Jackie McLean's 'New Soil' is an album recorded on May 2, 1959 with Donald Byrd on trumpet and released rhe same year by Blue Note. .

Track Listing : 1.Hip Strut (Jackie Mclean) - 11:20 . 2.Minor Apprehension (Jackie Mclean) - 07:34 . 3.Greasy (Walter Davis Jr.) - 07:25 . 4.Sweet Cakes (Walter Davis Jr.) - 06:46 . 5.Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr.) - 05:26

Musicians : Jackie Mclean - Alto Saxophone . Donald Byrd - Trumpet . Walter Davis Jr. - Piano . Paul Chambers - Bass . Pete Laroca - Drums

Production : Produced By Alfred Lion Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer

Package : Joe Goldberg - Liner Notes

Recorded On May 2, 1959 At Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, Nj.

Released In 1959 By Blue Note.

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Sam Rivers ' 'Dimensions & Extensions' is an album recorded on March 17, 1967 and released in 1986 by Blue Note.

Track Listing : 1.Precis (Sam Rivers) - 05:21 . 2.Paean (Sam Rivers) - 05:25 . 3.Effusive Melange (Sam Rivers) - 05:51 . 4.Involution (Sam Rivers) - 07:13 . 5.Afflatus (Sam Rivers) - 06:28 . 6.Helix (Sam Rivers) - 05:31

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Musicians : Sam Rivers - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute . Donald Byrd - Trumpet On (1 - 2 - 3 - 6) . Julian Priester - Trombone On (1 - 2 - 3 - 6) . James Spaulding - Alto Saxophone, Flute On (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6) . Cecil Mcbee - Bass . Steve Ellington - Drums

Production : Produced By Alfred Lion Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer

Package : Robert Palmer- Liner Notes . Reid Miles - Cover Design . Francis

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February 4, 2013 - Mr.Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II a.k.a. Donald Byrd, jazz and funk trumpeter passed away aged 80. He is remembered.

Horace Silver's '6 Pieces of Silver' is an album recorded on November 10 & 15, 1956 with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins and Louis Hayes and released In 1957 By Blue Note.

Track Listing : 1.Cool Eyes (Horace Silver) - 05:55 . 2.Shirl (Horace Silver) - 04:16 . 3.Camouflage (Horace Silver) - 04:25 . 4.Enchantment (Horace Silver) - 06:22 . 5.Señor Blues (Horace Silver) - 07:01 . 6.Virgo (Horace Silver) - 05:49 . 7.For Heaven'S Sake (Elise Bretton, Donald Meyer, Edwards Sherman) - 05:09

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Musicians : Horace Silver – Piano . Donald Byrd – Trumpet On (1 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6) . Hank Mobley – Tenor Saxophone On (1 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6) . Doug Watkins – Bass . Louis Hayes – Drums

Production : Produced

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Carla Thomas, Blues Brothers Band , Sharon Jones, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Taj Mahal, Johnny Guitar Watson, Chuck Brown, The Soul Searchers, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Donna Summer, Grace Jones, Mary J. Blige, Guru, Donald Byrd, Run DMC

Bill Evans, Carmen McRae, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Ella Fitzgerald & Sammy Davis Jr., J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding, Tony Bennett, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins & Jim Hall, Anita O'Day, Weather Report, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock

Erykah Badu's 'Worldwide Underground' is her third studio album, released on September 16, 2003 by Motown Records.

Track listing : . 1.World Keeps Turnin' (Intro) (Erykah Badu) – 1:39 . 2.Bump It (Erykah Badu, Audrey Magett, James Poyser, B. Rashad Smith) – 8:49 . 3.Back in the Day (Puff) (Erykah Badu, Audrey Magett, James Poyser, B. Rashad Smith) – 4:46 . 4.I Want You (Erykah Badu, Audrey Magett, James Poyser, B. Rashad Smith, Bailon) – 10:53 . 5.Woo (Erykah Badu, R.C. Williams) – 3:14 . 6.The Grind (featuring Dead Prez) (Erykah Badu, Dead Prez) – 2:49 . 7.Danger (Erykah Badu, James Poyser, B. Rashad Smith, R.C.

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This day (August 22, 1958), in London, England, is born Vernon Reid, an American guitarist best knowned as the founder and primary songwriter of Living Colour. …

Miles Davis' 'Doo-Bop' is his final studio album marking his turn to hip-hop music and released on June 30, 1992 by Warner Bros.

Track Listing : 1.Mystery ((Miles Davis

, Easy Mo Bee) - 03:56 . 2.The Doo Bop Song ((Miles Davis, Easy Mo Bee) - 04:58 . . 3.Chocolate Chip (Miles Davis, Easy Mo Bee, Donald Hepburn) - 04:42 . . 4.High Speed Chase (Miles Davis, Easy Mo Bee, Larry Mizell) - 04:41 . . 5.Blow ((Miles Davis, Easy Mo Bee) - 05:08 . . 6.Sonya ((Miles Davis, Easy Mo Bee) - 05:33 . 7.Fantasy ((Miles Davis, Easy Mo Bee) - 04:39 . . 8.Duke Booty ((Miles Davis, Easy Mo Bee) - 04:56 . . 9.Mystery (Reprise) ((Miles Davis, Easy Mo Bee) - 05:01

Musicians : Miles Davis

- Trumpet . Easy Mo Bee - Performer . J.R. - Performer

Production : Produced By Easy Mo Bee . Daniel Beroff - Engineer .

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This day (June 6, 1991), in Malibu, California, died Stan Getz, an American jazz saxophone player who was known as The Sound.

Stan Getz' Focus is an album recorded on July 14 & 28 and September-October 1961 with a string

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Guru's 'Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1' is one of the first albums combining a live jazz band with hip hop, released on May 18, 1993 by Chrysalis Records.

Track Listing : 1.Introduction- 01:20 . 2.Loungin'- 04:38 . 3.When You'Re Near- 04:02 . . 4.Transit Ride - 03:58 . . 5.No Time To Play - 04:54 . . 6.Down The Backstreets - 04:47 . 7.Respectful Dedications - :54 . 8.Take A Look (At Yourself) - 03:59 . . 9.Trust Me- 04:27 . . 10.Slicker Than Most- 02:36 . . 11.Le Bien, Le Mal - 03:21 . 12.Sights In The City- 05:10

Musicians : Guru

- Vocals . Lil' Dap - Live Drums . Roy Ayers - Vibraslap, Vibraphone On (8) . …

This day (May 3, 2001), in Inglewood, California, died Billy Higgins, an American jazz drummer who played on over 700 recordings.

Wikipedia : This day (May 3, 2001), in Inglewood, California, died Billy

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Nas 'Illmatic' is his debut studio album released on April 19, 1994 by Columbia Records

Track Listing : 1.The Genesis (Nas

ir Bin Olu Dara Jones, F. Braithwaite) - 01:45 . .…

A Tribe Called Quest's 'People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm' is their debut album released on April 17, 1990 by Jive Records.

Track Listing : 1.Push It Along (Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Jarobi White) - 07:42 . . 2.Luck Of Lucien (Q-Tip, Lucien Revolucien) - 04:32 . . 3.After Hours (Q-Tip) - 04:39 . . 4.Footprints (Q-Tip) - 04:00 . . 5.I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Q-Tip, Phife Dawg) - 04:06 . . 6.Pubic Enemy (Q-Tip, Dj Red Alert) - 03:45 . . 7.Bonita Applebum (Q-Tip, Jarobi White) -

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Kurt Elling's 'The Messenger' is his second studio album, released on April 8, 1997 by Blue Note.

Track Listing : 1.Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez) - 06:09 . 2.April In Paris (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) - 05:10 . 3.Beauty Of All Things (Kurt Elling

, Laurence Hobgood) - 08:08 . 4.The Dance (Laurence Hobgood) - 01:34 . 5.Prayer For Mr. Davis (Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood) - 06:03 . 6.Endless (Edward Petersen) - 04:48 . 7.Tanya Jean (Donald Byrd, Kurt Elling) - 010:17 . 8.It'S Just A Thing (Laurence Hobgood, Eric Hochberg, Paul Wertico) - 04:31 . 9.Gingerbread Boy (Jimmy Heath) - 05:03 . 10.Prelude To A Kiss (Duke Ellington, Mack Gordon, Irving Mills) - 05:27 . 11.Time Of The…

Herbie Hancock's 'My Point of View' is his second album recorded on March 19, 1963 with among others a 17 years old Tony Williams and released the same year by Blue Note .

Track Listing : 1.Blind Man, Blind Man (Herbie Hancock) - 08:19 . 2.A Tribute To Someone (Herbie Hancock) - 08:45 . 3.King Cobra (Herbie Hancock) - 06:55 . 4.The Pleasure Is Mine (Herbie Hancock) - 04:03 . 5.And What If I Don'T (Herbie Hancock) - 06:35

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Musicians :

Herbie Hancock – Piano . Donald Byrd – Trumpet . Grachan Moncur Iii – Trombone . Hank Mobley – Tenor Saxophone . Grant Green – Guitar . Chuck Israels – Bass . Tony Williams – Drums

Production : Produced By Alfred Lion Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer

Package : Reid Miles - Design, Photography

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'The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall' is an album recorded on February 28, 1959 and released the same year by Riverside.

Track Listing : 1.Thelonious (Thelonious Monk) - 00:56 . 2.Friday The 13Th (Thelonious Monk) - 09:22 . 3.Monk'S Mood (Thelonious Monk) - 10:15 . 4.Little Rootie Tootie (Thelonious Monk) - 08:45 . 5.Off Minor (Thelonious Monk) - 07:47 . 6.Crepuscule With Nellie (Thelonious Monk) - 04:42

Musicians : Thelonious Monk - Piano . Donald Byrd - Trumpet . Eddie Bert - Trombone . Robert Northern - French Horn . Jay Mcallister - Tuba . Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone . Charlie Rouse - Tenor Saxophone . Pepper Adams - Baritone Saxophone . Sam Jones - Bass . Art Taylor - Drums

Production : Produced By Orrin Keepnews . Hall Overton . Ray Fowler - Engineer

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Hall…

Naughty by Nature's '19 Naughty III' feat. 'Hip Hop Hooray' is their third album released on February 23, 1993 by Tommy Boy Records.

Track Listing : 1.19 Naughty Iii (Vinnie Brown, Anthony Criss, Kaygee Gist, Naughty By Nature) - 04:42 . . 2.Hip Hop Hooray (Vinnie Brown, Anthony Criss, Kaygee Gist, Naughty By Nature) - 04:26 . . 3.Ready For Dem (Vinnie Brown, Anthony Criss, Kaygee Gist, Naughty By Nature) - 04:06 . . 4.Take It To Ya Face (Vinnie Brown, Anthony Criss, Kaygee Gist, Naughty By Nature) - 03:18] . 5.Daddy Was A Street Corner (Vinnie Brown, Anthony Criss, Kaygee Gist, Naughty By Nature) - 04:21] . 6.The Hood Comes First (Vinnie Brown, Anthony Criss, Kaygee Gist, Naughty By Nature) - 03:36 . . 7.The Only Ones

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Wes Montgomery's 'Goin' Out of My Head' is his fifteenth album, arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson and recorded on December 7, 8 & 22, 1965 and released in 1966 by Verve.

Track Listing : 1.Goin' Out Of My Head (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) - 02:14 . 2.Once I Loved (Vinicius De Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 04:46 . 3.Boss City (Wes Montgomery) - 03:46 . 4.Chim Chim Cher-Ee (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) - 04:51 . 5.Naptown Blues (Wes Montgomery) - 03:08 . 6.Twisted Blues (Wes Montgomery) - 04:15 . 7.End Of A Love Affair (Edward Redding) - 03:43 . 8.It Was A Very Good Year (Ervin Drake) - 03:43 . 9.Golden Earrings (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young) - 05:14

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Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Joe Zawinul, Bill Evans, Vijay Iyer, Dave Brubeck, Hiromi, Count Basie, Judy Garland

"Illmatic" by Nas is his debut studio album released on April 19, 1994.

Track Listing :

1.The Genesis (Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, F. Braithwaite) - 01:45 . . 2.N.Y. State Of Mind (Nasir Jones, C.F. Martin) - 04:53 . . 3.Life'S A Bitch (Nasir Jones, A. Cruz, Olu Dara, Ronnie Wilson, Oliver Scott) - 03:30 . . 4.The World Is Yours (Nasir Jones, Pete Rock) - 04:50 . . 5.Halftime (Nasir Jones, William Paul Mitchell, Gary Byrd) - 04:20 . . 6.Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) (Nasir Jones, C. Martin, Reuben Wilson, P. Barsella) - 04:08 . . 7.One Love (Nasir Jones, Jonathan Davis, Jimmy Heath) - 05:25 . . 8.One Time 4 Your Mind (Nasir Jones, Gary Byrd) - 03:18 . . 9.Represent (Nasir Jones, C. Martin) - 04:12 . . 10.It Ain'T Hard To Tell (Nasir Jones, Gary Byrd) - 03:22 .

Musicians :

Nas–…

Starting and ending with Mongo Santamaría's composition 'Afro Blue', we have mixed 18 'Strictly Jazz with some Salsa' tunes around the theme of 'Mongo Santamaría'. It has Donald Byrd, Sheila Jordan, Airto Moreira, Ray Barretto & Tito Allen and many more.

From 'Salt Peanuts' to 'Get 'em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts)' , we have mixed 13 'Jazz, Funk, Latin & Reggae' tunes around the theme of 'Peanuts'. It has Oscar Peterson, Meschiya Lake And The Little Big Horns, Tommy Mccook & The Skatalites, Georgia White and many more.

From 'I'll Take Romance' to 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' , we have mixed 23 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'Oscar Hammerstein II'. It has Terry Snyder, Antigua Jazz band, Lou Donaldson, Ella Fitzgerald and many more.

From 'I Think It Was A Dream' to 'I Think I'll Call It Morning' , we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Thinking'. It has Chick Corea, Dinah Washington, Elmer Bernstein, Donald Byrd and many more.

From 'Rio De Maio' to 'Paris In May', we have mixed 13 'Jazz & World' tunes around the theme of 'May'. It has Simon Diaz, Jane Monheit / Ivan Lins, Harvey Mason, Nat King Cole and many more.

From 'Maybe I'll Come Back' to 'Lover Come Back To Me', we have mixed 17 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Returning'. It has Julie London, Bobby Vee & The Strangers, Kenny Burrell, Judy Garland and many more.

'Hard Promises' by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers is their fourth album released on May 5, 1981 by Backstreet

Track Listing : 1.The Waiting (Tom Petty) - 03:58 . 2.A Woman In Love (It'S Not Me) (Tom Petty, Mike Campbell) – 04:22 . 3.Nightwatchman (Tom Petty, Mike Campbell) – 03:59 . 4.Something Big (Tom Petty) - 04:44 . 5.Kings Road (Tom Petty) - 03:27 . 6.Letting You Go (Tom Petty) - 03:24 . 7.A Thing About You (Tom Petty) - 03:33 . 8.Insider (Tom Petty) - 04:23 . 9.The Criminal

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May 2, 2016 - Headhunters Super Jam - that is Mike Clark (d), Bill Summers (perc, voc), Donald Harrison (s, kb), Fred Wesley (tb), Karl Denson (s, fl), Doug Wimbish (b), Blackbyrd McKnight (g), Eric McFadden (g) and Ivan Neville (kb) - plus Will Bernard (g) and DJ Logic (turntables) will perform at "Fiya Fest " held at Mardi Gras World in New-Orleans

From 'Unsquare Dance' to 'Carribean Fire Dance' , we have mixed 14 'Swing' tunes around the theme of 'Dancing with Jazz'. It has Ray Barretto, Nat Adderley, Donal Byrd, Joe Henderson and many more.

From 'My Buddy' to 'My baby just cares for me', we have mixed 19 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'Walter Donaldson'. It has Ray Charles, Anita O'day, Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra and many more.