Milt Jackson and John Lewis created this ensemble comprised of only rhythm section instruments, most notably the vibes.

1901, this musician was born who would go on to be the most influential musician in jazz

The music most synonymous with Free Jazz, he recorded an album called "the Shape of Jazz to Come" in 1959

Lady Day

Trumpeter

Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Alex Acuna, Airto Moreira

Born in 1917 in Cheraw South Carolina, this musician played with Monk and Parker to create an experimental jazz sound. Later he worked with Chano Pozo and Machito to incorporate Latin American sounds into this earlier jazz creation

Recorded in 1959, this album explored different time signatures in jazz. It was recorded by Dave Brubeck

Prez

Saxophone

Art Blakey

Pioneering jazz bebop drummer. PErformed entire shows solo, showing that with his incredible skill, he could play and completely satisfy and entire audience while fulfilling the requirements of a solo performance. Think house pest.

Recorded in 1957 by John Coltrane, this album was his first as a leader. With tunes like Lazy Bird, Moment's Notice and I'm old Fashioned the title track to this album is classic early Coltrane.

Klook-Mop

Pianist & Father

John M, Billy M, Chris W
Bass, Drums, Piano

Tenor sax icon of bebop and general who innovated swing and big band music in the mid 1940s. The careers of Coltrane, Rollins and Dexter Gordon depended on him. His version of Body and Soul in 1939 is the standard.

This album, Recorded by Miles Davis in 1970 is fusion at it's most creative. Second best selling album of all time for Miles behind Kind of Blue. Early on it seemed to be just experimental jazz, but now we see it as a masterpiece

Cannonball

Trombone & Producer

Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke

Known and feared for his temper, he once punched trombonist Jimmy Knepper in the face breaking off a crown and ruining his embouchre. Clinically depressed and refusing to compromise his musical integrity, he was a man to be feared. String Bass virtuoso.

Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter, and Elvin Jones and the leader of this group recorded Speak no Evil, a more modern flavor of hard and bebop jazz. This album has tracks such as Infant Eyes, Witch Hunt and Wild Flower.

Bu

Drummer