This week In Jazz Legends 36/52

Herbie Hancock, Larry Coryell, Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Archie Shepp, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson

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

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

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Tracklist

1 . Herbie Hancock – Butterfly (w/ Headhunters)

Lifted from : Herbie Hancock records ‘Thrust,’ his thirteenth album featuring ‘Butterfly’ (1974)

2 . Larry Coryell & Gary Burton – General Mojo’s Well-Laid Plan

Lifted from : Gary Burton finishes the recording of his solo album ‘Alone at Last’ (1971)

3 . Sonny Rollins – Weaver Of Dreams

Lifted from : Happy Birthday Sonny Rollins. ‘Still Rockin’Rollins’

4 . Miles Davis – Time After Time

Lifted from : Columbia publish Miles Davis’ album : ‘You’re Under Arrest’ recorded with John McLaughlin, John Scofield et al (1985)

5 . Ahmad Jamal – Poinciana

Lifted from : Ahmad Jamal and Yusef Lateef release ‘Live at the Olympia: June 27, 2012’ (2014)

6 . Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau – Cheryl

Lifted from : Nonesuch publish ‘Nearness’ by Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau (2016)

7 . George Duke , Marcus Miller & David Sanborn – Straight To The Heart

Lifted from : George Duke , Marcus Miller & David Sanborn meet in Tokyo (2011)

8 . Dave Liebman & Wayne Shorter – India (w/ Eddy Gomez, Jack DeJohnette)

Lifted from : Happy Birthday Dave Liebman. ‘Boss Of The Soprano’

9 . Weather Report – Directions

Lifted from : Weather Report @ Norddeutscher Rundfunk

10 . Archie Shepp – Mama Too Tight (w/ Attica Blues Big Band)

Lifted from : Archie Shepp revisits Attica Blues in Paris (2012)

11 . Freddie Hubbard – Intrepid Fox (w/ Joe Henderson , George Duke , Alphonso Johnson , Peter Erskine)

Lifted from : Freddie Hubbard , Joe Henderson et al attend Aurex Jazz (1980)

12 . Joe Henderson – Take The A Train

Lifted from : Joe Henderson records ‘Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn’ with Wynton Marsalis, Christian Mcbride et al (1991)

For THE FULL JAZZ LEGENDS COLLECTION click here

(*) According to our own statistics, updated on June 22, 2025