Over 60 years of great works of Art and Jazz
Django (g), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Stephane Grappelli (p)
Artists: Frida Kahlo (Self-portrait with Curly Hair), Pierre Bonnard (Nude in the Bathtub), Paul Nash (Equivalents for the Megaliths)
2. Sidney Bechet, The Fabulous Sidney Bechet 1951 ‘Black and Blue’
Sidney Bechet (s), Jonah Jones (t), Jimmy Archey (tr), Buddy Weed (ts), Walter Page (b), Johnny Blowers (d)
Artists: Georgia O’Keefe (Lavender Iris), Robert Rauschenberg (White Paintings), Lucien Freud (Girl with a White Dog)
3. JJ Johnson, The Eminent JJ Johnson 1953 ‘Jay’
JJJ (t), Wynton Kelly (p), Charles Mingus (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Sabu Martinez (congas)
Artists: LS Lowry (Going to the Match), Mark Rothko (Untitled) Ben Nicholson (February 28th)
4. Bud Powell, The Amazing Bud Powell 1953 ‘Collard greens and Black-eyed Peas’
Bud Powell (p), George Duvivier (b), Arthur Taylor (d)
Artists: Henri Matisse (The Snail), Willem de Kooning (Woman III)
5. MJQ Jazzology 1956 ‘The Queen’s Fancy’
Milt Jackson (v), John Lewis (p), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d)
Artists: Pietro Annigoni (Portrait of Elizabeth II), Alexander Calder (Red Mobile), Max Ernst (Forest and Sun)
6. Cannonball Adderley and Miles Davis Somethin’ Else 1958 ‘One for Daddy-O’
Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley (as), Miles Davis (t), Hank Jones (p), Sam Jones (b), Art Blakey (d)
Artists: Jasper Johns (Three Flags), Rene Magritte (The Listening Room)
7. Art Blakey, Thelonius Monk Jazz Messengers 1958 ‘Blue Monk’
Art Blakey (d), Thelonius Monk (p), Johnny Griffin (ts), Bill Hardman (t), Spanky Debrest (b)
Artists: Edward Hopper (Sunlight in a Cafeteria), Henry Moore (Draped Seated Woman), Barbara Hepworth (Garden Sculpture (Model for Meridian)
8. John Coltrane Giant Steps 1959 ‘Mr PC’
John Coltrane (ts), Paul Chambers (b), Tommy Flanagan (p), Art Taylor (d)
Artists: Stanley Spencer (Self-portrait), Norman Rockwell (Family Tree)
9. Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Back to Back 1959 ‘Royal Garden Blues’
DE (p), JH (as), Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison (t), Les Spann (g), Sam Jones (b),
Jo Jones (d)
Artists: Pablo Picasso (Le Dejeuner Sur l’Herbes), Alberto Giacometti (Diego)
10. Charles Mingus Mingus Ah Um 1959 ‘Boogie Stop Shuffle’
Charles Mingus (b), Willie Dennis (tb), Booker Elvin (ts), Curtis Porter (aka Shafi Hadi) (a+ts), John Handy (a+ts, cl), Horace Parlan (p), Dannie Richmond (d)
Artists: Lee Krasner (Breath), F N Souza (Crucifixion)
11. Duke Ellington and Count Basie First Time 1961 ‘BDB’
20+, incl Johnny Hodges (as), Ray Nance (t)
Artists: Joan Miro (Bleu II), David Hockney (We Two Boys Together Clinging)
12. Dexter Gordon Our Man In Paris 1963 ‘Scrapple for the Apple’
Dexter Gordon (ts), Bud Powell (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
Artists: Roy Lichtenstein (Whaaam), Andy Warhol (Eight Elvises)
13. Keith Jarrett The Koln Concert 1975 ‘Part 1’
Artists: Salvador Dali (Savage Beasts of the Desert), Francis Bacon (Three Figures and a Portrait), Anselm Keifer (Operation Sea Lion), Patrick Caulfield (After Lunch)
14. Miles Davis Live Around the World 1988 ‘The Intruder’
MD (t), Marilyn Mazur (perc) + 6 others
Artists: Paula Rego (The Dance), Gerhard Richter (St John), Jean-Michel Basquiat (Riding with Death)
15. Jan Garbarek Rites 1998 ‘The White Clown’
Jan Garbarek (as), Rainer Brunninghaus (p, kb), Eberhard Weber (b), Marilyn Mazur (perc)
Artists: Antony Gormley (The Angel of the North), Chris Offili (Celestial), Rachel Whiteread (Water Tower)
