We remember Les McCann. ‘Yes! McCann’
This day (December 29, 2023), in Los Angeles, California, died Les McCann, an American soul jazz piano player and vocalist. (more…)
Helen Merrill records with Clifford Brown ‘Helen Merrill,’ her eponymous debut album for Emarcy (1955)
‘Helen Merrill‘ is her eponymous debut studio album recorded on December 22-24, 1954, with Clifford Brown and released in 1955 by Emarcy.
Happy Birthday Sheila Jordan. ‘Hear Jordan’
This day (November 18, 1928), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Sheila Jordan, an American jazz singer. (more…)
Oscar Peterson records ‘At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival’ with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis (1956)
Oscar Peterson‘s ‘At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival’ is a live album recorded on August 8, 1956, with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis and released the same year In 1956 by Verve.