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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 1d

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

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 2d

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

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 3d

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

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 5d

Interesting 🤔. Makes sense to me

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 5d

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

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 6d

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

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 12d

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

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 13d

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

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 15d

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

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 16d

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

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 17d

Milt Jackson
Statements (1962)

Milt Jackson - vibraphone
Jimmy Heath - tenor sax
Tommy Flanagan - piano
Hank Jones - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Connie Kay - drums

My favorite tracks
"Slowly"
youtu.be/QHzaU_xZi9A?si
“Put Off”
youtu.be/uZ0AEz2Rl_4?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 19d

Born on this day in 1926. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary John Coltrane!
Coltrane (1957)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/release/3016...

My favorite tracks
“Bakai”
youtu.be/hyK2k1DzP1M?...
“While My Lady Sleeps”
youtu.be/hq2ynQbYAJw?...
#JazzSky #MusicSky

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 20d

The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Countdown—Time in Outer Space (1962)

Dave Brubeck - piano
Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
Eugene Wright - bass
Joe Morello - drums

My favorite tracks
“Eleven Four”
youtu.be/60WB6Aepxmc?si
“Waltz Limp”
youtu.be/u2Lr-4c3ntI?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 24d

Lee Morgan
The Procrastinator
(Recorded 1967, released 1978)

Lee Morgan - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor sax
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Billy Higgins - drums

My favorite tracks
"The Procrastinator"
youtu.be/Sj-yoDI33YM?si
“Party Time”
youtu.be/aIekj7YFIjA?si

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 25d

Miles Davis
Seven Steps to Heaven (1963)

Miles Davis - trumpet
George Coleman - tenor sax
Victor Feldman - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Frank Butler - drums
Herbie Hancock - piano

My favorite tracks
“Seven Steps to Heaven”
youtu.be/pQMJv3HuZdU?si
“Joshua”
youtu.be/xXONYUnppLs?si
#JazzSky #MusicSky

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you Patrick 🙏🏾. I have some stuff in mind for the account I’d like your feedback on. I’ll message you in the next few days

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allthingsjazz.bsky.social @allthingsjazz.bsky.social · 27d

Born on this day in 1928. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Cannonball Adderley!
Them Dirty Blues (1960)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/master/11813...

My favorite tracks
"Work Song"
youtu.be/VlepuNi40M8?...
“Dat Dere”
youtu.be/EUDevA__r50?...