On This Day in Jazz History

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

Added: 2008-03-01



Selim Sivad - A Tribute To Miles Davis (Justin Time Records)
  • 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


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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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