Lester Young records ‘Pres and Teddy’ with the Teddy Wilson Quartet for Verve (1956)
Lester Young's 'Pres and Teddy' is an album recorded on January 13, 1956 with the Teddy Wilson Quartet and…
Lester Young records the album ‘The President Plays’ with the Oscar Peterson Quartet (1952)
Lester Young's 'The President Plays' is a studio album recorded on November 28, 1952 with the Oscar Peterson…
On TV today, Lester Young et al at ‘Art Ford Jazz Party’ (1958)
October 2, 1958 - you do not want to miss Lester Young, Rex Stewart and many more at "Jazz Party" hosted by Art…
On TV today, Coleman Hawkins , Lester Young et al at ‘”Art Ford Jazz Party’ (1958)
September 25, 1958 - you do not want to miss Coleman Hawkins (ts), Lester Young (ts), Willie "The Lion" Smith (p),…
We remember Lester Young. ‘Prez Resigned’
This day (March 15, 1959 ), in New York City, New York,, died Lester Willis Young, nicknamed 'Pres' or 'Prez', an…
On TV today, Lester, Billie, Thelonious et al at ‘The Sound of Jazz’ (1957)
December 8, 1957 - if you love jazz, you do not want to miss "The Sound of Jazz", a special edition of the CBS…
Oscar Peterson and Milt Jackson record together ‘Two of the Few,’ an album for Pablo (1983)
'Two of the Few' by Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson is a studio album recorded on January 20, 1983 and released…
We remember Gerry Mulligan. ‘Baritone And Gerry’
This day (January 20, 1996), in Darien, Connecticut, died Gerry Mulligan, an American jazz baritone saxophonist,…
Benny Goodman records ‘The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert’ (1938)
Benny Goodman's 'The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert' is one of the first recording (done on January 16,…
Oscar Peterson records ‘The More I See You’ with Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Ray Brown et al (1995)
Oscar Peterson's 'The More I See You' is an album (the first since his stroke) recorded on January 15 & 16,…
Oscar Peterson records with Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Buddy Rich, ‘Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie’ for Clef (1955)
'Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie' is an album of music associated with Count Basie, recorded on December 27, 1955…
We remember Sam Rivers. ‘Rivers Songs’
This day (December 26, 2011), in Orlando, Florida, died Sam Rivers, an American jazz musician - soprano and tenor…
We remember Oscar Peterson. ‘And The Oscar Goes To …’
This day (December 23, 2007), in Mississauga, Ontario, died Oscar Peterson, a Canadian jazz pianist and…
Ben Webster sits in with Oscar Peterson Trio (1972)
December 14, 1972 - Ben Webster sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio on NDR Jazz Workshop "Funkhaus Hannover"…
Oscar Peterson and Count Basie record the album ‘Satch and Josh’ in Los Angeles (1974)
'Satch and Josh' by Oscar Peterson and Count Basie is an album recorded on December 2, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA…
Oscar Peterson records ‘Walking the Line’ for Mps (1970)
Oscar Peterson's 'Walking the Line' is an album recorded on November 10-13, 1970 1970 and released the same year…
Oscar Peterson meets Count Basie in Prague (1974)
November 8, 1974 - Oscar Peterson, Count Basie and his Orchestra share the bill at the Prague Jazz Festival in…
Quincy Jones releases ‘Q’s Jook Joint,’ an album featuring Stevie Wonder, Bono and Ray Charles among other famous guests (1995)
Quincy Jones' 'Q's Jook Joint' is an album (his first in six years) released on November 7, 1995 by Qwest.Track…
On TV today, Oscar Peterson meets Dexter Gordon (1969)
October 30, 1969 - Oscar Peterson (p), Sam Jones (b), Bobby Durham (d) and Dexter Gordon (ts) will tape a TV show…
Oscar Peterson begins the recording of ‘With Respect to Nat’ in tribute to Nat King Cole (1965)
Oscar Peterson's 'With Respect to Nat' is a studio ( in tribute to Nat King Cole who had died earlier that year)…
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘At the Opera House’ in Los Angeles for Verve (1957)
Ella Fitzgerald's 'At the Opera House' is a live album recorded on October 7, 1957 in Los Angeles and released in…
When Benny Goodman played New-York
Four occasions, three years : 1985, 1974 and 1938 "When Benny Goodman played New-York"."Concert One" that he played…
This week In Jazz Legends 40/52
Coleman Hawkins, Art Farmer, Jim Hall, Anita O'Day, Oscar Peterson, Ray Bryant, Lester Young, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat…
On TV today, Oscar Peterson on ‘Jazz 625’ (1964)
October 1, 1964 - if in England, you do not want to miss the Oscar Peterson Trio - that is Oscar Peterson (p), Ray…
This week In Jazz Legends 39/52
Jean Luc Ponty, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, The Crusaders, Tom Jobim, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter,…
Oscar Peterson spends ‘A Night In Vienna’ (2004)
September 20, 2004 - Oscar Peterson plays with Ulf Wakenius (g), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (db) & Martin…
Charles Mingus finishes the recordings of the album ‘Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus’ that features a large ensemble of brass and saxophones (1963)
Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus' is an album recorded with a large ensemble of brass and…
Oscar Peterson records ‘Oscar Peterson Trio + One’ with Clark Terry (1964)
'Oscar Peterson Trio + One' is an album (featuring Clark Terry) recorded on August 17, 1964 and released In…
Oscar Peterson records ‘At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival’ with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis (1956)
Oscar Peterson's 'At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival' is a live album recorded on August 8, 1956, with Ray…
George Benson records his third album : ‘The George Benson Cookbook’ (1966)
'The George Benson Cookbook' is his third album produced by John Hammond and recorded on August 1 & October…
We remember Billie Holiday. ‘Billie Queen’
This day (July 17, 1959), in New York City, New York, died Eleanora Harris a.k.a Billie Holiday, an American jazz…
Eddie Lockjaw Davis & Oscar Peterson meet in Montreux (1977)
July 15, 1977 - Eddie Lockjaw Davis (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b), Jimmy Smith (d) share the stage at…
Oscar Peterson plays at Montreal Jazz (2004)
July 10, 2004 - Oscar Peterson, even though he can only use his right hand, will play at "Montreal Jazz Festival,"…
Verve record ‘On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio,’ a live album with Peterson, Herb Ellis and Ray Brown (1958)
'On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio' is a live album recorded on July 1-5 1958 with Herb Ellis and Ray Brown…
Heads publish Michael Brecker’s final album : ‘Pilgrimage’ recorded with Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock et al (2007)
Michael Brecker's 'Pilgrimage' is his final studio album released on May 22, 2007 by Heads Up.Track Listing :…
We Remember Coleman Hawkins. ‘The True Mister Bean’
This day (May 19, 1969), in New York City, New York, died Coleman Hawkins, an American jazz tenor…
We Remember Hank Jones. ‘So Long Mr. Jones’
This day (May 16, 2010), in Manhattan, New York, died Hank Jones, an American jazz pianist and composer.Digest…
We remember Barney Kessel. ‘Kessel, Poll Winner’
This day (May 6, 2004), in San Diego, California, died Barney Kessel, one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the…
We remember Dexter Gordon. ‘The True Dexter’
This day (April 25, 1990), in Philadelphia, died Dexter Gordon, an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Digest Tracklist…
Gil Evans starts the recording of ‘New Bottle Old Wine’ with Cannonball Adderley (1958)
Gil Evans' 'New Bottle Old Wine' is an album featuring Cannonball Adderley as the only soloist, recorded between…
Verve publish Chris Potter’s album : ‘Gratitude’ (2001)
Chris Potter's 'Gratitude' is an album recorded with Brian Blade, Scott Colley & Kevin Hayes and released on…
Happy Birthday Roy Haynes. ‘Vive Le Roy’
This day (March 13, 1925 ), in Boston, Massachusetts, is born Roy Owen Haynes, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist…