Miles Davis‘ ‘Miles Ahead’ is his first collaboration with Gil Evans after the’ Birth of the Cool’ sessions, recorded on May 6, 10, 23, 27 and August 22, 1957 and released In November 1957 by Columbia.
Miles Davis‘ ‘Walkin’ is an album recorded on April, 3 and April 29, 1954 with the ‘Miles Davis All Stars’ and released the same year by Prestige.
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This day ( February 4, 2001), in Indianapolis, Indiana, died James Louis ‘J.J.’ Johnson, an American jazz trombonist. (more…)
Bill Evans’ moody “Nardis” evolves into an introspective canvas, while Carmen McRae’s haunting take on “Round Midnight” fuses jazz clarity with late-night ache. The Modern Jazz Quartet reshapes “Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise” with chamber precision, and Ella Fitzgerald’s duet with Sammy Davis Jr. on "'S Wonderful" brims with charm and playful chemistry. Donald Byrd’s groovy “Black Byrd” blends jazz with funk, and Wayne Shorter’s cerebral “Footprints” challenges rhythmic norms. Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit” pushes turntables into center stage, a futuristic clash of funk and electronica, while Weather Report’s “Badia” and “Boogie Woogie Waltz” showcase atmospheric restraint and bold grooves.
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘Alfie’ is an album featuring music from the British film of the same name, recorded on January 26, 1966 and released the same year by Impulse!
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.
Grover Washington, Jr’s ‘Inner City Blues’ is his debut album produced By Creed Taylor and released on January 3, 1972 by Kudu Records.
Paul Desmond‘s ‘Summertime’ is an album recorded on October 10, 16 & 24, November 5 & 20 and December 26, 1968 and released in 1969 By Cti.
Oscar Peterson‘s ‘With Respect to Nat’ is a studio ( in tribute to Nat King Cole who had died earlier that year) album where Peterson sings on all tracks but one and recorded between October 28 and November 13, 1965 and released the same year by Limelight.
Sarah Vaughan‘s ‘In the Land of Hi-Fi’ is a studio album recorded on October 26,27 1955 and released the same year by Emarcy.
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‘Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House’ is a live album recorded on October 10, 1957, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson trio and released the same year by Verve.
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘At the Opera House’ is a live album recorded on October 7, 1957 in Los Angeles and released in 1958 by Verve.
John Mayer‘s ‘Heavier Things’ is his second studio album produced by Jack Joseph Puig and released on September 9, 2003 by Columbia
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J. J. Johnson’s ‘J.J. Inc.’ is an album recorded on August 1 & 3, 1960 with Freddie Hubbard and Clifford Jordan and released on April 10, 1961 By Columbia.
Billie Holiday‘s ‘Lady in Satin’ is an album released in June 1958 (the last during her lifetime) by Columbia.
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Ella / Things Ain’t What They Used to Be ‘ is the combination of two separate studio albums recorded on May 26-30, 1969 and released .in 1970 by Reprise
From ‘Love Is Blue’ to ‘Born To Be Blue’, we have mixed 24 tunes around the theme of ‘Doubled Songs In “Blue”‘. It has Jeff Beck, Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli, Caetano Veloso, Esther Philips, Jazz Crusaders and many more. (more…)