This Day In Jazz

I hoped that this would last longer...

2009-08-31T12:34:00.003-04:00

But I just can't keep doing it at the moment. I'll leave it up here for now though...maybe someday I'll be able to restart this!

Jazz Albums Recorded on August 4

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McCoy Tyner - Focal Point (1976)
Leo Smith - Song of Humanity (1976)
Dewey Redman/Cecil Taylor/Elvin Jones - Momentum Space (1998)

Jazz Albums Recorded on August 3

2009-08-03T07:57:00.000-04:00

Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Brown and Roach Incorporated (1954)
Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961)
Wayne Shorter - Juju (1964)
Lou Grassi Saxtet - Quick Wits (1996)
Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2: Live at the Village Vanguard (1997)

Jazz Albums Recorded on August 2

2009-08-02T08:00:00.000-04:00

Milt Jackson Quartet - Just The Way it Had to Be (1969)
Joe McPhee Po Music - Oleo (1982)
Idrees Sulieman - Groovin' (1985)
Lou Grassi Saxtet - Quick Wits (1996)
Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2: Live at the Village Vanguard (1997)

Jazz Albums Recorded on August 1

2009-08-01T08:02:00.001-04:00

Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961)
Grant Green - Grantstand (1961)
Ted Curson - Tears for Dolphy (1964)

Milt Jackson Quartet - Just The Way it Had to Be (1969)
Old and New Dreams (ECM) (1979)
Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2: Live at the Village Vanguard (1997)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 31

2009-07-31T07:58:00.000-04:00

Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2: Live at the Village Vanguard (1997)
Wilber Morris & Reggie Nicholson - Drum String Thing (2000)
Carl Grubbs Quartet - Stepping Around the Giant (2002)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 30

2009-07-30T08:01:00.001-04:00

Chet Baker Sings (1956)
Sonny Rollins - On the Outside (1963)
Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2: Live at the Village Vanguard (1997)
Carl Grubbs Quartet - Stepping Around the Giant (2002)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 29

2009-07-29T07:56:00.000-04:00

Clark Terry - Duke With a Difference (1957)
Sonny Rollins - Our Man in Jazz (1962)
Sonny Rollins - On the Outside (1963)
Jemeel Moondoc with Denis Charles - We Don't (1981)
Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2: Live at the Village Vanguard (1997)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 28

2009-07-28T07:59:00.000-04:00

Elmo Hope - Meditations (1955)
Stan Getz - Focus (1961)
Sonny Rollins - Our Man in Jazz (1962)
Sonny Rollins - On the Outside (1963)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 27

2009-07-27T07:56:00.000-04:00

Sonny Rollins - Our Man in Jazz (1962)
Sonny Rollins - On the Outside (1963)
Lowell Davidson Trio (1965)
Roscoe Mitchell - L-R-G/The Maze/S II Examples (1978)
Kahil El'Zabar's Tri-Factor - The Power (1999)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 26

2009-07-26T07:58:00.000-04:00

Ira Sullivan - Blue Stroll (1959)
Max Roach - Members, Don't Git Weary (1968)
Joseph Jarman/Don Pullen/Don Moye - Magic Triangle (1979)
Kahil El'Zabar Tri-Factor - The Power (1999)
Raphe Malik - ConSequences (1997)
Die Like a Dog Quartet - From Valley to Valley (1998)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 25

2009-07-25T07:58:00.000-04:00

Wes Montgomery - Full House (1962)
Albert Ayler - Live on the Riviera (1970)
Paul Bley/Gary Peacock/Barry Altschul - Japan Suite (1976)
Joseph Jarman/Don Pullen/Don Moye - Magic Triangle (1979)
Ken Vandermark - Standards (1994)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 24

2009-07-24T08:00:00.000-04:00

Ella Fitzgerald - Get Happy! (1957)
Abbey Lincoln - It's Magic (1958)
Clark Terry - It's What's Happenin'...The Varitone Sound of Clark Terry (1967)
Joseph Jarman/Don Pullen/Don Moye - Magic Triangle (1979)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 23

2009-07-23T07:58:00.000-04:00

Chet Baker Sings (1956)
Sunny Murray (1966)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery (1969)
Archie Shepp - Coral Rock / Pitchin' Can (1970)
Max Roach Quartet - In the Light (1982)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 22

2009-07-22T08:00:00.000-04:00

John Coltrane - Live in Japan (aka Concert in Japan) (1966)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery (1969)
Eric Kloss - To Hear is to See! (1969)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances a Sophie (1970)
Air - Montreux Suisse Air (1978)
Muhal Richard Abrams - Spiral: Live at Montreux (1978)
Max Roach Quartet - In the Light (1982)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 21

2009-07-21T08:00:00.001-04:00

Sonny Clark - Dial "S" for Sonny (1957)
Bobby Hutcherson - Oblique (1967)

Jackie McLean w/ Dexter Gordon - The Source (1973)
Walt Dickerson - Tell Us Only the Beautiful Things (1975)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 20

2009-07-20T07:58:00.001-04:00

Ella Fitzgerald - Whisper Not (1966)
Jackie McLean w/ Dexter Gordon - The Source (1973)
Anthony Braxton - The Montreux/Berlin Concerts (1975)

David Murray - Ming's Samba (1988)
Glenn Spearman & Dominic Duval - Working with the Elements (1998)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 19

2009-07-19T07:55:00.000-04:00

Ornette Coleman - This is Our Music (1960)
Miles Davis - Nefertiti (1967)
David Murray Octet - Murray's Steps (1982)
Pharoah Sanders - Welcome to Love (1990)
Burton Greene & Mark Dresser - Peace Beyond Conflict (2001)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 18

2009-07-18T07:54:00.001-04:00

Charles Mingus - New Tijuana Moods (1957)
Johnny Coles - Little Johnny C (1963)
George Benson - Body Talk (1973)
Sadao Watanabe - Swiss Air (1975)
Johnny Dyani Quartet - Song for Biko (1978)
Pharoah Sanders - Welcome to Love (1990)
Andrew Hill - Time Lines (2005)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 17

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Bill Evans - Interplay (1962)
Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, et al. - New York Eye and Ear Control (1964)
Joseph Jarman - As If It Were the Seasons (1968)
George Benson - Body Talk (1973)
Sun Ra - Lanquidity (1978)
Pharoah Sanders - Welcome to Love (1990)
Lou Grassi's PoBand - Mo' Po (1997)
Hamid Drake/Peter Brotzmann/Fred Hopkins - The Atlanta Concert (1998)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 16

2009-07-16T08:00:00.000-04:00

Jimmy Smith - Six Views of the Blues (1958)
Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1 & 2 (1961)
Bill Evans - Interplay (1962)
Oscar Peterson - Nigerian Marketplace (1981)
Paul Motian Quintet - Misterioso (1986)
Lou Grassi's PoBand - Mo' Po (1997)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 15

2009-07-15T07:57:00.001-04:00

Leroy Vinnegar - Leroy Walks! (1957)
Sadao Watanabe - Round Trip (1974)
Air - Air Raid (1976)
David Murray Octet - Murray's Steps (1982)
Paul Motian Quintet - Misterioso (1986)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 14

2009-07-14T08:02:00.000-04:00

Stan Getz - Focus (1961)
Miles Davis - Miles in Tokyo (1964)
Joanne Brackeen - Invitation (1976)
David Murray Octet - Murray's Steps (1982)
Paul Motian Quintet - Misterioso (1986)
Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble - The Messenger (2005)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 13

2009-07-13T08:02:00.000-04:00

Charles Mingus - Mingus at Antibes (1960)
Billy Cobham - Shabazz (1974)
Sheila Jordan - Confirmation (1975)
Ron Carter - Third Plane (1977)
Tommy Flanagan - Montreux '77 (1977)
Diedre Murray/Fred Hopkins - Firestorm (1992)
David S. Ware - Freedom Suite (2002)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 12

2009-07-12T07:57:00.001-04:00

Sun Ra - Sun Song (1956)
Bobby Hutcherson - Total Eclipse (1968)
The Poll Winners - Straight Ahead (1975)
Sheila Jordan - Confirmation (1975)
Buck Hill - Easy to Love (1981)
Shirley Horn - All Night Long / Violets for Your Furs (1981)
Diedre Murray/Fred Hopkins - Firestorm (1992)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 11

2009-07-11T08:01:00.000-04:00

John Coltrane - Bahia / Stardust / Coltrane Time (1958)
Ella Fitzgerald - Get Happy! (1959)
John Coltrane - Live in Japan (1966)
Sirone - Live (1980)
Buck Hill - Easy to Love (1981)
Shirley Horn - All Night Long / Violets for Your Furs (1981)
Bobby Hutcherson - Farewell Keystone (1982)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 10

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Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity (1964)
Andrew Hill - Divine Revelation (1975)
Shirley Horn - All Night Long / Violets for Your Furs (1981)
Bobby Hutcherson - Farewell Keystone (1982)
Vandermark 5 - Elements of Style/Exercises in Surprise (2003)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 9

2009-07-09T07:59:00.001-04:00

Horace Silver - Horace-Scope (1960)
Shirley Horn - A Lazy Afternoon (1978)
Walt Dickerson Quartet - To My Queen Revisited (1978)
Kenny Barron Trio - Green Chimneys (1983)
Steve Lacy Octet - Vespers (1993)
Vandermark 5 - Elements of Style/Exercises in Surprise (2003)
Jessica Williams - Live at Yoshi's, Vol. 2 (2003)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 8

2009-07-08T08:01:00.002-04:00

John Coltrane/Don Cherry - The Avant-Garde (1960)
Horace Silver - Horace-Scope (1960)
Harold Land in New York - Eastward Ho! (1960)
Sonny Rollins On Impulse! (1965)
Jacques Coursil Unit - Way Ahead (1969)
Mary Lou Williams - Free Spirits (1975)
Buck Hill - Scope (1979)
Steve Lacy Octet - Vespers (1993)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 7

2009-07-07T07:56:00.002-04:00

Duke Ellington - At Newport (1956)
Count Basie at Newport (1957)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery (1968)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - People in Sorrow (1969)
Jacques Coursil Unit - Way Ahead (1969)
Dexter Gordon - The Panther! (1970)
Miles Davis - On the Corner (1972)
Miles Davis - Decoy (1983)
Fortune/Harper/Cowell/Workman/Hart - Great Friends (1986)
Steve Lacy Sextet - Live at Sweet Basil (1992)
Steve Lacy Octet - Vespers (1993)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 6

2009-07-06T07:54:00.001-04:00

Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (1957)
Sam Rivers - Streams (1973)
Douglas Ewart - Angles of Entrance (1990)
Steve Lacy Sextet - Live at Sweet Basil (1992)
Steve Lacy Octet - Vespers (1993)
Active Ingredients - Titration (2002)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 5

2009-07-05T07:59:00.001-04:00

Harold Land in New York - Eastward Ho! (1960)
Bobby Hutcherson & Harold Land - San Francisco (1970)
Miles Davis - We Want Miles (1981)
Andrew Hill - Verona Rag (1986)
Steve Lacy - The Door (1988)
Steve Lacy Octet - Vespers (1993)
Active Ingredients - Titration (2002)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 4

2009-07-04T07:57:00.001-04:00

Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda (1970)
Billy Cobham - Shabazz (1974)
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - Dancing on the Tables (1979)
Andrew Hill - Shades (1986)
Steve Lacy - The Door (1988)
Ran Blake - That Certain Feeling (1990)
Gunter Hampel & Matthias Schubert - Dialog (1992)
Peter Brotzmann Tentet Plus Two - Short Visit to Nowhere / Broken English (2000)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 3

2009-07-03T07:52:00.001-04:00

Miles Davis & Thelonious Monk - Live at Newport 1958 & 1963 (1958)
Lionel Hampton and His All Star Alumni Big Band - Newport Uproar! (1967)
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - Dancing on the Tables (1979)
Andrew Hill - Shades (1986)
Ran Blake - That Certain Feeling (1990)
Peter Brotzmann Tentet Plus Two - Short Visit to Nowhere / Broken English (2000)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 2

2009-07-02T08:00:00.002-04:00

The Modern Jazz Quartet - Concorde (1955)
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)
Keith Jarrett - Standards Live (1985)
Charlie Haden - The Montreal Tapes (1989)

Jazz Albums Recorded on July 1

2009-07-01T07:57:00.002-04:00

Cannonball Adderley - Portrait of Cannonball (1958)
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
Pharoah Sanders - Summun, Bukmun, Umyun (1970)
Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)
Air - Live Air (1976)
Anthony Davis - Song for the Old World (1978)
Chico Freeman - The Search (1980)
Anthony Braxton - Six Monk's Compositions (1987)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 30

2009-06-30T08:03:00.000-04:00

Gerry Mulligan - Jeru (1962)
Charles Mingus - Mingus Plays Piano (1963)
Miles Davis - Decoy (1983)
Anthony Braxton - Six Monk's Compositions (1987)
The Joe Fonda/Michael Jefry Stevens Group - The Wish (1993)
Andrew Hill - Time Lines (2005)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 29

2009-06-29T08:09:00.000-04:00

Elmo Hope - Homecoming! / The All-Star Sessions (1961)
Mal Waldron - Black Glory (1971)
Woody Shaw - Little Red's Fantasy (1976)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 28

2009-06-28T08:00:00.002-04:00

John Coltrane/Don Cherry - The Avant-Garde (1960)
Ken McIntyre/Eric Dolphy - Looking Ahead (1960)
John Coltrane - Ascension (1965)
Jim Hall in Berlin - It's Nice To Be With You (1969)
Steve Lacy - Anthem (1989)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 27

2009-06-27T07:59:00.002-04:00

Count Basie - Hall of Fame (1956)
Jim Hall in Berlin - It's Nice To Be With You (1969)
Jim McNeely - The Plot Thickens (1979)
Miles Davis - We Want Miles (1981)
Steve Lacy - Anthem (1989)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 26

2009-06-26T08:01:00.000-04:00

Count Basie - Hall of Fame (1956)
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music / ...with John Coltrane (1957)
Wes Montgomery - A Day in the Life (1967)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Tutankhamun / The Spiritual (1969)
David Murray - Flowers for Albert (1976)
Joe Henderson Big Band (1996)
The Timeless All-Stars - Essence (1986)
Matthew Shipp - Equilibrium (2002)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 25

2009-06-25T07:59:00.003-04:00

The Modern Jazz Quartet - Django (1953)
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby (1961)
Wes Montgomery - Full House (1962)
Andrew Hill - Andrew!!! (1964)
Max Roach - Members, Don't Git Weary (1968)
Free Music Quintet - Free Music One and Two (1968)
The Timeless All-Stars - Essence (1986)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 24

2009-06-24T07:52:00.003-04:00

Free Music Quintet - Free Music One and Two (1968)
Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - God Bless Jug & Sonny (1973)
Steve Lacy Sextet - The Condor (1985)
Joe Henderson Big Band (1996)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 23

2009-06-23T08:06:00.003-04:00

Louis Armstrong - The Hot Fives, Vol. 1 (1926)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - A Jackson in Your House (1969)
Ken McIntyre - Home (1975)
Chico Freeman - Beyond the Rain (1977)
Jim Pepper - Comin' and Goin' (1983)
Andrew Hill - Time Lines (2005)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 22

2009-06-22T07:59:00.004-04:00

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (1956)
Elmo Hope - Homecoming! / The All-Star Sessions (1961)
Miles Davis - Nefertiti (1967)
Sonny Sharrock - Monkey-Pockie-Boo (1970)
Jim Hall - Commitment (1976)
Chico Freeman - Beyond the Rain (1977)
Ray Brown - Something for Lester (1977)
Jim Pepper - Comin' and Goin' (1983)
Steve Lacy & Roswell Rudd - Monk's Dream (1999)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 21

2009-06-21T07:57:00.004-04:00

The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968)
Joe Pass - Portraits of Duke Ellington (1974)
Jim Hall - Commitment (1976)
Chico Freeman - Beyond the Rain (1977)
Steve Lacy Sextet - The Condor (1985)
Pat Metheny/Dave Holland/Roy Haynes - Question and Answer (1989)
Steve Lacy & Roswell Rudd - Monk's Dream (1999)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 20

2009-06-20T07:45:00.003-04:00

Roy Ayers - Stoned Soul Picnic (1968)
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968)
Brotherhood of Breath - Bremen to Bridgewater (1971)
George Benson - Bad Benson (1974)
Jimmy Heath - New Picture (1985)
Steve Lacy Sextet - The Condor (1985)
Alexander von Schlippenbach - Monk's Casino (2003)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 19

2009-06-19T07:55:00.003-04:00

Joseph Jarman - As If It Were the Seasons (1968)
Quincy Jones - Walking in Space (1969)
Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1969)
Bill Evans - Montreux II (1970)
Bill Charlap Trio - Souvenir (1995)
Alexander von Schlippenbach - Monk's Casino (2003)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 18

2009-06-18T08:01:00.003-04:00

Elmo Hope - Trio and Quintet (1953)
Horace Parlan - Up and Down (1961)
Quincy Jones - Walking in Space (1969)
Walter Norris/Aladar Pege - Winter Rose (1980)
Jimmy Heath - New Picture (1985)
Joe Lovano - Tenor Legacy (1993)
Ahmed Abdullah's Diaspora - Dedication (1997)
And Now...The Revolutionary Ensemble (2004)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 17

2009-06-17T07:52:00.003-04:00

Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles (1964)
Ornette Coleman - Chappaqua Suite (1965)
Ahmed Abdullah's Diaspora - Dedication (1997)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 16

2009-06-16T07:47:00.003-04:00

Louis Armstrong - The Hot Fives, Vol. 1 (1926)
Gene Ammons - Boss Tenor (1960)
Art Blakey - Ugetsu (1963)
John Coltrane - Kulu Se Mama (1965)
Ornette Coleman - Chappaqua Suite (1965)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 15

2009-06-15T07:45:00.004-04:00

Clifford Jordan - Starting Time (1961)
Ornette Coleman - Chappaqua Suite (1965)
Reggie Workman Ensemble - Synthesis (1986)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 14

2009-06-14T08:29:00.003-04:00

Clifford Jordan - Starting Time (1961)
Albert Ayler - Prophecy (1964)
Bobby Hutcherson - Components (1965)
Cecil Taylor - One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye (1978)
Andrew Hill Trio - Strange Serenade (1980)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 13

2009-06-13T08:36:00.003-04:00

Herb Ellis - The Midnight Roll (1963)
The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (1975)
Andrew Hill Trio - Strange Serenade (1980)
Bill Dixon in Italy Vol. 1 & 2 (1980)
Django Bates - Summer Fruits (and Unrest) (1993)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 12

2009-06-12T08:03:00.003-04:00

Chet Baker and Stan Getz - West Coast Live (1953)
Herb Ellis - The Midnight Roll (1962)
Grant Green - Solid (1964)
The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (1975)
Bill Dixon in Italy Vol. 1 & 2 (1980)
Django Bates - Summer Fruits (and Unrest) (1993)
Jessica Jones Quartet - Nod (2003)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 11

2009-06-11T08:17:00.003-04:00

Lennie Tristano (1955)
The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (1975)
Bill Dixon in Italy Vol. 1 & 2 (1980)
Billy Bang Quintet - Rainbow Gladiator (1981)
Django Bates - Summer Fruits (and Unrest) (1993)

Jazz Albums Recorded on June 10

2009-06-10T11:49:00.005-04:00

John Coltrane - Transition / Kulu Se Mama (1965)
Jacques Coursil - Black Suite (1969)
The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (1975)
Billy Bang Quintet - Rainbow Gladiator (1981)
Django Bates - Summer Fruits (and Unrest) (1993)