Recorded on this day ....

[Bill B]

1 Feb 1961 Curtis Amy and Paul Bryant-"Meetin Here"

[MartyJazz]

February 2nd. Recorded on this date:

1) 1950, Count Basie Octet featuring Georgie Auld, Gene Ammons, Harry 'Sweets'

Edison, and Dickie Wells record "Rat Race" & "Sweets" (RCA Victor)

2) 1957, Thad Jones 6 featuring Gigi Gryce & Benny Powell record

THE MAGNIFICENT THAD JONES, VOL. 3 (Blue Note):

3) 1958, Lee Morgan 4 with Sonny Clark record 2nd half of CANDY (Blue Note):

4) 1959, Stan Kenton Orchestra LIVE FROM THE LAS VEGAS TROPICANA (Capitol)

5) 1961, Bill Evans Trio with Lafaro & Motian record EXPLORATIONS (Riverside):

6) 1970, Ahmad Jamal Trio records THE AWAKENING (2 day session, Impulse):

7) 1984, George Adams-Don Pullen 4 record DECISIONS (2 day session, Timeless)

8) 1996, Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band records FIRE DANCE

(3 day session, Milestone):

Edited February 2, 2005 by MartyJazz

[Gary]

1966

Some tracks that were later released on-

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February 2, 1938 - Duke Ellington recording session for Brunswick/Columbia that produces 'Riding on a Blue Note', 'Lost in Meditation' and 'The Gal From Joe's'

February 2, 1959 - Paul Chambers records the album 'Go' for VeeJay

[B. Goren.]

February 3:

1966: Wayne Shorter (ts), Herbie Hancock (pno), Reginald Workman (b), Joe Chambers (dms), Adam’s Apple 6:48

1959: Cannonball Adderley (as), John Coltrane (ts), Wynton Kelly (pno), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (dms), Limehouse Blues 4:39; Stars Fell On Alabama 6:15; Wabash 5:44; Grand Central 4:33; You're A Weaver of Dreams 5:31; The Sleeper 7:15

Edited February 3, 2005 by B. Goren.

[Gary]

1967

1963

[MartyJazz]

February 3rd. Recorded on this date:

1) 1954, Paul Bley Trio with Percy Heath & Alan Levitt record "Autumn Breeze"

and "Drum One" (Mercury)

2) 1960, Lee Morgan 5 with Clifford Jordan, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and

Art Blakey record HERE'S LEE MORGAN (Vee-Jay, through Feb 8th):

3) 1965, Bill Evans Trio with Chuck Israels & Larry Bunker record TRIO '65 (Verve):

4) 1977, Kenny Drew Trio with Philip Catherine & NHOP record IN CONCERT

in Kaiserslautern, Germany (Steeplechase):

5) 1989, Benny Golson 4 with Mulgrew Miller, Peter Washington & Tony Reedus record QUARTET LIVE in Porto Maggiore, Italy (Dreyfus):

[couw]

1960, Frank Strozier- Fantastic Frank Strozier (Vee Jay)

with the same rhythm section as plays on the Lee Morgan tunes from the same date and label.

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February 3

1939 - Count Basie and his Orchestra, Decca recording session (Cherokee, Blame It On My Last Affair)

1960 - Louis Bellson recording session for Verve (Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne)

[B. Goren.]

February 4

1959: Charles Mingus (b), Jackie McLean, John Handy (as), Booker Ervin (ts), Pepper Adams (bs), Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis (tb), Horace Parlan (pno), Mal Waldron (*pno), Dannie Richmond (dms):

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting , Cryin’ Blues, Moanin’ , Tensions, My Jelly Roll Soul , E’s Flat Ah’s Flat Too* .

[MartyJazz]

February 4th. Recorded on this date:

1) 1939, Count Basie & Orchestra (Decca):

"Jive at Five", "Thursday", "Evil Blues", "Oh, Lady Be Good".

2) 1945, Benny Goodman Sextet featuring Red Norvo & Teddy Wilson (Columbia):

"After You've Gone", "Slipped Disc", "Oomph Fah Fah", "She's Funny That Way",

"Body and Soul".

3) 1958, Miles Davis 6 with John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Red Garland,

Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones record (Columbia):

"Two Bass Hit", "Straight No Chaser", "Milestones" & "Billy Boy" (trio).

4) 1962, Ike Quebec with the Three Sounds (THE LOST SESSIONS, Blue Note):

"Blues on Trial".

5) 1964, McCoy Tyner 6 featuring Thad Jones, Frank Strozier, John Gilmore (Impulse): "Contemporary Focus", "T 'N A Blues", "Three Flowers" on TODAY AND TOMORROW.

6) 1965, Hank Mobley 5 with Freddie Hubbard, THE TURNAROUND (Blue Note):

[couw]

1957, Louis Smith records 3 tunes for Blue Note (Here Comes Louis Smith)

1959, Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots (Atlantic)

1972, Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (CBS)

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1955 - Ralph Burns Among Thr JATP's recording session for Norgran

1958 - Louis Armstrong records 'Louis and the Good Book' for Decca

[MartyJazz]

February 5th. Recorded on this date:

1) 1946, "Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen" featuring Charlie Parker & Lucky Thompson

record "Diggin' Diz" (Dial)

2) 1960, Lou Donaldson 5 with Bill Hardman records SONNY SIDE UP

(2/5 - 2/28, Blue Note):

3) 1962, Shelly Manne group featuring Coleman Hawkins & Eddie Costa record

2-3-4 (2/5 - 2/8, Impulse):

4) 1968, Ornette Coleman 4 with Charlie Haden, David Izenson &

Ed Blackwell live in Milan (Moon)

Edited February 5, 2005 by MartyJazz

[couw]

1960, Benny Carter - Sax à La Carter (Capitol)

1960, MTJ+3 - Make Everybody Happy (Vee Jay), continued the next day

1964, Quincy Jones - Mancini's Song Book (Mercury)

1972, Mal Waldron - Blues for Lady Day (Black Lion)

1982, Archie Shepp - Mama Rose (SteepleChase)

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1935 - Michel Warlop and his musicians (including Django Reinhardt) back singer Le Petit Mishra to record the following tunes for Gramophone:

- Maman, Ne Vends Pas la Maison (Mom, don't sell the house)

- Petit Homme, C'est l'Heure de Faire Dodo (Little Man, Time to go to Sleep)

1941 - Edmond Hall and his Celeste Quartet (with Charlie Christian) record for BN,

1957 - Stuff Smith (with Carl Perkins on piano) record session for Verne 'Have Violin, Will Swing'

1957 - Eddie 'Lockjaw Davis' (with Shirley Scott) record session for King

[Bill B]

!962-Lou Rawls records with The Les McCann Trio for Capitol-date is finished on Feb 12.

1962-Curtis Amy records 5 tracks issued on "Way Down" with Vic Feldman and Roy Ayers for Pacific Records.

Edited February 5, 2005 by Bill B

[MartyJazz]

February 6th. Recorded on this date:

1) 1959, Interview of Lester Young by Francois Postif in Paris - available

on THE COMPLETE LESTER YOUNG STUDIO SESSIONS ON VERVE

2) 1960, Art Farmer-Benny Golson Jazztet records MEET THE JAZZTET

(2/6 - 2/10, Chess & Mosaic box set):

3) 1964, Joe Pass Quartet plays live at the Encore Theater in Los Angeles,

JOY SPRING (Pacific Jazz):

4) 1964, Quincy Jones Orchestra featuring Roland Kirk among others records

"Days of Wine and Roses", "Moon River", "Dreamsville", "(I Love You) and

Don't You Forget It", "Charade" and "Peter Gunn"; available on

THE COMPLETE ROLAND KIRK (Mercury)

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1956, Art Tatum records in a quartet with Buddy De Franco

1957, Cannonball Adderley records some tunes to be issued on Sophisticated Swing (EmArcy)

1959, Paul Chambers - Go (Vee Jay) (ctd.) EDIT: not!

1959, Zoot Sims/Al Cohn/Phil Woods - Jazz Live/A Night At The Half Note

Edited February 6, 2005 by couw

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February 6, more:

1951 - Louis Armstrong record session for Decca with Gordon Jenkins's Orchestra ('You're Just In Love' and 'Big Butter and Egg Man')

1955 - Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers record session (Thed Preacher) for BN

1963 - Bill Evans records 'Conversation with Myself' for Verve (more sessions on the 9th and 20th)

[Bill B]

1957-Erroll Garner Solo recording "the Solitaire session"-16 tracks-Columbia

[Jim R]

(originally issued on ->)

Bud Shank (alto fl), Bob Cooper (ts, arr), Buddy Collette (bari), Conte Candoli (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Vince De Rosa (Fr h), Pete Jolly (p), Al Viola (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Mel Lewis (d).

Capitol Studios, LA, February 6, 1961

35325 All Of My Life Capitol ST-1586

35326 It's Legitimate -

35327 Adventure -

Edited February 6, 2005 by Jim R

[Jim R]

1957, Cannonball Adderley records some tunes to be issued on Sophisticated Swing (EmArcy)

1959, Paul Chambers - Go (Vee Jay) (ctd.)

I have these listed as early February, but not the 6th... Anyway, I just joined this thread, so what do I know... maybe it's acceptable to fudge a bit...?

[couw]

1957, Cannonball Adderley records some tunes to be issued on Sophisticated Swing (EmArcy)

1959, Paul Chambers - Go (Vee Jay) (ctd.)

I have these listed as early February, but not the 6th... Anyway, I just joined this thread, so what do I know... maybe it's acceptable to fudge a bit...?

you're correct. Feb. 2 & 3.

I mixed up with track number and date somewhere.

it has been corrected!

[couw]

my copy of the Adderley Small Group set dates tracks 13-16 of disk one to Feb. 6.