On May 28, 2025, Aloysius Tyrone Foster aka Al Foster, died aged 82. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Blue Mitchell, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Joanne Brackeen, Cedar Walton, Larry Willis, Steve Kuhn, Tommy Flanagan, Chris Potter, George Adams, Richie Beirach, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop Jr, Donald Byrn, Eli Degibri, Eliane Elias, Eric Le Lann, Red Garland, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Haden, Sadik Hakim, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Shirley Horn, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Jones, Yusef Lateef, Andy LaVerne, Abbey Lincoln, Fred Lipsius, Larry Willis, George Mraz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Joe Lovano, Frank Morgan, Johnny Lytle, Hugh Masakela, Ronnie Mathews, Tete Montoliu, Sam Morrison, Bud Shank, Reggie Workman, Peter Zak, Cecil Payne, Dave Liebman and Art Pepper. As leader, Foster released eighth albums.
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Art Pepper: Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics
In January 1960, “Contemporary” label released “Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics”, the ninth Art Pepper album. It was recorded March – May 1959, and was produced by Lester Koenig.
Personnel:
- Art Pepper — alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Herb Geller — alto saxophone
- Bud Shank — alto saxophone
- Charlie Kennedy — alto saxophone
- Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone
- Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone
- Med Flory — baritone saxophone
- Pete Candoli — trumpet
- Al Porcino — trumpet
- Jack Sheldon — trumpet
- Dick Nash — trombone
- Bob Enevoldsen — valve trombone, tenor saxophone
- Vincent DeRosa — French horn
- Russ Freeman — piano
- Joe Mondragon — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Marty Paich — arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
- Move – Denzil Best
- Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie
- Opus De Funk – Horace Siver
- Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
- Four Brothers – Jimmy Giuffre
- Shawnuff – Dizzy Gillespie
- Bernie’s Tune – Jerry Leiber, Bernie Miller, Mike Stoller
- Walkin’ Shoes – Gerry Mulligan
- Anthropology – Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
- Airegin – Sonny Rollins
- Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
- Donna Lee – Miles Davis
Art Pepper: Smack Up
In December 1960, “Contemporary / OJC” label released “Smack Up”, the eleventh Art Pepper album. It was recorded in October 1960, and was produced by Lester Koenig.
Personnel:
- Art Pepper — alto saxophone
- Jack Sheldon — trumpet
- Pete Jolly — piano
- Jimmy Bond — bass
- Frank Butler — drums
Track listing:
- Smack Up – Harold Land
- Las Cuevas De Mario – Art Pepper
- A Bit of Basie – Buddy Collette
- How Can You Lose – Benny Carter
- Maybe Next Year – Duane Tatro
- Tears Inside – Ornette Coleman
Roy Haynes
On November 12, 2024 Roy Owen Haynes died aged 99. He was musician (drums), regarded as one of best and most influential drummers in the history of jazz music. In his career lasting over 80 years he recorded and performed with the best known and most important jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Lester Young, Kai Winding, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Wardell Gray, Sarah Vaughan, Cal Tjader, Eddie Shu, Nat Adderley, Milt Jackson, Red Rodney, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Art Farmer, Art Blakey, Dorothy Ashby, John Handy, George Shearing, Randy Weston, Kenny Burrell, Phineas Newborn, Jr, Sonny Stitt, Lee Konitz, Eric Dolphy, Etta Jones, Booker Little, Betty Roché, Tommy Flanagan, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Oliver Nelson, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, J. J. Johnson, Lem Winchester, Steve Lacy, Ray Charles, Jaki Byard, Ted Curson, Bob Brookmeyer, Jackie Paris, Roland Kirk, Willis Jackson, McCoy Tyner, Ted Curson, John Coltrane, Frank Wess, Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Witherspoon, Gary Burton, Archie Shepp, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Leon Thomas, Clifford Jordan, Pharoah Sanders, Gato Barbieri, Dave Brubeck, Duke Jordan, Warne Marsh, Mary Lou Williams, Nick Brignola, Dizzy Reece, Johnny Griffin, Alice Coltrane, Art Pepper, Sal Nistico, Red Garland, Hank Jones, Stanley Cowell, Joe Albany, Freddie Hubbard, Toshiyuki Honda, Michel Petrucciani, Mark Isaacs, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny and Kenny Barron. Roy Haynes received big number of awards including “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences”, and the award at the “Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception” of the “54th Annual Grammy Awards”. In 2019, Haynes was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “Jazz Foundation of America”. As leader and co-leader, Roy Haynes released 32 albums.
Quincy Jones: Go West, Man!
On October 17, 1957, ”ABC” label released “Go West, Man!”, the second Quincy Jones studio album. It was recorded in February 1957, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Quincy Jones.
Personnel:
- Quincy Jones – conductor
- Benny Carter – alto saxophone
- Herb Geller – alto saxophone
- Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
- Art Pepper – alto saxophone
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
- Buddy Collette – tenor saxophone
- Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone
- Conte Candoli – trumpet
- Pete Candoli – trumpet
- Harry Edison – trumpet
- Jack Sheldon – trumpet
- Lou Levy – piano
- Carl Perkins – piano
- Red Mitchell – bass
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
- Mel Lewis – drums
Track listing:
- Dancin’ Pants – Jimmy Giuffre
- Blues Day – Jimmy Giuffre
- Bright Moon – Jimmy Giuffre
- No Bones at All – Johnny Mandel
- The Oom Is Blues – Charlie Mariano
- Be My Guest – Lennie Niehaus
- Medley: What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke / We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine / Time on My Hands – Vincent Youmans / You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie / Laura – David Raksin / Johnny Mercer
- London Derriere – Johnny Mandel
- Kings Road Blues – Lennie Niehaus
Stanley Cowell
On December 17, 2020, Stanley Cowell died aged 79. He was musician (piano), co-founder of the “Strata-East Records” label, and professor at the “Music Department of the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers”, the “State University of New Jersey”. He recorded with many famous jazz musicians including Gary Bartz, Larry Coryell, Richard Davis, Sonny Fortune, Roy Haynes, Jimmy Heath, The Heath Brothers, Stan Getz, Johnny Griffin, Bobby Hutcherson, J. J. Johnson, Clifford Jordan, Oliver Nelson, Jimmy Owens, Art Pepper, Buddy Terry, Charles Sullivan, Charles Toliver, Roland Kirk, Marion Brown, Harold Land, and Max Roach. As leader Cowell released 34 albums.
Art Pepper: Art Pepper Today
In December 1978, “Galaxy Records” label released “Art Pepper Today”, the 34th Art Pepper album. It was recorded in December 1978, and was produced by Ed Michel.
Personnel:
- Art Pepper – alto saxophone
- Stanley Cowell – piano
- Cecil McBee – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Kenneth Nash – congas, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Art Pepper, except where noted.
- Miss Who
- Mambo Koyama
- Lover Come Back To Me – Sigmund Romberg; Oscar Hammerstein II
- Patricia
- These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) – Harry Link; Jack Strachey; Holt Marvell
- Chris’s Blues
Conte Candoll: Mucho Calor
In December 1957, “Andex” label released “Mucho Calor”, an album by Conte Candoli and Art Pepper. It was recorded in October 1957, at “Forum Theatre” in Los Angeles.
Personnel:
- Conte Candoli – trumpet, arranger
- Art Pepper – alto saxophone, arranger
- Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone
- Russ Freeman – piano
- Ben Tucker – bass
- Chuck Flores – drums
- Jack Costanzo, Mike Pacheko – bongos, congas
- Benny Carter – arranger
- Bill Holman – arranger
- Johnny Mandel – arranger
Track listing:
- Mucho Calor – Bill Holman
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert
- Mambo de la Pinta – Art Pepper
- I’ll Remember April – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
- Vaya Hombre Vaya – Bill Holman
- I Love You – Cole Porter
- Mambo Jumbo – Conte Candoli
- Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, Yip Harburg
- Pernod – Johnny Mandel
- That Old Black Magic – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Wilbur Cobb
On May 24, 2020, Wilbur James Cobb died aged 91. He was musician (drums), one of the most influential and respected drummers in Jazz music. He has recorded and performed with many musicians including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Dinah Washington, Pearl Bailey, Clark Terry, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Wynton Kelly, Stan Getz, Wes Montgomery, Art Pepper, Gil Evans, Paul Chambers, Kenny Burrell, J. J. Johnson, Sonny Stitt, Nat Adderley, Phil Upchurch, Benny Golson, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, George Coleman, Fathead Newman, Geri Allen, Earl Bostic, Leo Parker, Charlie Rouse, Ernie Royal, Philly Joe Jones, Bobby Timmons, Walter Booker, Jerome Richardson, Joey DeFrancesco, Keter Betts, Jimmy Cleveland, Sam Jones, Red Garland, Joe Henderson, Eddie Gómez, Bill Evans, Jeremy Steig, Richard Wyands, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop, Jr., Richie Cole, Nancy Wilson, Ricky Ford, David Amram, Donald Byrd, Kenny Barron and Toshiko Akiyoshi. Cobb recorded 17 albums as a leader.
Richie Cole
On May 2, 2020, Richie Cole died aged 72. He was composer, arranger and musician (saxophone), began to play alto saxophone when he was ten years old, encouraged by his father, who owned a jazz club in New Jersey. In the 70’ he created his own “alto madness” bebop style. In the 90’s he formed The Alto Madness Orchestra. Cole recorded and performed with many musicians such as Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Doc Severinsen, Eddie Jefferson, Nancy Wilson, Tom Waits, The Manhattan Transfer, Hank Crawford, Freddie Hubbard, Eric Kloss, Bobby Enriquez, Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, Greg Abate, Les DeMerle, Allan Harris, Jim Holman, Vic Juris, Peter Lauffer, Oliver Nelson, Anita O’Day, Red Rodney, Janine Santana, Mark Murphy, Sonny Stitt and Boots Randolph. In 2005, Cole was awarded the “State of California Congressional Certificate of Lifetime Achievement in Jazz” on behalf of the “Temecula Jazz Society”.
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