Playlist 2481 ~ 2490

【PlayList 2481】

LIVE PERFORMANCES - CHARLIE PARKER 🔎

Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955; aged 34), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop. Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation.
Live Performances is a compilation live album by Charlie Parker, recorded in 1947 - 1948.

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(2025/6/4)
 

【PlayList 2482】

STRAIGHT AHEAD - DAVID 'FATHEAD' NEWMAN 🔎

David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009; aged 75) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist and flutist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and early 1960s recordings by Ray Charles.
Straight Ahead is an album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Atlantic label.

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(2025/6/5)
 

【PlayList 2483】

SWISS AIR - SADAO WATANABE 🔎

Sadao Watanabe (渡辺 貞夫, Watanabe Sadao, born 1 February 1933; age 92) is a Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone and sopranino saxophone. He is known for his bossa nova recordings, although his work encompasses many styles, with collaborations from musicians all over the world.
Swiss Air is an album by Sadao Watanabe, recorded live at Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 18,1975.

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(2025/6/6)
 

【PlayList 2484】

CANNONBALL TAKES CHARGE - CANNONBALL ADDERLEY 🔎

Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975; aged 46) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Cannonball Takes Charge is an album by Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb with Percy and Albert Heath replacing Chambers and Cobb on two selections.

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(2025/6/7)
 

【PlayList 2485】

SATURDAY MORNING - SONNY CRISS 🔎

William "Sonny" Criss (23 October 1927 - 19 November 1977; aged 50) was an American jazz musician. An alto saxophonist of prominence during the bebop era of jazz, he was one of many players influenced by Charlie Parker.
Saturday Morning is a slow bluesy jazz album by Sonny Criss, recorded on March 1, 1975 for Xanadu Records.

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(2025/6/7)
 

【PlayList 2486】

ERIC DOLPHY IN EUROPE VOL.1 - ERIC DOLPHY 🔎

Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964; aged 36) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader. Primarily an alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and flautist, Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence during the same era.
Eric Dolphy in Europe, Volumes 1, 2, and 3, is a trio of live albums by Eric Dolphy. The albums were recorded on September 6 and 8, 1961, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and were released on the Prestige label in 1964 (Vol. 1) and 1965 (Vols. 2 & 3).

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(2025/6/8)
 

【PlayList 2487】

COLTRANE TIME - JOHN COLTRANE 🔎

John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 - July 17, 1967; aged 40) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz.
"Coltrane Time" was originally released around 1959 as "Hard Driving Jazz (United Artists Records UAL-4014)," a leader album by Cecil Taylor, a giant of the free jazz world. It was then reissued around 1963 under the name of John Coltrane, with a different jacket and track order, as "Coltrane Time."

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(2025/6/8)
 

【PlayList 2488】

FOR LOSERS - ARCHIE SHEPP 🔎

Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937; age 88) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz.
For Losers is an album by Archie Shepp released on Impulse! in 1970. The album contains tracks recorded from September 1968 to August 1969 by Shepp with three different ensembles.

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(2025/6/9)
 

【PlayList 2489】

ZOOT - ZOOT SIMS QUARTET 🔎

John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985; aged 59) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big band, afterward enjoying a long solo career, often in partnership with fellow saxmen Gerry Mulligan and Al Cohn.
Zoot is an album by Zoot Sims Quartet, recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo Records.

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(2025/6/10)
 

【PlayList 2490】

ANYTOWN - WALT WEISKOPF 🔎

Walt Weiskopf (born July 30, 1959, in Augusta, Georgia) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, author and educator. He has released sixteen albums as a leader, and performed on countless other albums as a sideman.
Anytown is an album by Walt Weiskopf Quintet, recorded in 1998 released on the Criss Cross Jazz label.

(2025/6/11)