This day (October 16, 1973), in Yonkers, New York, died Gene Krupa, an American jazz and big band drummer. (more…)
On October 9, 1989, two days before his 70th birthday, Art Blakey took his Jazz Messengers to the Leverkusen Jazz festival in Germany.
Released on September 30, 2014, “Up” is an album by The Stanley Clarke Band with many guests (and friends), covering Clarke’s own hits.
‘The Silver Lining – The Songs of Jerome Kern’ by Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap is a collaborative studio album released on September 25, 2015 by Sony.
Archie Shepp‘s ‘The Cry of My People’ is an album recorded on September 25–27, 1972, with gospel singers, big bands, quintets, sextets and chamber orchestras and released the same year by Impulse!.
Robert Glasper‘s ‘In My Element’ is an album recorded between September 21 and November 1st, 2006 and released on March 20, 2007 by Blue Note.
Jackie McLean’s ‘Destination… Out!’ is an album recorded on September 20, 1963 by Blue Note.
Miles Davis‘ ‘Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival’ is an album recorded with George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams on September 20, 1963 and released on July 31, 2007 By Monterey Jazz Festival Records.
This day (September 19, 1952), in New York City, is bornNile Rodgers,an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.Contents (more…)
Erroll Garner‘s ‘Concert by the Sea’ is a live album recorded on September 19, 1955 in Carmel, California and released on October 13, 1955 by Columbia.
Lee Morgan‘s ‘Cornbread’ is an album recorded on September 18, 1965 with Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley and Larry Ridley.
Duke Ellington‘s ‘Money Jungle’ is a studio album recorded with Charles Mingus and Max Roach on September 17, 1962 by United Artists.
This day (September 14, 1942), in Marianna, Arkansas, is born Oliver Lake, an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. (more…)
Freddie Hubbard‘s ‘First Light’ is an album featuring string arrangements by Don Sebesky and recorded on September 14, 15 & 16, 1971 by By CTI
This day (September 11, 2007), in Vienna, Austria, died Joe Zawinul, an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer. (more…)
Ahmad Jamal and Yusef Lateef‘s ‘Live at the Olympia, June 27, 2012’ is a live album released on September 9, 2014.
Ornette Coleman‘s ‘Science Fiction’ is an album Recorded on September 9, 10 & October 13, 1971 and released in 1972 By Columbia.
Joe Henderson‘s ‘Our Thing’ is an album recorded on September 9, 1963, with Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill, Pete La Roca and Eddie Khan and released in May 1964 by Blue Note.
Gary Burton‘s ‘Alone at Last ‘ is a solo album recorded on June 19 and September 7, 1971 and released in 1972 by Atlantic.