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MAY 2013
3: Birthday of pianist John Lewis
10: Birthday of drummer Mel Lewis
17: Birthdays of saxophonists Dewey Redman and Jackie McLean
24: Birthday of tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp
31: Jazz from 1977
APRIL 2013
5 Birthday of tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine
12 Birthday of pianist Herbie Hancock
19 Jazz from 1976, part 2
26 Songs about Spring
MARCH 2013
1: Tribute to recently departed trumpeter Donald Byrd
8: Jazz from 1976
15: Birthdays of pianist Cecil Taylor and saxophonist Charles Lloyd
22: Birthday of guitarist George Benson
29: Birthdays of singer Pearl Bailey and saxophonist Michael Brecker
FEBRUARY 2013
1 Birthday of pianist James P. Johnson
8 Jazz from 1975
15 Birthday of alto saxophonist and flutist Henry Threadgill
22 Great piano trios, part
JANUARY 2013
4 Favorite jazz recordings of 2012
11 A celebration of the 80th birthday of tenor saxophonist Jerry Coker
18 Songs about space travel
25 Birthday of composer and guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim
MAY 2013
May 3: Birthday of pianist John Lewis
| Title | Artist | Album |
| A Night in Tunisia | Charlie Parker | Bebop's Heartbeat |
| Confirmation | Charlie Parker | Bebop's Heartbeat |
| One Bass Hit | Dizzy Gillespie | Odyssey |
| Ray's Idea | Dizzy Gillespie | Odyssey |
| He Beeped when he Shoulda Bopped | Dizzy Gillespie | Odyssey |
| Venus de Milo | Miles Davis | Birth of the Cool |
| Boplicity | Miles Davis | Birth of the Cool |
| Israel | Miles Davis | Birth of the Cool |
| Django | Modern Jazz Quartet | Dedicated to Connie |
| Skating in Central Park | Modern Jazz Quartet | Dedicated to Connie |
| Afternoon in Paris | John Lewis | The Wonderful World of Jazz |
| Cherokee | John Lewis | Evolution |
April 26: Songs about Spring
CLIFFORD BROWN: Joy Spring, from Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown (Emarcy)
KARRIN ALLYSON: Joy Spring, from Collage (Concord 4709)
TONY BENNETT: You Must Believe in Spring, from Together Again (DRG 901)
ELIS MARSALIS: Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, from Heart of Gold (Columbia 47509)
ELLA FITZGERALD: Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, from Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Verve 835 646)
LEE MORGAN: Off Spring, from Here's Lee Morgan (Vee Jay 2008)
DAVID MURRAY: Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year, from Seasons (Pow Wow 7468)
KENNY DREW: It Might As Well Be Spring, from Duo 2 (Steeplechase 31010)
BLOSSOM DEARIE: It Might As Well Be Spring, from Blossom Dearie (Verve 837 934)
SARAH VAUGHAN: April in Paris, from Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown (Emarcy)
April 19 - Jazz from 1976, part 2
| Title | Artist | Album |
| Romantic Warrior | Chick Corea | Romatntic Warrior |
| Cannonball | Weather Report | Black Market |
| Barbary Coast | Weather Report | Black Market |
| Round Midnight | Dexter Gordon | Homecoming |
| Little Red's Fantasy | Dexter Gordon | Homecoming |
| Spring Fever | Joachim Kuhn | Spring Fever |
| Morning | Joachim Kuhn | Spring Fever |
April 12 Birthday of pianist Herbie Hancock
Miles Davis: Seven Steps to Heaven
Miles Davis: So What
Herbie Hacock: Survival of the Fittest
Herbie Hacock: Dolphn Dance
Miles Davis: ESP
Miles Davis: Eighty One
Herbie Hacock: Watermelon Man
April 5 Birthday of tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine
Stanely Turrentine: Look Out
Stanely Turrentine: But Not For Me
Stanely Turrentine: Come Rain or Come Shine
Horace Parlan: Borderline
Horace Parlan: Oh So Blue
Roy Hargrove: Soppin' the Biscuit
Abbey Lincoln: The Music is the Magic
March 29: Birthdays of singer Pearl Bailey and saxophonist Michael Brecker
Horace Silver: Hawkin'
Horace Silver: I Got the Blues in Santa Cruz
Michael Brecker: Syzygy
Michael Brecker: Original Rays
Don Grolnick: Nothing Personal
Don Grolnick: His Majesty the Baby
Michael Brecker: The Mean Time
March 22: Birthday of guitarist George Benson
JACK MCDUFF: Rock Candy, from Rock Candy (Prestige 24013)
JACK MCDUFF: Opus de Funk, from Rock Candy (Prestige 24013)
MILES DAVIS: Sanctuary, from Complete Quintet 1965-67 (Columbia)
GEORGE BENSON: Because/Come Together, from The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M 82839 3028)
GEORGE BENSON: So What?, from Beyond the Blue Horizon (Mosaic 5010)
GEORGE BENSON: Ode to a Kudu, from Beyond the Blue Horizon (Mosaic 5010)
GEORGE BENSON: On Broadway, from Weekend in LA (Warner Bros 3139)
March 15: Birthdays of tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd and pianist Cecil Taylor
CHARLES LLOYD: Forest Flower - Sunset, from Forest Flower (Atlantic 1473)
CHARLES LLOYD: Georgia, from The Water is Wide (ECM 1734)
CHARLES LLOYD: Sweet Georgia Bright, from Rabo de Nube (ECM 2053)
CECIL TAYLOR: Conquistador, from Conquistador (Bluenote 46535)
CHARLES LLOYD: Mood Indigo, from Hagar's Song (ECM 2311)
March 8: Part 1 of a survey of jazz from 1976
DEXTER GORDON: Apple Jump, from Biting the Apple (Steeplechase 31080)
DAVID MURRAY: Flowers for Albert, from Flowers for Albert (India Navigation 10261)
TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI: Kogun, from Road Time (RCA 2242)
AL DIMEOLA: Short Tales of the Black Forest, from Land of the Midnight Sun (Columbia 34074)
CHICK COREA: Armando's Rhumba, from My Spanish Heart (Polydor 9003)
DAVID FRIESEN: Duet and Dialogue, from Star Dance (IC 1019)
DAVID FRESEN: Star Dance, from Star Dance (IC 1019)
March 1: Tribute to trumpeter Donald Byrd
ART BLAKEY: Lil' T, from Drum Suite (Columbia 77631)
GIGI GRYCE: Nica's Tempo, from Jazz Lab Project, Vol.1 (Lighthouse 10253)
GIGI GRYCE: Smoke Signal, from Jazz Lab Project, Vol.1 (Lighthouse 10253)
GIGI GRYCE: I Remember Clifford, from Jazz Lab Project, Vol.1 (Lighthouse 10253)
DONALD BYRD: My Girl Shirl, from At the Half Note Cafe (Bluenote 57187)
DONALD BYRD: Ghana, from Byrd in Flight (Bluenote 52435)
JACKIE MCLEAN: Greasy, from New Soil (Bluenote 84013)
JACKIE MCLEAN: Cheers, from Vertigo (Bluenote 22669)
February 22: Great piano trios, part 6
HAMPTON HAWES: 'Round Midnight, from This is Hampton Hawes, Vol.2 (Contemporary 3515)
HAMPTON HAWES: Autumn in New York, from This is Hampton Hawes, Vol.2 (Contemporary 3515)
ANDREW HILL: Mist Flower, from Strange Serenade (Soul Note 1013)
BILL EVANS: Isn't it Romantic, from Bill Evans Trio at Shelly's Manne-Hole (JVC 0036)
BILL EVANS: Stella by Starlight, from Bill Evans Trio at Shelly's Manne-Hole (JVC 0036)
JOHN HICKS: Autumn Leaves, from Is That So? (Timeless 357)
JOHN HICKS: Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise, from Is That So (Timeless 357)
HAMPTON HAWES: Just Squeeze Me, from This is Hampton Hawes, Vol.2 (Contemporary 3515)
February 15: Birthdate of alto saxophonist Henry Threadgill
AIR: Buddy Bolden's Blues, from Air Lore (Bluebird 6578)
AIR: B.K., from Air Mail (Black Saint 0049)
HENRY THREADGILL: Little Pocket Size Demons, from Too Much Sugar for a Dime (Axiom 314-514 258)
HENRY THREADGILL: To Undertake My Corners Open, from This Takes Us To, Vol.1 (Pi 31)
MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS: Wise in Time, from Young at Heart/Wise in Time (Delmark 423)
CHARLES TOLLIVER: Impact, from Impact (Strata East/Black and Blue 33.783)
KEITH JARRETT: Part IIc, fom Koln Concert (ECM 1064)
EVAN PARKER: Aerobatics 14, from Soprano Saxophone (Chronoscope 2002)
ANTHONY BRAXTON: Opus 23G, from Complete Arista Recordings (Mosaic 242)
OLIVER LAKE: Owshet, from Heavy Spirits (Arista 1008)
OLIVER LAKE: Heavy Spirits, from Heavy Spirits (Arista 1008)
JULIUS HEMPHILL: Skin 1, from 'Coon Bid'ness (Arista 1012)
MILES DAVIS: Zimbabwe, from Pangaea (Columbia 46115)
February 1: Birthday of pianist James P. Johnson
JAMES P. JOHNSON: Carolina Shout, from Snowy Morning Blues (GRP 604)
JAMES P. JOHNSON: If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight, from Snowy Morning Blues (GRP 604)
FATS WALLER: What's the Use of Being Alone?, from Complete Recorded Works (JSP 927)
FATS WALLER: Original Blues, from Complete Recorded Works (JSP 927)
FATS WALLER: Willow Tree, from Complete Recorded Works (JSP 927)
ETHEL WATERS: Guess Who's in Town, from 1926-1929 (Classics 688)
ETHEL WATERS: My Handy Man, from 1926-1929 (Classics 688)
ETHEL WATERS: Do What You Did Last Night, from 1926-1929 (Classics 688)
CLARENCE WILLIAMS: Let's Have a Showdown, from 1933-1934 (Classics 871)
CLARENCE WILLIAMS: I Can't Dance, I Got Ants in My Pants, from 1933-1934 (Classics 871)
CLARENCE WILLIAMS: Ill Wind, from 1933-1934 (Classics 871)
EDDIE CONDON: Willow Tree, from Town Hall Concerts, Vol.2 (Jazzology 1003)
EDDIE CONDON: Just Before Daybreak, from Town Hall Concerts, Vol.4 (Jazzology 1007)
EDDIE CONDON: Caprice Rag, from Town Hall Concerts, Vol.4 (Jazzology 1007)
JAMES P. JOHNSON: Yamekraw, from The Original James P. Johnson (Smithsonian Folkways 40812)
January 25: Birthday of pianist and composer Antonio Carlos Jobim
STAN GETZ: The Girl from Ipanema, from Getz/Gilberto (Verve 589 595)
STAN GETZ: Desafinado, from Getz/Gilberto (Verve 589 595)
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM: Meditation, from The Composer Plays (Verve 823 011)
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM: Chega de Saudade, from The Composer Plays (Verve 823 011)
FRANK SINATRA: How Insensitive, from Sinatra Jobim (Cocord 32026)
FRANK SINATRA: Once I Loved, from Sinatra Jobim (Concord 32026)
FRANK SINATRA: Dindi, from Sinatra Jobim (Concord 32026)
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM: Brazil, from Stone Flower (Columbia 45480)
ELIS REGINA: Aguas de Marco, from Elis & Tom (Verve 824 418)
ELIS REGINA: Corcovado, from Elis & Tom (Verve 824 418)
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM: O Nosso Amor, from Black Orpheus (Verve 830 783)
January 18: Jazz dedicated to other worlds or exploration of space
CHICK COREA: Vulcan Worlds, from Return to Forever (Polydor 6509)
RICHIE COLE: Star Trek 1, from Popbop (Milestone 9152)
CURTIS COUNCE: Into the Orbit, from Exploring the Future (Cdbop 007)
CURTIS COUNCE: Race for Space, from Exploring the Future (Cdbop 007)
TOM HARRELL: Journey to the Stars, from Number Five (Highnote 7236)
SHORTY ROGERS: Martians Go Home, form The Swinging Mr. Rogers (Collectables 6569)
SHORTY ROGERS: Martians Come Back, from Shorty Rogers and His Giants (Collectables 6268)
SUN RA: Saturn, from Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth (Evidence 22039)
SUN RA: Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus, from Interstellar Low Ways (Evidence 22039)
January 11: 80th birthday celebration for tenor saxophonist Jerry Coker
WOODY HERMAN: Early Autumn, from A Retrospective (Coker 1)
WOODY HERMAN: Four Brothers, from A Retrospective (Coker 1)
CLARE FISCHER: Ornithardy, from Extension (Discovery 902)
CLARE FISCHER: Extension, from Extension (Discovery 902)
JERRY COKER: Lush Life, from A Re-emergence (Revelation 45)
JERRY COKER: Primal Prayer, from A Re-emergence (Revelation 45)
JERRY COKER: Fours, from Rebirth (Revelation 47)
RALPH BURNS: Embarkation, from The Herdsmen in Paris (OJC 116)
January 4: Best recordings of 2012
MATS VINDING: Someday My Prince Will Come, from Open Minds (Storyville 1014267)
MATS VINDING: Hardly Like an Evening Sunset, from Open Minds (Storyville 1014267)
BRAD MEHLDAU: Got Me Wrong, from Where Do You Start (Nonesuch 532029)
BRAD MEHLDAU: Hey Joe, from Where Do You Start (Nonesuch 532029)
SAM RIVERS: Part 1, from Reunion: Live in New York (Pi 45)
JOHN MOULDER: Cold Sea Triptych, from The Eleventh Hour (Origin 82606)
VIJAY IYER: Little Pocket Size Demons, from Accelerando (Act 9524)
HENRY THREADGILL: Tomorrow Sunny, from Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry, SPP (Pi 43)
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