Recorded on this day ....

[brownie]

January 25, 1952 - Count Basie and his renovated orchestra records for Clef (Jive At Five, No Name, Red Head, Every Tub)

January 25, 1957 - The Prestige All Stars (Art Farmer , Hal McKusick, Al Cohn, Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Teddy Kotick, Ed Thigpen) record 'Earthy'

[Bill B]

January 25,1968 Miles Davis quintet initial recordings of Hancock's "I Have a Deam" and "Speak Like a Child"

[MartyJazz]

January 26th. Recorded on this date:

1) 1960, Wes Montgomery, THE INCREDIBLE JAZZ GUITAR, 3 day session

(Riverside OJC):

2) 1966, Sonny Rollins, soundtrack to ALFIE (Impulse), an essential recording:

3) 1966, Frank Sinatra with Count Basie Orchestra, AT THE SANDS (Reprise):

4) 1970, Alice Coltrane, PTAH, THE EL DAOUD with Joe Henderson and Pharoah

Sanders (Impulse):

5) 1981, Ahmad Jamal and Gary Burton in concert, released on 2 CDs, one of

which is shown here (Black Label):

6) 1987, Branford Marsalis' 3rd release as a leader, RENAISSANCE, 3 day session

(Columbia):

[Bill B]

January 26,1950 Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell Quartet-Prestige

[MartyJazz]

January 27th. Recorded on this date:

1) 1956, Jackie McLean 5 with Donald Byrd, LIGHTS OUT! (Prestige OJC):

2) 1958, Hampton Hawes FOUR! (Contemporary OJC):

3) 1966, Joe Henderson 7 with Lee Morgan & Bobby Hutcherson, MODE FOR JOE

(Blue Note):

4) 1970, Freddie Hubbard 5 with Joe Henderson & Herbie Hancock, RED CLAY,

start of three day session (CTI):

5) 1977, Stan Getz Quartet, begins recording for four nights, LIVE AT MONTMARTRE

(Steeplechase):

[couw]

26/27/28 January 1991:

Barney Wilen - Sanctuary (IDA)

27 January 1947:

The Dony Byas Ree-Boppers record for Barclay

27 January 1955:

Lou Donaldson - Wailing With Lou (BN)

27 January 1956:

Art Tatum records 10 trio selections for Pablo

27 January 1961:

Bill Evans and Canniball Adderley are in the studio to record some for their "Know What I Mean" album. They'd return there 2 times more in the following months to finish the job.

[couw]

and to add to yesterday's postings:

26 January 1956: Sonny Criss - Jazz U.S.A., first of two sessions

26 January 1970: Harold Mabern - Wailin' (Prestige)

[MartyJazz]

January 28th. Recorded on this date:

1) 1946, JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC group that includes Charlie Parker, Willie Smith,

Lester Young and Dizzy Gillespie* perform live (Verve):

*"Sweet Georgia Brown", "Blues for Norman", "I Can't Get Started",

"Oh, Lady Be Good" and "After You've Gone".

2) 1955, James Moody 7 that includes Dave Burns, Pee Wee Moore and

Eddie Jefferson* record (Prestige):

"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", *"I Got the Blues", "Blue Walk" and

"Faster James".

3) 1972, Lee Morgan Quintet that includes Billy Harper and Harold Mabern perform in

NYC, half of WE REMEMBER YOU (Fresh Sound):

"I Remember Britt", "Angela" and "The Sidewinder".

4) 1996, Jackie Mclean meets Junko Onishi on HAT TRICK (Blue Note),

through 1/31:

[couw]

1955, Hans Koller, Rudi Sehring, and Attila Zoller record some tunes for the German MOD label.

1960, Billy Eckstine - Once More With Feeling (Roulette) first of a two day session

1961, Grant Green -Grant's First Stand (BN)

[MartyJazz]

January 29th. Recorded on this date:

1) 1965, Jackie McLean Quartet, records RIGHT NOW (Blue Note):

2) 1968, Archie Shepp Sextet with Grachan Moncur records most of

THE WAY AHEAD (Impulse):

3) 1979, Joe Farrell Quartet with Chick Corea, records SKATEBOARD PARK (Xanadu):

4) 1991, Jackie McLean Quintet with son Rene, records RITES OF PASSAGE, 3 day session (Triloka):

5) 2001, Mark Turner Quartet records DHARMA DAYS, 4 day session (Warner Bros):

[brownie]

January 29, 1949 Charlie Parker All Stars at the Royal Roost

January 29 (and 31), 1953 Gerry Mulligan Ten-tette album for Capitol

[couw]

1946: the Dexter Gordon Quintet records for Savoy

1963: Sonny Stitt - Stitt Plays Bird (Atlantic)

1964: Monk records for his Monk's Time album (Columbia)

1968: Alice Coltrane Quartet records for the Monastic Trio album (Impulse!)

1992: Dewey and Joshua Redman - Choices (Enja), first of two consecutive days

[MartyJazz]

January 30th. Recorded on this date:

1) 1953, Miles Davis leads a sextet that includes Bird on tenor, Sonny Rollins,

Walter Bishop Jr., Percy Heath and Philly Joe Jones, recording (Prestige):

"Compulsion", "The Serpent's Tooth (2 takes), "'Round Midnight".

2) 1955, Kenny Dorham 6 with Hank Mobley, Cecil Payne, Horace Silver,

Percy Heath and Art Blakey record "K.D.'s Motion", "La Villa",

"Venita's Dance" and "K.D.'s Cab Ride" (AFRO-CUBAN, Blue Note):

3) 1955, Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop with Teo Macero, Wally Cirillo and

Kenny Clarke record "Smog L.A.", "Level Seven", "Transeason" and "Rose

Geranium" (available on JAZZ COMPOSERS WORKSHOP, Savoy):

4) 1956, Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop featuring Jackie McLean, J.R. Monterose,

and Mal Waldron record the essential PITHECANTHROPUS ERECTUS (Atlantic):

5) 1962, Sonny Rollins returns from a two year hiatus to record with Jim Hall,

"God Bless the Child" (available on THE BRIDGE, RCA Victor)

6) 1965, Nathan Davis 5 with Woody Shaw and Larry Young record

HAPPY GIRL (Saba), available on TWO ORIGINALS (MPS):

7) 1989, Andrew Hill 5 with Greg Osby and Bobby Hutcherson record

ETERNAL SPIRIT (1st of 2 day session, Blue Note):

Edited January 31, 2005 by MartyJazz

[couw]

1952, Django Reinhardt records 4 tunes for Decca

1953, ditto

1955, Johnny Mehegan records for Savoy with Mingus and Clarke, the latter two did the Jazz Workshop disk on the same day.

1961, Baby Face Willette - Face To Face (BN)

1970, Grant Green - Green is Beautiful (BN)

[brownie]

January 30:

- 1962. James moody records 'Another Bag' for Argo

- 1978 Marion Brown and Gunther Hampel record 'Reeds 'n Vibes' for Improvising Artists

[Bill B]

30 Jan 1965 Duke Ellington Paris Concert-2 CDs RTE-1503-2

[MartyJazz]

January 30:

- 1978 Marion Brown and Gunther Hampel record 'Reeds 'n Vibes' for Improvising Artists

I have this LP! Got to fish it out and listen to it today along with the Mingus, Nathan Davis and Andrew Hill CDs I cited above.

[MartyJazz]

January 31st. Recorded on this date:

1) 1944, Coleman Hawkins 5 with Roy Eldridge & Teddy Wilson record (Keynote)

"Bean at the Met", "I'm in the Mood for Love", "I Only Have Eyes for You".

2) 1958, Mal Waldron group featuring Art Farmer, Eric Dixon, Calo Scott

record MAL-3 (Prestige):

3) 1959, Horace Silver 5 with Blue Mitchell & Junior Cook record

FINGER POPPIN' (Blue Note):

4) 1961, Ornette Coleman 4 with Don Cherry, Scott LaFaro and Ed Blackwell record

ORNETTE! (available on the Complete Recordings of O.C. box, Atlantic).

5) 1970, J.R. Monterose 5 with Jon Eardley and a European rhythm section

record BODY AND SOUL (Blue Moon).

6) 1971, Dizzy Gillespie meets Mary Lou Williams and Bobby Hackett at the

Overseas Press Club in NYC (Jazz View).

Edited January 31, 2005 by MartyJazz

[couw]

1953, Gil Mellé records 4 tunes for Blue Note

1959, Cootie Williams records 5 tunes for Decca at the Paris Olympia

1962, Grant Green/Sonny Clar - Oleo (Blue Note Japan)

1963, Jimmy Smith - I'm Moving On (Blue Note)

1987, Ray Anderson - It Just So Happens (Enja), continued the next day

1961, Joe Williams/Harry "Sweets" Edison record material for their Roulette albums Together and Have A Good Time over a period of three days.

[brownie]

January 31, 1951 Gene Ammons records for Prestige (with Bill Massey, Sonny Stitt, Art Blakey)

January 31, 1955 Stan Getz and his quintet (Tony Fruscella is on trumpet) record for Verve

January 31, 1965 Nanthan Davis records 'Happy Girl' for Saba (with Woody Shaw and Larry Young)

[tjobbe]

1965 Ben Webster - Live at the Jazzhus Vol 2

Cheers, Tjobbe

[MartyJazz]

February 1st. Recorded on this date:

1) 1963, Joe Williams with backing from Clark Terry, Phil Woods, Jerome Richardson,

Kenny Burrell & others and arrangements by Jimmy Jones records

"The Great City", "Workin'", "Just a Sittin' and a Rockin'" and "I Went Out of My

Way" (RCA Victor):

2) 1993, Kenny Barron group featuring Ralph Moore and Bobby Hutcherson, start

of a 2 day session, OTHER PLACES (Verve):

[couw]

1947, a party is held at Chuck Kopely's home in Hollywood to celebrate Charlie Parker's return from Camarillo hospital. Bird in great form!

Edited February 1, 2005 by couw

[cannonball-addict]

Roy Eldridge Sextet

Roy Eldridge (tp, vo) Bud Freeman (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Elmer Snowden (g, bj) Tommy Bryant (b) Jo Jones (d)

NYC, February 1 & 2, 1962

One for the Money Fontana [H] 883 909

Loveless Love -

Saturday Night Fish Fry -

School Days -

Basin Street Blues -

My Blue Heaven -

* Saturday Night Fish Fry / Roy Eldridge, Bud Freeman, Elmer Snowden (Fontana [H] 883 909)

[EKE BBB]

February 1, 1963

The first concert at the Theatre de l'Olympia (Paris). The second one was February 23