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This day (April 15, 2020), in New-York City, died Lee Konitz, an American jazz alto saxophonist
Lee Konitz records ‘Subconscious-Lee’ an album for Prestige (1949)
Lee Konitz' 'Subconscious-Lee' is an album (with a few tracks were issued on 78rpm under Lennie Tristano's name) recorded on January 11, 1949 and April 7, 1950 and released in 1955 by Prestige.
This week In Jazz Legends 41/52
Pat Metheny, Kenny Garrett, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Lee Konitz, Chick Corea, Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Milt Jackson, Benny Golson, Art Farmer, NHØP, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Chucho Valdes, Archie Shepp, Max Roach, Abdullah Ibrahim, James Blood Ulmer, Sam Rivers
Playing (and Singing) Miles Davis
Les Double Six, Sting, Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Lee Konitz, The Danish Radio Big Band, John Mclaughlin, Chet Baker, Hiromi, Chick Corea, Chris Botti, Nils Landgren, Funk Unit, NDR Bigband, Orange Then Blue
This week In Jazz Legends 38/52
Roland Hanna, Erroll Garner, Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Gordon Beck, Kenny Wheeler, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Keith Jarrett, Lee Konitz, Chick Corea , Jaco Pastorius Band, Steve Coleman, Jean Luc Ponty
This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 16/52
Earl Hines, Don Pullen, Count Basie, Roland Hanna, Keith Jarrett, Mccoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Terry Riley
Happy Birthday to Bill Frisell. ‘Happy Bill Day’
This day ( March 18, 1951), in Baltimore, Maryland, is born William Richard 'Bill' Frisell, an American guitarist.
Happy Birthday Larry Carlton. ‘Mr.335 is 75’
This day (March 2, 1948), in Torrance, California, is born Larry Carlton, an American guitarist.
Miles Davis begins the recording of ‘Birth of the Cool’ in New York City (1949)
Miles Davis' 'Birth of the Cool' is an album recorded on January 21 & April 22, 1949 and March 9, 1950 with a nonet at WOR Studios in New York City and released In February 1957 by Capitol.
Happy Birthday Miroslav Vitous. ‘Vitous’Virtuosity’
This day (December 6, 1947), in Prague, Czechoslovakia, is born Miroslav Vitousa Czech jazz bassist.
Happy Birthday Fred Hersch. ‘Individualistic Beauty’
This day (October 21, 1955), in Cincinnati, Ohio, is born Fred Hersch, a contemporary American jazz pianist.
We remember Art Farmer. ‘The State of Art’
This day (October 4, 1999), in New York, died Art Farmer, an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player.
Happy Dave Holland. ‘President Holland’
This day (October 1, 1946), in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire England, is born Dave Holland, an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades.
Bill Evans in Europe – The Sixties
For the first time, in August 1964, Bill Evans goes to Europe. Taking drummer Larry Bunker and bassist Chuck Israels to Stockholm in Sweden for a session with local singer Monica Zetterlund ...
We remember Bill Evans. ‘Bill Went’
This day (September 15, 1980), in Fort Lee, New Jersey,, died William John Evans a.k.a. Bill Evans, an American jazz pianist.
We remember Ornette Coleman. ‘Ornette, What Else?’
This day (June 11, 2015), in New-York City, died Ornette Coleman, an American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, composer and one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement.
Happy Birthday Anthony Braxton. ‘Professor Braxton’
This day (June 4, 1945), in Chicago, Illinois, is born Anthony Braxton, an American composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, pianist and philosopher.
Elektra Nonesuch publish Bill Frisell’s twentieth album : ‘History, Mystery’ (2008)
Bill Frisell's 'History, Mystery' is his twentieth album released on May 13, 2008 by Elektra Nonesuch.
Miles Davis starts the recording of ‘Miles Ahead’ with Gil Evans (1957)
Miles Davis' 'Miles Ahead' is his first collaboration with Gil Evans after the' Birth of the Cool' sessions, recorded on May 6, 10, 23, 27 and August 22, 1957 and released In November 1957 by Columbia.
Jazz Dancing
From 'Unsquare Dance' to 'Carribean Fire Dance' , we have mixed 14 'Swing' tunes around the theme of 'Dancing with Jazz'. It has Ray Barretto, Nat Adderley, Donal Byrd, Joe Henderson and many more.
…Now They are Four
From 'Trouble Maker' to 'Serenata', we have mixed 19 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Quartets'. It has Edmond Hall's Celeste Quartet, John LaSalle Quartet, Oscar Peterson & Stephane Grappelli Quartet , John Cameron Quartet and many more.
Your Favourite Bill Evans
From 'Peace Piece' to 'So What', the 11 most popular songs of Bill Evans, 'an American jazz pianist whose use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists.'