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This Week In Jazz May 30 thru June 5
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of arranger Nelson Riddle, drummers Al Harewood, Albert “Tootie” Heath and Louis Hayes, singers Ian Shaw and Dakota Stanton and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie’s “Bird & Diz” (1950), Kenny Dorham’s “‘Round …
This Week In Jazz May 23 thru May 30
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of clarinetist/bandleader Artie Shaw, singers Peggy Lee and Dee Dee Bridgewater, trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Ramsey Lewis and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Sonny Rollins’ “Tenor Madness” (1956), Red Garland’s “Groovy” (1957), Herbie Hancock’s “Takin’ Off” (1962), …
This Week In Jazz May 16 thru May 22
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bandleader Woody Herman, vibist Joe Roland, pianist/singer/composer Fats Waller, saxmen Dewey Redman, Jackie McLean and Sonny Fortune, Blues shouter Big Joe Turner and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s “Ellington Uptown” (1947), Kenny Dorham’s “Jazz …
This Week In Jazz May 9 thru May 15
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composer Irving Berlin, singer Maxine Waters, bassists Buddy Catlett and Gary Peacock, pianist Red Garland, drummer Mel Lewis and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis Quintet’s “Relaxin’/Steamin’/Workin’” (1956), Kenny Burrell’ “Blue Lights, Vol. 1 & …
This Week In Jazz May 2 thru May 8
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Jymie Merritt and Ron Carter, pianist/composers Mary Lou Williams and John Lewis, trumpeters Maynard Ferguson and Richard Williams, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Art Blakey’s “The Jazz Messenger” (1956), Charles Minus’ …
This Week In Jazz April 25 thru May 1
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Denzil Best, Connie Kay and Freddie Waits, saxmen Teddy Edwards and Ira Sullivan, singers Ella Fitzgerald, Blossom Dearie and Shirley Horn and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis All Stars’ “Walkin’” (1954), Peggy Lee …
This Week In Jazz April 18 thru April 24
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of vibeman and bandleader Lionel Hampton, Blue Note Records founder Alfred Lion, bandleader/multi-instrumentalist Tito Puente, guitarist Mundell Lowe, trombonist Slide Hampton and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young’s “Blue Lester” (1944), Miles Davis’ “Birth of the …