Clark Terry The Happy Horns of Clark Terry (1964) Clark Terry - 🎺, flugelhorn Phil Woods - sax,clarinet Ben Webster - sax Roger Kellaway - piano Milt Hinton - bass Walter Perkins - drums My favorite tracks “Return to Swahili” youtu.be/ayLB2v9IbBs?si “Ellington Rides Again” youtu.be/M4GP5ytIb00?si

Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt & Sonny Rollins Sonny Side Up (1957) Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet Sonny Stitt - sax Sonny Rollins - sax Ray Bryant - piano Tommy Bryant - bass Charlie Persip - drums My Favorite Tracks "The Eternal Triangle" youtu.be/PaRRl_aI5D8?si "After Hours" youtu.be/NRRowle7A3o?si

Shabaka and The Ancestors Wisdom of Elders (2016) Full album credits ⬇️ www.discogs.com/master/10625... My favorite tracks “Mzwandile” youtu.be/Uby8JG3PdBs?... “The Sea” youtu.be/S3JnR5teamg?...

Roy Hargrove Family (1995) Full album credits ⬇️ www.discogs.com/release/8391... My favorite tracks “Roy Allan” youtu.be/p1OtfWl3zxI?si “Thirteenth Floor” youtu.be/WI1uqn-Vwps?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

Ramsey Lewis Solar Wind (1974) Full album credits ⬇️ www.discogs.com/release/8692... My favorite tracks “Jamaican Marketplace” youtu.be/TN-8Sc5ZlcI?si “Summer Breeze” youtu.be/Hnztvc49u6I?si #JazzSky #MusicSky

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

Horace Silver 6 Pieces of Silver (1957) Horace Silver - piano Donald Byrd - trumpet Hank Mobley - sax Junior Cook - sax Doug Watkins - bass Gene Taylor - bass Louis Hayes - drums Bill Henderson - vocals My favorite tracks "Enchantment" youtu.be/tZwJ5v8clm4?si “Señor Blues” youtu.be/yKWphXfIsxs?si

Honoring the life and legacy of the great Sonny Clark substack.com/@allthingsja...

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Sonny Clark

Born on this day in 1931.

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Out (1959) Dave Brubeck - piano Paul Desmond - alto sax Eugene Wright - bass Joe Morello - drums My favorite tracks “"Blue Rondo à la Turk" youtu.be/vKNZqM0d-xo?si “Take Five” youtu.be/ryA6eHZNnXY?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

Roy Porter Sound Machine Inner Feelings (1975) Full album credits ⬇️ www.discogs.com/master/21782... My favorite tracks “Party Time” youtu.be/TYYTS2rMA2Q?si “Panama” youtu.be/GRXDyZ_rPaw?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

John Coltrane My Favorite Things (1961) John Coltrane - tenor & soprano sax McCoy Tyner- piano Steve Davis - double bass Elvin Jones - drums My favorite tracks “My Favorite Things” youtu.be/JQvc-Gkwhow?si “Summertime” youtu.be/X2T4naw681g?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

Happy Monday ☀️. New playlists for Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan have been added to my Apple Music 🍎, Tidal ⚫️, and Spotify 🟢 profiles. Have a great day 😎. linktr.ee/all_thingsjazz #JazzSky #MusicSky

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Birthday Reflections on Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan

Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan occupy neighboring rooms in the history of modern jazz.

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Alfa Mist Antiphon (2017) Full album credits ⬇️ www.discogs.com/master/12043... My favorite tracks “Keep on” youtu.be/XrY2m5rdlQQ?is “Breathe” youtu.be/5-hQsfSoxmI?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

Max Roach The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1959) Max Roach - drums Kenny Dorham - trumpet George Coleman - tenor sax Hank Mobley - tenor sax Nelson Boyd - bass George Morrow - bass My favorite tracks “Yardbird Suite” youtu.be/qX9MDG4oSJU?si “Au Privave” youtu.be/FdFfg49A054?si

Junior Mance I Believe to My Soul (1968) Full album credits ⬇️ www.discogs.com/master/29887... My favorite tracks “I Believe to My Soul” youtu.be/E2SvAB4AE2s?si “Golden Spur” youtu.be/QGPFpuwf0JI?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

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Rest in Peace to the legendary Abdullah Ibrahim

1934-2026

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Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners (1957) Thelonious Monk -piano Ernie Henry - sax Sonny Rollins - sax Oscar Pettiford - bass Max Roach - drums & timpani Clark Terry - trumpet Paul Chambers -bass My favorite tracks "Brilliant Corners" youtu.be/0TLEPQZIVOg?si “Bemsha Swing” youtu.be/4LLLFEE8ea8?si

Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Shelly Manne! 2-3-4 (1962) Coleman Hawkins - tenor sax Hank Jones - piano Eddie Costa - piano, vibes George Duvivier - bass Shelly Manne - drums My favorite tracks “The Sicks of Us” youtu.be/zxfAQGn80Io?is “Lean on Me” youtu.be/DSfir6EVMIk?...

Kamasi Washington Harmony of Difference (2017) Full album credits ⬇️ www.discogs.com/release/1075... My favorite tracks “Desire” youtu.be/XKLAhmPZHe8?si “Truth” youtu.be/kFm41jBG3P8?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

A day late but certainly not less important. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Grant Green! Green Street (1961) Grant Green - guitar Ben Tucker - bass Dave Bailey - drums My favorite tracks “Round About Midnight” youtu.be/Ul-0jrzsU24?si “Green with Envy” youtu.be/XHxBIIZX_mY?...

Born on this day in 1932. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Oliver Nelson! Sound Pieces (1967) Full album credits ⬇️ www.discogs.com/master/51264... My favorite tracks “Flute Salad” youtu.be/F66DVugWo_o?si “Patterns” youtu.be/PVdMTqe2vmM?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers 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?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

Theon Cross Fyah (2019) Theon Cross - tuba Moses Boyd - drums Nubya Garcia - tenor sax Wayne Francis (Ahnansé) - tenor sax Artie Zaitz - electric guitar Tim Doyle - percussion Nathaniel Cross - trombone My favorite tracks “Letting Go” youtu.be/FOf0KiISVXg?si “CIYA” youtu.be/3lpfgoO_I6o?...

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?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

Born on this day in 1972. Happy 54th birthday to the great Christian McBride! open.substack.com/pub/allthing...

Christian McBride: The Musician Who Understands Everything Around the Music

Born on this day in 1972.

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Happy 89th birthday to the legendary Louis Hayes! Dreamin' of Cannonball (2002) Louis Hayes - drums Vincent Herring - alto sax Vincent Archer - bass Rick Germanson - piano Jeremy Pelt - trumpet My favorite tracks “Dat Dere” youtu.be/uAB4hprcyZE?si “Fiddler on the Roof” youtu.be/ZBZFAGGuT-4?...

The Crusaders Southern Comfort (1974) Wayne Henderson - trombone Wilton Felder - tenor sax Joe Sample - keyboards Stix Hooper - drums Larry Carlton - guitars My favorite tracks “Stomp and Buck Dance” youtu.be/2TDxCluoTdw?si “The Well’s Gone Dry” youtu.be/Hwl2-r66kR0?... #JazzSky #MusicSky

Sonny Rollins The Bridge (1962) Sonny Rollins – tenor sax Jim Hall – guitar Bob Cranshaw – bass Ben Riley – drums Harry "H.T." Saunders – drums My favorite tracks “Without a Song” youtu.be/7hP3snBSzYU?si “John S” youtu.be/1KW-dAAT2cQ?... #MusicSky

Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Miles Davis. Throughout the month of May on my Substack, I did a multipart series examining his life and career. Here’s the epilogue, and links to each part of the series are included. Have a great day. open.substack.com/pub/allthing... #JazzSky #MusicSky

Miles Davis at 100 Epilogue

For the full ATJ four-part series on Miles Davis and the accompanying playlists, check the links below.

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