Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trombonists Juan Tizol and J.J. Johnson, trumpeter Ray Anthony, drummers Jimmy Cobb and Jeff “Tain” Watts, guitarist Django Reinhardt, bassist Curtis Counce, vibist Gary Burton, singer Lizz Wright and more.
We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Birth of the Cool” (1949), Rosemary Clooney/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra’s “Blue Rose” (1956), The Oscar Peterson Trio’s “West Side Story” (1962), Bill Evans “The Tokyo Concert” (1973), Pharoah Sanders’ “Heart Is a Melody” (1982), Giacomo Gates’ “Fly Rite” (1998), David Larsen’s “The Mulligan Chronicles” (2020) and many others Mondays thru Fridays at noon on Jazz Masters on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.