Charlie Parker

This day (March 31, 2006), in Hartford, Connecticut, died John Lenwood ‘Jackie’ McLean, an American jazz alto saxophonist. Digest Tracklist : Round Midnight (2004) (1/2) . Round Midnight (2004) (2/2) . w/ Roy Hargrove – tribute to Charlie Parker (1992) . w/ Miles Davis and Friends – Jean-Pierre (1991) . w/ Sadao Watanabe – Confirmation […]

Bobby McFerrin’s ‘The Voice’ is a live album recorded between March 17 & 26, 1984 in Germany and released the same year by Elektra. Track Listing : 1.Blackbird (John Lennon, Paul Mccartney) – 03:07 . 2.The Jump (Bobby Mcferrin) – 04:48 . 3.El Brujo (Bobby Mcferrin) – 04:11 . 4.I Feel Good (James Brown) – […]

This day (March 12, 1955), in New York City, New York, died Charles ‘Charlie’ Parker, Jr. , an American jazz saxophonist . Tracklist : Laughing At Coleman Hawkins . w/ Dizzy Gillespie – Hot House . The Charlie Parker Story . Charlie Parker documentary BBC . Tracklist : Ornithology . All The Things You Are […]

Bill Evans’ ‘The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2’ is an album recorded on January 10, 1963 and released in 1992 By Milestone. Track Listing : 1.All The Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Jerome Kern) – 09:10 . 2.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 04:33 . 3.I Loves You Porgy […]

‘The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow’ is an album by Tal Farlow released on January 9, 1957 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Taking A Chance On Love (Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter) – 04:43 . 2.Yardbird Suite (Charlie Parker) – 05:15 . 3.You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – […]

This day (January 6, 1993), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Dizzy Gillespie, an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. Tracklist : w/ Stan Getz: – A Night In Tunisia (1978) . w/ Lalo Schifrin – Here it tis (1992) . w/ Miriam Makeba – Live The Future . w Bernard Purdie (1982) . […]

Wes Montgomery’s ‘Fingerpickin” is his debut album recorded on December 30, 1957 and featuring seven tracks originally released as The Montgomery Brothers. Track Listing : 1.Sound Carrier (Buddy Montgomery) – 06:57 . 2.Bud’S Beaux Arts (Buddy Montgomery) – 07:33 . 3.Bock To Bock (Buddy Montgomery) – 10:08 . 4.Billie’S Bounce (Charlie Parker) – 04:42 . […]

Charlie Haden’s ‘Quartet West’ is an album recorded on December 22 and 23, 1986 and released in 1987 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Hermitage (Pat Metheny) – 07:59 . 2.Body And Soul (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 06:19 . 3.The Good Life (Ornette Coleman) – 04:39 . 4.In The Moment (Charlie […]

Gerry Mulligan’s ‘Reunion with Chet Baker’ is an album recorded on December 3, 11 & 17, 1957 Quartet with Chet Baker, Henry Grimes and Dave Bailey and released in 1958 By World Pacific. Track Listing : 1.Reunion (Gerry Mulligan) – 04:03 . 2.When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan) – 05:05 . 3.Stardust (Hoagy […]

‘Chaka Khan’ is her eponymous fourth solo album released on November 17, 1982 by Warner Bros. Records. Track Listing : 1.Tearin’ It Up (Bunny Sigler, Jane Lumibao) – 06:39 . 2.Slow Dancin’ (Featuring Rick James) (Loz Netto) – 05:22 . 3.Best In The West (Dominick Bugatti, Frank Musker) – 04:00 . 4.Got To Be There […]

Quincy Jones’ ‘Q’s Jook Joint’ is an album (his first in six years) released on November 7, 1995 by Qwest. Track Listing : 1.Jook Joint Intro (Quincy Jones) – 01:32 . 2.Let The Good Times Roll (Fleecie Moore, Sam Theard) – 02:55 . 3.Cool Joe, Mean Joe (Killer Joe) (Benny Golson, Quincy Jones, Queen Latifah) […]

‘Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House’ is a live album recorded on October 10, 1957, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson trio and released the same year by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Billie’S Bounce (Charlie Parker) – 09:45 . 2.My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 08:10 . 3.Crazy Rhythm (Irving Caesar, […]

Tom Harrell’s ‘Time’s Mirror’ is a big band album released on September 14, 1999 by Rca Victor. Track Listing : 1.Shapes (Tom Harrell) – 08:19 . 2.Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 03:32 . 3.Daily News (Tom Harrell) – 04:01 . 4.Dream (Johnny Mercer) – 02:47 . 5.Chasin’ The Bird (Charlie Parker) […]

‘Nearness’ by Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau is their first album together, recorded live in Europe in 2011 and released on September 9, 2016. Track Listing : 1.Ornithology (Benny Harris, Charlie Parker) – 08:40 – . 2.Always August (Brad Mehldau) – 10:57 – . 3.In Walked Bud (Thelonious Monk) – 09:58 – . 4.Mehlsancholy Mode […]

Kurt Rosenwinkel’s ‘Intuit’ is his second album as a band leader, recorded on August 14 and 15, 1998 and released in 1999 by Criss Cross Jazz. Track listing : 1.How Deep Is the Ocean (Irving Berlin) – 09:25 . 2.Conception I (George Shearing) – 05:17 . 3.Darn That Dream (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) – […]

‘The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1’ is an album recorded on August 9, 1949 in quintet and May 1, 1951 in trio and released the same year In 1951 by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Un Poco Loco (Bud Powell) – 04:42 . 2.Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Yip Harburg) – 02:55 . 3.Ornithology […]

‘The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2’ is a live album recorded on August 3 & 31, 1958 with Sonny Rollins appearing on two numbers and released in 1959 By Atlantic. Track Listing : 1.Medley: Stardust/I Can’T Get Started/Lover Man (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish/Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin/Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) – […]

Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Montreux ’77’ is a live album recorded on July 17, 1977 with the Tommy Flanagan Trio and released In 1977 by Pablo Track Listing : 1.Too Close For Comfort (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) – 03:27 . 2.I Ain’T Got Nothin’ But The Blues (Duke Ellington, Don George) – 04:07 . […]

Keith Jarrett’s ‘Still Live’ is a live album recorded on July 13, 1986 at Philharmonic Hall in Munich, with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette and released the same year by ECM. Track Listing : 1.My Funny Valentine (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 10:51 . 2.Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 10:24 . […]

‘Bird & Diz’ by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie is a studio album recorded (primarily) on June 6, 1950 with Thelonious Monk and Buddy Rich and released in 1952 by Clef. Track Listing : 1.Bloomdido (Charlie Parker) – 03:25 . 2.My Melancholy Baby (Ernie M. Burnett, George A. Norton) – 03:24 . 3.Relaxin’ With Lee […]