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…
Lou Donaldson plays in Jersey City (2013)
October 19, 2013 - Lou Donaldson and band perform at Community Sing Along in Jersey City, NJ
Jimmy Smith records ‘The Sermon!’ with Lee Morgan, Lou Donaldson, Kenny Burrell, Art Blakey et al (1957)
Jimmy Smith's 'The Sermon!' is an album recorded on August 25, 1957 and February 25, 1958 and released in 1959 by…
Lou Donaldson & Dr. Lonnie Smith meet at North Sea (2003)
July 12, 2003 - Lou Donaldson (s) is with Lonnie Smith (hamm org), Randy Johnston (g) and Fukushi Tainaka (d) at…
Milt Jackson records ‘Wizard of the Vibes’ featuring Thelonious Monk, Lou Donaldson and the Modern Jazz Quartet (1948)
Milt Jackson's 'Wizard of the Vibes' is an album recorded on July 2, 1948 with the Thelonious Monk Quintet and on…
The Lou Donaldson Quartet is in Germany (2000)
May 26, 2000 - Lou Donaldson (as, voc) shares the stage with Dr. Lonnie Smith (B3 org) plus Danny Burger (d) and…
the Lou Donaldson Quartet is at Jazzwoche Burghausen (2000)
May 20, 2000 - the Lou Donaldson Quartet - that is Lou Donaldson (as), Dr. Lonnie Smith (org), Randy Johnston (g)…
Lou Donaldson & Dr. Lonnie Smith together for “Blue Note At 75” (2014)
May 11, 2014 - Blue Note Records celebrate their 75th birthday with Lou Donaldson & Dr. Lonnie Smith backed by…
Jimmy Smith records ‘Cool Blues’ in a New-York Club with Lou Donaldson, Art Blakey et al (1958)
Jimmy Smith's 'Cool Blues' is a live album recorded on April 7, 1958 at Small's Paradise in New York City and…
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…
Eddie, Lou, Paco et al attend the Jazz Masters Induction Ceremony (2013)
January 14, 2013 - this year NEA Jazz Masters Ceremony will induct Mose Allison, Lou Donaldson, Lorraine Gordon…
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Live at Mister Kelly’s’ in Chicago with the Lou Levy Trio (1958)
Ella Fitzgerald's 'Live at Mister Kelly's' is an album recorded on August 10, 1958 in Chicago and released in 2007…
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong record ‘Ella and Louis Again’ for Verve (1957)
'Ella and Louis Again' by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong is a studio (sequel to their 1956 'Ella and…
Death Row publish Dr. Dre’ s debut album : ‘The Chronic’ featuring Snoop Dogg (1992)
Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' is his debut studio album featuring Snoop Dogg and released on December 15, 1992 by Death…
Happy Birthday Eddie Palmieri. ‘El Perfecto del Piano’
This day (December 15, 1936), in Ponce, Puerto Rico, is born Eddie Palmieri, a Puerto Rican pianist, bandleader…
Eminem releases his eighth album :’The Marshall Mathers LP 2′ featuring ‘Berzerk,’ ‘Rap God’ and ‘The Monster’ (2015)
Eminem's 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2' is his eighth studio album featuring Rihanna & Kendrick Lamaras guests…
This week In Jazz Legends 44/52
Lou Donaldson, Thelonious Monk, Roy Hargrove, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman , Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie,…
Madonna releases her sixth album : ‘Bedtime Stories’ featuring ‘Secret’ and ‘Take a Bow’ (1994)
Madonna's 'Bedtime Stories' feat. 'Secret' & 'Take a Bow' is her sixth studio album released on October 25,…
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…
This week In Jazz Legends 34/52
Branford Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tynerr, Mahavishnu Orchestra,…
We remember Idris Muhammad. ‘Funky Idris’
This day (July 29, 2014), in New Orleans, Louisiana, died Leo Morris a.k.a Idris Muhammad, an American jazz…
This week In Jazz Legends 27/52
Stan Getz Quartet, Pat Metheny Group, Astor Piazzolla, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen,…
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…
Happy Birthday Bernard Purdie. ‘So Pretty’
This day (June 11, 1939), in Elkton, Maryland, is born Bernard Lee Purdie a.k.a Pretty Purdie, an American session…
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…
This week In Jazz Legends 21/52
Christian Scott, Quintet, Bob James, David Sanborn, George Benson, Southside Aces, Evan Christopher, Irvin…
We remember Percy Heath from the Modern Jazz Quartet. ‘Modern Jazz Percy’
This day (April 28, 2005), in Southampton, New York, died Percy Heath, an American jazz bassist, member of the…
This week In Jazz Legends 14/52
Joshua Redman, John Coltrane, Chris Potter, Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Benny Carter, Sonny Rollins, James…
We remember John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet fame. ‘John Left The Notes’
This day (March 29, 2001), in New York City, died John Aaron Lewis, an American jazz pianist, composer and…
We remember Thelonious Monk
This day ( February 17, 1982), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Thelonious Sphere Monk, an American jazz pianist and…
September, School’s In
From 'Trouble in school' to 'September Song', we have mixed 17 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'September'. It…
Let’s Rock
From 'Buddy's Rock' to 'I Want To Rock' , we have mixed 16 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Rock'. It has Buddy…
On the Airs
From 'Ventos Do Norte' to 'Air Waves' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz & Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Four…
James Van Heusen Goes All The Way
From 'Polka Dots And Moonbeams' to 'Darn That Dream' , we have mixed 21 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by…
All the Things Oscar
From 'I'll Take Romance' to 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' , we have mixed 23 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'Oscar…
The Gershwins
From 'I got date with rhythm' to 'How Long Has This Been Going On', we have mixed 14 'Pure Jazz' tunes written or…
Take The B (Like Blues) Train
From 'Sunnyland Train' to 'Gravy Train', we have mixed 18 'Strictly Blues' tunes around the theme of 'The Train'.…
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…
Dinah Washington records ‘The Swingin’ Miss D,’ an album arranged by Quincy Jones (1956)
Dinah Washington's 'The Swingin' Miss D' is a studio album arranged by Quincy Jones and recorded on December…
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella Swings Lightly’ with the Marty Paich Dek-tette (1958)
Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella Swings Lightly' is a studio album recorded on November 23-24, 1958, with the Marty Paich…
Capitol publish Neil Diamond’s album : ‘The Jazz Singer’ (1980)
Neil Diamond's 'The Jazz Singer' is an album (and soundtrack to the remake of the eponym film) released on November…
Frank Sinatra records his tenth studio album : ‘Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!’ arranged by Nelson Riddle (1956)
Frank Sinatra's 'Songs for Swingin' Lovers!' is his tenth studio album arranged by Nelson Riddle, recorded on…