This week In Jazz Legends 42/52

Cannonball Adderley, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Nat king Cole, Illinois Jacquet, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, Herb Ellis, Papa Jo Jones, Art Blakey, The Jazz Messengers, Dave Brubeck, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Cedar Walton, Micky Roker, Shirley Horn, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington , Gene Krupa, Anita O’Day, Roy Eldridge, Miles Davis, Michael Brecker

They are the “Jazz Legends” performers selected among the 427 Posts we publish this week.

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

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Tracklist

1 . Cannonball Adderley – Straight No Chaser Lifted from : Cannonball Adderley attends Newport Jazz in … Poland (1972)

2 . Thelonious Monk – Blue Monk Lifted from : Thelonious Monk records his first studio album : ‘Thelonious Monk Trio’ for Prestige (1952)

3 . Count Basie – Lil Darlin’ Lifted from : Count Basie records with his orchestra ‘The Atomic Mr. Basie’ for Roulette (1957)

4 . Nat King Cole , Illinois Jacquet , Ray Brown , Roy Eldridge , Stan Getz , Coleman Hawkins , Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips , Herb Ellis, Papa Jo Jones – Medley Lifted from : On TV today , Oscar Peterson , Stan Getz et al sit in with Nat King Cole (1957)

5 . Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Dat Dere Lifted from : We remember Art Blakey. ‘Art Bop’

6 . Dave Brubeck – Castilian Blues Lifted from : On TV today, the Dave Brubeck Quartet at ‘Jazz Casual’ (1961)

7 . Milt Jackson , Ray Brown , Cedar Walton, Micky Roker – Bolivia, It Don´t Mean A Thing Lifted from : Milt Jackson , Ray Brown & Cedar Walton meet in Hamburg (1984)

8 . Shirley Horn – This Can’t Be Love Lifted from : We remember Shirley Horn. ‘Two Heads, One Horn’

9 . Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington – Imagine My Frustration Lifted from : Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella at Duke’s Place’ with the Duke Ellington Orchestra (1965)

10 . Gene Krupa , Anita O’Day , Roy Eldridge – Let Me Off Uptown Lifted from : We remember Gene Krupa. ‘Be-Bop-A-Krupa’

11 . Miles Davis – Tutu Lifted from : On TV Today , Miles Davis at ‘Night Music’ (1989)

12 . Michael Brecker – Madame Toulouse Lifted from : Michael Brecker performs at ‘Jazztage’ in Leverkusen (1998)

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