#this day in jazz

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Thelonious Monk (1959) Rehearsing in a New York loft with saxophonists Phil Woods and Charlie Rouse.

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This Day in Jazz: Pianist/composer Thelonious Monk records “Played Twice” on June 1, 1959. 

Billie Holiday. Photographed by Phil Stern. (1955)

This Day in Jazz: Vocalist Billie Holiday records “I’ll Never Be The Same” on June 1, 1937 with a band led by pianist Teddy Wilson, including tenor saxophonist Lester Young.

This Day in Jazz: Bud Powell recorded “Night in Tunisia” on May 1, 1951. 

Happy Birthday to Paul Desmond, born in San Francisco, CA on November 25, 1924.

Photo: Dave Brubeck (right) and Paul Desmond in the 1940s (Bettmann/Corbis)

This Day in Jazz: Buddy Rich recorded “This One’s for Basie” August 24-25, 1956.