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Ahmad Jamal rocks near Paris (2009)
October 14, 2009 - Ahmad Jamal with James Cammack (b), Kenny Washington (d) and Manolo Badrena (perc) performs at l'Espace Carpeaux in Courbevoie, France
Stanley Clarke meets Jean-Luc Ponty in Seoul (2011)
October 14, 2011 - Return to Forever IV featuring Stanley Clark and Jean-Luc Ponty will be at Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, South Korea
Six drummers celebrate Buddy Rich (1989)
October 14, 1989 - Six top drummers Gregg Bissonette, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers, Louie Bellson, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd play with a reunited 15-piece Buddy Rich Band at the Wiltern…
On TV today, Don Cherry in Paris (1979)
October 14, 1979 - Don Cherry tapes "Chorus," a French TV program at Live at Empire Theatre in Paris
Bill Frisell records his fifth album : ‘This Land’ for Nonesuch (1992)
Bill Frisell‘s ‘This Land’ is his fifth album recorded in October, 1992 with Billy Drewes, Curtis Fowlkes, Kermit Driscoll and Joey Baron and released In 1994 by Nonesuch.
We remember Bing Crosby. ‘Crosby Still Young’
This day (October 14, 1977), in La Moraleja, Alcobendas, died Bing Crosby, an American singer and actor.
We remember Leonard Bernstein. ‘Finale’
This day (October 14, 1990), in New York City, New York, died Leonard Bernstein, American composer (of who composed the music for ‘West Side Story’ among others), pianist and conductor
Wayne Shorter quartet plays in Italy (2011)
October 13, 2011 - the Wayne Shorter quartet - that is Wayne Shorter (s), Danilo Perez (p), John Patitucci (b) and Brian Blade (d) - performs at Teatro Showville di…
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This week In Jazz Legends 41/52
How well do you know the music of Pat Metheny, Kenny Garrett, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Lee Konitz, Chick Corea, Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Milt Jackson, Benny Golson, Art Farmer, NHØP, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Chucho Valdes, Archie Shepp, Max Roach, Abdullah Ibrahim, James Blood Ulmer, Sam Rivers
? Take our 12-track quiz.
This week In Jazz Legends 40/52
How well do you know the music of Coleman Hawkins, Art Farmer, Jim Hall, Anita O’Day, Oscar Peterson, Ray Bryant, Lester Young, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Buddy Rich? Take our 12-track quiz.
This week In Jazz Legends 39/52
How well do you know the music of Jean Luc Ponty, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, The Crusaders, Tom Jobim, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Ralph Towner, Gary Peacock, Baden Powell, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Astor Piazzolla, Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry, Phil Woods
? Take our 12-track quiz.
This week In Jazz Legends 38/52
How well do you know the music of Roland Hanna, Erroll Garner, Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Gordon Beck, Kenny Wheeler, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Keith Jarrett, Lee Konitz, Chick Corea , Jaco Pastorius Band, Steve Coleman, Jean Luc Ponty
? Take our 12-track quiz.
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John Lee Hooker meets Ry Cooder (1992)
October 10, 1992 - John Lee Hooker and Ry Cooder team up for "All Our Colors - The Good Road Concert," a benefit to help Native American Indians at Shoreline…
Buddy & Eric meet at Ronnie Scott’s (1987)
October 6, 1987 - Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton will be together on stage at Ronnie Scott's Club in London
Cadet publish Muddy Waters’ album : ‘Electric Mud’ (1968)
Muddy Waters‘s ‘Electric Mud’ is a studio album released on October 5, 1968 by Cadet.
John Mayall visits Paris (2015)
October 4, 2015 - 82 years old, John Mayall and his band are at Theatre de l'Olympia in Paris
Stevie Ray Vaughan records ‘Live at Carnegie Hall,’ a live album with Double Trouble (1997)
Stevie Ray Vaughan‘s ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’ is a live album recorded on October 4, 1984 with Double Trouble and released on July 29, 1997 by Epic.
We remember Skip James. ‘Don’t Skip James’
This day (October 3, 1969), in Philadelphia, died Nehemiah Curtis Skip James, an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter.
His name is White, he wears black and now sings the blues. Tony Joe is colorful!
Tony Joe White’s “Bad Mouthin'” is his twenty second album recorded in his barn and released on September 28, 2018 by Yep Roc Records
Epic publish Stevie Ray Vaughan’s third album : ‘Soul to Soul’ (1985)
Stevie Ray Vaughan‘s ‘Soul to Soul’ is his third studio album recorded with Double Trouble and released on September 30, 1985 by Epic Records.
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This month In Blues Legends 09/12
R L Burnside, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, Robert Cray, Freddie King, Otis Rush, Eric Clapton, Luther Allison, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Copeland, Albert King, Jeff Healey, B.B. King, T Bone Walker, B.B. King
This month In Blues Legends 08/12
The Robert Cray Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Etta James, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Duke Robillard, Luther Allison, B.B. King, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Taj Mahal, Muddy Waters, Magic Slim, &The Teardrops
This month In Blues Legends 07/12
Big Mama Thornton, Muddy Waters, Robert Cray, Taj Mahal, Magic Slim, Eric Bibb, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Johnny Winter, Jeff Healey, John Lee Hooker , Keb' Mo', Albert King
This month In Blues Legends 06/12
Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Bobby Rush, Johnnie Taylor, Gary Moore, Albert Collins, Lurrie Bell, David Bromberg, Albert King, Sippie Wallace, John Mayall, The Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Magic Slim, The Teardrops, Koko Taylor, Bo Diddley