IN THE GROOVE

• Wynton Marsalis—After You’ve Gone—1997—Standards & Ballads—Columbia Legacy
• Patricia Barber—Bye Bye Blackbird—2000—Nightclub—Blue Note (Kuumbwa Jazz Center Monday, June 16th)

• Third World Love—So—2007—New Blues—Anzic Records
• Jessica Williams—Dear Oscar—2008—Songs For A New Century—Origins

• Joe Williams—I Ain’t Got Nothing But The Blues—1987—Ballad And Blues Master—Verve
• Joe Williams—When Sunny Gets Blue—1987—Ballad And Blues Master—Verve
• Joe Williams—Ain’t No Use—1987—Ballad And Blues Master—Verve
• Ct. Basie—Seque In C—1961—Basie At Birdland—Roulette

• Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra—Uptown Blues—1939—It’s The Way That You Swing It—Jasmine
• Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra—Back Door Stuff, Parts 1 & 2—1939—It’s The Way That You Swing It—Jasmine

• Milt Jackson—What’s New—1952—Milt Jackson—Blue Note
• Milt Jackson—Lillie—1952—Milt Jackson—Blue Note

Tenor Saxophonist Johnny Griffin (b. April 24, 1928) turned 80 this last Thursday:
• Johnny Griffin—The Cat—1990—The Cat—Antilles
• Johnny Griffin—A Night In Tunisia—1978—Bush Dance—Galaxy LP

• Johnny Griffin Sextet—Venus and The Moon—1959—The Little Giant—Riverside LP
• Johnny Griffin—When We Were One—1978—The Return Of The Griffin—Galaxy LP

Jimmy Giuffre (April 26, 1921 – April 24, 2008) died Thursday a couple of days before his 87th birthday:
• Jimmy Giuffre Trio—The Train And The River—1957—VA: The Sound Of Jazz—Columbia Legacy
• Jimmy Giuffre Trio—Crawdad Suite—1956—The Jimmy Giuffre 3—Atlantic
• Jimmy Giuffre—Iranic—1955—PAUSA LP
• Jimmy Giuffre/Paul Bley/Steve Swallow—All The Things You Are—1992—Fly Away Little Bird—Owl/Sunnyside

• Adam Shulman Quartet—The Little Ones—2007—On Second Thought—Kabocha Records
• John Ellis & Double-Wide—Prom Song—2007—Like There’s No Tomorrow—Hyena