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Remembering the magnificent Billie Holiday!The one and only 'Lady Day' died on 17 July 1959, aged just 44. The magnifice...
17/07/2025

Remembering the magnificent Billie Holiday!
The one and only 'Lady Day' died on 17 July 1959, aged just 44. The magnificent guitarists Barney Kessel and Kenny Burrell recorded with her on the classic Verve Records album ‘Lady Sings the Blues’.
RIP Billie Holiday.
Find out more in this article on the Universal Music website uDiscover

'Lady Sings The Blues' is Billie Holiday's 1956 album that was released to coincide with her autobiography of the same name.

When Shelly Manne starred with Tom Waits!On 15 July 1976, Shelly Manne began recording 'Small Change' with Tom Waits, on...
15/07/2025

When Shelly Manne starred with Tom Waits!

On 15 July 1976, Shelly Manne began recording 'Small Change' with Tom Waits, one of the great originals of the modern music world. In the acknowledgement on the album's sleeve, Waits wrote: "Special thanks to Shelly Manne for his drumistikly pasteurised conktribution and the 8x10 glossy and the neck tie."
Waits actually wanted to go out on tour with Manne and bass player Ray Brown, but alas it did not happen.
Find out more about Shelly’s other collaborations in this uDiscover feature

One of the greatest jazz drummers ever, Manne appeared on countless records and enjoyed a celebrated career as a Hollywood movie musician.

Exciting news for Jon Batiste fans!Grammy and Academy Award winner Jon Batiste has announced his ninth studio album, Bi...
14/07/2025

Exciting news for Jon Batiste fans!

Grammy and Academy Award winner Jon Batiste has announced his ninth studio album, Big Money, out August 22nd 2025.
Find out more in this article on the Universal Music website uDiscover

Jon Batiste has announced his ninth studio album, ‘Big Money,’ out August 22nd. His tour of the same name will begin on August 27th.

Michel Petrucciani’s Montreux triumph!On July 14, 1986, Blue Note recorded a remarkable concert at Montreux Jazz Festiva...
14/07/2025

Michel Petrucciani’s Montreux triumph!

On July 14, 1986, Blue Note recorded a remarkable concert at Montreux Jazz Festival – a piano-guitar-saxophone trio featuring Michel Petrucciani, Jim Hall, and Wayne Shorter, for an album released in May the following year as Michel Petrucciani Power of Three Live in Montreux. “This record remains an exceptional encounter,” Petrucciani recalled a decade later.
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Michel Petrucciani, Jim Hall, and Wayne Shorter's incredible 1986 Montreux concert still sounds great today.

Remembering the great Charles Mingus!Bass genius Charles Mingus had a remarkable career, playing alongside jazz greats s...
13/07/2025

Remembering the great Charles Mingus!

Bass genius Charles Mingus had a remarkable career, playing alongside jazz greats such as Bud Powell, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and Dave Brubeck.
He was a solo artist of distinction and in July 1963, in New York City, he released his celebrated album 'The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady' for Impulse! Records.
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Charles Mingus' 'The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady' was one of the first jazz albums to be shaped significantly by studio editing.

A Bobby Hutcherson Blue Note classic!Bobby Hutcherson’s album 'Total Eclipse', recorded on 12 July 1968, was the vibraph...
12/07/2025

A Bobby Hutcherson Blue Note classic!
Bobby Hutcherson’s album 'Total Eclipse', recorded on 12 July 1968, was the vibraphonist’s 1st recording to feature saxophonist Harold Land who would become a key collaborator for years to come. Rounding out the band were pianist Chick Corea, bassist Reggie Johnson & drummer Joe Chambers on this impassioned post-bop set.
This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.
Find out how to purchase a copy from the Universal Music uDiscover store by clicking on the link below:

Bobby Hutcherson’s 1968 album Total Eclipse was the vibraphonist’s 1st recording to feature saxophonist Harold Land who would become a key collaborator for years to come. Rounding out the band were pianist Chick Corea, bassist Reggie Johnson & drummer Joe Chambers on this impassioned post-bo...

Lee Morgan's birthday album special!On 10 July 1970, Lee Morgan's 32nd birthday, he began recording 'Live at the Lightho...
10/07/2025

Lee Morgan's birthday album special!
On 10 July 1970, Lee Morgan's 32nd birthday, he began recording 'Live at the Lighthouse', which was released on the Blue Note label a year later.
The 'Complete Live at the Lighthouse' is an expansive collection that presents for the very first time all 12 sets of music the legendary trumpeter's quintet with saxophonist Bennie Maupin, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Jymie Merritt, and drummer Mickey Roker recorded during their historic engagement at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California.
This definitive edition produced by Zev Feldman and David Weiss comes in an 8-CD set and a limited-edition 12-LP all-analog 180g vinyl set that encompasses 33 performances including more than 4 hours of previously unreleased music that lets the listener relive the experience of being in the club for every exhilarating moment. Both sets include a beautiful booklet featuring interviews, essays, and rare photos.
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The Complete Live at the Lighthouse is an expansive collection that presents for the very first time all 12 sets of music the legendary trumpeter Lee Morgan’s quintet with saxophonist Bennie Maupin, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Jymie Merritt, and drummer Mickey Roker recorded during their histor...

Doug Watkins special!Doug Watkins was only 22 when he led the New York recording session for Watkins At Large on 9 July ...
09/07/2025

Doug Watkins special!
Doug Watkins was only 22 when he led the New York recording session for Watkins At Large on 9 July 1956.
The album featured a stellar cast including Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley and Kenny Burrell,
Recorded for Tom Wilson’s Transition label, 'Watkins At Large' was the first of two albums bassist Doug Watkins made as a leader.
This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket with a booklet.
To find out how to order click on Universal Music's uDiscover shop link below:

Recorded in 1956 for Tom Wilson’s Transition label, Watkins At Large was the first of 2 albums bassist Doug Watkins made as a leader. With a first-rate band featuring Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Kenny Burrell, Duke Jordan & Art Taylor, Watkins swings through a stellar set of blues, ballads &...

Wes Montgomery’s Detroit detour!'Detroit even inspired non-natives. Jazz guitar maestro Wes Montgomery composed an instr...
08/07/2025

Wes Montgomery’s Detroit detour!
'Detroit even inspired non-natives. Jazz guitar maestro Wes Montgomery composed an instrumental in the 1960s called ‘Goin’ On To Detroit’.'

Here is a detailed guide to the music history of in this uDiscover feature by Martin Chilton

A history of Detroit music is wider-ranging than almost any other city’s. Everything from blues to soul and techno calls Motor City home…

Saluting Hank Mobley’s birth!Celebrating the great tenor saxophone player Hank Mobley on the 95th anniversary of his bir...
07/07/2025

Saluting Hank Mobley’s birth!
Celebrating the great tenor saxophone player Hank Mobley on the 95th anniversary of his birth in Eastman, Georgia.
Here is a uDiscover guide to his 1957 Blue Note album ‘Poppin’’, which featured Art Farmer on trumpet.

Recorded in 1957 but not released for another 23 years, Hank Mobley’s ‘Poppin’’ is an exemplary slice of hard bop.

Donald Byrd’s Montreux triumph!In 2022, Blue Note Records announced the first-ever official release of Donald Byrd’s 'Li...
05/07/2025

Donald Byrd’s Montreux triumph!
In 2022, Blue Note Records announced the first-ever official release of Donald Byrd’s 'Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux' on what would have been the legendary trumpeter’s 90th birthday.
The original concert was recorded live by Chris Penycote at Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, on 5 July 1973.

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Donald Byrd’s ‘Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux’ is set to be released for the first time courtesy of Blue Note Records.

Duke Ellington and Decca!Decca had a fantastic roster of artists under the Brunswick imprint, which included Fred Astair...
04/07/2025

Duke Ellington and Decca!

Decca had a fantastic roster of artists under the Brunswick imprint, which included Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Duke Ellington and The Ink Spots.
See this uDiscover article by Martin Chilton on the history of Decca Records

From doorknobs to ‘Nessun Dorma,’ Decca Records has revolutionized the way sound has been recorded, sold, and enjoyed.

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