On December 12, 2025, Marilyn Mazur died aged 70. She was percussionist, performed and recorded with Six Winds, Alex Riel, Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter, Jan Garbarek, Lindsay Cooper, Makiko Hirabayashi. Pierre Dørge, Makiko Hirabayashi, Frans Bak, Frans BakJon Balke, Peter Bastian, Harry Beckett, Kirsten Braten Berg, Ketil Bjornstad, Kristian Blak, Birgit Bruel, Etta Cameron, Nikolaj Hess, Carsten Dahl, Lars Danielsson, Laurent Cugny, Yelena Eckemoff, Agnes Buen Garnas, Caroline Henderson, Nikolaj Hess, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Robert Irving III, Morten Kaersa, Iver Kleive, Peter Kowald, Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Michala Petri, Jean-Michel Pilc, Caecilie Norby, Charlie Mariano, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Rena Rama, Helge Sunde, Eje Thelin, Trondheim Voices, Hans Ulrik, Andreas Vollenweider, Dhafer Youssef, Eberhard Weber and Miles Davis. As leader she released 14 albums.
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Jack DeJohnette
On October 26, 2025, Jack DeJohnette died aged 83. He was musician (drums, piano) and composer, regarded as one of the most influential jazz drummers of all time. He recorded and performed with some of the best known jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and John Scofield. In 2007, he was inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”, and won two “Grammy Awards”. As leader DeJohnette released 38 albums.
MIles Davis: Live At The 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival
On July 31, 2007, “Monterey Jazz Festival Records” label released “Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival”, a live Miles Davis album. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Monterey Jazz Festival”, and was produced by Tim “T-Bone” Jackson and Glen Barros.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- George Coleman – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Tony Williams – drums
- Wally Heider – engineer
- Joe Tarantino – mastering
- Larissa Collins – art director, design
- Greg Allen – art director, design
- Ray Avery – photography
- Mary Hogan – project assistant
- Randy Rood – project assistant
- Ben Conrad – project assistant
- Stuart Kremsky – project assistant
- Jesse Nichols – project assistant
- Chris Clough – production assistant
- Shawn Anderson – project assistant
- Rikka Arnold – editor
- Jason Olaine – A&R, digital editor
- Simone Giuliani – A&R assistant, digital editor
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.
- Waiting for Miles
- Autumn Leaves – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
- So What
- Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
- Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
- The Theme
Lalo Schifrin: More Jazz Meets the Symphony
On July 26, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “More Jazz Meets the Symphony”, album by Lalo Schifrin. It was recorded in December 1993, at “CTS Studios” in London, and was produced by Lalo Schifrin. The album was the second in Schifrin’s “Jazz Meets the Symphony” series.
Personnel:
- Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements, conductor
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Jon Faddis – trumpet
- Paquito D’Rivera – clarinet, alto saxophone
- James Morrison – trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone
- Ray Brown – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
Track listing:
- Sketches of Miles: All Blues / So What / Milestones / Concierto de Aranjuez / On Green Dolphin Street / Oleo / Four / Move – Miles Davis / Miles Davis / Miles Davis / Joaquin Rodrigo / Bronislaw Kaper / Sonny Rollins / Miles Davis / Denzil Best
- Down Here on the Ground – Lalo Schifrin
- Chano – Lalo Schifrin
- Begin the Beguine – Cole Porter, arranged by Lalo Schifrin
- Django – John Lewis
- Old Friends – Lalo Schifrin
- Madrigal – Lalo Schifrin
- Portrait of Louis Armstrong: Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen / When It’s Sleepy Time Down South / Someday / After You’ve Gone / St. Louis Blues / Some of These Days / Struttin’ with Some Barbeque / I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (traditional / Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René / Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye / Henry Creamer, Turner Layton / W. C. Handy/Shelton Brooks / Louis Armstrong / Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Miles Davis: Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961
On July 16, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961”, the sixth Miles Davis live album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “Carnegie Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
The Gil Evans Orchestra
- Gil Evans – arrangements, conductor
- Miles Davis – trumpet soloist
- Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci – trumpets
- Jimmy Knepper, Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak – trombones
- Julius Watkins, Paul Ingrahan, Bob Swisshelm – French horns
- Bill Barber – tuba
- Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Eddie Caine, Bob Tricarico, Danny Bank – reeds, woodwinds
- Janet Putnam – harp
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.
- So What
- Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- No Blues
- Oleo – Sonny Rollins
- Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
- The meaning of the Blues / Lament / New Rhumba – Bobby Troup / Leh Worth, J.J. Johnson, Ahmad Jamal
Al Foster
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.
Mile Davis: Nefertiti
On March 1968, “Columbia” label released “Nefertiti”, the 41st Miles Davis album. It was recorded June – July 1967, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero and Howard Roberts.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ron Carter – double bass
- Tony Williams – drums
- Fred Plaut, Ray Moore – engineer
- Rob Schwarz – mastering
Track listing:
- Nefertiti – Wayne Shorter
- Fall – Wayne Shorter
- Hand Jive – Tony Williams
- Madness – Herbie Hancock
- Riot – Herbie Hancock
- Pinocchio – Wayne Shorter
Miles Davis: Four & More: Recorded Live In Concert
On January 17, 1966, “Columbia” label released “’Four & More: Recorded Live in Concert”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded in February 1964, at the “Philharmonic Hall of Lincoln Center” in New York, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- George Coleman – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ron Carter – double bass
- Tony Williams – drums
- Fred Plaut – recording
- Jim Marshall – photography
- Billy Taylor, Mort Fega – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.
- So What
- Walkin’ – Richard HenryCarpenter
- Joshua / Go-Go (theme and Announcement) – Victor Feldman, Miles Davis
- Four
- Seven Steps to Heaven – Victor Feldman, Miles Davis
- There Is No Greater Love / G0-Go (Theme and Announcement) – Marty Symes, Isham Jones, Miles Davis
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
Oscar Peterson Quartet: If You Could See Me Now
In December 1986, “Pablo” label released “If You Could See Me Now”, album by Oscar Peterson Quartet. It was recorded in November 1983, and was produced by Norman Granz. In 1987, the album won “Juno Award” for “Best Jazz Album”.
Personnel:
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
- Martin Drew – drums
Track listing:
- Weird Blues – Miles Davis
- If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
- On Danish Shore – Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
- L’ Impossible – Oscar Peterson
- If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
- Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
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