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March 2, 1998: World Saxophone Quartet records tribute to Miles Davis.

• Hamiet Bluiett: baritone saxophone & contra alto clarinet
  
• Oliver Lake: alto saxophone & flute
  
• David Murray: bass clarinet & tenor saxophone
  
• John Purcell: alto flute & saxello
  
• Jack DeJohnette: drums & piano
  
• Okyerema Asante: african drums, kalimba and percussion
  
• Chief Bey: ashiko african drum
  
• Titos Sompa: african drums, kalimba, percussion & voice

More facts on this day:

• 1922
  Saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis born in New York.

• 1942
  Guitarist Charlie Christian dies at 25.

• 1953
  Dave Brubeck records "Jazz at Oberlin" on Fantasy Records.

• 1959
  Miles Davis records "Kind of Blue" on Columbia Records.

• 1961
  Tina Brooks records "The Waiting Game" on Blue Note Records.

• 1987
  Saxophonist/composer/trumpeter Benny Carter records "Central City Sketches" with The American Jazz Orchestra.

• 1998
  World Saxophone Quartet records tribute to Miles Davis.

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