Summertime

Anita O’Day, Jon Hendricks, Mel Torme, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Joshua Redman, Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, Jo Jones, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Desmond, Charlie Haden. They are the “Jazz Legends” performers selected among the 257 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. […]

Paul Desmond’s ‘Summertime’ is an album recorded on October 10, 16 & 24, November 5 & 20 and December 26, 1968 and released in 1969 By Cti. Track Listing : 1.Samba (Struttin’) With Some Barbeque (Louis Armstrong, Don Raye) – 04:26 . 2.Olvidar (Don Sebesky) – 05:33 . 3.Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (John Lennon, Paul Mccartney) – […]

This day (November 8, 1955), in Chicago, Illinois, is born Patricia Barber, an American jazz and blues singer, pianist, songwriter, and bandleader. Digest Tracklist : In Your Own Sweet Way (2017) . Light my fire (2013) . A Case of You (2012) . If I Were Blue (2010) . You’re The Top (2008) . Use […]

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 […]

John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Mwandishi, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Freddie Hubbard, Sun Ra, Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Sonny Rollins, Joe Lovano,Terence Blanchard. They are the “Jazz Legends (“Jazz tours Europe”)” performers selected among the 310 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist […]

Annie Lennox’ “Nostalgia” is her sixth studio album featuring a collection of her favourite songs from youth and released on October 27, 2014, Track Listing : 1.Memphis In June (Paul Francis Webster, Hoagy Carmichael) – 02:47 . 2.Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 03:55 . 3.I Put A Spell On You (Screamin’ […]

John Coltrane’s ‘My Favorite Things’ is his seventh (and his first where he plays soprano) album recorded on October 21, 24, 26, 1960 and released In March 1961 by Atlantic. Track Listing : 1.My Favorite Things (Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers) – 13:41 . 2.Everytime We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter) – 05:39 . 3.Summertime (Ira […]

Robbie Williams’ ‘Rudebox’ is his seventh studio album featuring William Orbit, Mark Ronson & Pet Shop Boys and released on October 23, 2006 by Chrysalis Track Listing : 1.Rudebox (Robbie Williams, Kelvin Andrews, Danny Spencer, Bill Laswell, Carl Aiken, William Collins, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare) – 04:45 . 2.Viva Life On Mars (Robbie Williams, Andrews […]

This day (October 23, 1956), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Dianne Reeves, an American jazz singer. Digest Tracklist : w/ Chucho Valdés – My Foolish Heart (2019) . w/ Makoto Ozone – In A Sentimental Mood (2018) . I Wish You Love (2017) . w/ Romero Lubambo – Our love is here to stay (2015) […]

Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” is his second studio album released on October 22, 2012 by Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath Entertainment & Interscope Records. Track Listing : 1.Sherane A.K.A Master Splinter’S Daughter (Kendrick Kendrick Duckworth, Christopher Whitacre, Justin Henderson) – 04:33 . 2.Bitch, Don’T Kill My Vibe (Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Robin Braun, […]

This day (October 21, 1941), in Dora, Missouri, is born Steve Cropper, an American guitarist, best known for his work at Stax Record with Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave and more Digest Tracklist : w/ Benjamin Booker – (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay (2018) . w/ Dave Mason […]

‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book’ is a studio album recorded on October 19–21, 1964, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra and released the same year by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Too Marvelous For Words (Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting) – 02:31 . 2.Early Autumn (Johnny Mercer, Ralph Burns) – 03:51 . 3.Day In, […]

Herbie Hancock’s ‘Gershwin’s World’ is his forty-second album recorded with Joni Mitchell, Chick Corea, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, etc and released on October 20, 1998 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Overture (Fascinating Rhythm) (George Gershwin) – 00:54 . 2.It Ain’T Necessarily So (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 04:44 . 3.The Man I Love (George Gershwin, […]

This day (October 4, 1970), in Hollywood, California, died Janis Joplin, an American singer with (and without) Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist.

This day (September 28, 1991), in Santa Monica, California, died Miles Dewey Davis III a.k.a. Miles Davis, a America trumpeter.

‘Nina Simone at Town Hall’ is her third release and her first live album recorded live at The Town Hall New York City on September 12, 1959 and released the same year by Colpix. Track Listing : 1.Black Is The Color Of My True Love’S Hair (Traditional) – 03:33 . 2.Exactly Like You (Jimmy Mchugh, […]

‘Porgy and Bess’ by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald is a studio album recorded on August 18-19 & October 14, 1957 and released the same year by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Overture (George Gershwin) – 10:52 . 2.Summertime (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 04:58 . 3.I Wants To Stay Here (George Gershwin, Ira […]

‘Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin’ is his ninth album (including two new songs completed from unfinished Gershwin fragments) released on August 17, 2010 by Walt Disney Records. Track Listing : 1.Rhapsody In Blue/Intro (George Gershwin) – 01:07 . 2.The Like In I Love You (George Gershwin, Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett) – 03:20 . 3.Summertime (George Gershwin, […]

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) – […]

This day (August 13, 2009), in White Plains, New York, died Lester William Polsfuss a.k.a Les Paul, an American guitarist, songwriter and inventor of the solid-body electric guitar.