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The remarkable swing pianist Teddy Wilson was born on 24 November 1912. Wilson played with some of the biggest names in ...
24/11/2023

The remarkable swing pianist Teddy Wilson was born on 24 November 1912.
Wilson played with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald. He is included in this uDiscover guide to the best jazz pianists

From iconic bandleaders to unique talents, the best jazz pianists both shaped the genre and revolutionized the role of the piano in music.

Anita O’Day’s best songs remind you of why she was so beloved.Here, Martin Chilton for uDiscover pays tribute to the si...
23/11/2023

Anita O’Day’s best songs remind you of why she was so beloved.
Here, Martin Chilton for uDiscover pays tribute to the singer who died in Los Angeles on 23 November 2006, aged 87.

Although her career was often overshadowed by her private life, Anita O'Day's best songs ensure she is remembered for her gorgeous vocals.

Makaya McCraven’s album ‘Deciphering The Message’, which came out on this day in 2021, is one in which the fast-rising C...
22/11/2023

Makaya McCraven’s album ‘Deciphering The Message’, which came out on this day in 2021, is one in which the fast-rising Chigaoan’s new release puts a modern bounce on classics by Art Blakey, Horace Silver, and Hank Mobley, among others.
Find out more at uDiscover

Makaya McCraven's new remix project, 'Deciphering The Message' is now available through the legendary Blue Note Records imprint.

Saluting the great saxophone player Coleman Hawkins, who was one of jazz's most talented improvisers. Hawkins was born o...
21/11/2023

Saluting the great saxophone player Coleman Hawkins, who was one of jazz's most talented improvisers. Hawkins was born on 21 November 1904 in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He made a great album with Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges. Find out more in this uDiscover article

‘Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins’ marked a late career masterpiece from two jazz greats, capturing what made them both so special.

Classic album 'The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz at Oberlin' is re-released on 19 November 2023 as part of the new series o...
19/11/2023

Classic album 'The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz at Oberlin' is re-released on 19 November 2023 as part of the new series of Original Jazz Classics from Craft Recordings.
Find out more at uDiscover

Craft's 'Original Jazz Series' continues with 'The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album,' plus titles by Dave Brubeck and more

Vince Guaraldi was a big fan of the music of Antônio Carlos Jobim. The pianist recorded versions of Jobim's "O Nosso Amo...
18/11/2023

Vince Guaraldi was a big fan of the music of Antônio Carlos Jobim. The pianist recorded versions of Jobim's "O Nosso Amor" ("Our Love") and "A Felicidade (Happiness)" for his 1962 album 'Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus', which is considered Guaraldi's breakthrough album and made him a household name.
On18 November 2022, the deluxe edition of the widely-hailed album offered 16 bonus tracks, including 12 previously unreleased selections, including unreleased versions of Jobim tunes.
Find out more at uDiscover

Vince Guaraldi's legendary 1962 breakthrough album, 'Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus' hits 60 with a deluxe reissue on November 18

Ruth Brown, who died on 17 November 2006, was known as the "Queen of R&B". Brown was 78 when she died and was named a Gr...
17/11/2023

Ruth Brown, who died on 17 November 2006, was known as the "Queen of R&B".
Brown was 78 when she died and was named a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner in 2016. Find out more about her in this uDiscover article

Legendary is a title that is all too easily bandied about, but Ruth Brown is a legend, and it's great to see her honoured in this way.

Trumpeter-singer Brian Newman, who released ‘Showboat’, his first album for the famed Verve Records label, on 16 Novembe...
16/11/2023

Trumpeter-singer Brian Newman, who released ‘Showboat’, his first album for the famed Verve Records label, on 16 November 2018. The album featured his close friend . Find out more in this uDiscover feature

Showboat, trumpeter-singer Brian Newman's first album for the famed Verve label, will feature a guest appearance by his close friend Lady Gaga.

RIP the great singer and laconic songwriter Mose Allison, who died on 15 November 2016, aged 89.Read this uDiscover trib...
15/11/2023

RIP the great singer and laconic songwriter Mose Allison, who died on 15 November 2016, aged 89.
Read this uDiscover tribute

Mose Allison, who has died at the age of 89, was a huge presence in jazz and blues, but his influence was also greatly felt in the rock and pop arena.

On 13 November 2020, the bestselling author David Mitchell - whose novels number9dream and Cloud Atlas have been shortli...
13/11/2023

On 13 November 2020, the bestselling author David Mitchell - whose novels number9dream and Cloud Atlas have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize - was a guest on the BBC radio show Desert Island Discs.
The author chose Duke Ellington and John Coltrane's version of 'In a Sentimental Mood' as one of his favourite pieces of music.
You can find out more about that collaboration in this uDiscover article

Recorded on September 26, 1962, 'Duke Ellington & John Coltrane' was a cross-generational collaboration between two jazz giants.

'Into Somethin'' was the Blue Note album debut from jazz organist Larry Young. It features a quartet of Young, tenor sax...
12/11/2023

'Into Somethin'' was the Blue Note album debut from jazz organist Larry Young. It features a quartet of Young, tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers, guitarist Grant Green and drummer Elvin Jones.
The album was recorded on 12 November 1964 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Here is a uDiscover tribute to 'Into Somethin''.

'Into Somethin’' marked a transformation for soul jazz organist Larry Young. It was an album that showed he was onto a new way of thinking.

‘Ptah, the El Daoud’, recorded and released in 1970, is the third solo album by Alice Coltrane.Joe Henderson played teno...
11/11/2023

‘Ptah, the El Daoud’, recorded and released in 1970, is the third solo album by Alice Coltrane.
Joe Henderson played tenor sax and alto flute on three tracks.
The album was reissued on 11 November 2022 as part of the Verve By Request series. Find out more at uDiscover

Verve Records and UMe have partnered with Third Man Records to relaunch the 'Verve By Request' campaign as a vinyl reissue series

RIP the great New Orleans musician , who died on this day in 2015 at the age of 77. Find out more in this uDiscover tri...
10/11/2023

RIP the great New Orleans musician , who died on this day in 2015 at the age of 77. Find out more in this uDiscover tribute

uDiscover is sad to hear of the death at 77 of Allen Toussaint, a massively influential presence in the history of New Orleans culture and music in general.

This excellent uDiscover guide to the ‘Best Jazz Musicians Of All Time’ includes recommended essential albums:
09/11/2023

This excellent uDiscover guide to the ‘Best Jazz Musicians Of All Time’ includes recommended essential albums:

The best jazz musicians are among the most talented artists ever. Dig in to discover more in this list of jazz artists and singers.

In 1991 Cecil Taylor and Lester Bowie collaborated on the album 'Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series...
08/11/2023

In 1991 Cecil Taylor and Lester Bowie collaborated on the album 'Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2'.
Trumpeter Bowie died on 8 November 1999.
You can read about Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy at uDiscover

Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy was an unexpected pop venture that brought ECM Records into unfamiliar territory. Here's the story behind the group.

'Black Fire' by Andrew Hill was recorded for Blue Note Records on 8 & 9 November 1963.It features Joe Henderson on tenor...
08/11/2023

'Black Fire' by Andrew Hill was recorded for Blue Note Records on 8 & 9 November 1963.
It features Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone.
Find out more at uDiscover

Brimming with passion, Andrew Hill’s Blue Note debut, 'Black Fire,' was a deeply personal album, indicative of a highly original musical mind.

The first UK chart was in November 1952. A few years later it was topped by Frank Sinatra singing 'Three Coins in a Foun...
07/11/2023

The first UK chart was in November 1952. A few years later it was topped by Frank Sinatra singing 'Three Coins in a Fountain', which was produced by Sonny Burke, a man who worked with Lalo Schifrin and Dizzy Gillespie. Find out more about the Sinatra version in this uDiscover article

On October 1, 1954, Frank Sinatra headed the first-ever UK Top 20 with ‘Three Coins In The Fountain,’ commemorating Rome's Trevi Fountain.

‘Crystal Silence’, a track recorded in Oslo, Norway, by pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton on 6 November 1...
06/11/2023

‘Crystal Silence’, a track recorded in Oslo, Norway, by pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton on 6 November 1972 included in this uDiscover guide to the best songs of 1972.

The best songs of 1972 have something for everyone, from Stevie Wonder's classic 'Superstition' to Elton John's iconic 'Rocket Man.'

Two years ago today Decca/Blue Note released 'Still Rising', a unique, 34-track collection by stellar jazz vocalist Greg...
05/11/2023

Two years ago today Decca/Blue Note released 'Still Rising', a unique, 34-track collection by stellar jazz vocalist Gregory Porter.
The collection includes a set of duets, including 'Fly Me To The Moon (with Julie London)'.
Find out more at uDiscover

Decca/Blue Note have announced the November 5 release of ‘Still Rising,’ a unique, 34-track collection by stellar jazz vocalist Gregory Porter.

As part of the Third Man Records and Blue Note Records 313 Series Partnership, showcasing five milestone albums from the...
03/11/2023

As part of the Third Man Records and Blue Note Records 313 Series Partnership, showcasing five milestone albums from the Blue Note catalogue representing some of the finest work recorded by Detroiters (or recorded in the city), specially chosen for re-release by Blue Note Records President—and Detroiter—Don Was, the first-ever vinyl release of Grant Green’s Live at Club Mozambique (1971) is released TODAY!
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Blue Note Records and Third Man Records have teamed up for the 313 series partnership, releasing classic Detroit jazz records.

Saluting jazz singer Kurt Elling, who was born on 2 November 1967 in Chicago.Find out more about him at uDiscover
02/11/2023

Saluting jazz singer Kurt Elling, who was born on 2 November 1967 in Chicago.
Find out more about him at uDiscover

Passion World is Kurt Elling's latest album and it came out in June 2015. It is a masterwork and any fan of jazz vocalists will love this record.

Keith Jarrett played with numerous jazz greats, including Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and Chick Corea.Piani...
01/11/2023

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.

A good one for . This uDiscover article examines how ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ put The King Of Halloween in the ...
31/10/2023

A good one for . This uDiscover article examines how ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ put The King Of Halloween in the news

'Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas’ is a beloved Halloween and Christmas film. This is the story of how the music got made.

TODAY is the 93rd anniversary of the birth of Clifford Brown. His great EmArcy Records album with Max Roach is included ...
30/10/2023

TODAY is the 93rd anniversary of the birth of Clifford Brown. His great EmArcy Records album with Max Roach is included in this uDiscover guide to '20 Albums to Begin a Journey into Jazz'

An essential intro to jazz for beginners, these 20 albums offer a guide to jazz that traces the music’s development over the 50s and 60s.

"I started thinking about the ones who came before me, who spoke through their music. Max Roach with his 'Freedom Now' s...
29/10/2023

"I started thinking about the ones who came before me, who spoke through their music. Max Roach with his 'Freedom Now' suite, John Coltrane with 'Alabama.' I asked myself, ‘How can I speak out through my music?’

Drummer Johnathan Blake talking in 2017. He has announced his Blue Note Debut, ‘Homeward Bound’, which was released on 29 October 2021.
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Johnathan Blake has announced his debut album on Blue Note Records. The new record, 'Homeward Bound', is scheduled for release on October 29, 2021.

Watch the official trailer for ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ DocumentaryThe documentary premiered on Apple TV+ a yea...
28/10/2023

Watch the official trailer for ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Documentary
The documentary premiered on Apple TV+ a year ago today.
Via uDiscover .

Apple has released the official trailer for Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues, a documentary that documents the musician’s life and legacy.

Classic album 'Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman: The Cats' is re-released TODAY as part of ...
27/10/2023

Classic album 'Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman: The Cats' is re-released TODAY as part of the new series of Original Jazz Classics from Craft Recordings.
Find out more at uDiscover

Craft's 'Original Jazz Series' continues with 'The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album,' plus titles by Dave Brubeck and more

Miles Davis and John Coltrane were at Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack studio for a marathon recording sessions on 26 Octobe...
26/10/2023

Miles Davis and John Coltrane were at Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack studio for a marathon recording sessions on 26 October 1956.
Read the full story at uDiscover

Recorded in a burst, the Miles Davis Quintet’s Prestige Sessions found the trumpeter running ‘a masterclass in working the tunes.’

"In the 60s, Reid Miles began to concentrate on photography and he became a hugely successful figure in advertising. How...
25/10/2023

"In the 60s, Reid Miles began to concentrate on photography and he became a hugely successful figure in advertising. However, his modern jazz designs – some with stunning and wild typographical expression, such as Lee Morgan’s The Rumproller – created a superb legacy, marking Miles out as one of the earliest album cover designers to take note of."
Check out this uDiscover guide to 'The 13 Most Iconic Album Cover Designers'.

Artwork may be designed to show off music, but some album cover designers have attracted fame thanks to their iconic work.

On 25 October 1955, Miles Davis and his Quintet recorded five different numbers including Charlie Parker’s ‘Ah-Leu-Cha’....
25/10/2023

On 25 October 1955, Miles Davis and his Quintet recorded five different numbers including Charlie Parker’s ‘Ah-Leu-Cha’.
The album featured a version of "Dear Old Stockholm" that used the arrangements of Stan Getz.
Did you know that for the Newport recording sessions, Davis used Zoot Sims on tenor saxophone and Gerry Mulligan on baritone?
You can find out more about the album in this uDiscover feature.

Miles Davis's first Great Quintet recorded their debut session for Columbia Records on 26 October 1955

‘Madlib had direct ties to the genre that would shape Shades of Blue. Madlib’s uncle is Jon Faddis, a trumpeter who play...
24/10/2023

‘Madlib had direct ties to the genre that would shape Shades of Blue. Madlib’s uncle is Jon Faddis, a trumpeter who played with the likes of Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bob James.’
An exploration of Madlib’s celebration of the Blue Note Records archive – via uDiscover .
Madlip was born on 24 October 1973 in Oxnard, California.

Madlib's 'Stepping Into Tomorrow' was a tribute to Donald Byrd and Blue Note, and foreshadowed further collabs with masked rapper MF Doom.

Guitarist George Benson played with many of the jazz greats of the 20th century, including Lee Morgan, Jimmy Smith, Stan...
22/10/2023

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.

"In his spoken Verve recordings, Jack Kerouac paid lavish tributes to some of the jazz artists who had influenced him, i...
21/10/2023

"In his spoken Verve recordings, Jack Kerouac paid lavish tributes to some of the jazz artists who had influenced him, including vibes star Lionel Hampton. Kerouac celebrated Hampton’s single “Hey Ba Ba Re Bop,” hailing the way the outlandish performer would “jump into the audience” while “the whole theatre rocked.”

Read this excellent examination of how jazz inspired the Beat Generation. By Martin Chilton for uDiscover .
Jack Kerouac died on 21 October 1969

Beat Generation poets and authors found inspiration from the jazz artists of their day, such as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.

Exciting new Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series releases OUT TODAYArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Mosaic (1961)Ha...
20/10/2023

Exciting new Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series releases OUT TODAY
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Mosaic (1961)
Hank Mobley – No Room for Squares (1963)

Find out more from uDiscover

Jazz icons Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Donald Byrd, and more are set to receive Blue Note Classic Reissues.

RIP singer and composer - who died on 17 October 2023 at the age of 87.Read this uDiscover tribute
19/10/2023

RIP singer and composer - who died on 17 October 2023 at the age of 87.
Read this uDiscover tribute

American avant garde jazz composer, pianist, and provocateur Carla Bley has died yesterday (17) of complications from brain cancer at 87

Gus Bivona, who plays some lovely alto saxophone on the classic ‘Only the Lonely’, also worked with piano master Teddy...
19/10/2023

Gus Bivona, who plays some lovely alto saxophone on the classic ‘Only the Lonely’, also worked with piano master Teddy Wilson.
Bivona died in 1996, aged 80. 'Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely' (60th anniversary edition) was out four years ago today.
Find out more in this uDiscover guide to a fine album

A remastered, 60th anniversary edition of Frank Sinatra's landmark album 'Frank Sinatra Sings Only The Lonely' is set for release through UMe/Capitol.

This wonderful jazz vocal version of the opera 'Porgy and Bess' was completed by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald on ...
19/10/2023

This wonderful jazz vocal version of the opera 'Porgy and Bess' was completed by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald on 19 October 1957 for Verve Records .
Find out more in this uDiscover guide to a magnificent album.

The 3rd, and final, album that Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald recorded together saw Russell Garcia’s Orchestra replace the Oscar Peterson Trio.

'What a Wonderful World' is one of the greatest songs of all time. It was first released on 18 October 1967 and you can ...
18/10/2023

'What a Wonderful World' is one of the greatest songs of all time. It was first released on 18 October 1967 and you can find out more about one of Louis Armstrong's most enduring hits in this uDiscover feature.

There’s not a person who doesn't associate 'Wonderful World' with Louis Armstrong. Read about its recording and Armstrong's final days.

Lalo Schifrin did the soundtrack for the Steve McQueen classic 'Bullitt', which was out in cinemas 53 years ago today. T...
17/10/2023

Lalo Schifrin did the soundtrack for the Steve McQueen classic 'Bullitt', which was out in cinemas 53 years ago today. The film is included in this uDiscover guide to the best jazz scores of all time.

From the first talkie to modern films such as ‘Whiplash,’ jazz has been integral to movies. Here are 25 of the best jazz soundtracks.

When two giants met:‘Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster’, from 1957, is a relaxed, sensitive masterpiece.Find out ...
17/10/2023

When two giants met:
‘Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster’, from 1957, is a relaxed, sensitive masterpiece.
Find out more at uDiscover

Recorded on October 16, 1957, 'Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster' shows why the duo are among the most revered saxophonists of all time.

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