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Anniversary of a Keith Jarrett classic!Keith Jarrett played with numerous jazz greats, including Miles Davis, Art Blakey...
01/11/2025

Anniversary of a Keith Jarrett classic!

Keith Jarrett played with numerous jazz greats, including Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and Chick Corea.
Pianist Jarrett, who was born in 1945, released the album 'Munich 2016' on 1 November 2019. Find out more at uDiscover

Along with his legendary ‘The Köln Concert,’ ‘Munich 2016’ finds Keith Jarrett drawing inspiration from the moment.

Happy 🎃🎃🎃Did you know that Argentine composer and jazz pianist Lalo Schifrin was originally hired to create the music ...
31/10/2025

Happy 🎃🎃🎃

Did you know that Argentine composer and jazz pianist Lalo Schifrin was originally hired to create the music for 'The Exorcist'?
Find out the full story in Martin Chilton's entry in the uDiscover guide to Best Horror Movie Soundtracks: 30 Essential Spine-Chillers.

Essential to building tension, the best horror movie soundtracks have a chilling power felt long after the final credits.

How to purchase a classic Chet Baker album!Chet Baker's 'Picture of Heath' (a reference to composer Jimmy Heath) was rec...
31/10/2025

How to purchase a classic Chet Baker album!

Chet Baker's 'Picture of Heath' (a reference to composer Jimmy Heath) was recorded on 31 October 1956. The album was originally called 'Playboys' (until Hugh Hefner objected) and features saxophonist Art Pepper.
The reissue is part of the Blue Note Tone Poet Series - and you can find out how to purchase a copy at the Universal Music uDiscover store by clicking on the link below:

Having teamed up on two prior Pacific Jazz recordings, trumpeter Chet Baker & alto saxophonist Art Pepper continued their fruitful collaboration with the supremely swinging 1956 album Picture of Heath (which was originally released as Playboys until Hugh Hefner objected). The sextet for the sess...

Remembering trumpet maestro Clifford Brown!He was born on 30 October 1930.Read this tribute by Martin Chilton for uDisco...
30/10/2025

Remembering trumpet maestro Clifford Brown!
He was born on 30 October 1930.
Read this tribute by Martin Chilton for uDiscover

Clifford Brown died at age 25, yet the rich body of work he left behind sealed his reputation as one of the greatest trumpet players ever.

RIP Jack DeJohnette.Jack DeJohnette, the Grammy-winning drummer whose work as a bandleader and sideman made him one of t...
29/10/2025

RIP Jack DeJohnette.
Jack DeJohnette, the Grammy-winning drummer whose work as a bandleader and sideman made him one of the titans of modern jazz died on 26 October 2025 from congestive heart failure. He was 83.
He played on numerous albums for Prestige Records, Verve and Blue Note.
Read Sam Armstrong's tribute for the Universal Music website uDiscover

Jack DeJohnette, the legendary jazz drummer who played on Miles Davis’ fusion classics among many other releases, is dead at age 83.

Remembering Oliver Nelson!The hugely respected Oliver Nelson, a widely known composer, conductor and arranger, died on 2...
28/10/2025

Remembering Oliver Nelson!
The hugely respected Oliver Nelson, a widely known composer, conductor and arranger, died on 28 October 1975 of a heart attack, in Los Angeles. He was only 43.
Eric Dolphy and Freddie Hubbard played on his classic album ‘The Blues and the Abstract Truth’. Find out more in this uDiscover article

Oliver Nelson's 'The Blues And The Abstract Truth' was recorded on 23 February 1961 and is one of the great post bop recordings.

Anniversary of a Lou Donaldson classic!'Mr. Shing-A-Ling' is an album by saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue...
27/10/2025

Anniversary of a Lou Donaldson classic!

'Mr. Shing-A-Ling' is an album by saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label on 27 October 1967.
Find out more at uDiscover

Mixing funk with soul-jazz grooves, ‘Mr. Shing-A-Ling’ found Lou Donaldson in the middle of a second creative burst for Blue Note.

Anniversary of a Horace Silver gem!On 26 October 1964, Horace Silver and Joe Henderson were at Van Gelder Studio, Englew...
26/10/2025

Anniversary of a Horace Silver gem!

On 26 October 1964, Horace Silver and Joe Henderson were at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, to complete recording the Blue Note Records classic 'Song for My Father' for Blue Note Records.
At that session they cut versions of 'Song for My Father', 'The Natives Are Restless Tonight', 'Calcutta Cutie' and Henderson's 'The Kicker'.
Read more about this jazz classic in this uDiscover feature

Recorded in October 1963, 'Song For My Father,' from star pianist Horace Silver, sounds as good today as the day it was recorded.

Buy this Chet Baker live album classic!On 25 October 1955, Chet Baker and His Quintet with Bobby Jaspar recorded 'Chet B...
25/10/2025

Buy this Chet Baker live album classic!

On 25 October 1955, Chet Baker and His Quintet with Bobby Jaspar recorded 'Chet Baker in Paris, Volume Three', an album which features Jaspar on tenor saxophone, performing "Chik-Eta" and "How About You?".
This last volume of his French recording contains performances that are among the most beautiful that Chet Baker produced during this period.
A limited edition 1-LP 180gm pressing of 'Chet Baker in Paris Vol. 3', remastered from original master tapes and presented in single sleeves with original jackets and liner notes, is available to buy from the Universal Music store website at
Please click on the link below for details:

Limited edition 1-LP 180gm pressings of the three original Chet Baker in Paris albums originally released on Barclay Records: Chet Baker Quartet Volume 1 and 2 and Chet Baker and his quintet with Bobby Jaspar. Remastered from original master tapes and presented in single sleeves with original jacket...

How to buy a stunning Chet Baker album!On 24 October 1955, Chet Baker and his Quartet recorded a memorable concert in Fr...
24/10/2025

How to buy a stunning Chet Baker album!

On 24 October 1955, Chet Baker and his Quartet recorded a memorable concert in France.

A limited edition 1-LP 180gm pressing of 'Chet Baker in Paris Vol. 2', remastered from original master tapes and presented in single sleeves with original jackets and liner notes, is available to buy from the Universal Music store website at
Please click on the link below for details:

Limited edition 1-LP 180gm pressings of the three original Chet Baker in Paris albums originally released on Barclay Records: Chet Baker Quartet Volume 1 and 2 and Chet Baker and his quintet with Bobby Jaspar. Remastered from original master tapes and presented in single sleeves with original jacket...

Anniversary of a George Benson classic!Guitarist George Benson played with many of the jazz greats of the 20th century, ...
22/10/2025

Anniversary of a George Benson classic!

Guitarist George Benson played with many of the jazz greats of the 20th century, including Lee Morgan, Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine and Freddie Hubbard.
Benson broke out on his own in 1968, with the album 'Shape of Things to Come'.
Find out more about the album, completed on 22 October that year, at uDiscover

On George Benson's 1969 A&M/CTI debut ‘Shape Of Things To Come,’ his authoritative voice as a guitar innovator was heard loudly and clearly.

Saluting the masterful Dizzy Gillespie!Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie didn’t just co-lead a musical revolution. He did it wit...
20/10/2025

Saluting the masterful Dizzy Gillespie!
Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie didn’t just co-lead a musical revolution. He did it with style. He was born 108 years ago today.
Enjoy this uDiscover guide to his 20 essential tunes:

These pieces show how Gillespie co-piloted a musical revolution alongside Charlie Parker and inspired countless disciples in his wake.

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