Today in Jazz

Feb 28

Recordings 

Mildred Bailey records Downhearted Blues with the John Kirby Sextet, 1939. This is Ray Brown (1958) Billy Bang Quartet - Spirits Gathering (1996) Keith Jarrett - Treasure Island (1974) Art Ensemble of Chicago - The Meeting (2003) Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass - Blue Jazz (2003) Willie Bobo Birthdays

 Percussionist Willie Bobo born 1934 in New York, NY.
Violin Svend Asmussen born 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark