We remember Lester Young. ‘Prez Resigned’
Happy Birthday Quincy Jones. ‘Today is ‘Super Q’s Day”
Reprise publishes ‘Ring-a-Ding-Ding!’ by (uptempo swinger) Frank Sinatra (1961)
Frank Sinatra's 'Ring-a-Ding-Ding!' is an album featuring only uptempo swing numbers and released in March 1961 by Reprise.
Verve start the recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook’ (1958)
'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook' is a studio album recorded between March 13 & 19, 1958, with a studio orchestra conducted by Paul Weston and released in 1958 by Verve.
Bethlehem Records publish Nina Simone’s debut album : ‘Little Girl Blue’ a.k.a. ‘Jazz As Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club’ (1959)
Nina Simone's 'Little Girl Blue' a.k.a. 'Jazz As Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club' is her debut album released in February 1959 by Bethlehem Records
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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, 1938) of music issued on the new long-playing format and one of the first to sell over a million copies. ,
Ray Charles records ‘Genius + Soul = Jazz,’ an album arranged by Quincy Jones for Impulse! (1960)
Ray Charles' 'Genius + Soul = Jazz' is an album arranged by Quincy Jones, recorded on December 26–27, 1960 with members of The Count Basie Band and released in March 1961 By Impulse!.
We remember Oscar Peterson. ‘And The Oscar Goes To …’
This week In Jazz Legends 51/52
We remember Bob Brookmeyer. ‘Big Band Man’
Happy Birthday Diane Schuur. ‘Deedles Day’
Frank Sinatra records the album ‘A Man and His Music’ for Reprise (1965)
Frank Sinatra's 'A Man and His Music' is a double album recorded from December 19, 1960 till October 21, 1965, with various conductors and released in 1965 by Reprise.
We remember Big Joe Turner. ‘Swing And Shout’
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Joe Williams records ‘Nothin’ but the Blues’ with Red Holloway & His Blues All-Stars (1984)
Joe Williams' 'Nothin' but the Blues' is an album recorded on November 16 and 17, 1983 with Red Holloway & His Blues All-Stars and released in 1984 by Delos.
James Brown records ‘Soul on Top’ with conductor Oliver Nelson and Louie Bellson & his orchestra (1969)
James Brown's 'Soul on Top' is an album recorded on November 10–11, 1969, with conductor Oliver Nelson and Louie Bellson & his orchestra and released in 1970 By King.
Sony publish Tony Bennett’s ‘Playin’ with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues’ (2001)
Tony Bennett's 'Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues' is an album recorded with famous other vocalists.and released on November 6, 2001 by Sony Records.
When Benny Goodman played New-York
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra record ‘The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert’ (1958)
The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert' is a live album recorded on October 6, 1939 with his Orchestra and released in 1958 By Rca Victor .
Benson Strictly Guitar
Now, guitar players are great on CD or streaming, but they are even better on video. By the simple fact that you can watch their fingers. (No you cannot on a CD).
Stevie Wonder releases his eighteenth album : ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ featuring ‘Sir Duke’ ‘Pastime Paradise’ and ‘I Wish’ (1976)
Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' is his eighteenth album released on September 28, 1976 by Motown Records.
We remember Jimmy Witherspoon. ‘Witherspoonin’
That’s so sweet of confirmed artist Diana Krall to help a young and upcoming crooner named Tony Bennett.
"Love Is Here to Stay" by Tony Bennett and Diana Krall is a collaboration album of Gershwin songs recorded with the Bill Charlap Trio and released on September 14, 2018 by Verve.
(Source Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - Love Is Here To Stay | Diana Krall Official Site)
> ...just nabbed a Guinness World Records title this week for “longest time between the release of an original recording and a re-recording of the same single by the same artist.” >>>>>
> ...Krall and Bennett evidently figured that it might not make sense to pair up for songs about being alone. >>>The Times>>
> Tony Bennett’s admirers are by now resigned to him making duet albums, even if he works best solo >>>
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - Love Is Here To Stay
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We remember Stan Kenton. ‘Life In Artistry’
We remember Billie Holiday. ‘Billie Queen’
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We remember Benny Carter. ‘Mellow Toner’
Thad Jones records ‘The Magnificent Thad Jones’ for Blue Note (1956)
'The Magnificent Thad Jones' is an album recorded on July 9 and 14, 1956 and released the same year by Blue Note.
We All remember Ella Fitzgerald. ‘Hello Ella’
Tony Bennett and Bill Evans end the recording of ‘The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album’ for Fantasy (1975)
‘The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album' is a studio album recorded on June 10–13, 1975 and released the same year by Fantasy.
We remember Ray Charles. ‘Ray Of Light’
Frank Sinatra starts the recording of ‘Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely’ arranged by Nelson Riddle (1958)
'Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely' is an album (also known as 'Sings for Only the Lonely' or simply 'Only the Lonely') recorded on May 29, June 24 & 26 1958 and released in September 1958 By Capitol.