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This Week in Jazz History: September 23 to September 29
September 23
Saxophonist/composer John Coltrane born 1926 in Hamlet, NC.
Saxophonist/composer Frank Foster born 1928 in Cincinnati OH.
Pianist/vocalist Ray Charles born 1930 in Albany, GA.
September 24
Trumpeter Fats Navarro born 1923 in Key West, FL.
Bassist Charles Mingus records Let My Children Hear Music, 1971.
Sarah Vaughan records My Funny Valentine 1973.
September 25
Saxophonist Sam Rivers born 1923 in El Reno, OK.
Woodwind expert Garvin Bushell born 1902 in Springfield, OH.
Saxophonist Lee Konitz records Duets with drummer Elvin Jones, violinist Ray Nance, guitarist Jim Hall and others, 1967.
September 26
Ellington and John Coltrane record together 1962.
Xylophonist Red Norvo records Old Fashioned Love with clarinetist Artie Shaw, trombonist Jack Jenney and pianist Teddy Wilson, 1934.
Saxophonist Gary Bartz born 1940 in Baltimore, MD.
September 27
Pianist Bud Powell born 1924 in New York, NY.
Trumpeter Red Rodney born 1927 in Philadelphia, PA.
The Kansas City 6, with clarinetist/tenor saxophonist Lester Young and electric guitarist Eddie Durham record “Countless Blues," 1938.
September 28
Tony Bennett and Bill Evans record Together Again, their second album, 1976.
Tenor saxophonist John Gilmore born 1931 in Summit, MS.
Pianist Kenny Kirkland born 1955 in Newport, NY.
September 29
Coleman Hawkins and Red Allen record “The Day You Came Along," 1933.
Violinist Jean-Luc Ponty born 1942 in Avranches, France.
Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie plays Carnegie Hall with his big band, with guests Ella Fitzgerald and alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, 1947.
Source: Smithsonian Jazz
