The Brown & Roach Quintet records ‘Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street’ for Emarcy (1956)
'Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street' is the last album (aka 'At Basin Street') officially recorded the…
Helen Merrill records with Clifford Brown ‘Helen Merrill,’ her eponymous debut album for Emarcy (1955)
'Helen Merrill' is her eponymous debut studio album recorded on December 22-24, 1954, with Clifford Brown and…
Sarah Vaughan records ‘Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown’ for Emarcy (1954)
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown' is an album also known as 'Sarah Vaughan,' recorded on December 18, 1954 and…
Dinah Washington records in Hollywood ‘Dinah Jams,’ a live album with Clifford Brown, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson and Max Roach among others (1954)
Dinah Washington's 'Dinah Jams' is a live album recorded in Hollywood on August 15, 1954, featuring Clifford Brown,…
Clifford Brown records ‘Memorial Album,’ his first album for Blue Note (1953)
Clifford Brown's 'Memorial Album' is the first album under his leadership recorded on June 9, 1953 and released in…
Sonny Rollins records ‘Plus Four’ with trumpeter Clifford Brown (1956)
Sonny Rollins' 'Plus Four' is an album (also titled '3 Giants!') recorded March 22, 1956 with pianist Richie…
Art Blakey records ‘A Night at Birdland Vol. 1’ with Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver et al (1954)
Art Blakey's 'A Night at Birdland Vol. 1' is an album recorded on February 21, 1954, with Clifford Brown, Lou…
Clifford Jordan records ‘Glass Bead Games’ for Strata-East (1973)
Clifford Jordan's 'Glass Bead Games' is a double album recorded on October 29, 1973 and released in 1974 By…
Bud Powell records ‘The Genius of Bud Powell’ with Ray Brown and Buddy Rich (1950)
'The Genius of Bud Powell' is a studio album (originally titled 'Bud Powell's Moods') recorded on July 1, 1950 and…
James Brown & The Famous Flames work on his first album ‘Please Please Please’ (1956)
James Brown's 'Please Please Please' is his debut studio album recorded between February 24, 1956 and September…
We remember Michael Brecker. ‘Ace Brecker’
This day (January 13, 2007), in New York City, New York, died Michael Brecker, an American jazz saxophonist and…
Sarah Vaughan records her last album : ‘Brazilian Romance’ produced by Sérgio Mendes (1987)
Sarah Vaughan's 'Brazilian Romance' is her last (and her third of Brazilian music) album produced by Sérgio Mendes,…
We remember Freddie Hubbard ‘Hubiquity’
This day (December 29, 2008), in Sherman Oaks, California, died Freddie Hubbard, an American jazz…
This week In Jazz Legends 52/52
Chet Baker, Helen Merrill, Dinah Washington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans , Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny…
Geffen Records publish Mary J. Blige’s seventh album : ‘The Breakthrough’ (2005)
Mary J. Blige's 'The Breakthrough' is her seventh studio album released on December 20, 2005 by Geffen…
Happy Birthday Randy Brecker. ‘Brother Randy’
This day (November 27, 1945), in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, is born Randy Brecker, an American trumpeter and…
Sarah Vaughan ends the recording of ‘A Time in My Life’ (1971)
Sarah Vaughan's 'A Time in My Life' is a studio album (arranged by Ernie Wilkins and recorded between November 16…
Sarah Vaughan sings in Berlin (1969)
November 9, 1969 - Sarah Vaughan performs at the Berlin Jazz Festival in West Berlin<img…
Max Roach takes his Quartet to Berlin (1990)
November 3, 1990 - the Max Roach Quartet - that is Max Roach (d), Cecil Bridgewater (tp), Odeon Pope (ts) and Tyron…
Happy Birthday Lou Donaldson. ‘Blues Walking With Lou’
This day (November 1, 1926), in Badin, North Carolina, is born Lou Donaldson, an American jazz alto…
Sarah Vaughan records ‘In the Land of Hi-Fi’ for Emarcy (1955)
Sarah Vaughan's 'In the Land of Hi-Fi' is a studio album recorded on October 26,27 1955 and released the same year…
Happy Birthday Eddie Henderson. ‘Fusionable’
This day (October 26, 1940), in New York, is born Eddie Henderson, an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player…
We remember Art Blakey. ‘Art Bop’
This day (October 16, 1990), in New York City, New York, died Art Blakey, was an American jazz drummer.Digest…
Wes Montgomery records his fifth album : ‘Movin’ Along’ for Riverside (1960)
Wes Montgomery's 'Movin' Along' is his fifth album recorded on October 12, 1960.Track Listing : 1.Movin' Along…
Sarah Vaughan records the album ‘Live in Japan’ at Nakano Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo (1973)
Sarah Vaughan's 'Live in Japan' is an album recorded on September 24, 1973 at Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo and…
Nonesuch publish Brad Mehldau Trio’s ‘Where Do You Start’ (2012)
Brad Mehldau Trio's 'Where Do You Start' is an album featuring Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard and released on…
Joe Henderson records ‘Our Thing’ with Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill et al (1963)
Joe Henderson's 'Our Thing' is an album recorded on September 9, 1963, with Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill, Pete La Roca…
Happy Birthday Sonny Rollins. ‘Still Rockin’Rollins’
This day (September 7, 1930), in New York City, is born Theodore Walter Sonny Rollins an American jazz tenor…
Max Roach records ‘We Insist! (Freedom Now Suite)’ with Abbey Lincoln on Vocals (1960)
Max Roach's 'We Insist!' (subtitled 'Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite') is an album recorded on August 31 and…
We remember Max Roach. ‘Smart Max’
This day (August 16, 2007), in Manhattan, New York, died Max Roach, an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and…
Sarah Vaughan records ‘Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin’ for EmArcy (1958)
'Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin' is a studio album recorded on August 6-8, 1957 and released in 1958 by…
Herbie Hancock records his thirty-fourth album : ‘Quartet’ with the V.S.O.P. Quartet (1981)
<pHerbie Hancock's 'Quartet' is his thirty-fourth album recorded on July 28, 1981 with the V.S.O.P. Quartet…
Oscar Peterson records ‘The Trio’ at the London House in Chicago (1961)
Oscar Peterson's 'The Trio' is a live album recorded with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen on July 28 and 29, 1961 at…
Max Roach records ‘M’Boom’ with eight other drummers and percussionists (1979)
Max Roach's 'M'Boom' is an album recorded on July 25, 26 & 27, 1979 and released the same year by…
Gary Burton records ‘New Vibe Man in Town,’ his debut album for RCA (1961)
Gary Burton's 'New Vibe Man in Town' is his debut album recorded on July 6 & 7, 1961 and released the same…
We remember Horace Silver. ‘Golden Silver’
This day (June 18, 2014), in New Rochelle, New York, died Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva a.k.a. Horace Silver, an…
Michael Brecker sits in with McCoy Tyner (2000)
June 11, 2000 - Michael Brecker joins the McCoy Tynerr Quartet at Clifford Brown jazzfestival in Wilmington…
Sarah Vaughan records ‘Sarah Sings Soulfully’ arranged by Gerald Wilson (1963)
Sarah Vaughan's 'Sarah Sings Soulfully' is a studio album recorded on June 6,12, 1963 and arranged by Gerald…
We remember Woody Shaw. ‘Shaw Time’
This day (May 10, 1989), in Bellevue Hospital, New York City, died Woody Shaw, an American jazz trumpeter,…
Arturo Sandoval releases ‘Trumpet Evolution’ (2003)
Arturo Sandoval's 'Trumpet Evolution' is an album ('a journey through the great trumpeters from jazz's and…
Sarah Vaughan records ‘How Long Has This Been Going On?’ with Oscar Peterson quartet (1978)
Sarah Vaughan's 'How Long Has This Been Going On?' is a studio album recorded on April 25, 1978 with a quartet…
We remember Sarah Vaughan. ‘Define The Divine’
This day (April 3, 1990), in Hidden Hills, California, died Sarah Lois Vaughan a.k.a. Sarah Vaughan, an American…