Horace Silver & Sonny Rollins 1959
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Miles Davis performing at Shelley's Manne Hole nightclub in 1968.
Miles Davis performing at Shelley's Manne Hole nightclub in 1968. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
Miles Davis performing at Shelley's Manne Hole nightclub in 1968.
Miles Davis performing at Shelley's Manne Hole nightclub in 1968. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
The Oscar Peterson Trio featuring Ray Brown on bass and Herb Ellis on guitar.
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (1925-2007) Courtesy William Smith Courtesy Paul Hoeffler Peterson redefined the jazz trio by bringing the musicianship of all three members to the highest level. The trio with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis was, in his own words, "the most stimulating" and productive setting for public performances as well as in studio recordings. In the early 1950s, Peterson began performing with Ray Brown and Charlie Smith as the Oscar Peterson Trio. Shortly afterward the drummer Smith…
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One of my favorite drummers, the legendary Art Blakey. Unique, innovative drummer, and an important bandleader and mentor to young jazz musicians. His Jazz Messengers band served as a long-running platform for musicians to perform and grow. Art was a true Jazz Giant. #music #artblakey #jazz #drummer #legend
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ANDERS. Bluesette' is Toots Thielemans' pensioen
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John Coltrane recording Giant Steps 1959
Photo Lee Friedlander AUDIO John Coltrane – Giant Steps – 1960 “Naima”