Walter Davis Jr. was an American bebop and hard bop pianist.
William Franklin Hardman Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist who chiefly played hard bop. He was married to Roseline and they had a daughter Nadege.
Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.,known professionally as Sonny Stitt,was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone,he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation,recording more than 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern because of his tendency to rarely work with the same musicians for long despite his relentless touring and devotion to jazz. Stitt was sometimes viewed as a Charlie Parker mimic,especially earlier in his career,but gradually came to develop his own sound and style,particularly when performing on tenor saxophone and even occasionally baritone saxophone.
John Arnold Griffin III was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing,Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of his death. A pioneering figure in hard bop,Griffin recorded prolifically as a bandleader in addition to stints with pianist Thelonious Monk,drummer Art Blakey,in partnership with fellow tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and as a member of the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band after he moved to Europe in the 1960s. In 1995,Griffin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music.
One Night with Blue Note is a 1985 feature length jazz film directed by John Charles Jopson.
Blue Period is the third studio album by jazz musician Miles Davis. It was released in 1953 as a 10" LP,his second released by Prestige Records,recorded over the course of two 1951 recording sessions at New York's Apex Studio.
Roots &Herbs is a jazz album by Art Blakey &the Jazz Messengers,recorded in 1961 at the same sessions which produced The Freedom Rider,but not released on the Blue Note label until 1970. The CD reissue features three alternate takes,two of which originally released in 1979 on Pisces.
A Jazz Message is a jazz album recorded by Art Blakey's Quartet in 1964. The album was Blakey's second and last album for the Impulse! label.
Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet is a 1956 compilation album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins,featuring his earliest recordings for the Prestige label under his leadership,including four tracks performed by Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet,eight tracks where Kenny Drew and Art Blakey replace Lewis,Jackson,and Clarke,and one track with Miles Davis on piano.
Birdland 1951 is a live album by American jazz musician Miles Davis,released on January 27,2004,by Blue Note Records and recorded from February 17,1951,through September 29,1951,in Birdland,from radio broadcasts. Three different broadcasts were chosen:two comprising six cuts in total were from June and September and have been issued in various forms on bootlegs over the decades. Four cuts were taken from a broadcast on February 17,which have never been available in any form.
The Bop Session is an album by jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie,Sonny Stitt,John Lewis,Hank Jones,Percy Heath and Max Roach recorded in 1975 and released on the Swedish Sonet label.
Kaleidoscope is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt compiling tracks recorded in 1950-52 and released on the Prestige label in 1957. The 1991 CD reissue added four bonus tracks to the original LP.
Illumination is an album by the jazz pianist Walter Davis Jr.
All Star Sessions is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded between 1950 and 1955 and released on the Prestige label.
Gypsy Folk Tales is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1977 and released on the Roulette label.
In My Prime Vol. 2 is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1977 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.
Reginald Volney Johnson was an American jazz double-bassist.
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