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.
Eddie Harris & Les McCann Trio record ‘Swiss Movement’ at The Montreux Jazz Festival (1969)
‘Swiss Movement’ by Eddie Harris & Les McCann Trio is a live album recorded on June 21, 1969 at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and released in 1969 By Atlantic
Michael Brecker releases his seventh album ‘Nearness of You: The Ballad Book’ recorded with Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny (2001)
Michael Brecker‘s ‘Nearness of You: The Ballad Book’ is his seventh studio album recorded with Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny , Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette and released on June 19, 2001 by Verve.
Roland Kirk records ‘Left & Right’ for Atlantic (1968)
Roland Kirk‘s ‘Left & Right’ is an album recorded on June 17 & 18 1968 and released the same year By Atlantic.
Sonny Rollins records ‘There Will Never Be Another You’ at Museum of Modern Art, New York (1965)
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘There Will Never Be Another You’ is a live album recorded on June 17, 1965 at Museum of Modern Art, New York and released in 1978 By Impulse!.
Sonny Rollins records ‘The Sound of Sonny’ with Sonny Clark, Roy Haynes, Percy Heath and Paul Chambers (1957)
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘The Sound of Sonny’ is an album recorded on June 11, 12 & 19 1957 with Sonny Clark, Roy Haynes and Percy Heath or Paul Chambers and released the same year by Riverside.
Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond begin the recording of ‘1975: The Duets’ for A&M (1975)
Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond‘s ‘1975: The Duets’ is a studio album (and the only one as a duo) recorded from June 10 till September 16, 1975 and released the same year by A&M.
Stanley Turrentine records ‘Don’t Mess With Mister T.’ for CTI (1973)
Stanley Turrentine‘s ‘Don’t Mess With Mister T.’ is an album arranged by Bob James and recorded on June 7–8, 1973 by CTI.
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie record ‘Bird & Diz’ for Clef Records (1950)
‘Bird & Diz’ by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie is a studio album recorded (primarily) on June 6, 1950 with Thelonious Monk and Buddy Rich and released in 1952 by Clef.
Joe Henderson records ‘Page One,’ his debut album for Blue Note (1963)
Joe Henderson‘s ‘Page One’ is his debut album recorded on June 3, 1963 and released the same year by Blue Note.