July 22, 2011

This Week in Jazz History: July 22 to July 28

July 22
  • Pianist Al Haig born 1924 in Newark, NJ.
  • Bassist Keter Betts born 1928 in Port Chester, NY.
  • Duke Ellington records “Harlem Airshaft,” 1940.
July 23
  • Trumpeter Emmett Berry born 1915 in Macon, GA.
  • Pianist/composer Thelonious Monk records Criss-Cross, 1951.
  • Soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy born 1934 in New York, NY.
July 24
  • Pianist Billy Taylor born 1921 in Greenville, NC.
  • Alto saxophonist Charles McPherson born 1939 in Joplin, MO.
  • Duke Ellington records “Sepia Panorama,” 1940.
July 25
  • Vocalist Annie Ross born 1930 in Surrey, England.
  • Trumpeter/bandleader Don Ellis born 1934 in Los Angeles, CA.
  • Saxophonist Johnny Hodges born 1907 in Cambridge, MA.
July 26
  • Only live recording of A Love Supreme, 1965, at the Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes.
  • Drummer/bandleader Charlie Persip born 1929 in Morristown, NJ.
  • Count Basie records “Alright, OK, You Win” with vocalist Joe Williams, 1955.
July 27
  • Trumpeter Miles Davis records Quiet Nights with arranger Gil Evans, 1962.
  • Tenor saxophonist Jean Toussaint born 1960 in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
  • Helen Merrill records with Gil Evans (Hank Jones, Art Farmer, Oscar Pettiford), 1956.
July 28
  • Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis born 1965 in New Orleans, LA.
  • Duke Ellington records “Sherman Shuffle,” 1942.
  • Tenor saxophonist Don Byas records Free and Easy with trumpeter Charlie Shavers and pianist Clyde Hart, 1944.

Source: Smithsonian Jazz

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