January 6
- Pianist Teddy Wilson records "When You're Smiling" with Lester Young and Billie Holiday, 1938.
- Jimmie Lunceford records "Margie" featuring vocalist/trombonist Trummy Young.
- Trombonist Vernon Brown born 1907 in Venice, IL.
January 7
- Clarinetist Kenny Davern born 1935 in Huntington, NY.
- In 1986, pianist Muhal Richard Abrams records Roots of Blue, a series of duets with bassist Cecil McBee.
- Trumpeter Henry "Red" Allen born 1908 in New Orleans, LA.
January 8
- In 1929, Duke Ellington records "Tiger Rag" (Parts 1 and 2).
- Pianist Bobby Tucker born 1923 in Morristown, NJ.
- Saxophonist Jackie McLean records Bluesnik with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, 1961.
January 9
- Drummer Kenny Clarke born 1914 in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Dizzy Gillespie records "I Can’t Get Started," 1945.
- Vocalist Betty Roche born 1920 in Wilmington, DE.
January 10
- Percussionist Max Roach born 1925 in New Land, NC.
- Vocalist Bee Palmer records her vocal version of Frank Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke’s "Singin’ The Blues," 1929.
- Pianist Bud Powell records first trio session (with Max Roach and Curly Russell), 1946.
January 11
- Lennie Tristano records "Subconscious Lee," 1949.
- Drummer Osie Johnson born 1923 in Washington, DC.
- Saxophonist Joe Lovano and pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba record Flying Colors, 1997.
January 12
- Trombonist Trummy Young born 1912 in Savannah, GA.
- Louis Armstrong records his big band version of "Struttin’ With Some Barbecue," 1938.
- Pianist/bandleader Jay McShann born 1909 in Muskogee, OK.
Source: Smithsonian Jazz
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