Today in Jazz History

Aug 25

Tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate records Meets Dollar Brand, 1977.
Saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter born 1933 in Newark, NJ.
Organist Jimmy Smith records The Sermon, 1957 with trumpeter Lee Morgan and guitarist Kenny Burrell.

Courtesy: Smithsonian Jazz

Happy Birthday Wayne Shorter!

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happy Birthday John Lee Hooker!

Read more about this influential and timeless blues musician here.

Happy Birthday Count Basie and Art Farmer!

Find out more about Bill "Count" Basie by clicking here.

Find out more about trumpeter Art Farmer by clicking here.

Happy Birthday to Spokane's own Jimmy Rowles!

Born: August 19, 1918 | Died: May 28, 1996

Jimmy Rowles was born in Spokane, Washington, August 19, 1918. Inspired by Andy Kirk, Dick Wilson and Jimmy Lunceford.         Jimmy began his professional career in 1935. By 1941, he was playing with Lee and Lester Young and the great Billie Holiday. Establishing himself in jazz, Rowles' career brought him recognition and respect as a master jazz pianist and a five-time Grammy nominee.

Review - Tony Kadleck Big Band

For the All About Jazz review, click here.

Happy Birthday Oscar Peterson!

Oscar Peterson

Born: August 15, 1925 | Died: December 23, 2007  

One of the most admired pianists in jazz, Oscar Peterson has rightfully claimed the same sort of status as earlier greats such as James P. Johnson, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Fats Waller, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Bill Evans. Possibly the most successful artist produced by Canada, he appeared on well over 200 albums spanning six decades and won numerous awards, including eight Grammys. During his career he performed and recorded with, among others, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker. He was beyond doubt an authentic jazz piano virtuoso, with a remarkable and prolific legacy of recordings and performances.(Courtesy of All About Jazz)

Happy Birthday Roy Eldridge!

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Cd review - Helen Sung "Anthem For A New Day"

Read the All About Jazz review of Helen Sung's latest release "Anthem for A New Day"

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Happy Birthday Jason Moran!




Historical Recordings

Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (1949)
Milt Jackson - Ballads and Blues (1956)
The Arrival of Victor Feldman (1958) 
Miles Davis - E.S.P. (1965)
William Parker - Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (1979)
Ed Schuller - The Eleventh Hour (1991)

Review - George Colligan "The Endless Mysteries"

Read the All About Jazz review of George Colligan's latest release "The Endless Mysteries" and tune into Jazz 89.5 to hear it!

New York Winter Jazz Fest Celebrates Blue Note Records 75th Anniversary

Read Nate Chinen's review here.

Colville Jazz Festival February 6th and 7th, 2014

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NPR - A Blog Supreme - Musicians We Lost in 2013

Check out A Blog Supreme to read about the musicians we lost in 2013.


Frank Wess


Mulgrew Miller

Yusef Lateef

Review - Zara Mc Farlane - If You Knew Her

       

Read the All About Jazz review about this up and coming vocalist from England 's second release
 "If You Knew Her"

EWU Jazz Dialogue

EWU Jazz Dialogue happens this weekend January 10th & 11th. Featuring Fusion guitarist Mike Stern and vocalist Greta Matassa. Click here for more information.

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Historic Recordings

John Coltrane - Africa/Brass (1961)
Miles Davis - Nefertiti (1967)
Wes Montgomery - A Day in the Life (1967)
Herbie Mann - Live at the Whisky A Go Go (1969)
Charlie Haden - The Golden Number (1976)
Joe Lovano Quintet - Village Rhythm (1988)
Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble - Jo'burg Jump (2000)
Sunny Murray - Perles Noires vol. 1 (2004)

Happy Birthday Chano Pozo   b. January 7, 1915 - d. December 2, 1948

Jazz Week 2013 Year End Chart

Check out the Jazz Week Year end chart for 2013.

Happy 2014 from Jazz 89.5!

January 6th, 2014

Historic recording dates/Birthdays

 Pianist Teddy Wilson records When You're Smiling with Lester Young and Billie Holiday, 1938.
 Jimmie Lunceford records Margie featuring vocalist/trombonist Trummy Young.
 Teddy Charles - Evolution (1955)
 Eric Kloss - Consciousness! (1970)
 Geri Allen - The Nurturer (1990)
 Brad Mehldau - Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard (1999)
 Matthew Shipp Quartet - Pastoral Composure (2000)

 Trombonist Vernon Brown born 1907 in Venice, IL.



New Album Review - Edward Simon - "Venezuelan Suite"
 
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All,About Jazz Review: Justin Morell Dectet - Subjects and Compliments

Justin Morell: Justin Morell Dectet - Subjects and Compliments