‘Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics’ is an album recorded on March 12, 24 & May 12, 1959 with a jazz big band conducted and arranged by Marty Paich and released the same year by Contemporary.
Chet Baker‘s ‘Jazz at Ann Arbor’ is a live album recorded at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan on May 9, 1954 and released in 1955 by Pacific Jazz.
Miles Davis, Gill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Martial Solal, Johnny Griffin, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Hank Jones, Joe Lovano, Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval, Elvin Jones, Joshua Redman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, Dave Brubeck, e.s.t., Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis
This day (March 29, 2001), in New York City, died John Aaron Lewis, an American jazz pianist, composer and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. (more…)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Birth of the Cool’ is an album recorded on January 21 & April 22, 1949 and March 9, 1950 with a nonet at WOR Studios in New York City and released In February 1957 by Capitol.
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This day (January 20, 1996), in Darien, Connecticut, died Gerry Mulligan, an American jazz baritone saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. (more…)
Gerry Mulligan’s breezy “Out Back of the Barn” pairs his warm baritone sax with Ben Webster’s swinging tenor for a relaxed cool jazz charm. Herbie Hancock’s “Air Dancing” thrives on live spontaneity with Buster Williams and Al Foster, while Miles Davis’s funk-tinged “Jean-Pierre” captures his 1981 comeback’s raw tension. Ornette Coleman’s “Turnaround” bends blues traditions, inspiring fresh takes like Dave Liebman’s funkier spin. Jean-Luc Ponty’s “Final Truth” blends ‘80s jazz fusion with polished synth textures, and Billy Cobham’s gritty “Brick Chicken” bridges fusion and funk with outright precision. “Sorceress” from Return to Forever storms through jazz-rock-funk elements, and Jason Moran reimagines “Fire Waltz” with sharp rhythmic twists. Eliane Elias infuses “Waltz for Debby” with Brazilian flair, Luka Loueke fuses jazz with African grooves on “Jumps The Blues,” and Charlie Hunter’s playful “St. Louis Blues” merges tradition with technical reinvention. Finally, Nels Cline and Fred Frith’s experimental guitar sessions ignite chaos and texture beyond convention.
This day (December 15, 2011), in New London, New Hampshire,, died Bob Brookmeyer, an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger and composer. (more…)
Dinah Shore, Andy Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Milt Jackson, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Dave Brubeck, Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Jim Hall, Jean Luc Ponty, Herbie Hancock
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This day ( December 5, 2012), in Norwalk, Connecticut, died David Warren Dave Brubeck, an American jazz pianist. (more…)
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Gerry Mulligan‘s ‘Reunion with Chet Baker‘ is an album recorded on December 3, 11 & 17, 1957 Quartet with Chet Baker, Henry Grimes and Dave Bailey and released in 1958 By World Pacific.
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Gerry Mulligan‘s ‘Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet’ is a studio album recorded on September 21and October 22 & 31, 1955 In 1955 and released the same year by Emarcy.
This day (October 4, 1999), in New York, died Art Farmer, an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. (more…)
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