This week In Jazz Legends 35/52

Randy Weston, Buddy DeFranco, Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Robben Ford, Peter Erskine, Jean Luc-Ponty, Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, Sun Ra , John Zorn, Dexter Gordon

They are the “Jazz Legends” performers selected among the 393 Posts we publish this week.

Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!

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Tracklist

1 . Randy Weston . Hi Fly Lifted from : We remember Randy Weston. ‘Weston Union’

2 . Buddy DeFranco . Yesterdays Lifted from : Buddy DeFranco plays at Aurex Jazz Festival (1983)

3 . Art Blakey . Blues March (w/ Art Blakey Big Band feat. Robin Eubanks, Bobby Watson . Terrence Blanchard) Lifted from : Herbie, Art, McCoy, Kenny, Jimmy et al, they are all at Mt Fuji Jazz Day . (1987)

4 . Lionel Hampton . Sing, Sing, Sing Lifted from : We remember Lionel Hampton. ‘Good Old Vibes’

5 . Tony Williams　-　Clear Ways (w/ Mulgrew Miller, Wallace Roney, Billy Pierce . Charnett Moffett) Lifted from : Herbie, Art, McCoy, Kenny, Jimmy et al, they are all at Mt Fuji Jazz Day . (1987)

6 . Freddie Hubbard , Randy Brecker , Michael Brecker , Joe Farrell , Joe Henderson , George Duke , Alphonso Johnson , Robben Ford . Peter Erskine . Home Stretch Lifted from : Jazz Alumni gather at Aurex Jazz (1980)

7 . Jean-Luc Ponty . Enigmatic Ocean Lifted from : Atlantic publish Jean-Luc Ponty’s ‘Enigmatic Ocean’ recorded with Allan Holdsworth, Daryl Stuermer et al (1977)

8 . Jaco Pastorius . Soul Intro, The Chicken Lifted from : Jaco Pastorius takes the Word of Mouth Big Band to ‘Aurex Jazz Festival 1982’

9 . Miles Davis . Spanish Key Lifted from : Miles Davis is at ‘Isle of Wight Festival’, day . (1970)

10 . Sun Ra . @ Chicago 1981 (w/ the Arkestra) Lifted from : Sun Ra takes his Arkestra to Chicago (1981)

11 . John Zorn . Snagglepuss (w/ David Sanborn , Marcus Miller) Lifted from : Happy Birthday John Zorn. ‘John’s Horn’

12 . Dexter Gordon . Cheesecake Lifted from : Dexter Gordon records ‘Go!’ his tenth album for Blue Note (1962)

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