Jazz OTD: I LOVE the album Océanos by David Binney (as) and Edward Simon (p), recorded October 18, 2004, and this gorgeous opening piece is, as I note every year on this date, one of my all-time favorite jazz tracks. With Scott Colley (b), Brian Blade (d), and the amazing Luciana Souza (v). #jazzsky

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Jazz OTD: I could never enjoy the World Saxophone Quartet as much after the departure of an ailing Julius Hemphill; his was a colossal loss. But the reformed group - Eric Person, Oliver Lake, Hamiet Bluiett, and David Murray - recorded the fine "Moving Right Along" on October 18-19, 1993. #Jazzsky

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Jazz OTD: I'm not sure that fans of Ron Carter's golden age work with Miles Davis or roughly a million other top jazz players will love "Pastels," but it's a fascinating opportunity to hear his efforts to draw from then-popular disco-and-strings influences. Recorded October 18-19, 1976. #jazzsky

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Jazz OTD: Stanley Turrentine did some of his finest work in soul-jazz sessions, but it's hard to fault a hard-bop album like "Jubilee Shout!!!" when his band featured his brother Tommy (tp), Kenny Burrell (g), Sonny Clark (p), Butch Warren (b), and Al Harewood." From October 18, 1962. #jazzsky

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Jazz OTD: Fans of fun, bluesy soul-jazz will enjoy "Boss Soul!" by tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons, with much of it recorded on October 18, 1961, with Patti Bown (p), George Duvivier (b), Art Taylor (d), and Ray Barretto (congas). #jazzsky

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