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Born on this day in 1939. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Idris Muhammad!
Power of Soul (1974)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/release/5924...

My favorite tracks
"Piece of Mind"
youtu.be/rI7yrHXQ_S8?si
"Loran's Dance"
youtu.be/a9gdvyEF6M4?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Bill Evans
A Simple Matter of Conviction (1967)

Bill Evans - piano
Eddie Gómez - bass
Shelly Manne - drums

My favorite tracks
"A Simple Matter of Conviction"
youtu.be/xp7bFenV2iY?si
"I'm Getting Sentimental Over You"
youtu.be/8pJ3zBRg_qQ?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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John Coltrane
Bahia (1965)

John Coltrane - tenor sax
Wilbur Harden - flugelhorn, trumpet
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Red Garland - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Art Taylor - drums
Jimmy Cobb - drums

My favorite tracks
“Bahia”
youtu.be/qIy9HjRAev0?si
“My Ideal”
youtu.be/6Rx53Mczs8s?si
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Wayne Shorter
Second Genesis
(Recorded 1960, released 1974)

Wayne Shorter – tenor sax
Cedar Walton – piano
Bob Cranshaw – double-bass
Art Blakey – drums

My favorite tracks
“Ruby and the Pearl”
youtu.be/y24CsqRzMo4?si
“Second Genesis”
youtu.be/9vhYfGk3nbQ?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Lee Morgan
The Sidewinder (1964)

Lee Morgan - trumpet
Joe Henderson - tenor sax
Barry Harris - piano
Bob Cranshaw - double bass
Billy Higgins - drums

Favorite tracks
"The Sidewinder”
youtu.be/qJi03NqXfk8?si
“Totem Pole”
youtu.be/12srcPirMeM?si
#JazzSKy #MusicSky
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Ahmad Jamal
Tranquility (1968)

Ahmad Jamal - piano
Jamil Sulieman - bass
Frank Gant - drums

My favorite tracks
“The Look of Love”
youtu.be/9CoHLND1fdE?si
“Tranquility”
youtu.be/5zBGa03PAhQ?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky
November 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Miles Davis
Miles Davis, Volume 3 (1954)

Miles Davis - trumpet
Horace Silver - piano
Percy Heath - bass
Art Blakey - drums

My favorite tracks
"It Never Entered My Mind"
youtu.be/-Np8PJDGq_A?si
“Well You Needn’t”
youtu.be/5JC1iqeoNQg?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Lou Donaldson!
Wailing with Lou (1957)

Lou Donaldson - alto sax
Donald Byrd - trumpet
Herman Foster - piano
Peck Morrison - bass
Art Taylor - drums

My favorite tracks
“Caravan”
youtu.be/gr-YxeH6RgQ?...
“That Good Old Feeling”
youtu.be/afaIfhq0C4I?...
November 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Born on this day in 1930. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Clifford Brown!
Clifford Brown & Max Roach
Study in Brown (1955)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/master/18353...

My favorite tracks
"Jacqui"
youtu.be/xxgv7wcLSaE?...
"George's Dilemma"
youtu.be/jJtyy108di4?...
October 31, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Donald Byrd
The Cat Walk (1962)

Donald Byrd - trumpet
Pepper Adams - baritone sax
Duke Pearson - piano
Laymon Jackson - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

My favorite tracks
"Say You're Mine"
youtu.be/TBOFhANaUo0?si
“Duke’s Mixture”
youtu.be/HV4-mZm1pmA?si
October 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Rest in peace to the legendary Jack DeJohnette 💐🕊️
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Idris Muhammad
Black Rhythm Revolution! (1971)

Idris Muhammad -drums
Virgil Jones - trumpet
Clarence Thomas - sax
Harold Mabern -piano
Melvin Sparks - guitar
Jimmy Lewis - bass
Buddy Caldwell - congas

My favorite tracks
“Express Yourself”
youtu.be/_O8FqaMzxYM?si
“Super Bad”
youtu.be/n87h14MmIvU?si
October 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Born on this day in 1917. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Dizzy Gillespie!
Dizzy’s Party (1977)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/release/4100...

My favorite tracks
“Dizzy’s Party”
youtu.be/61enSJYqo2A?si
“Land of Milk and Honey”
youtu.be/Q1F3vWoKj9E?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky
October 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Born on this day in 1984. Happy 41st birthday to the great Esperanza Spalding!
Chamber Music Society (2010)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/release/1189...

My favorite tracks
“Little Fly”
youtu.be/eHXCvanCQd0?si
“Wild Is The Wind”
youtu.be/S13ovac-eBk?si
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Happy 64th birthday to the legendary
Wynton Marsalis!
Think of One (1983)

Wynton Marsalis -trumpet
Branford Marsalis -sax
Kenny Kirkland - piano
Phil Bowler - bass
Ray Drummond -bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums

My favorite tracks
“Fuchsia”
youtu.be/GPp23e-7Rgo?si
“My Ideal”
youtu.be/3mv9P7VFWJo?si
October 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Pharoah Sanders!
Tauhid (1967)

Pharoah Sanders - sax, piccolo, vocals
Nat Bettis - percussion
Roger Blank - drums
Dave Burrell - piano
Henry Grimes - bass
Sonny Sharrock - guitar

My favorite track
“Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt”
youtu.be/1GPCYwtYISs?si
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Born on this day in 1919. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Art Blakey!
Moanin' (1959)

Art Blakey - drums
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Benny Golson - tenor sax
Jymie Merritt - bass
Bobby Timmons - piano

My favorite tracks
“Moanin’”
youtu.be/Cv9NSR-2DwM?si
“Blues March”
youtu.be/Rld0xn9tBkM?si
October 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Thelonious Monk!
Monk’s Dream (1963)

Thelonious Monk – piano
Charlie Rouse – tenor sax
John Ore – bass
Frankie Dunlop – drums

My favorite tracks
“Monk’s Dream (Take 8)”
youtu.be/-iQFf2_z0qE
“Five Spot Blues”
youtu.be/J-3ZtYPGzMI?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky
October 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
allthingsjazz.bsky.social
Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Yusef Lateef!
Eastern Sounds (1962)

Yusef Lateef - flute, oboe, tenor sax, xun
Barry Harris - piano
Ernie Farrow - bass, Rabaab
Lex Humphries - drums

My favorite tracks
“Love Theme From Spartacus”
youtu.be/4C_hhw49fdQ?si
“Snafu”
youtu.be/xkMrqMbx3bU?si
October 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Donald Byrd
Ethiopian Knights (1972)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/master/39013...

My favorite tracks
“The Emperor”
youtu.be/Ofa8VEkCnFQ?...
“The Little Rasti”
youtu.be/SAycZvJwtIA?...
#JazzSky #MusicSky
October 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond
Blues in Time (1957)

Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone
Dave Bailey - drums
Joe Benjamin - bass

My favorite tracks
“Blues in Time”
youtu.be/RM-a1UNopww?si
“Wintersong”
youtu.be/1pi3cDPchGE?si
#MusicSky #JazzSky
October 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Chick Corea
Sundance (1972)

Chick Corea - piano
Hubert Laws - flute, piccolo flute Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone
Woody Shaw - trumpet
Dave Holland - bass
Jack DeJohnette - drums
Horace Arnold - drums

My favorite tracks
"Song of the Wind"
youtu.be/U3-XbVXJQvY?si
“Sundance”
youtu.be/RVVb6uJMgtk?si
October 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Calling... (1962)

Dexter Gordon - tenor sax
Kenny Drew - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

My favorite tracks
“Soul Sister”
youtu.be/hi69YppOnZI?si
“Modal Mood”
youtu.be/rdRRqdvnqjk?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky
September 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Born on this day in 1924. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Bud Powell!
Time Waits: The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 4 (1958)

Bud Powell - piano
Sam Jones - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

My favorite tracks
“Buster Rides Again”
youtu.be/1ghhxdYp37Y?si
“Monopoly”
youtu.be/ScS10izz2BE?si
September 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Happy 85th birthday to the legendary Gary Bartz!
Love Song (1977)

Gary Bartz - alto & soprano sax
George Cables - keyboards
Carl McDaniels - guitar
Curtis Robertson - bass
Howard King - drums
Rita Greene - vocals

My favorite tracks
“Love Song”
youtu.be/AkgKUcDIVNo?si
“You”
youtu.be/DbYmc_hcUpM?si
September 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM