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This Week In Jazz October 3 thru October 9
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Jimmy Blanton, Steve Swallow and Eddie Gomez, drummers Jo Jones, Alvin Stoller and J.C. Heard, pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., organist Larry Young and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson at the …
This Week In Jazz September 26 thru October 2
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist Bud Powell, drummer Buddy Rich, bassist/cellist Oscar Pettiford, horn man Red Rodney and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Clifford Brown Sextet in Paris” (1953), “Johnny Smith and His New Quartet” (1956), Bobby Timmons Trio …
This Week In Jazz September 19 thru September 25
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Slam Stewart, Tommy Potter, Red Mitchell and Jimmy Woode, saxophonists John Coltrane and Frank Foster, singers Ray Charles, Irene Reid, Les McCann and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Charlie Parker at Storyville” (1953), “The Kenny …
This Week In Jazz September 12 thru September 18
Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Jon Hendricks, Mel Torme, Charles Brown and Giacomo Gates, violinist Joe Venuti, organist Brother Jack McDuff, saxophonist Cannonball Adderley and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Chet Baker & the Lighthouse All-Stars’ “Witch Doctor” (1953), Sonny Clark Trio (1957), Stanley Turrentine’s “Z.T.’s …
This Week In Jazz September 5 thru September 11
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Buddy Bolden, drummer/bandleader Elvin Jones, bassists Wilbur and George Mraz, saxmen Sonny Rollins and James Clay and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Basie’s Kansas City Seven w/ Lester Young’s “Lester Leaps In” (1939), “The …
This Week In Jazz August 29 thru September 4
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singer Velma Middleton, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, saxophonist Art Pepper, pianist Horace Silver, bassist Larry Ridley, drummer Mickey Roker and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Clifford Brown Memorial Album (1953), Jackie McLean’s “Jackie’s Bag” (1960), Blue …
This Week In Jazz August 22 thru August 28
Hey, Jazz fans, tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singer/pianist Jimmy Rushing, reedman Buster Smith, composer Leonard Bernstein, saxophonist Lester Young, bassist Leonard Gaskin and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Mundell Lowe Quartet” (1955), “The Gerry Mulligan Quartets in Concert” (1957), Cannonball Adderley Quintet’s “Cannonball in Japan” …
This Week In Jazz August 15 thru August 21
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Mal Waldron, Carl Perkins and Bill Evans, singer Mary Stallings, saxman Ray Blue, bassist John Clayton and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Essential Jo Jones” (1955), Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Time Out” (1959), Herbie Mann’s …