March 17
- Pianist Herbie Hancock records Maiden Voyage, 1965.
- Pianist/vocalist Nat "King" Cole born 1917 in Montgomery, AL.
- Saxophonist/composer Sam Rivers records Dimensions and Extensions with trumpeter Donald Byrd, 1967.
March 18
- Guitarist Bill Frisell born 1951 in Baltimore, MD.
- Pianist Lil Armstrong records “Sixth Street,” 1940.
- Poet Langston Hughes records Weary Blues with bassist Charles Mingus, 1958.
March 19
- Fletcher Henderson Orchestra records “Hot ‘N’ Anxious,” 1931.
- Pianist Lennie Tristano born 1919 in Chicago, IL.
- Count Basie records “Taxi War Dance,” featuring tenor saxophonist Lester Young, 1939.
March 20
- Pianist Marian McPartland born 1918 in Windsor, England.
- Trumpeter/composer Wynton Marsalis records In This House, On This Morning, 1993.
- Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane makes his last recording with trumpeter Miles Davis, Someday My Prince Will Come, 1961.
March 21
- Clarinetist Hank d’Amico born 1915 in Rochester, NY.
- Pianist/composer Andrew Hill’s Point of Departure recorded, 1964.
- Pianist/vocalist Amina Claudine Myers born 1942 in Blackwell, AR.
March 22
- Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins records “Pent-Up House” with trumpeter Clifford Brown and drummer Max Roach, 1956.
- Guitarist George Benson born 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Xylophonist Red Norvo’s band records Eddie Sauter’s arrangement of “Remember,” 1937.
March 23
- Tenor saxophonists Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon record Tenor Titans in Denmark, 1972.
- Pianist/composer Dave Frishberg born 1933 in St. Paul, MN.
- Dizzy Gillespie and Max Roach duo is recorded in Paris, 1989.
Source: Smithsonian Jazz
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