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AUGUST 2010
6 Birthdays of vocalist Abbey Lincoln and bassist Charlie Haden
13Birthday of pianists George Shearing and Mulgrew Miller
20Jazz from 1933
27 Birthday of tenor saxophonist Lester Young
JULY 2010
2 Birthday of pianist Ahmad Jamal
9 Tribute to recently departed pianist Hank Jones
16 Birthday of vibraphonist Cal Tjader
23 Great jam sessions of the 40s and 50s, part I
30 Great jam sessions of the 40s and 50s, part II
JUNE 2010
4 Birthdays of alto saxophonists Anthony Braxton and Oliver Nelson
11Birthday of drummer Shelly Mann
18Tribute to recently departed guitarist Herb Ellis
25 Jazz from 1934
MAY 2010
7 Duet recordings form the Swing era
14Birthday of soprano saxophonist and clarinetist Sidney Bechet
21 Birthday of singer and composer Fats Waller
28Birthday of guitarist T-Bone Walker
August 20: Jazz from 1933
FLETCHER HENDERSON: Yeah Man, from A Study in Frustration (Columbia 57596)
FLETCHER HENDERSON: Queer Notions, from A Study in Frustration (Columbia 57596)
FLETCHER HENDERSON: King Porter Stomp, from A Study in Frustration (Columbia 57596)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: Happy Feet, from 1929-1934 (Classics 587)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: Ol' Man River, from 1929-1934 (Classics 587)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (Classics 587)
CAB CALLOWAY: Harlem Hospitality, from 1932-1934 (Classics 544)
CAB CALLOWAY: Father's Got His Glasses On, from 1932-1934 (Classics 544)
CAB CALLOWAY: Minnie the Moocher, from 1932-1934 (Classics 544)
BILLIE HOLIDAY: Your Mother's Son-in-Law, from The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 (Columbia 85470)
BILLIE HOLIDAY: Riffin' the Scotch, from The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 (Columbia 85470)
BENNY CARTER: Music at Midnight, from 1929-1933 (Classics 522)
BENNY CARTER: Sweet Sue - Just You, from 1929-1933 (Classics 522)
BENNY CARTER: Blue Interlude, from 1933-1936 (Classics 530)
BENNY CARTER: I Never Knew, from 1933-1936 (Classics 530)
EDDIE SOUTH: Old Man Harlem, from 1923-1937 (Classics 707)
EDDIE SOUTH: Nagasaki, from 1923-1937 (Classics 7070
August 13: Birthdays of pianists George Shearing and Mulgrew Miller
GEORGE SHEARING: Lullaby of Birdland, from Lullaby of Birdland (Back Up 73103)
GEORGE SHEARING: September in the Rain, from Lullaby of Birdland (Back Up 73103)
GEORGE SHEARING: Sweet and Lovelu, from Great Britain's (Savoy 5192554)
ART BLAKEY: Blues March, from Live at Sweet Basil (Crescendo 2182)
ART BLAKEY: Moanin', from Live at Sweet Basil (Crescendo 2182)
MULGREW MILLER: Wingspan, from Wingspan (Landmark 1515)
MULGREW MILLER: Sonhos do Brazil, from Wingspan (Landmark 1515)
MULGREW MILLER: Waltz for Monk, from Live at Yoshi's Volume 0ne (MaxJazz 208)
August 6: Birthdays of vocalist Abbey Lincoln and bassist Charlie Haden
ABBEY LINCOLN: Throw It Away, from Painted Bird (Blue Marge 1003)
ABBEY LINCOLN: Caged Bird, from Painted Bird (Blue Marge 1003)
MAX ROACH: Mendacity, from Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse 122)
CHARLIE HADEN: Song for Che, from Liberation Music Orchestra (Impulse 39125)
CHARLIE HADEN: O.C., from Closeness (A&M 0808)
CHARLIE HADEN: Bodas de Prata, from Folk Songs (ECM 2516)
ABBEY LINCOLN: Bird Alone, from You Gotta Pay the Band (Verve 511 110)
July 30: Great Jazz Jam Sessions, Part 2
LIONEL HAMPTON: Jam Blues, from Complete Norman Granz Jam Sessions
CHARLIE CHRISTIAN: Stompin' at the Savoy, from After Hours (OJC 1932)
DEXTER GORDON: The Hunt, from Bopland (Savoy 17441)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Kerouac, from After Hours (OJC 1932)
July 23: Great Jazz Jam Sessions, Part 1
CHARLIE PARKER: Funky Blues, from Complete Norman Granz Jam Sessions
CHARLIE CHRISTIAN: From Swing to Bop, from After Hours (OJC 1932)
DEXTER GORDON: Disorder at the Border, from Bopland (Savoy 17441)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Stardust #1, from After Hours (OJC 1932)
July 16: Birthday of vibraphonist and drummer Cal Tjader
DAVE BRUBECK: Lullaby in Rhythm, from The Dave Brubeck Trio (Fantasy 24726)
DAVE BRUBECK: Body and Soul, from The Dave Brubeck Trio (Fantasy 24726)
DAVE BRUBECK: Squeeze Me, from The Dave Brubeck Trio (Fantasy 24726)
CAL TJADER: Doxy, from Monterey Concerts (Prestige 24026)
CAL TJADER: Afro Blue, from Monterey Concerts (Prestige 24026)
CAL TJADER: Descarga Cachao, from Cuban Fantasy (Fantasy 24777)
CAL TJADER: Manuel Deeghit, from Cuban Fantasy (Fantasy 24777)
ANITA O'DAY: Peel Me a Grape, from Sings the Winners (Verve 937 939)
July 9: Tribute to recently departed pianist Hank Jones
HOT LIPS PAGE: Big "D" Blues, from 1944-46 (Classics 950)
HOT LIPS PAGE: Happy Medium, from 1944-46 (Classics 950)
CHARLIE PARKER: Lester Leaps In, from The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve
CHARLIE PARKER: Flyin' Home, from The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve
HANK JONES: We're All Together, from The Trio (Savoy 184)
HANK JONES: There's a Small Hotel, from The Trio (Savoy 184)
HANK JONES: Nice and Nasty, from Keepin' Up with the Joneses (Verve 539 633)
July 2: Birthday of pianist Ahmad Jamal
AHMAD JAMAL: Daahoud, from Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase (Telarc 83327)
AHMAD JAMAL: Catalina, from The Essence (Verve 529 327)
MILES DAVIS: Ahmad's Blues, from Complete Prestige Recordings (Prestige 012)
AHMAD JAMAL: Pavanne, from The Legendary OKEH and Epic Recordings (Epic 93580)
JOHN COLTRANE: Impressions, from Impressions (Impulse 5887)
SHIRLEY HORN: Maybe September, from May the Music Never End (Verve 076 028)
AHMAD JAMAL: Poinciana, from But Not for Me (Chess 9108)
June 25: Jazz from 1934
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: St. Louis Blues, from 1934-36 (Classics 509)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: Tiger Rag, from 1934-36 (Classics 509)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: Song of the Vipers, from 1934-36 (Classics 509)
DUKE ELLINGTON: Delta Serenade, from Early Ellington (RCA 6852)
DUKE ELLINGTON: Stompy Jones, from Early Ellington (RCA 6852)
DUKE ELLINGTON: Solitude, from Early Ellington (RCA 6852)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: I Ain't Got Nobody, fom 1929-34 (Classics 587)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: On the Sunny Side of the Street, from 1929-34 (Classics 587)
CAB CALLOWAY: 'Long About Midnight, from 1932-34 (Classics 544)
CAB CALLOWAY: Moon Glow, from 1932-34 (Classics 544)
EDDIE SOUTH: Just an Old Banjo, from Black Gypsy (Frog 36)
EDDIE SOUTH: At the Ball, from Black Gypsy (Frog 36)
FATS WALLER: A Porter's Love Song, from Breakin' the Ice (RCA 66618)
FATS WALLER: Mandy, from Breakin' the Ice (RCA 66618)
FATS WALLER: Honeysuckle Rose, from Breakin' the Ice (RCA 66618)
BENNY CARTER: Shoot the Works, from 1933-36 (Classics 530)
BENNY CARTER: Dream Lullaby, from 1933-36 (Classics 530)
BENNY CARTER: Everybody Shuffle, from 1933-36 (Classics 530)
June 18: Tribute to guitarist Herb Ellis
HERB ELLIS: Pap's Blues, from Nothing but the Blues (Verve 521 674)
OSCAR PETERSON: There's a Small Hotel, from Live at Zardi's (Pablo 2620 1182)
OSCAR PETERSON: Love for Sale, from Live at Zardi's (Pablo 2620 1182)
STAN GETZ: I Want to be Happy, from Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve 827 826)
STAN GETZ: Detour Ahead, from Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve 827 826)
HERB ELLIS: When Your Lover has Gone, from Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Guiffre (Verve 559 826)
HERB ELLIS: Skip It, fom Together! (Koch 26185)
HERB ELLIS: Old Folks, from Doggin' Around (Concord 4372)
BENNY CARTER: We'll be Together Again, from Small Group Sessions (Verve 849 395)
June 11: Birthday of drummer Shelly Manne
SONNY ROLLINS: Wagon Wheels, from Way Out West (JVC 60088)
SHELLY MANNE: Get Me to the Church on Time, from My Fair Lady (DCC 1043)
SHELLY MANNE: On the Street Where You Live, from My Fair Lady (DCC 1043)
LENNIE TRISTANO: Retrospection, from 1947-51 (Classics 1290)
LENNIE TRISTANO: Subconsious-Lee, from 1947-51 (Classics 1290)
LENNIE NIEHAUS: Thou Swell, from The Sextet (OJC 1944)
LENNIE NIEHAUS: Knee Deep, from The Sextet (OJC 1944)
SHELLY MANNE: You and the Night and the Music, from West Coast Sound (OJC 152)
SHELLY MANNE: Mallets, from West Coast Sound (OJC 152)
BARNEY KESSELL: Some Like it Hot, from Some Like it Hot (OCJ 168)
LIONEL HAMPTON: Louise, from Hamp and Getz (Verve 831 672)
June 4: Birthdays of alto saxophonists Anthony Braxton and Oliver Nelson
OLIVER NELSON: Stolen Moments, from Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse 5659)
ANTHONY BRAXTON: Cut two, from Creative Orchestra Music (Bluebird 6579)
ANTHONY BRAXTON: Brilliant Corners, from Six Monk's Compositions (Black Saint 120 116)
OLIVER NELSON: Hobo Flats, from Fantabulous (Argo 737)
OLIVER NELSON: Teenie's Blues, from Fantabulous (Argo 737)
ANTHONY BRAXTON: Composition 159, from Victoriaville 1992 (Victo 21)
JIMMY SMITH: Blues and the Abstract Truth, from Hoochie Coochie Man (Verve 8667)
May 28: Birthday of guitarist T-Bone Walker
T-BONE WALKER: Call it Stormy Monday, from Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker 1940-54 (Mosaic 130)
T-BONE WALKER: You Don't Love Me, from Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker 1940-54 (Mosaic 130)
JIMMY WITHERSPOON: Kansas City, from Evenin' Blues (Analogue 3008)
JIMMY WITHERSPOON: Evenin', from Evenin' Blues (Analogue 3008)
BUDDY GUY: T-Bone Shuffle, from Atlantic Blues: Chicago (Atlantic 81697)
ALBERT COLLINS: T-Bone Shuffle, from Showdown! (Alligator 4743)
B.B. KING: Call it Stormy Monday, from Blues Summit (MCA 10710)
JIMMY WITHERSPOON: Baby How Long, from Evenin' Blues (Analogue 3008)
EDDIE CLEANHEAD VINSON: Juice Head Baby, from Kidney Stew is Fine (Delmark 631)
EDDIE CLEANHEAD VINSON: Things Aint What They Used To Be, from Kidney Stew is Fine (Delmark 631)
T-BONE WALKER: Mean Old World, from Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker 1940-54 (Mosaic 130)
T-BONE WALKER: Low Down Dirty Shame Blues, from Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker 1940-54 (Mosaic 130)
EDDIE CLEANHEAD VINSON: Please Send Me Someone to Love, from Kidney Stew is Fine (Delmark 631)
May 21: Birthday of vocalist and pianist Fats Waller
BENNY CARTER: That's How I Feel Today, from 1929-33 (Classics 522)
BENNY CARTER: Six or Seven Times, from 1929-33 (Classics 522)
FLETCHER HENDERSON: Henderson Stomp, from Study in Frustration (Columbia 57596)
FLETCHER HENDERSON: The Chant, from Study in Frustration (Columbia 57596)
FLETCHER HENDERSON: Whiteman Stomp, from Study in Frustration (Columbia 57596)
FLETCHER HENDERSON: I'm Coming Virginia, from Study in Frustration (Columbia 57596)
BUNNY BERIGAN: Honeysuckle Rose, from The Pied Piper 1934-40 (Bluebird 07863)
BUNNY BERIGAN: Blues, from The Pied Piper 1934-40 (Bluebird 07863)
JACK TEAGARDEN: You Rascal You, from The Complete Okeh and Brunswick Sessions (Mosaic 211)
JACK TEAGARDEN: That's What I Like About You, from The Complete Okeh and Brunswick Sessions (Mosaic 211)
JACK TEAGARDEN: Chances Are, from The Complete Okeh and Brunswick Sessions (Mosaic 211)
JACK TEAGARDEN: I Got the Ritz from the One I Love, from The Complete Okeh and Brunswick Sessions (Mosaic 211)
FATS WALLER: Christopher Columbus, from Fractious Fingering (Bluebird 66747)
FATS WALLER: Big Chief de Sota, from Fractious Fingering (Bluebird 66747)
FATS WALLER: Jitterbug Waltz, from The Last Years (Bluebird 9883)
FATS WALLER: Ain't Misbehavin', from The Last years (Bluebird 9883)
May 14: Birthday of soprano saxophonist and clarinetist Sidney Bechet
CLARENCE WILLIAMS: Wild Cat Blues, from 1921-24 (Classics 801)
CLARENCE WILLIAMS: Atlanta Blues, from 1921-24 (Classics 801)
CLARENCE WILLIAMS: Irresistible Blues, from 1921-24 (Classics 801)
LOUIS ARMSTONG: Texas Moaner Blues, from Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1923-1934 (Columbia 57176)
LOUIS ARMSTONG: Cake Walking Babies, from Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1923-1934 (Columbia 57176)
LOUIS ARMSTONG: Pickin' on Your Baby, from Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1923-1934 (Columbia 57176)
JELLY ROLL MORTON: Oh, Didn't He Ramble, from Complete Victor Recordings (Bluebird 2361)
JELLY ROLL MORTON: High Society, from Complete Victor Recordings (Bluebird 2361)
JELLY ROLL MORTON: I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Sing, from Complete Victor Recordings (Bluebird 2361)
EARL HINES: Blues in Thirds, from Piano Man! (Living Era 5131)
EARL HINES: Save it Pretty Mama, from Piano Man! (Living Era 5131)
MARTIAL SOLAL: All of Me, from When a Soprano Meets a Piano (Inner City 7008)
MARTIAL SOLAL: Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams, from When a Soprano Meets a Piano (Inner City 7008)
SIDNEY BECHET: Egyptian Fantasy, from Really the Blues (Living Era 5107)
SIDNEY BECHET: Baby Won't You Please Come Home?, from Really the Blues (Living Era 5107)
SIDNEY BECHET: The Sheik of Araby, from Really the Blues (Living Era 5107)
MARIAL SOLAL: All the Things You Are, from When a Soprano Meets a Piano (Inner City 7008)
May 7: Duo and Trio Swing
EARL HINES: Weather Bird, from Piano Man (Living Era 5131)
EARL HINES: Blues in Thirds, from Piano Man (Living Era 5131)
BIX BIERDEBECKE: For No Reason at All in C, from Bix Restored, Vol.1 (BXCD 1-3)
BIX BIERDEBECKE: Wringin' an Twistin', from Bix Restored, Vol.1 (BXCD 1-3)
BIX BIEDERBECKE: Sweet Sue - Just You, from Bix Restored, Vol.5 (BXCD 13)
DJANGO REIHARDT: If I Had You, from London Deccas (1938 & 1939) (JSP 342)
DJANGO REIHARDT: Nocturne, from London Deccas (1938 & 1939) (JSP 342)
DJANGO REIHARDT: I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, from London Deccas (1938 & 1939) (JSP 342)
STEPHANE GRAPELLI: God Bless the Child, from Happy Reunion (Owl 21)
STEPHANE GRAPELLI: Nuages, from Happy Reunion (Owl 21)
HOWARD ALDEN: Did I Remember?, from Pow-Wow (Arbors 19340)
HOWARD ALDEN: After All, from Pow-Wow (Arbors 19340)
CLARK TERRY: You Can Depend on Me, from One on One (Checky 198)
CLARK TERRY: Swingin' the Blues, from One on One (Checky 198)
KEN PEPLOWSKI: In the Dark, from Recorded Live at Maybeck Recital Hall (Concord 4456)
April 30: Jazz from 1935
BENNY GOODMAN: Get Rhythm in Your Feet, from The Birth of Swing (Bluebird 61038)
BENNY GOODMAN: Sometimes I'm Happy, from The Birth of Swing (Bluebird 61038)
BENNY GOODMAN: King Porter Stomp, from The Birth of Swing (Bluebird 61038)
BUD FREEMAN: What is There to Say?, from 1928-1939 (Classics 781)
BUD FREEMAN: The Buzzard, from 1928-1939 (Classics 781)
ART TATUM: After You've Gone, from 1935-1943 Transcriptions (Music and Arts 673)
ART TATUM: I Wish I were Twins, from 1935-1943 Transcriptions (Music and Arts 673)
DUKE ELLINGTON: Tough Truckin', from The Duke's Men: Small Groups Vol.1 (Columbia 46995)
DUKE ELLINGTON: Indigo Echoes, from The Duke's Men: Small Groups Vol.1 (Columbia 46995)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: I'm in the Mood for Love, from 1934-36 (Classics 509)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: Ol' Man Mose, from 1934-36 (Classics 509)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music, from 1934-36 (Classics 509)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: Blue Moon, from Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter (Swing 8403)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: What a Difference a Day Makes, from Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter (Swing 8403)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: Stardust, from Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter (Swing 8403)
FATS WALLER: I'm A Hundred Percent for You, from Breakin' the Ice (Bluebird 66618)
FATS WALLER: Rosetta, from Breakin' the Ice (Bluebird 66618)
FATS WALLER: You Fit into the Picture, from Breakin' the Ice (Bluebird 66618)
April 23: Interview with pianist Vjay Iyer
VJAY IYER: Trident: 2001, from Panoptic Modes (Red Giant 011)
RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA: All the Names, from Raw Materials (Savoy 17603)
RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA: Forgotten System, from Raw Materials (Savoy 17603)
WADADA LEO SMITH: Rosa Parks, from Tabligh (Cuniform 270)
VJAY IYER: Somwhere, from Historicity (Act 9489)
April 16: Birthday of flutist Herbe Mann
SARAH VAUGHAN: Lullaby of Birdland, from Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown (Emarcy)
SARAH VAUGHAN: I'm Glad there is You, from Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown (Emarcy)
HERBIE MANN: Gospel Truth, from Just Wailin' (OJC 900)
MICHEL LEGRAND: The Jitterbug Waltz, from Legrand Jazz (Philips 830 074)
MICHEL LEGRAND: Django, from Legrand Jazz (Philips 830 074)
HERBIE MANN: Comin' Home Baby, from Herbie Mann at the Village Gate (Atlantic 1380)
HERBIE MANN: Summertime, from Herbie Mann at the Village Gate (Atlantic 1380)
HERBIE MANN: Memphis Underground, from Memphis Underground (Atlantic 1522)
April 9: Songs about Spring
CLIFFORD BROWN: Joy Spring, from Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown (Emarcy)
KARRIN ALLYSON: Joy Spring, from Collage (Concord 4709)
TONY BENNETT: You Must Believe in Spring, from Together Again (DRG 901)
ELIS MARSALIS: Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, from Heart of Gold (Columbia 47509)
ELLA FITZGERALD: Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, from Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Verve 835 646)
LEE MORGAN: Off Spring, from Here's Lee Morgan (Vee Jay 2008)
DAVID MURRAY: Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year, from Seasons (Pow Wow 7468)
KENNY DREW: It Might As Well Be Spring, from Duo 2 (Steeplechase 31010)
BLOSSOM DEARIE: It Might As Well Be Spring, from Blossom Dearie (Verve 837 934)
SARAH VAUGHAN: April in Paris, from Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown (Emarcy)
April 2: Birthday of trumpeter Booker Little
BOOKER LITTLE: Hazy Hues, from Out Front (Candid 5019)
BOOKER LITTLE: A New Day, from Out Front (Candid 5019)
ABBEY LINCOLN: Straight Ahead, from Straight Ahead (Jazzman 5043)
ABBEY LINCOLN: Blue Monk, from Straight Ahead (Jazzman 5043)
MAX ROACH: Minor Mode, from Max Roach + 4: Newport (Mercury 195J-42)
MAX ROACH: Love for Sale, from Max Roach + 4: Newport (Mercury 195J-42)
MAX ROACH: Garvey's Ghost, from Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse 122)
BOOKER LITTLE: Dungeon Waltz, from Booker Little 4 & Max Roach (Bluenote 84457)
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