Miles Davis & Lee Konitz rehearsing with the Metronome Jazz All-Stars in the studios of radio station WMGM in New york City, 1951. Photo by William “Popsie” Randolph
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Jaco Pastorius – Dolphin Dance
(1985)
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Composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra Duke Ellington Born on this day, in April 29, 1899.
photo: Irving Penn (1948)

John Coltrane
recorded Dear Old Stockholm (#1-2) #onthisday in 1963.
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John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Jimmy Garrison – double bass
Roy Haynes – drums

Miles Davis recorded Walkin' (#1-2) #onthisday in 1954.
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American jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan recorded Leeway #onthisday in 1960.
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Lee Morgan – tp
Jackie McLean– as
Bobby Timmons – p
Paul Chambers– bs
Art Blakey – ds

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'Nakatini Suite'

Drummer Connie Kay Born on this day, in April 27, 1927.

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Art Blakey's New Jazz Men, artiestenfoyer Concertgebouw Amsterdam, November 5, 1965
photo: Nico van der Stam

John Coltrane began recording Crescent #onthisday in 1964.

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Legendary Singer Ella Fitzgerald (Born: April 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996) performing on stage at the Savoy Ballroom in 1940

Count Basie died #onthisday in 1984.
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Count Basie Quartet (August 21, 1968)

Dexter Gordon died #onthisday in 1990.
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Dexter Gordon - Night in Tunisia

Billie Holiday in Stockholm in 1954

Bill Evans and Jim Hall recorded Undercurrent (#2, 7, 8) on this day in 1962.
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'I'm Getting Sentimental Over You'

Joe Morello: Take 5 Drum Solo
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40 years ago today, Red Garland passed away. Rest in peace.
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Died
April 23, 1984 Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Red Garland
'Groovy'

Red Garland – p
Paul Chambers – b
Art Taylor – d

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'Hey Now'

Remembering the great Charles Mingus who was born on this day in 1922.
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Born
April 22, 1922
Nogales, Arizona, U.S.

Charles Mingus - Devil's Blues - Live At Montreux (1975)

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Miles Davis finished recording Kind of Blue on this day in 1959.
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'All Blues'

McCoy Tyner recorded The Real McCoy on this day in 1967.
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Recorded
April 21, 1967

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'Passion Dance'

21 years ago today, Nina Simone passed away. Rest in peace.
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Died
April 21, 2003
Carry-le-Rouet, France

Nina Simone 'I Loves You Porgy' on The Ed Sullivan Show,

September 11, 1960.