February 10, 2011

This Week in Jazz History: February 10 to February 16

February 10
  • Drummer/bandleader Chick Webb born 1909 in Baltimore, MD.
  • Pianist Sir Roland Hanna born 1932 in Detroit, MI.
  • Ornette Coleman records his first album Something Else!!!, 1958.
February 11
  • Guitarist/vocalist Josh White born 1908 in Greenville, MS.
  • Bing Crosby records “St. Louis Blues” with Duke Ellington’s Orchestra, 1932.
  • Benny Carter records The King with vibraphonist Milt Jackson and pianist Tommy Flanagan, 1976.
February 12
  • Vocalist Mahalia Jackson records “Come Sunday” with Duke Ellington, 1958.
  • Pianist/composer Mel Powell born 1923 in New York, NY.
  • Baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin records Holiday for Piano in Stockholm, 1953.
February 13
  • Trumpeter Wingy Manone born 1900 in New Orleans, LA.
  • Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd record Brazilian music for the first time, 1962.
  • Tenor saxophonist Wardell Gray born 1921 in Oklahoma City, OK.
February 14
  • Tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders records The Creator Has A Master Plan, 1969.
  • Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins records the title track of his classic album The Bridge, 1962.
  • Pianist Perry Bradford born 1893 in Montgomery, AL.
February 15
  • Saxophonist/composer Henry Threadgill born 1944 in Chicago, IL.
  • Composer Harold Arlen born 1905 in Buffalo, NY.
  • Duke Ellington records “Blue Serge,” 1941.
February 16
  • Renee Rosnes records For The Moment with Steve Wilson and Joe Henderson 1990.
  • Pianist/organist Bill Doggett born 1916 in Philadelphia, PA.
  • Bessie Smith makes her first recording, “Downhearted Blues,” 1923.
Source: Smithsonian Jazz

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