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Paul Barbarin Day

May 5, 1899 - Feb. 17, 1969 A tribute to the New Orleans drummer and bandleader Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Click here to Support Jazz on the Tube New Orleans drummer and bandleader Paul Barbarin was born...

Stanley Cowell Day

May 5, 1941 – December 17, 2020 The Stanley Cowell Jazz Trio Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Click here to Support Jazz on the Tube Pianist Stanley Cowell was born May 5, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio.He took up piano...

Kidd Jordan Day

May 5, 1935 – April 7, 2023 A tribute to the avant-garde New Orleans tenor-saxophonist Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Click here to Support Jazz on the Tube Tenor-saxophonist Kidd Jordan passed away on April...

Maynard Ferguson Day

May 4, 1928 - August 23, 2006 Primal Scream Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Click here to Support Jazz on the Tube Trumpeter and bandleader Walter Maynard Ferguson was born May 4, 1928, in Montreal,...

Don Friedman Day

May 4, 1935 - June 30, 2016 Stablemates Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Click here to Support Jazz on the Tube Pianist Donald Ernest “Don” Friedman was born on May 4, 1935, in San Francisco, California.San...

Happy Birthday Ron Carter

May 4, 1937 Willow Weep For Me Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Click here to Support Jazz on the Tube Bassist and educator Ronald Levin Carter was born on May 4, 1937, in Ferndale, Michigan,Carter first...

The Mooche – 1952

Duke Ellington A powerful version of an Ellington classic Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Click here to Support Jazz on the Tube “The Mooche” was originally composed and recorded by Duke Ellington in 1928.In...

John Lewis Day

May 3, 1920 - March 29, 2001 Django Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Click here to Support Jazz on the Tube Pianist, composer, and arranger John Aaron Lewis was born on May 3, 1920 in La Grange,...

Bli Blip – 1942

Duke Ellington Some spirited singing and dancing by Marie Bryant and Paul White Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Click here to Support Jazz on the Tube The Duke Ellington Orchestra made five Soundies in 1942,...

La Plus Belle Africaine – 1969

Duke Ellington A dramatic version of the memorable Ellington composition Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you'd like to share Click here to Support Jazz on the Tube Unlike most artists in any field, Duke Ellington continued to...