Laura

This day (November 5, 1996), in Los Angeles, died Eddie Harris, an American tenor saxophone player. Digest Tracklist : w/ Les Mccann – Compared To What . That Is Why You’Re Over Weight . w/ John Scofield – She’S So Lucky (1994) . w/ Les Mccann & Eddie Harris Live In Ghana (1971) . Listen […]

Lou Donaldson, Thelonious Monk, Roy Hargrove, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman , Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Buddy Rich, Art Blakey, Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Cecil Taylor. They are the “Jazz Legends” performers selected among the 250 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! […]

This day (November 1, 1926), in Badin, North Carolina, is born Lou Donaldson, an American jazz alto saxophonist. Digest Tracklist : Whiskey Drinkin’ Woman’ (2015) . Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (2013) . Blues Walk . w/ Lonnie Smith – Alligator Boogaloo (2004) . What a wonderful world . Laura (1994) . w/ Arnett […]

Charles Mingus’ ‘Mingus Three’ (also referred to as ‘Trio’) is an album recorded on July 9, 1957 with pianist Hampton Hawes and drummer Dannie Richmond and released the same year by Jubilee. Track Listing : 1.Yesterdays (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 04:13 . 2.Back Home Blues (Charles Mingus) – 05:29 . 3.I Can’T Get Started […]

Frank Sinatra’s ‘Where Are You?’ is his thirteenth studio album recorded (in stereo, a first for Sinatra) on April 10 and May 1, 1957 and released the same year by Capitol Track Listing : 1.Where Are You? (Harold Adamson, Jimmy Mchugh) – 03:30 . 2.The Night We Called It A Day (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) […]

This day (April 25, 1990), in Philadelphia, died Dexter Gordon, an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

This day (January 3, 1969), in  Detroit, Michigan , is born James Carter, an American jazz saxophonist.

This day (January 2, 1977), in Los Angeles, California, died Erroll Garner, an American jazz pianist and composer.

Dave Brubeck Quartet’s ‘Jazz at the College of the Pacific’ is a live album recorded on December 14, 1953 and released in December 1953 by Fantasy Records. Track Listing : 1.All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein Ii) – 09:12 . 2.Laura (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 03:12 . 3.Lullaby In Rhythm (Walter […]