This Week in Jazz History: June 10 to June 16

June 10

• Bassist Charnett Moffett born 1967 in New York, NY.
• Pianist Erroll Garner records “Frankie and Johnny” 1947, with bassist Red Callender and drummer Hal ‘Doc’ West.
• Trombonist Dicky Wells born 1907 in Centerville, TN.

June 11

• Pianist Fats Waller records “I Ain’t Got Nobody” piano solo 1937.
• Pianists George Shearing, John Lewis and Dave McKenna record A Tribute to Bill Evans, 1981.
• Drummer Shelly Manne born 1920 in New York, NY.

June 12

• Pianist/composer Chick Corea born 1941 in Chelsea, MA.
• Pianist Geri Allen born 1957 in Pontiac, MI.
• Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon records “Bikini” 1947.

June 13

• Trumpeter Doc Cheatham born 1905 in Nashville, TN.
• Louis Armstrong and The Mills Brothers record “The Song Is Ended” 1938.
• Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie records “A Night in Tunisia” with Boyd Raeburn’s band, 1944.

June 14

• Bassist John Simmons born 1918 in Haskell, OK.
• Bandleader/drummer Chick Webb makes his first recording, “Dog Bottom,” as a bandleader 1929
• Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson records Components with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, 1965.

June 15

• Pianist Jaki Byard born 1922 in Worcester, MA.
• Pianist Erroll Garner born 1921 in Pittsburgh, PA.
• Jimmie Lunceford’s band records Sy Oliver’s “For Dancers Only,” 1937.

June 16

• Saxophonist Lucky Thompson born 1924 in Columbia, SC.
• Pianist Albert Dailey born 1939 in Baltimore, MD.
• Trumpeter Tom Harrell born 1946 in Urbana, IL.

Source: Smithsonian Jazz