July 1, 2011

This Week in Jazz History: July 1 to July 7

July 1
  • Drummer Leon ‘Ndugu’ Chancler born 1952 in Shreveport, LA.
  • Drummer Rashied Ali born 1935 in Philadelphia, PA.
  • Benny Goodman records “King Porter Stomp” featuring trumpeter Bunny Berigan, 1935.
July 2
  • Drummer Gene Krupa’s band and Roy Eldridge record “Rockin’ Chair,” 1941.
  • Thelonious Monk records “Misterioso” and “Evidence,” 1948.
  • Pianist Ahmad Jamal born 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA.
July 3
  • Trumpeter Johnny Coles born 1926 in Trenton, NJ.
  • Art Tatum records “Too Marvelous for Words,” 1955.
  • Trombonist Lawrence Brown born 1907 in Lawrence, KS.
July 4
  • Louis Armstrong’s “birthday” 1900 in New Orleans, LA.
  • Pianist/composer Randy Weston records Earth Birth with the Orchestre du Festival de Jazz de Montreal, 1995.
  • Drummer Butch Miles born 1944 in Ironton, OH.
July 5
  • Vocalist Billie Holiday records “Them There Eyes,” 1939.
  • Saxophonist Arthur Blythe born 1940 in Los Angeles, CA.
  • Vocalist Ella Fitzgerald records Carnegie Hall, ’73, 1973
July 6
  • The bands of Duke Ellington and Count Basie record “For The First Time,” 1961.
  • Benny Goodman records “Sing, Sing, Sing” featuring drummer Gene Krupa, 1937.
  • Drummer/composer/bandleader Louie Bellson born 1924 in Rock Falls, IL.
July 7
  • Guitarist Tiny Grimes born 1916 in Newport News, VA.
  • Count Basie records “One O’Clock Jump,” 1937.
  • Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley born 1930 in Eastman, GA.

Source: Smithsonian Jazz

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