This day (July 24, 1953), in Oakland, California, is born Jon Faddis, an American jazz trumpet player and conductor.

This day (May 18, 2004), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Elvin Jones, an American jazz drummer.

This day (May 16, 2010), in Manhattan, New York, died Hank Jones, an American jazz pianist and composer.

Kool & the Gang's 'Ladies' Night' is their thirteenth studio album produced by Eumir Deodato and released on September 6, 1979 by De-Lite.

George Benson's 'Body Talk' is a studio album produced by Creed Taylor and released on August 23, 1973 by CTI.

Paul Simon's 'Graceland' is his seventh studio album released on August 12, 1986 by Warner Bros.

Paul Simon's 'One-Trick Pony' is his fifth solo studio album col-produced with Phil Ramone and released on August 12 1980 by Warner Bros. Records

Chic's 'C'est Chic' feat. 'Le Freak' is their second studio album released on August 11, 1978 by Atlantic.

Billy Joel's 'An Innocent Man' feat. 'Uptown Girl' is his ninth studio album released on August 8, 1983 by Family Productions/Columbia.

Chic's 'Risqué' is their third studio album featuring Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers and released on July 30, 1979 by Atlantic.

Sonny Rollins, Frank Foster, John Faddis, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, VSOP II, Laurindo Almeida, Johnny Griffin, Herbie Hancock, Santana, Gil Evans, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Globe Unity Orchestra, Ornette Coleman

Eumir Deodato's 'Deodato 2' is an album recorded with John Tropea & Stanley Clarke and released on July 18, 1973 by Cti.

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

This day (June 2, 1997), in New York City, New York, died Adolphus Anthony Cheatham a.k.a Doc Cheatham, a jazz trumpeter, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIElNaEiuotnQYypqQW31KgKuqEpxzGvl…

This day (May 14, 2015), in Las Vegas, died Riley B. King a.k.a. B.B. King (B.B. short for Blues Boy), an American blues guitarist and singer.

This day (May 4, 1937), in Ferndale, Michigan, is born Ron Carter, an American jazz double-bassist.

Lou Reed's 'Sally Can't Dance' is his fourth solo album recorded between March 18 and April 26, 1974 and released in August 1974 by RCA.

Grover Washington, Jr.'s 'Soul Box' is his third album arranged by Bob James, recorded in March 1973 and released the same year by Kudu Records.

Lalo Schifrin's 'Black Widow' is an album featuring, among others, Patti Austin on vocals and recorded on March 29 & 30, 1976 and released the same year by CTI

This day (March 13, 1925 ), in Boston, Massachusetts, is born Roy Owen Haynes, an American jazz drummer.

This day (March 11, 1950), in Manhattan, New York, is born Robert 'Bobby' McFerrin, a virtuoso American vocalist.

This day (February 23, 1997), in Daly City, California, died Anthony Tillmon 'Tony' Williams, an American drummer and pioneer of jazz fusion.

'Bridge over Troubled Water' by Simon & Garfunkel is their fifth and final studio album released on January 26, 1970 by Columbia.

This day (April 1, 2020), in Saddle River, New Jersey, died John Paul 'Bucky' Pizzarelli, an American Jazz guitarist and banjoisthttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIElNaEiuotkN5vY8ErsC7Zz9F3RK5xFb…

George Benson's '20/20' is a studio album released on January 7, 1985 by Warner Bros.

This day (January 6, 1993), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Dizzy Gillespie, an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer.

Sister Sledge's 'We Are Family' is an album written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards and released in January 1979 by Cotillion Records.

Jaco Pastorius 'Invitation' is his third album recorded with his Word of Mouth big band and released in December 1983 by Warner Bros.

Eric Clapton's 'August' is his tenth studio album mostly produced by Phil Collins and released on November 24, 1986 by Duck / Warner Bros.

'Chic' by Chic is their eponymous debut album (including 'Dance, Dance, Dance' & 'Everybody Dance') and released on November 22, 1977 by Atlantic Records.

James Brown's 'Get On the Good Foot' feat. 'Cold Sweat' & 'Please, Please, Please' is a double album released on November 20, 1972 by Polydor.

Eric Clapton's 'Journeyman' is his eleventh studio album produced By Jill Dell'Abate & Russ Titelman and released on November 7 1989 by Duck / Reprise.

During the first week of September 1982, Jaco Pastorius, the Word of Mouth Big Band and a couple of special guests such as Toots Thielemans took part in the "Aurex Jazz Festival" held in three different Japanese venues : Budokan, Tokyo

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Starting and ending with John Coltrane's composition 'Naima', we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue you have to guess' tunes around the theme of 'John Coltrane'. It has Dave Valentin, McCoy Tynerr, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Lou Williams…

From 'A Night In Tunisia' to 'The Champ', the 15 most popular songs of Dizzy Gillespie, ', an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer. Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop…