Legendary Singer Ella Fitzgerald (Born: April 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996) performing on stage at the Savoy Ballroom in 1940

Count Basie died #onthisday in 1984.
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Count Basie Quartet (August 21, 1968)

Dexter Gordon died #onthisday in 1990.
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Dexter Gordon - Night in Tunisia

Billie Holiday in Stockholm in 1954

Bill Evans and Jim Hall recorded Undercurrent (#2, 7, 8) on this day in 1962.
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'I'm Getting Sentimental Over You'

Joe Morello: Take 5 Drum Solo
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40 years ago today, Red Garland passed away. Rest in peace.
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Died
April 23, 1984 Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Red Garland
'Groovy'

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Paul Chambers – b
Art Taylor – d

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'Hey Now'

Remembering the great Charles Mingus who was born on this day in 1922.
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Born
April 22, 1922
Nogales, Arizona, U.S.

Charles Mingus - Devil's Blues - Live At Montreux (1975)

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Miles Davis finished recording Kind of Blue on this day in 1959.
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'All Blues'

McCoy Tyner recorded The Real McCoy on this day in 1967.
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Recorded
April 21, 1967

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'Passion Dance'

21 years ago today, Nina Simone passed away. Rest in peace.
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Died
April 21, 2003
Carry-le-Rouet, France

Nina Simone 'I Loves You Porgy' on The Ed Sullivan Show,

September 11, 1960.

Miles Davis began recording 'In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete' on this day in 1961.
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Hank Mobley – ts
Wynton Kelly – p
Paul Chambers – b
Jimmy Cobb – d

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'No Blues'

Bill Evans Trio - Live '66 In Oslo - If You Could See Me Now
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19 years ago today, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen passed away. Rest in peace.
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Oscar Peterson - Live in Copenhagen 1988

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'Falling in Love with Love'

Thelonious Monk Live in Norway, Live in Denmark 1966
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Wes Montgomery - Here's That Rainy Day - Live London 1965
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Remembering the great Herbie Mann who was born on this day in 1930.
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Born
April 16, 1930
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

HERBIE MANN & THOMAS MOECKEL - 'I Got Rhythm' - AVO SESSION 1999

Miles Davis began recording Seven Steps to Heaven #onthisday in 1963.
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'I Fall in Love Too Easily'

East of the Sun by Brooks Bowman - Nicki Parrott & Rossano Sportiello at Shanghai Jazz (Madison, NJ)
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