Jazz For A Saturday Night #121: Nat Adderley

A few months ago (May 10th of this year, to be precise) I had the pleasure of writing about one Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #120: Curtis Fuller

Trombone virtuoso Curtis Fuller exemplifies the typical working jazz musician today. Unknown to many, he nonetheless has kept plugging away Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #119: The Ray Brown Trio

Ray Brown was undoubtedly one of the greatest jazz bassists ever. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 13, Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #118: Blue Mitchell

Richard Allen Mitchell, better known as “Blue”, was born in Miami, Florida on March 13, 1930 and died in Los Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #117: Jimmy Cobb

It’s hard to know where to begin with this week’s feature artist. He is without a doubt one of the Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #116: Leroy Vinnegar

What better way to spend a slightly wet, rainy Labor Day weekend than listening to and reading about some great Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #115: Gerry Mulligan & Stan Getz

Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz are far and away two of the greatest legends of jazz. Both men have appeared Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #114: Jackie McLean

This is the second appearance of jazz legend Jackie McLean here. By coincidence, the first time was almost exactly one Continue reading →