Happy Birthday Courtney Pine. ‘English Pine’
This day (March 18, 1964), in London, England, is born Courtney Pine, an English saxophone , flute, clarinet, bass clarinet and keyboards player. (more…)
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag! Peter Brötzmann. ‘Still Free After All These Years’
This day (March 6, 1941), in Remscheid, Germany, is born Peter Brötzmann, a German free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. (more…)
Happy Birthday Benny Golson. ‘Along Came Benny’
This day (January 25, 1929), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is born Benny Golson,an American bebop & hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist. (more…)
Archie Shepp records ‘The Cry of My People’ for Impulse! (1972)
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!.
Jackie McLean records the album ‘Destination… Out!’ for Blue Note (1963)
Jackie McLean’s ‘Destination… Out!’ is an album recorded on September 20, 1963 by Blue Note.
Happy Birthday Oliver Lake. ‘Lake Superior’
This day (September 14, 1942), in Marianna, Arkansas, is born Oliver Lake, an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. (more…)
Ahmad Jamal and Yusef Lateef release ‘Live at the Olympia: June 27, 2012’ (2014)
Ahmad Jamal and Yusef Lateef‘s ‘Live at the Olympia, June 27, 2012’ is a live album released on September 9, 2014.
Ornette Coleman starts the recording of ‘Science Fiction,’ an album for Columbia (1971)
Ornette Coleman‘s ‘Science Fiction’ is an album Recorded on September 9, 10 & October 13, 1971 and released in 1972 By Columbia.
Joe Henderson records ‘Our Thing’ with Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill et al (1963)
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.
Yusef Lateef records ‘Eastern Sounds’ for Moodsville (1961)
Yusef Lateef‘s ‘Eastern Sounds’ is an album exploring Middle Eastern music and recorded on September 5, 1961 and released the same year by Moodsville.
Joe Henderson records ‘Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn’ with Wynton Marsalis, Christian Mcbride et al (1991)
Joe Henderson‘s ‘Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn‘ is a (tribute to Billy Strayhorn) album recorded on September 3 & 8, 1991 and released In 1992 By Verve.
Art Pepper records ‘Winter Moon’ with a string orchestra (1980)
Art Pepper‘s ‘Winter Moon’ is an album recorded on September 3 & 4, 1980 with strings and released In 1981 By Galaxy Records.
Stan Getz records for Verve, ‘Big Band Bossa Nova’ with the Gary McFarland Orchestra (1962)
Stan Getz‘ ‘Big Band Bossa Nova’ is an album recorded on August 27 and 28, 1962 with the Gary McFarland Orchestra and released the same year by Verve.
Dexter Gordon records ‘Go!’ his tenth album for Blue Note (1962)
Dexter Gordon‘s ‘Go!’ is his tenth studio album recorded on August 27, 1962 and released the same year by Blue Note.
Happy Birthday Branford Marsalis. ‘Brother Branford’
This day (August 26, 1960), in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, is born Branford Marsalis, an American saxophonist, composer and bandleader. (more…)
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…)