This week we celebrate the births of Sonny Stitt, born February 2, 1924; Stan Getz, born February 2, 1927; James Blood Ulmer, born February 2, 1942; and Alphonso Johnson, born February 2, 1951.
| In A Mellow Tone Duke Ellington Orchestra - The Blanton Webster Years - RCA Victor |
| Set 1 |
| Sweet And Lovely Sonny Stitt - The Complete Sonny Stitt Roost Studio Sessions - Roost |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine Sonny Stitt - The Complete Sonny Stitt Roost Studio Sessions - Roost |
| New York Blues Sonny Stitt - Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements - Verve |
| If I Had You Sonny Stitt Quartet - The Hard Swing - Verve |
| Yardbird Suite Sonny Stitt - Sonny Stitt Plays Bird - Atlantic |
| The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Sonny Stitt - 12! - Muse |
| Little Suede Shoes Soony Stitt - Stomp Off Let's Go - Flying Dutchman |
| Set 2 |
| Blues For Mary Jane Stan Getz - The Steamer - Verve |
| A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer - Recorded Fall 1961 - Verve |
| But Beautiful Stan Getz & Bill Evans Trio - But Beautiful - Milestone |
| The Peacocks Stan Getz & Jimmy Rowles - The Peacocks - Columbia |
| Bloodcount Stan Getz - Pure Getz - Concord |
| Set 3 |
| Time Out James Blood Ulmer - Are You Glad To Be In America - DIW |
| Church James Blood Ulmer - Odyssey - Columbia |
| Taps Dance Music Revelation Ensemble - Elec. Jazz - DIW |
| High Yellow James Blood Ulmer With The Thing - Baby Talk - Trost |
| Set 4 |
| Mysterious Traveller Weather Report - Mysterious Traveller - Columbia |
| Cucumber Slumber Weather Report - Mysterious Traveller - Columbia |
| Lusitanos Weather Report - Tale Spinnin' - Columbia |
| Black Market Weather Report - Black Market - Columbia |
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9:26 PM, February 2nd, 2022