Esperanza Spalding's 'Junjo' is her debut album released on April 18, 2006 by Ayva Musica.

This day (March 9, 2016), in Recife, Brazil, died Naná Vasconcelos, a Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, most notable for his works with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry, Egberto Gismonti, and Gato Barbieri.

Flora Purim's 'Butterfly Dreams' is her second album recorded in December 1973 with Joe Henderson, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Airto Moreira & more and released in 1974 by Milestone.

'Friday Night in San Francisco' by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia is a live album recorded on December 6, 1980 and released on August 10, 1981 By Philips.

In 1978 Claude Nobs, head and founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, is invited to promote a jazz festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. From September 11 through 18, twenty different acts from straight jazz to jazz rock or Brazilian will perform in the city.

Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Al Jareau, Etta James,Egberto Gismonti,Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Hermeto Pascoal,Márcio Montarroyos and John McLaughlin. Throwback to 1978. This is Sao Paulo. This is "Montreux in Brazil"

Track listing Video :

1.Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter (Sep 11, 1978) - 01:46 . 2.Benny Carter (Sep 11, 1978) - 06:16 . 3.Dizzy Gillespie (Sep 11, 1978) - 04:47 . 4.Al Jarreau (Sep 12, 1978) - 07:13 . 5.Etta James (Sep 12, 1978) - 03:36 . 6.Egberto Gismonti (Sep 15, 1978) - 16:08 . 7.Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo w/ Stan Getz(Sep 17,…

Starting and ending with Ornette Coleman's composition 'Lonely Woman', we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue' tunes around the theme of 'Ornette Coleman'. It has Chet Baker, Lyambiko, Charles Mingus, Jimmy Rodgers and many more.

From 'Quiet Light' to 'Slow and Easy' , we have mixed 20 'Relaxing Jazz and Other Musics' tunes around the theme of 'Tranquility'. It has Dave Brubeck, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rigmor Gustafsson, Julie London and many more.

Starting and ending with Frank Sinatra's composition 'The Best Is Yet To Come', we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue that you have to guess' tunes around the theme of 'Frank Sinatra'. It has Ibrahim Ferrer & Omara Portuondo, Bradley Leighton & Paula Prophet, Olivia Byington, Egberto Gismonti and many more.

From 'Lone Star Moon' to 'Star Dust' , we have mixed 19 'Jazz & Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Stars'. "Star-Studied" has Bill Evans, Maria Bethania , Yusef Lateef, Perry Como and many more.