Eric Clapton & B.B. King release ‘Riding with the King,’ their first collaborative album (2000)
‘Riding with the King’ by Eric Clapton & B.B. King is their first collaborative album released on June 13, 2000 by Duck / Reprise.
Ray Charles records in New-York ‘The Genius of Ray Charles’ (1959)
‘The Genius of Ray Charles‘ is his sixth studio album mixing big band songs with string-backed ballads, recorded on May 6 and June 23, 1959 and released in October 1959 by Atlantic. .
Judy Garland records ‘Judy at Carnegie Hall’ for Capitol (1961)
Judy Garland‘s ‘Judy at Carnegie Hall’ is a two-record live recording done on April 23, 1961, at Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York and released in 1961 by Capitol.
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We remember Horace Parlan. ‘Movin’ & Horacin”
This day (February 23, 2017), in Korsor, Denmark, died Horace Parlan,an American hard bop and post-bop piano player. (more…)
Bill Evans records, with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro, ‘Portrait in Jazz’ for Riverside (1959)
Bill Evans‘ ‘Portrait in Jazz’ is an album recorded on December 28, 1959 with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro and released in 1960 by Riverside.
Chet Baker records the album ‘Embraceable You’ (1957)
Chet Baker‘s ‘Embraceable You’ is an album recorded on December 9, 1957 and released in 1995 by Pacific Jazz .
Frank Sinatra records for Reprise, ‘Sinatra and Strings’ arranged by Don Costa (1961)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Sinatra and Strings’ is an album (his first with arranger Don Costa) recorded on November 20, 21, 22, 1961 and released in January 1962 by Reprise.
Art Blakey records the album ‘Moanin” with the Jazz Messengers for Blue Note (1958)
Art Blakey‘s ‘Moanin” is an album he recorded on October 30, 1958 with the Jazz Messengers and released in January 1959 by Blue Note.
Barbra Streisand releases ‘Partners,’ her thirty-fourth album featuring duets with Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, Billy Joel, John Legend, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Lionel Richie and Elvis Presley (2014)
Barbra Streisand‘s ‘Partners’ is her thirty-fourth studio album devoted to vocal duets and released on September 16, 2014.
Bill Evans in Europe – The Sixties
For the first time, in August 1964, Bill Evans goes to Europe. Taking drummer Larry Bunker and bassist Chuck Israels to Stockholm in Sweden for a session with local singer Monica Zetterlund ...
We remember Bill Evans. ‘Bill Went’
This day (September 15, 1980), in Fort Lee, New Jersey,, died William John Evans a.k.a. Bill Evans, an American jazz pianist. (more…)
Natalie Cole releases ‘Still Unforgettable,’ an album of standards (2008)
Natalie Cole‘s ‘Still Unforgettable’ is a studio album released on September 9, 2008 by DMI/Atco.
Billie Holiday records ‘Music For Torching’ with Harry Sweets Edison, Benny Carter, Barney Kessel et al (1955)
Billie Holiday‘s ‘Music For Torching’ is a studio album recorded on August 23 & 25, 1955 and released In October 1955 By Clef.
Dinah Washington records in Hollywood ‘Dinah Jams,’ a live album with Clifford Brown, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson and Max Roach among others (1954)
Dinah Washington‘s ‘Dinah Jams’ is a live album recorded in Hollywood on August 15, 1954, featuring Clifford Brown, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson and Max Roach among others and released in February 1955 by EmArcy
Ella Fitzgerald starts the recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook’ (1960)
‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook’ is an album recorded between August 1, 1960 and January 14, 1961 with conductor Billy May and released the same year by Verve.
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Montreux ’77’ with the Tommy Flanagan Trio at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1977)
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Montreux ’77’ is a live album recorded on July 17, 1977 with the Tommy Flanagan Trio and released In 1977 by Pablo
Keith Jarrett records ‘Still Live’ in Munich, with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette (1986)
Keith Jarrett‘s ‘Still Live’ is a live album recorded on July 13, 1986 at Philharmonic Hall in Munich, with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette and released the same year by ECM.
Wes Montgomery records his seventh (and first live) album : ‘Full House’ with Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb (1962)
Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Full House’ is his seventh (and first live) album recorded on June 25, 1962 by Riverside/Ojc.