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Join me on Monday on Morning Brew the Jazz Notes edition. As always, you will hear a lot of classic and contemporary jazz from many amazing jazz artists, both past and present, from 5am to 8am on WPFW 89.3 FM, streaming live at WPFW.org.
ON THIS DAY IN JAZZ AGE MUSIC!
FEBRUARY 9TH…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLANCHE CALLOWAY!
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Icons Miles Davis and John Coltrane will be commemorated in 2026, marking the centennial of their birth in 1926. Their musical contributions continue to have a lasting impact.
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Time for something calm. Hear the stereo image.
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane. In A Sentimental Mood. \m/
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#kleineNachtmusik - Tue-Jan 6th, 26
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..:: EDDIE HARRIS & THE LES McCANN TRIO ::..
Eddie Harris - ts
Benny Bailey - tp
Les McCann - pio
Leroy Vinnegar - bb
Donald Dean - dr
Renowned drummer, Kenny Clarke was born on January 9, 1914, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and passed away on January 26, 1985, in Paris, France. He was recognized as a jazz drummer and was an early innovator of the bebop style of drumming.
Renown vibraphonist, Milt Jackson was born on January 1, 1923, in Detroit and passed away on October 9, 1999. He joined Dizzy Gillespie’s sextet and big band in 1945. Jackson was a member of MJQ (Modern Jazz Quartet).
Renowned drummer and composer, Max Roach was born on January 10, 1924 and passed away on August 16, 2007. He participated in the development of Bebop. In addition, Roach elevated the percussionist to the equal of a melodic improvisers.
Renowned pianist and composer Cedar Walton, Jr. was born on January 17, 1934 and passed on August 19, 2013. In April 1959, he recorded with John Coltrane and became a member of the Jazztet.
Renowned guitarist Joe Pass was born on January 13, 1929 and passed on May 23, 1994. He collaborated with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald. Pass won a Grammy, for Best Jazz Performance by a Group in 1975, for the album “TheTrio”.
Renowned trombonist, arranger, composer and educator Melba Liston was born on January 13, 1926 and passed on April 23, 1999. She was an impressive trombone player and first female trombonist to perform in a Big Band. Liston was also known as a wonderful arranger.
Renowned pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader, Jay McShann, was born on January 12, 1916, and passed on December 7, 2006. He led bands in Kansas City, Missouri, which featured musicians such as Charlie Parker, Paul Quinichette, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Ben Webster, just to name a few.
Renowned vocalist Gloria Lynne was born on November 23, 1929, and died on October 15, 2013.
Gloria LynneCredit...Andrew Lepley/Redferns, via Getty Images
Renowned pianist Teddy Wilson was born on November 24, 1912, and passed away on July 31, 1981.
Renowned, composer and pianist, Dave Brubeck was born on December 6, 1920 and passed on December 5, 2012.
Renowned pianist composer, and arranger Billy Strayhorn was born on November 29, 1915 and passed on May 31, 1967.
Art Tatum was considered one of the greatest jazz pianists by his peers and audiences.
Art Blakey in 1939, Blakey began Mary Lou Williams and toured with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. Between 1944 and 1947, he was a member of Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine’s band. In 1942, he traveled with Mary Lou Williams when she moved to New York. In 1947,
Pharoah Sanders born on October 13, 1940 passed away on September 24, 2022. Sanders was considered to have been a disciple of Coltrane. Albert Ayler said, "Trane was the Father, Pharoah was the Son, I am the Holy Ghost.”
Sonny Clark 'Cool Struttin'
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Sonny Clark 'Cool Struttin' 2021 Blue Note Classics pressing. Originally released 1958
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Miles Davis
"Generique"
Album "Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud"
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Photo: Miles Davis & Jeanne Moreau
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#kleineNachtmusik - Wed-Oct 1st, 25
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..:: CHARLES MINGUS & ERIC DOLPHY SEXTET ::..
Eric Dolphy - alto, fl, b-clarinet
Clifford Jordan - tenor
Johnny Coles - tr
Jaki Byard - pio
Charles Mingus - bb
Dannie Richmond - dr
Quote:
When you listen to a pianist, each note should have an identity; each note should have a soul of its own." – Hank Jones
Quotes:
“I don't aspire to be a star; I aspire to be a human being.” - Abbey Lincoln
“When I sing, I don't think about anything else. Everything else just disappears.” - Abbey Lincoln
Quote:
“Jazz is one of the few things you can do in society and express yourself freely and creatively.” - Mulgrew Miller
Quote:
"Play like you play. Play like you think, and then you got it, if you're going to get it. And whatever you get, that's you, so that's your story." – Count Basie
Quote:
“I think that music opens portals and doorways into unknown sectors that it takes courage to leap into."- Wayne Shorter
Quote:
“Well, the way I play, I try not to be a 'repeater pencil', ya dig? Originality's the thing. You can have tone and technique and a lot of other things but without originality you ain't really nowhere. Gotta be original.” - Lester Young
Quotes:
"The music is a reflection of the divine." - Alice Coltrane
"I believe in the power of sound to heal." - Alice Coltrane
“Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.” - Charlie Parker