June 2023

We've had Johnny Griffin's title track Grab This! on jazzleadsheets for awhile. Today, on the anniversary of that recording we're adding Griff's Cherry Float from the same album. What a pleasure to hear Griffin's big tone! June 28 is also the recording anniversary of Ruby Braff's Here's Freddie and Bill Mobley's recording of James Williams' Mulgrew's Motif with James on...

Today (June 27, 2023) is Elmo Hope's 100th Birthday, Happy Birthday Elmo! June 18 was the 70th anniversary of Elmo's first trio recording as a leader, which also has special significance in 2023, because the other two members of Elmo's trio also have their 100th birthdays this year, legendary drummer Philly Joe Jones and legendary bassist Percy Heath.Now all six...

Piano legend Cedar Walton is newly represented on jazzleadsheets.com with two songs from the repertoire of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The uptempo Latin Mosaic is one of Cedar's compositions that have become standards. He recorded it with four very different instrumentations and arrangements. First was a quintet version on Clifford Jordan's 1961 album "Starting Time," also featuring Kenny Dorham. The...

June 7, 2023, is a special day for us at jazzleadsheets.com. It is the launch of Conn Selmer's first CONNECTION SESSIONS video, featuring Hank Mobley's Up, Over And Out. It's a fun video we hope you will all check out. The opening view is of NYC and the George Washington Bridge, then the camera pans to the roof of the...