#LunchtimeLP Chico Hamilton was born 105 years ago today. His Quintet In Hi Fi with Buddy Collette, Jim Hall and Carson Smith was released in 1956. Jackie McLean's Destination... Out! with Gracham Moncur III, Bobby Hutcherson, Larry Ridley and Roy Haynes was recorded on this date in 1963 #jazzsky

#LunchtimeLP Guitarist Charlie Byrd was born 101 years ago today. He was influenced by Django Reinhardt and took lessons from Segovia. Byrdland is hos 1966 album released on Columbia with Hal Posey on trumpet, Tony Macero on saxophone, Joe Byrd bass and Bill Reichenbach on drums. #jazzsky

#LunchtimeLP John Coltrane's Blue Train was recorded 69 years ago today by Rudy Van Gelder with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones. It was Coltrane's only recording for Blue Note records and it is an enduring hard bop classic. #jazzsky

#LunchtimeLP , Kenny Dorham's Trompeta Toccata with Joe Henderson, Tommy Flanagan, Richard Davis, and Albert Heath was Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on this date in 1964 for Blue Note. It features three Durham originals plus "Mamacita" by Joe Henderson,. It's a lively set with great solos. #jazzsky

#LunchtimeLP Sonny Side Up by Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, and Sonny Rollins, recorded in 1957 and released in 1959 on Verve with the rhythm section Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, and Charlie Persip. I Love hearing Stitt and Rollins swapping fours. It's all excellent upbeat bop and blues. #jazzsky

#LunchtimeLP Africa/Brass with John Coltrane quartet with large ensemble was recorded in 1960 by Rudy Van Gelder and released in 1961 on Impulse. Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner collaborated on the arrangements. Side A is one track, the expansive "Africa", Side B has Greensleeves + Blues Minor #jazzsky

#LunchtimeLP Jazz organist Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette was born 93 years ago today. He appears on Lou Donaldson's Here 'Tis from 1961 along with Grant Green and Dave Bailey. This is an excellent Hard Bop/ Soul Jazz album. #jazzsky

#LunchtimeLP Drummer Elvin Jones was born 99 years ago today. He appears on many of my favorite records including Olé Coltrane from 1961 with Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, and Art Davis on John Coltrane's last recording session for Atlantic Records. #jazzsky

#LunchtimeLP Bassist Wilbur Ware was born 103 years ago today. He was on Zoot! by Zoot Simms on Riverside with George Handy, Wilbur Ware, and Osie Johnson in 1956. He was on Dial "S" for Sonny by Sonny Clark on Blue Note with Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, Hank Mobley, and Louis Hayes in 1957 #jazzsky

#LunchtimeLP Sonny Rollins was born 96 years ago today. More From The Vanguard was recorded live by Rudy Van Gelder on November 3rd, 1957 with Sonny Rollins, Wilbur Ware and Elvin Jones except on track one from the afternoon set with Donald Bailey and Pete LaRoca. #jazzsky

#LunchtimeLP Charnett Moffett was born on this date in 1967. He played bass on the Wynton Marsalis 1985 album Black Codes (From the Underground) with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland and Jeff 'Tain' Watts. Ron Carter plays bass on one of the six tracks. #jazzsky