January 13, 2011

This Week in Jazz History: January 13 to January 19

January 13
  • Horace Silver records "Moon Rays," 1958.
  • Guitarist Danny Barker born 1909 in New Orleans, LA.
  • Trombonist/arranger Melba Liston born 1926 in Kansas City, MO.
January 14
  • Trumpeter Kenny Wheeler born 1930 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Bessie Smith records "St. Louis Blues," 1925, with Louis Armstrong on cornet.
  • Drummer/vocalist Grady Tate born 1932 in Durham, NC.
January 15
  • Drummer Gene Krupa born 1909 in Chicago, IL.
  • Baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan records "What Is There To Say" with Art Farmer, 1959.
  • Trumpeter Baikida Carroll born 1947 in St. Louis, MO.
January 16
  • Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert, 1938.
  • Vocalist Ivie Anderson born 1905 in Gilroy, CA.
  • Ahmad Jamal Trio records At the Pershing with bassist Israel Crosby and drummer Vernel Fournier, 1958.
January 17
  • Pianist Cedar Walton born 1934 in Dallas, TX.
  • Drummer Sid Catlett born 1910 in Evansville, IN.
  • Pianist Nat "King" Cole’s Trio records "Body and Soul," 1944.
January 18
  • First Esquire Jazz Concert at Metropolitan Opera House, 1944.
  • Trumpeter Clifford Brown records With Strings, 1955.
  • Saxophonist Steve Grossman born 1951 in New York, NY.
January 19
  • Jack Teagarden records the music of Willard Robison with Bob Brookmeyer’s band, 1962.
  • Bassist Israel Crosby born 1919 in Chicago, IL.
  • Pianist Horace Parlan born 1931 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Source: Smithsonian Jazz

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