Excerpt From: Tales From Your Record Collection
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"Northern California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area, was a pivotal hub for the West Coast Jazz movement during the 1950s and 60s, hosting legends like Dave Brubeck, Cal Tjader, and Vince Guaraldi. This region not only nurtured the unique sounds of thees artists but also featured iconic venues such as El Matador, Jazz Workshop, The Blackhawk, Keystone Korner, Hungry i, and Basin Street West. These clubs not on shaped local talent but also attracted renowned national artist Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Thelonious Monk, and Miles Davis to name a few.”
The following is a list from the guidebook Tales From Your Record Collection: San Francisco Edition of 10 must have Jazz albums recorded Live in San Francisco.
Cal Tjader - Jazz At The Blackhawk
(Fantasy Records)
Recorded January 20,1957 and released May 1957.
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco
(Riverside Records)
Recorded Oct 18 & 20, 1959 at the Jazz Workshop and released 1959.
Miles Davis - In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk
(Columbia)
Recorded April 211-22, 1961 and released 1961.
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’65, In Person at El Matador!
(Atlantic Records)
Recorded by Wally Heider studios at El Matador and released in 1965.
Ahmad Jamal - At the Blackhawk
(Cadet)
Recorded November 1961 and released in 1962.
Vince Guaraldi Live at Grace Cathedral
(Fantasy)
Recorded May 21, 1965 and released in September, 1965.
Thelonious Monk - At the Blackhawk
(Riverside Records)
Recorded April 29, 1960 and released later that year.
Shelly Manne & His Men At the Blackhawk (4 LP Set. Vol. 3)
(Contemporary Records)
Recorded over September 22 to 24, 1959 and released 1960. / 4 vol.
Sonny Rollins - Don’t Stop the Carnival
(Milestone Records)
Recorded April 13-15, 1978 at Great American Music Hall and released 1978.
Don Ellis - Tears of Joy
(Columbia Records)
Recorded at Basin Street West May 20-23, 1971 and released 1971
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