Don Rendell was a saxophonist and arranger. He played with touring musicians as Billie Holiday and Stan Kenton. He led several ensembles and the internationally recognised Rendell-Carr Quintet. Rendell passed away #OTD in 2015. youtu.be/0bxCVrN8X9E...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

1/ Dick Twardzik was a pianist who played with Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, a.o. He sadly passed away #OTD in 1955, age 24. youtu.be/pcT3QB8TLDk...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

As a boy Thore Ehrling played trumpet in a Swedish jazz band. In the late 1930s he became famous as a composer, arranger and big bandleader. Ehrling passed away #OTD in 1994. youtu.be/djfyV93YdM0...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

During his 50 year career saxophonist and clarinetist Budd Johnson American played with Ben Webster, Goodman, Gillespie, Ellington, Billie Holiday, Earl Hines a.o. He passed away #OTD in 1984. youtu.be/Z8yIfApChys...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Drummer Alvin Stoller played and recorded with Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Tatum, a.o. Until 1958 he recorded with Frank Sinatra. Alvin Stoller, highly regarded by his colleagues, passed away #OTD in 1992. youtu.be/397vdJEZKpQ...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Don Cherry was a trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist. He played with Coleman, Coltrane and Sun Ra. From the 1970s on he experimented with world fusion music. Don Cherry passed away #OTD in 1995. youtu.be/zSJlR4rKhcQ...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Jerome Don Pasquall was a reedist. He started his career on riverboats in the 1910s and in the late 1920s he joined Fletcher Henderson’s orchestra. Pasquall passed away #OTD in 1971. https://dai.ly/x2830pq#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Harry Parry was a Welsh clarinetist and bandleader. He recorded extensively, worked for radio and television. His style came very close to Benny Goodman’s. Parry died #OTD in 1956. youtu.be/kCy1h9X_jlc...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Tony Crombie was an English drummer, bandleader and composer. In his 60+ year career he played jazz and R&R. He toured with Duke Ellington in Europe, worked with Ben Webster, Joe Pass, and many others. Crombie passed away #OTD in 1999. youtu.be/XxmqyyQdXhw...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Franco Cerri was an Italian guitarist and double bassist who played with touring American giants such as Getz, Gillespie, Mulligan and with Europe’s finest: Django Reinhardt, Jean-Luc Ponty a.o. Cerri passed away #OTD in 2021. youtu.be/3WC58uA0tjE...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Ted Sturgis was a bassist who worked and recorded with Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan a.o. and as a leader. Sturgis passed away #OTD in 1995. youtu.be/ysJ2OQ9Ngmo...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Marion Brown was saxophonist, composer and musicologist. He was active in the US and European avant garde jazz scenes. Brown passed away #OTD in 2010 (Marion Brown Day in Massachusetts). youtu.be/sPgqDUPXc3I...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Louis Cottrell was a protojazz drummer whose career started in the 1900s. He had a profound influence on the next generation of drummers. Louis Cottrell Sr. passed away #OTD in 1927. Piron's New Orleans Orchestra, 1924. Cottrell on drums. archive.org/details/...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Carla Bley was a composer, pianist and bandleader. She pioneered the development of independent record labels and record distribution. Carla Bley passed away #OTD in 2023. youtu.be/ElLEU9ry2-8...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

1/ Alberta Hunter was a jazz and blues singer, a songwriter, a nurse and then a singer again. Her career started in the 1910s and in 1917 she played in London and Paris. In the 1920s and 30s she became successful in the US. youtu.be/3JiyiRzPHAI... #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Pete Rugolo was a composer, arranger and producer. Early in his career he worked with Stan Kenton. He later worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Capitol records. Rugulo passed away #OTD in 2011. youtu.be/VCR3X6i9HUI...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

1/ “Blakey was quite a — what do you call him? — thunderball.” ― Billy Harper youtu.be/Cv9NSR-2DwM... #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

1/ As a drummer Gene Krupa’s influence on jazz and other forms of popular music is hard to overestimate. His first recordings date from 1927. In the same period he played with Thelma Terry. In the 1930s he worked with Benny Goodman. youtu.be/j9J5Zt2Obko... #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Bill Eyden was a British drummer who started his career in the early 1950s. He worked with Britain’s finest and recorded with various R&B bands like Procol Harum. Eyden passed away #OTD in 2004. youtu.be/gbKWsPiGkj8...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Trumpeter Leonard Davis began his career in the 1920s. He recorded with Eddie Condon’s band, played with Benny Carter and Louis Armstrong. He passed away in 1957, date unknown. (Davis on trumpet) youtu.be/0pTu0dCa8xI... #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

1/ Jacques Butler was a trumpeter and vocalist who started his career in the 1930s in NY. He played with Mercer Ellington, Mezz Mezzrow. He stayed in Europe for longer periods, first Norway, later Paris. He passed away in 2003, date unknown. youtu.be/Rm1qG9x8-a0... #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Trumpeter Elmer Chambers played with Fletcher Henderson in the 1920s and later with Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Fats Waller and others. He passed away in “ca. 1952”, date unknown. (Trumpets: Elmer Chambers &, Louis Armstrong) youtu.be/rxyZUO7TIkw... #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Tommy Whittle was a British saxophonist whose career spanned 6 decades. He played with UK’s finest, and with Stan Kenton and Gerry Mulligan. Whittle, awarded for his lifetime achievement in British jazz, passed away #OTD in 2013. youtu.be/Mabnb-Agpyo...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Kjeld Bonfils was a popular pianist and vibraphonist in the Golden Age of Danish Jazz. During nazi occupation jazz he kept on playing as jazz became a symbol of underground protest. Bonfils passed away #OTD in 1984. youtu.be/bhcAdmrE5sA...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

1/ Joe Sullivan was a pianist whose career started in the late 1920s. He played with Eric Condon’s band, the Rhythmakers, Bing Crosby, a.o. He passed away #OTD in 1971. youtu.be/wqaGcdqys_s...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Trombonist Britt Woodman’s career spanned 50 years. He played with Ellington and Mingus. In the 1970s he led his own band. Woodman passed away in 2000 #OTD. youtu.be/6LKG8gENYfk...#OTD. #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Erik Moseholm was a Danish bassist, composer and bandleader. In 1958 he was Denmark’s Jazz musician of the Year. He played with Don Byas and Eric Dolphy, worked for the Danish Radio (Big Band). Moseholm passed away #OTD in 2012. www.ina.fr/ina-eclai...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Al Gay was a UK tenor saxophonist. He played with the early beboppers The Jive Bombers. In the 1970s he joined the World's Greatest Jazz Band. Gay passed away #OTD in 2013. youtu.be/8Xs5Rm1RNBk...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

1/ Neal Hefti was, besides a trumpeter, a very gifted composer and arranger. He played with Woody Herman’s First Herd and with Count Basie (e.g. the album ‘Basie’ or ‘the Atomic Mr. Basie’). youtu.be/IejnIwa_gUU... #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Sture Nordin was one of Sweden's leading bassists. He played with local jazz greats and accompanied visiting blues and jazz musicians like Sonny Boy Williamson II, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon. Nordin passed away #OTD in 2000. youtu.be/DglwbI6wDts...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Manuel Manetta was an early New Orleans jazz musician who played violin, guitar, piano, cornet, saxophone, and trombone. He played on riverboats, toured with Kid Ory and was an educator for 40 years. youtu.be/xOOWpzYAf3M... #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

In his long career drummer and singer George Reed worked with Charlie Parker, Marian McPartland, Joe Venuti a.o. He mentored many young jazz musicians. George Reed passed away #OTD in 2011. youtu.be/rC9IbC7Nr6c...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

As pianist and trombonist Eddie Harvey played and recorded with the important British jazz groups. In the 1970s on he became one of the first formal jazz teachers in the UK. He passed away #OTD in 2012. youtu.be/YJnBtoY2eUU...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Carroll Dickerson was a band leader in the early jazz era. He worked with Earl Hines, King Oliver and Louis Armstrong (who eventually took over his band). Dickerson passed away #OTD in 1957. youtu.be/rKwCYbQym0Q...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Garnett Brown was a trombonist who played with Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton and Earth Wind and Fire (Boogie Wonderland). Garnett Brown passed away #OTD in 2021. youtu.be/6Uchcfbiaoc...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Carl Fontana was a trombonist who worked in the big bands of Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton and Stan Kenton. He passed away #OTD in 2003. youtu.be/7aZjpxziIR4...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Vibraphonist Milton Jackson was a long time member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and often worked with hard bop and post-bop musicians. Jackson passed away #OTD in 1999. youtu.be/Fvmv7MCsCP0...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Piet Noordijk was a saxophonist from the Netherlands with a career of 50+ years. He played with Europe’s finest and with Nina Simone, Dexter Gordon, Toots Thielemans a.o. Noordijk passed away #OTD in 2011. youtu.be/5hvwIBRWXCM...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

John Tchicai was a Danish saxophonist and composer. He worked in the US (with Archie Shepp and John Coltrane) and with Europe’s finest. Tchicai passed away #OTD in 2012. youtu.be/fHBxgCYMfuc...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Tommy Pollard was an English pianist and vibrophonist. He was a cofounder of the legendary Club Eleven and helped to shape British bebop. He passed away #OTD in 1960. youtu.be/sJFpXvXrL3U...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Saxophonist and clarinetist Harry Carney was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra for almost 45 years. He passed away #OTD in 1974. youtu.be/BLi2aREzU-k...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Grady Tate was a singer and drummer. He recorded with Wes Montgomery and played with Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, Ella Fitzgerald, a.o. Tate passed away #OTD in 2017. youtu.be/4ZS1YEsaYBI...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Ronnie Cuber was a saxophonist. As a bandleader he is known for hard bop and latin jazz. As a session musician he played Latin, pop, rock and blues sessions. Cuber passed away #OTD in 2022. youtu.be/TxujjuJf9wc...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Johnny Richards was a composer for film and tv and an arranger who worked with Stan Kenton. Richards passed away #OTD in 1968. youtu.be/IjKSRnxry3k...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Drummer Ed Blackwell was active in the New Orleans R&B scene. He joined Ornette Coleman on several occasions, and played with Coltrane. Blackwell passed way #OTD in 1992. youtu.be/pekqeCi53m4...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Jean-François Jenny-Clark was a French bassist who played with American musicians touring in Europe (Keith Jarrett a.o.), and with European ensembles. Jenny-Clark passed away #OTD in 1998. youtu.be/JwrvYO-acWs...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Efim Schachmeister was a Jewish-German violinist and bandleader. During his career he and his band played ragtime and contemporary jazz, often with a distinct shtetl-touch. He fled nazi Germany and passed away #OTD in 1944, Argentina. youtu.be/KPympTwvPJc...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Claude Luter was a French clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader. He played and recorded with Sidney Bechet and as a bandbandleader he toured Europe, South America, USSR, etc. Luter passed away #OTD in 2006. youtu.be/4CeMGBQTgZY...#OTD #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Trombonist Lawrence Brown worked with Duke Ellington and John Hodges. He recorded under his own name and as a session musician. He passed away in 1988. youtu.be/tBZ8VoY_oqw... #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Saxophonist and clarinetist Al Cooper founded Savoy Sultans and was their leader from 1937 to 1946. Cooper passed away in 1981. youtu.be/ZilnKFy3Ltg... #MusicSky #JazzMusic #JazzSky