Gerry Mulligan and Thelonious Monk record ‘Mulligan Meets Monk’ in New York City (1957)
‘Mulligan Meets Monk’ by Gerry Mulligan & Thelonious Monk is an album recorded on August 12–13, 1957 In 1957 and released the same year by Riverside.
Joe Henderson records ‘The Kicker’ for Milestone (1967)
Joe Henderson‘s ‘The Kicker’ is an album recorded on August 10 & September 27, 1967 with Mike Lawrence, Grachan Moncur III, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Louis Hayes and released the same year by Milestone.
Archie Shepp records ‘Four for Trane,’ an album produced by John Coltrane and Bob Thiele (1964)
Archie Shepp‘s ‘Four for Trane’ is a studio album recorded on August 10, 1964 and co-produced by John Coltrane and released the same year by Impulse!.
We remember Cannonball Adderley. ‘Nothin’Else’
This day (August 8, 1975), in Gary, Indiana, died Julian Cannonball Adderley, a jazz alto saxophonist. (more…)
Sonny Rollins records ‘Easy Living’ with George Duke, Paul Jackson and Tony Williams (1977)
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘Easy Living’ is an album recorded between August 3 and 6, 1977 with George Duke, Paul Jackson and Tony Williams and released the same year by Milestone.
Wayne Shorter records his fifth album ‘JuJu’ with Mccoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones (1964)
Wayne Shorter‘s ‘JuJu’ is his fifth album recorded on August 3, 1964. In 1964 and released the same year by Blue Note.
Sonny Rollins records ‘Our Man in Jazz’ at The Village Gate in New York Cit (1962)
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘Our Man in Jazz’ is an album recorded at The Village Gate in New York City on July 27–30, 1962 and February 20, 1963 and released by RCA Victor.
Roland Kirk records ‘Volunteered Slavery’ for Atlantic Records (1969)
Roland Kirk‘s ‘Volunteered Slavery’ is an album recorded on July 7, 1968 at Newport Jazz Festival, and on July 22 & 23, 1969 in studio and released in 1969 by Atlantic.
Rahsaan Roland Kirk records his final album : ‘Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real’ (1977)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk‘s ‘Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real’ is his final album recorded on July 18, 1977 with a string section and orchestra and released the same year by Warner Bros.
Stan Getz records ‘Focus’ for Verve with a string orchestra (1961)
Stan Getz‘ ‘Focus’ is an album recorded on July 14 & 28 and September-October 1961 with a string orchestra and released the same year by Verve.
Cannonball Adderley records ‘Nippon Soul’ in Tokyo with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef and Joe Zawinul (1964)
Cannonball Adderley‘s ‘Nippon Soul’ is a live album recorded on July 9, 14 and 15, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef and Joe Zawinul and released in 1964 by Riverside.
Wayne Shorter records ‘Footprints Live!’ with Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade (2001)
Wayne Shorter‘s ‘Footprints Live!’ is an album recorded between July 14 and 24, 2001 with Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade and released in 2002 by Verve.
We remember Benny Carter. ‘Mellow Toner’
This day (July 12, 2003), in / Los Angeles, California, died Benny Carter, an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. (more…)
Roland Kirk records ‘Kirk’s Work’ with Jack Mcduff et al (1961)
Roland Kirk‘s ‘Kirk’s Work’ is an album recorded on July 11, 1961 with Jack McDuff and released the same year by Prestige.
Sonny Rollins records ‘Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass’ with a big band (1958)
‘Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass’ is an album recorded on July 10 & 11 1958, in quartet with a big band and released the same year by Metrojazz.
Stanley Turrentine records ‘Easy Walker’ for Blue Note (1966)
Stanley Turrentine‘s ‘Easy Walker’ is an album recorded on July 8, 1966 with McCoy Tynerr, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker and released the same year by Blue Note.
Sonny Rollins records the album ‘Sonny Rollins on Impulse!’ (1965)
‘Sonny Rollins on Impulse!’ is his first album recorded on July 8, 1965 to be released the same year on the Impulse! label.
Concord publish Kenny G’s thirteenth album : ‘Heart and Soul’ (2010)
Kenny G‘s ‘Heart and Soul’ is his thirteenth studio album released on June 29, 2010 by Concord.
Joe Lovano records ‘Universal Language’ for Blue Note (1992)
Joe Lovano‘s ‘Universal Language’ is an album recorded on June 26–28, 1992 and released the same year by Blue Note.
Capitol begin the recording of ‘Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley’ with Nat Adderley on Cornet and Joe Zawinul on Piano (1961)
‘Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley‘ is a studio album by Cannonball Adderley quintet with Nancy Wilson sitting in, recorded on June 27, 29 and August 23, 24, 1961 and released the same year by Capitol.