Beginning in 1977, she recorded an album a year for the Concord Jazz record label, which continued until her death.

James has performed at the top world jazz festivals in the world, such as the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977, 1989, 1990 and 1993, performed nine times at the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival, and the San Francisco Jazz Festival five times.

He plays a 1977 Fender Jazz Bass that was modified by Roger Sadowsky with the addition of a Bartolini preamp so he could control his sound in the studio.

Guy Lombardo ( 1902 – 1977 ) During the great depression in Canada, the majority of people listened to what today would be called swing ( Jazz ) just as country was starting its roots.

* 1949: The Miles Davis and Dameron Quartet in Paris-Festival International du Jazz, May 1949 ( Columbia ; issued on LP, 1977 )

Inducted into the Downbeat Jazz Hall of Fame, 1977.

* Earl ' Fatha ' Hines: The Father of Modern Jazz Piano ( five LPs boxed ): three LPs solo ( on Schiedmeyer grand ) and two LPs with Budd Johnson, Bill Pemberton, Oliver Jackson: MF Productions 1977

Jazz writer James Haskins, wrote in 1977, " Today, there is a new incarnation of the Cotton Club which sits on the most western end of the 125th Street under the massive Manhattanville viaduct.

He moved to Los Angeles in 1977, where from 1977 to 1982 he was the lead guitarist in the New Yorkers, a Jazz / Rock fusion band, with Robert Pagliari on fretless bass, Gar Samuelson on drums, Stu Samuelson on guitar, and Don Roper on saxophone.

* Unexplored Territory ( 1977 ) CBC w / Don Gillis Jazz Quartet

* Larry " Jazz " Anthony ( born 1977 ), American R & B singer

* Dedicated to the Late John Coltrane and Other Jazz Poems ( Musicworks, 1977 )

Their last album as a quartet was the Jazz / Funk album Having a Party, released in 1977.

** Best Jazz Instrumental Performance-Big Band: 1976 ( Long Yellow Road ), 1977 ( Road Time ), 1978 ( Insights ), 1979 ( Kogun ), 1980 ( Farewell ), 1981 ( Tanuki's Night Out ), 1984 ( Ten Gallon Shuffle ), 1985 ( March of the Tadpoles ), 1992 ( Carnegie Hall Concert ), 1994 ( Desert Lady / Fantasy ).

In 1977, the Jazz set a then-record in attendance for an NBA game, with 35, 077 watching the Jazz led by Pete " Pistol Pete " Maravich against the Philadelphia 76ers.

* Pepper Adams Live ( aka, Live Jazz By the Sea ) ( 1977 ), live in California

In 1977, George Wein arranged with Saratoga Springs, New York to move the Newport Jazz Festival from New York City to its Saratoga Performing Arts Center during the following year.

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album has been presented since 1977.

Jazz session drummer Norman Connors became Buddah's musical director in 1976 and helped to foster the label's move toward R & B and disco ( e. g., the Andrea True Connection's " More, More, More " ( 1976 ) and Chic's " Dance, Dance, Dance ( Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah )" ( 1977 ), the latter hit the charts on its subsequent re-issue by Atlantic Records ).

In 1977, Ellis was signed to Atlantic Records, which promised to fund the Orchestra's upcoming trip for the band's performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland in exchange for a live recording of said performance.

Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant was buried at Jacksonville Memorial Gardens ( adjacent to the Orange Park Mall ) in Orange Park in 1977, but his remains were relocated to an undisclosed location after vandals broke into his tomb and the tomb of bandmate Steve Gaines on June 29, 2000.

The only constant band member since 1977 is vocalist and songwriter Philip Oakey.

In a 1977 interview with Vander and long-time Magma vocalist Klaus Blasquiz, Blasquiz said that Kobaïan is a " phonetic language made by elements of the Slavonic and Germanic languages to be able to express some things musically.

Although the group also scored minor chart placements with " Silver Star " (# 38 ), " Down the Hall " (# 65 in 1977 ) both sung by Polci, and " Spend the Night in Love " (# 91 in 1980 ) which again featured Polci as main Lead vocalist and Valli singing the bridge section and contributing to backup group vocals, " December, 1963 " marked the end of the Seasons ' hit-making run.

Peter Wright, better known as Pete Wright, was bass guitar player and vocalist for anarchist punk band Crass, from 1977 until 1984.

( Briefly, in 1977, Corea's wife, Gayle Moran, served as vocalist in the band.

Fear was formed in 1977 by vocalist / guitarist Lee Ving and bassist Derf Scratch.

He left in December 1977 and the remainder, with Robbie Porritt joining as lead vocalist, continued as The Manikins.

Mary Ford ( July 7, 1924 – September 30, 1977 ), born Iris Colleen Summers, was an American vocalist and guitarist, comprising half of the husband-and-wife musical team Les Paul and Mary Ford.

With Millar and Mark Gane as guitarists, and Johnson as lead vocalist, this is the line up that debuted at an Ontario College of Art Hallowe ' en party in October 1977.

Founded in 1977 while still at high school, the original lineup, featuring guitarists John Mortimer and Ed Dudley, vocalist Gary Lettice, bassist Robin Begg and drummer Nick Brockie.

Sean Charles Watkins ( born February 18, 1977 ) is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.

Stephen Ray " Steve " Perry ( born January 22, 1949 ) is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey during their most commercially successful periods from 1977 – 1987 and 1995 – 1998.

On October 29, 1977, she married Michael Des Barres who had been lead singer for Detective ( signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records label ) and Silverhead, and who, in 1985, would be tour vocalist for Power Station.

Jane Monheit ( born November 3, 1977 ) is a jazz and adult contemporary vocalist for Concord Records.

The band " Cult Heroes " was formed in 1977 by Tim Worman ( a. k. a. Tim Polecat, vocalist ), Boz Boorer ( guitarist and vocalist ), Phil Bloomberg ( bassist ), and Chris Hawkes ( drummer ).

* Sarah Jezebel Deva or Sarah Jane Ferridge ( born 1977 ), British vocalist

Neumann left in 1977 due to military service, after which Austrian-born Dreilich became the band's vocalist.

Other hits include: " Just Remember I Love You " (# 11 in 1977 ), " Strange Way " (# 11 in 1978 ), " Cinderella " (# 34 in 1977 ) and " Staying with It " (# 37 in 1981 ) with female vocalist Lisa Nemzo.

* Ethel Waters ( 1896 – 1977, American blues vocalist and actress

* Ethel Waters ( 1896 – 1977 ), American blues and jazz vocalist and actress

Goa has produced some of the finest performers of Hindustani classical music, such as the vocalist Kesarbai Kerkar ( 1892 – 1977 ).