Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Lorenz Hart, singers Bing Crosby and Shirley Horn, pianist/composer John Lewis, organist Richard “Groove” Holmes, trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, and bassist Jymie Merritt, and May 1st is “Leroy Vinnegar Day”. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Charles Mingus’ …
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer/bandleader Duke Ellington, singers Ella Fitzgerald and Blossom Dearie, trumpeter Mario Bauza, drummers Denzil Best and Connie Kay, saxmen Johnny Griffin, and Joe Henderson, guitarist Steve Khan more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lee w/ George Shearing …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of Blue Note Records founder Alfred Lion, vibist Lionel Hampton, percussionist/bandleader Tito Puente, bassist Charles Mingus, guitarist Mundell Lowe, vocalist Madeleine Peyroux and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young’s “Blue Lester” (1944), Miles Davis’ “Kind of …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Bud Freeman, Gene Ammons and John Ellis, clarinetist Johnny Dodds, pianists Claude Bolling and Walter Bishop, Jr., singers Vanessa Rubin and Shameika Copland, vibist Teddy Charles and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Red Garland …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassist Gene Ramey, Bluesman Muddy Waters, singers Billie Holiday and Doris Day, saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, drummer Stan Levy and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis All-Stars’ “Walkin’” (1954), Bud Powell’s “The Complete Essen Jazz Festival …
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of reedman Pee Wee Russell, vibist Red Norvo, bassist Ike Issacs, and guitarists Remo Palmier and Grant Green and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Coleman Hawkins’ “The Hawk Flies High” (1957), Chick Corea’s “Now He Sings, Now …
Hey Jazz fans. Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Vera Lynn, Dave Frishberg and King Pleasure, pianists Marian McPartland, Harold Mabern and Sir Charles Thompson, guitarists George Benson and Melvin Sparks multi-instrumentalist Paul McCandless and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Sonny Rollins Plus 4” (1956); Miles Davis’ …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter Blue Mitchell, trumpeter/composer/arranger Quincy Jones, organist Shirley Scott, pianist Tommy Flanagan, singer/pianist Nat King Cole and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Coleman Hawkins’ “The Hawk Flies High” (1957), Chick Corea’s “Now He Sings, Now He …
