https://musicalphabet.com/2026/10/14/roland-kirk-volunteered-slavery/musicalphabeten2026-10-14T21:55:49+00:00Roland Kirk: Volunteered SlaveryI Say a Little Prayer, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Roland's Opening Remarks, One Ton, Ovation and Roland's Remark, A Tribute to John Coltrane: Lush Life/Afro-Blue/Bessie's Blues, Billy Strayhorn, Mongo, Vernon Martin, Charles Crosby, Sonny Brown, Jimmy Hopps, Joseph "Habao" Texidor, The Roland Kirk Spirit Choir, Volunteered Slavery, Spirits Up Above, My Cherie Amour, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie W, October 1969, Atlantic, Volunteered Slavery, seventeenth album, July, 1968, Newport Jazz Festival, July, 1969, Regent Sound Studios, New York City, Joel Dorn, Roland Kirk, Charles McGhee, Dick Griffinhttps://musicalphabet.com/2026/10/14/booker-ervin-the-space-book/musicalphabeten2026-10-14T21:46:57+00:00Booker Ervin: The Space BookOctober 1965, Prestige, The Space Book, tenth album, Booker Ervin, October, 1964, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, Ne Jersey, Don Schlitten, Booker Ervin, Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, Alan Dawson, Nhttps://musicalphabet.com/2026/10/14/booker-little-out-front-2/musicalphabeten2026-10-14T21:40:42+00:00Booker Little: Out FrontBooker Little, Eric Dolphy, Julian Priester, Don Friedman, Art Davis, Ron Carter, Max Roach, We Speak, Strength and Sanity, Quiet Please, Moods in Free Time, Man of Words, Hazy Hues, A New Day,, October 1961, Candid, Out Front, third album, Booker Little, March, April, 1961, Nola’s Penthouse Sound Studio, New York City, Nat Hentoff,https://musicalphabet.com/2026/10/14/ella-fitzgerald-ella-wishes-you-a-swinging-christmas/musicalphabeten2026-10-14T21:32:06+00:00Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Wishes You A Swinging ChristmasLet It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne, Winter Wonderland, Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Johnny Marks, Frosty the Snowman, Steve Nelson, Jack, Jingle Bells, J.S. Pierpont, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve, Frank, October 1960, Verve, Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas, 24th album, July, August, 1960, Norman Granz, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank DeVol,https://musicalphabet.com/2026/10/14/lee-morgan-lee-morgan-vol-3/musicalphabeten2026-10-14T21:25:43+00:00Lee Morgan: Lee Morgan Vol.3Paul Chambers, Charlie Persip, Rudy Van Gelder, Harold Feinstein, Francis Wolff, Ira Gitler, Benny Golson, Hasaan’s Dream, Domingo, I Remember Clifford, Mesabi Chant, Tip-Toeing,, October 1957, Blue Note, Lee Morgan Vol. 3, third album, March, 1957, Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, Alfred Lion, Lee Morgan, Gigi Gryce, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly,https://musicalphabet.com/2026/10/14/blackberry-smoke-like-an-arrow/musicalphabeten2026-10-14T04:31:19+00:00Blackberry Smoke: Like An ArrowBrandon Still, Richard Turner, Brit Turner, Benji Shanks, Gregg Allman, Waiting for the Thunder, Let It Burn, The Good Life, What Comes Naturally, Running Through Time, Like an Arrow, Ought to Know, S, October 14, 2016, 3 Legged Records, Like an Arrow, fifth album, Blackberry Smoke, Charlie Starr, Paul Jackson,https://musicalphabet.com/2026/10/14/paul-chambers-quartet-bass-on-top/musicalphabeten2026-10-14T04:24:41+00:00Paul Chambers Quartet: Bass On TopRobert Levin, Yesterdays, Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern, You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To, Cole Porter, Chasin’ the Bird, Charlie Parker, Dear Old Stockholm, traditional, The Theme, Miles Davis, Confe, October 1957, Blue Note, Bass on Top, Paul Chambers Quartet, third album, July, 1957, Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, Alfred Lion, Paul Chambers, Kenny Burrell, Hank Jones, Art Taylor, Rudyhttps://musicalphabet.com/2026/10/14/herbie-nichols-herbie-nichols-trio/musicalphabeten2026-10-14T04:16:27+00:00Herbie Nichols: Herbie Nichols TrioThe Gig, House Party Starting, Chit-Chatting, Lady Sings the Blues, Billie Holiday, Terpsichore, Spinning Song, Query, Wildflower, Hangover Triangle, Mine, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin,, October 1956, Blue Note, Herbie Nichols Trio, third album, August, 1955, April, 1956, Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, Alfred Lion, Herbie Nichols, Al McKibbon, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach, Rudy