This week In Jazz Legends 51/52

Miles Davis, Kenny Garrett, Grover Washington Jr, Milton Nascimento, Wagner Tiso, Tony Bennett, Ahmad Jamal, Yusef Lateef, Arturo O’Farrill, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Cyrus Chestnut, Buster Williams, Lenny White, Michael Brecker, David Liebman, Joe Lovano, Wadada Leo Smith, Ornette Coleman Sextet

They are the “Jazz Legends” performers selected among the 283 Posts we publish this week.

Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!

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Tracklist

1 . Miles Davis & Kenny Garrett – Strawberry Fields Forever

Lifted from : Miles Davis & Kenny Garrett celebrate John Lennon (1990)

2 . Grover Washington Jr – Medley

Lifted from : We remember Grover Washington Jr. ‘Just One Like Him’

3 . Milton Nascimento & Wagner Tiso – Vera Cruz

Lifted from : Milton Nascimento records ‘Courage,’ an album for CTI (1969)

4 . Tony Bennett – Just In Time

Lifted from : Tony Bennett records ‘In Person!’ an album with the Count Basie Orchestra (1958)

5 . Ahmad Jamal & Yusef Lateef – One

Lifted from : We remember Yusef Lateef. ‘You Say Flute’

6 . Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Guajira Simple (w/ Alexis Bosch)

Lifted from : Arturo O’Farrill brings the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to Cuba (2014)

7 . Oscar Peterson & Joe Pass – You Look Good to Me

Lifted from : We remember Oscar Peterson. ‘And The Oscar Goes To …’

8 . Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau – A Night Away

Lifted from : Pat Metheny , Brad Mehldau, Jeff Ballard and Larry Grenadier record together ‘Metheny/Mehldau Quartet’ for Nonesuch (2005)

9 . Cyrus Chestnut , Buster Williams & Lenny White – Bemsha Swing

Lifted from : Happy Birthday Lenny White. ‘Next of Skin’

10 . Michael Brecker , David Liebman & Joe Lovano – Locomotion

Lifted from : Michael, David and Joe hold a summit at Birdland (1999)

11 . Wadada Leo Smith – Eclipse (w/ Golden Quartet)

Lifted from : Happy Birthday Wadada Leo Smith. ‘Leo Rising’

12 . Ornette Coleman Sextet – Free Jazz

Lifted from : Ornette Coleman records his sixth album : ‘Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation’ for Atlantic Records (1960)

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(*) According to our own statistics, updated on March 1, 2026