This Week in Jazz History: August 26 to September 1

August 26

• Saxophonist Branford Marsalis born 1960 in Breaux Bridge, LA.
• Vocalist Jimmy Rushing born 1903 in Oklahoma City, OH.
• Duke Ellington records “Old Man Blues,” 1930.

August 27

• Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon records GO! with drummer Billy Higgins, 1962.
• Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz records Big Band Bossa Nova, arranged by Gary McFarland, 1962.
• Tenor saxophonist/clarinetist Lester Young born 1909 in Woodville, MS.

August 28

• Clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre records with the Modern Jazz Quartet at the Music Inn, 1956.
• Tenor saxophonist Chu Berry records Monday at Mintons with pianist Clyde Hart and trumpeter Hot Lips Page, 1941.
• Pianist Kenny Drew born 1928 in New York, NY.

August 29

• Vocalist Dinah Washington born 1924 in Tuscaloosa, AL.
• Trombonist/vocalist Jack Teagarden born 1905 in Vernon, TX.
• Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker born 1920 in Kansas City, KS.

August 30

• Max Roach and Archie Shepp duo concert is recorded in Switzerland, 1979.
• Trumpeter Kenny Dorham born 1924 in Fairfield, TX.
• Tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris records Freedom Jazz Dance, 1965.

August 31

• Alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman records Colors, duets with pianist Joachim Kuhn, 1996.
• Jimmie Lunceford records “Organ Grinder’s Swing,” 1936.
• Composer/arranger Edgar Sampson born 1907 in New York, NY.

September 1

• Saxophonist Art Pepper born 1925 in Gardena, CA.
• Bassist/French hornist Willie Ruff born 1931 in Sheffield, AL.
• Duke Ellington records his tribute to Billy Strayhorn, And His Mother Called Him Bill, 1967.

Source: Smithsonian Jazz