I started to record the albums I was playing in February 2015 because I realised that there could well be a difference between those albums I think are excellent and those that I turn to play time after time.
The full listings of what I played are shown on these pages:
– February 2015 – March 2015 – April 2015 – May 2015 – June 2015 – July 2015 – August 2015 – September 2015 – October 2015 – November 2015 – December 2015
February 2015
March 2015
- The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve 1944 to 1949
- Charlie Parker At JATP 1946
- Count Basie Rock A Bye Basie
- Duke Ellington At Newport 1956
- Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts January 1943
- John Coltrane Afro Blue Impressions
- Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall
April 2015 to December 2015
No jazz albums played these months.
January 2016 to April 2016
No jazz albums played these months.
May 2016
- Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington Ella And Duke At the Cote D’Azur
- Duke Ellington At Newport 1956 Complete
- Dave Brubeck Jazz At Oberlin
- Sonny Rollins A Night At The Village Vanguard
June 2016
- Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall 1938
- Billie Holiday JATP
- Cannonball Adderley Mercy Mercy Mercy
- Cannonball Adderley Live In San Francisco 1959
- Charles Mingus Cornell 1964
- Charles Mingus Mingus At Antibes
- Charles Mingus Mingus At Carnegie Hall
- Charles Mingus Mingus In Wonderland
- Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert
- Charlie Parker At JATP 1946
- Charlie Parker JATP 1949
- Charlie Parker One Night In Birdland
- Count Basie Rockabye Basie
- Dizzy Gillespie Live In 1948
- Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy On The French Riviera
- Dizzy Gillespie At Newport 1957
- Duke Ellington The Duke At Fargo 1940
- Duke Ellington At Newport 1956 Complete
- Duke Ellington Live At Newport 1958
- Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts January 1943
- Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot Complete
- Eric Dolphy In Europe
- Eric Dolphy Berlin Concerts
- John Coltrane Live At The Village Vanguard
- John Handy Live At Monterey
- Lester Young At Washington Volume 2
- Louis Armstrong The Great Chicago Concert 1956
- Louis Armstrong Satcho At Symphony Hall Complete
- Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall
- Miles Davis The Complete Concert 1964 My Funny Valentine + Four & More
- Miles Davis Friday Night At The Blackhawk
- Miles Davis In Person Saturday Night At The Blackhawk
- Miles Davis The Complete Live At The Plugged Nickel
- The Quintet Jazz At Massey Hall
- Thelonious Monk Live At The It Club
- Wes Montgomery Smokin’ At The Half Note
July 2016
- Miles Davis The Complete Concert My Funny Valentine + Four & More
- Charles Mingus Mingus At Antibes
- Charles Mingus Cornell 1964
- Charles Mingus Mingus At The Bohemia
- Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert
- Eric Dolphy Live At The Five Spot Complete
- Eric Dolphy Last Date
- Duke Ellington Live At The Blue Note
August 2016
- Charles Mingus Live At Antibes
- Charles Mingus Cornell 1964
- Eric Dolphy Live At The Five Spot
- Miles Davis Saturday Night At The Blackhawk
September 2016
No jazz albums played this month.
October 2016
November 2016
December 2016
- Benny Goodman Complete Carnegie Hall 1938
- Charles Mingus Cornell 1964
- Charles Mingus Mingus At Antibes
- Wes Montgomery Smokin’ At The Half Note
- Charlie Parker Best Of The Complete Live Performances On Savoy
- Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot Complete
You can see the individual 2016 months playlists by clicking on the appropriate month.
– January 2016 – February 2016 – March 2016 – April 2016 – May 2016 – June 2016 – July 2016 – August 2016 – September 2016 – October 2016 – November 2016 – December 2016
January 2017 to March 2017
No jazz albums played these months.
April 2017
May 2017 to August 2017
No jazz albums played these months.
September 2017
October 2017
November 2017
December 2017
Here are links to the individual months in 2017.
January 2017 – February 2017 – March 2017 – April 2017 – May 2017 – June 2017 – July 2017 – August 2017 – September 2017 – October 2017 – November 2017 – December 2017
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