PLAYLIST: WordPress Core Release

Congratulations to all of the incredible contributors who made the release of WordPress 7.0 possible. There were over 875 contributors in countries all over the world, including over 200 first-time contributors.

What a Wonderful (Hello) World

Did you know that each release honors an important voice in Jazz? It is an art form that originated in the United States over a century ago, and has traveled the world with greats like WordPress 7.0 release’s namesake, Louis Armstrong.

Born Louis Daniel Armstrong and nicknamed ‘Satchmo’, he is one of the most influential trumpeters and vocalists of all time. His music can still be heard in the mainstream today in movies or on television, adding personal flair manifested in vocal styling through ‘scatting,’ which propelled his music through generations and changes in taste.

Whistle While You Work

If you’re like me, put on our WordPress Core Playlist or scroll through the list below, picking and choosing from the list. Or take a long walk, or pop open your laptop and code with this as your personal soundtrack.

WordPress Release	Jazz Musician	Band / Ensemble	Song & Video	Song Year
7.0 “Armstrong”	Louis Armstrong	Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five	What a Wonderful World	1967
6.9 “Gene Harris”	Gene Harris	The Three Sounds	Misty	1962
6.8 “Cecil”	Cecil Taylor	Cecil Taylor Unit	Unit Structures	1966
6.7 “Rollins”	Sonny Rollins	Sonny Rollins Quartet	St. Thomas	1956
6.6 “Dorsey”	Tommy Dorsey	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	I’ll Never Smile Again	1940
6.5 “Regina”	Regina Carter	Regina Carter Quintet	Pavane	2001
6.4 “Shirley”	Shirley Horn	Shirley Horn Trio	Here’s to Life	1992
6.3 “Lionel”	Lionel Hampton	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Flying Home	1942
6.2 “Dolphy”	Eric Dolphy	Eric Dolphy Quintet	Hat and Beard	1964
6.1 “Misha”	Mikhail Alperin	Moscow Art Trio	Prayer	1996
6.0 “Arturo”	Arturo O’Farrill	Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra	Conga Patria	2014
5.9 “Josephine”	Josephine Baker	Josephine Baker Orchestra	J’ai Deux Amours	1931
5.8 “Tatum”	Art Tatum	Art Tatum Trio	Tea for Two	1954
5.7 “Esperanza”	Esperanza Spalding	Esperanza Spalding Band	I Know You Know	2008
5.6 “Simone”	Nina Simone	Nina Simone Band	Feeling Good	1965
5.5 “Eckstine”	Billy Eckstine	Billy Eckstine Orchestra	I Apologize	1948
5.4 “Adderley”	Nat Adderley	Cannonball Adderley Quintet	Work Song	1960
5.3 “Kirk”	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	Rahsaan Roland Kirk Quartet	Serenade to a Cuckoo	1964
5.2 “Jaco”	Jaco Pastorius	Weather Report	Birdland	1977
5.1 “Betty”	Betty Carter	Betty Carter Trio	Open the Door	1964
5.0 “Bebo”	Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés Trio	Lágrimas Negras	2003
4.9 “Tipton”	Billy Tipton	Billy Tipton Trio	Sweet Georgia Brown	1958
4.8 “Evans”	Bill Evans	Bill Evans Trio	Waltz for Debby	1961
4.7 “Vaughan”	Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Vaughan Trio	Misty	1958
4.6 “Pepper”	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams Quintet	Elusive	1968
4.5 “Coleman”	Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Quartet	Body and Soul	1939
4.4 “Clifford”	Clifford Brown	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	Joy Spring	1954
4.3 “Billie”	Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra	God Bless the Child	1941
4.2 “Powell”	Bud Powell	Bud Powell Trio	Un Poco Loco	1951
4.1 “Dinah”	Dinah Washington	Dinah Washington Orchestra	What a Diff’rence a Day Makes	1959
4.0 “Benny”	Benny Goodman	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Sing, Sing, Sing	1937
3.9 “Smith”	Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith Trio	Back at the Chicken Shack	1963
3.8 “Parker”	Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quintet	Ornithology	1946
3.7 “Basie”	Count Basie	Count Basie Orchestra	One O’Clock Jump	1937
3.6 “Oscar”	Oscar Peterson	Oscar Peterson Trio	Night Train	1963
3.5 “Elvin”	Elvin Jones	John Coltrane Quartet	A Love Supreme	1965
3.4 “Green”	Grant Green	Grant Green Quartet	Idle Moments	1963
3.3 “Sonny”	Sonny Stitt	Sonny Stitt Quartet	Eternal Triangle	1957
3.2 “Gershwin”	George Gershwin	George Gershwin Orchestra	Rhapsody in Blue	1924
3.1 “Reinhardt”	Django Reinhardt	Quintette du Hot Club de France	Minor Swing	1937
3.0 “Thelonious”	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Quartet	Round Midnight	1947
2.9 “Carmen”	Carmen McRae	Carmen McRae Trio	Easy Living/Days of Wine & Roses/It’s Impossible	1965
2.8 “Baker”	Chet Baker	Chet Baker Quartet	My Funny Valentine	1954
2.7 “Coltrane”	John Coltrane	John Coltrane Quartet	My Favorite Things	1961
2.6 “Tyner”	McCoy Tyner	McCoy Tyner Trio	Passion Dance	1967
2.5 “Brecker”	Michael Brecker	Brecker Brothers	Some Skunk Funk	1975
2.3 “Dexter”	Dexter Gordon	Dexter Gordon Quartet	Cheesecake	1962
2.2 “Getz”	Stan Getz	Stan Getz & João Gilberto	The Girl from Ipanema	1964
2.1 “Ella”	Ella Fitzgerald	Chick Webb Orchestra	A-Tisket, A-Tasket	1938
2.0 “Duke”	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Take the “A” Train	1941
1.5 “Strayhorn”	Billy Strayhorn	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Lush Life	1941
1.2 “Mingus”	Charles Mingus	Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop	Better Get Hit in Your Soul	1959
1.0 “Miles”	Miles Davis	Miles Davis Quintet	So What	1959

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