Michael Brecker records ‘Wide Angles,’ an album for Verve (2003)
Michael Brecker's 'Wide Angles' is an album recorded on January 22 & 24, 2003 and released on September 9, 2003 by Verve.
We remember Michael Brecker. ‘Ace Brecker’
This day (January 13, 2007), in New York City, New York, died Michael Brecker, an American jazz saxophonist and composer.
Joni Mitchell releases ‘Shadows and Light,’ a double live album recorded with Pat…
Joni Mitchell's 'Shadows and Light' is a double live album released in September 1979 and recorded with Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker and others and released in September 1980 by Asylum.
Michael Brecker releases his seventh album ‘Nearness of You: The Ballad Book’ recorded…
Michael Brecker's 'Nearness of You: The Ballad Book' is his seventh studio album recorded with Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny , Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette and released on June 19, 2001 by Verve.
Heads publish Michael Brecker’s final album : ‘Pilgrimage’ recorded with Pat…
Michael Brecker's 'Pilgrimage' is his final studio album released on May 22, 2007 by Heads Up.
Chick Corea records ‘Three Quartets’ with Michael Brecker, Eddie Gomez and Steve Gadd…
Chick Corea's 'Three Quartets' is an album recorded in January & February 1981 with saxophonist Michael Brecker, bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Steve Gadd and released in July 1981 by Stretch Records.
Happy Birthday Randy Brecker. ‘Brother Randy’
This day (November 27, 1945), in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, is born Randy Brecker, an American trumpeter and flugelhornist.
Michael Franks begins the recording of ‘The Art of Tea’ (1975)
Michael Franks' 'The Art of Tea' is his second studio album recorded between May 22 and June 9, 1975 and released in 1976 by Reprise.
This week In Jazz Legends 04/52
Wes Montgomery’s “West Coast Blues” showcases his inventive thumb-picked technique and octave work, supported by Tommy Flanagan’s piano and Percy Heath’s bass, while Benny Golson’s take on “Take The A Train” blends respect for tradition…
This week In Jazz Legends 51/52
Miles Davis, Kenny Garrett, Grover Washington Jr, Milton Nascimento, Wagner Tiso, Tony Bennett, Ahmad Jamal, Yusef Lateef, Arturo O'Farrill, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Cyrus Chestnut,…
This week In Jazz Legends 48/52
Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd , Chico Hamilton, Herbie Hancock, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Stanley Turrentine, Joe Henderson, Kenny Wheeler, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie , Bill Evans, Jaco Pastorius, Rahsaan…
This week In Jazz Legends 42/52
Cannonball Adderley, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Illinois Jacquet, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, Herb Ellis, Papa Jo Jones, Art Blakey, The Jazz Messengers, Dave…
Playing Coltrane
Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman, McCoy Tyner, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes, Bobby Hutcherson, Marcus Miller, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Branford Marsalis, Raul de Souza,…
This week In One-Off Collaborations 35/52
Bob Dylan & Bruce Springsteen, Yolanda Adams & Joss Stone, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Michael Jackson & Barry Gibb, Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue, Gladys Knight & Lenny Kravitz, Patti Labelle, Gladys Knight & Dionne Warwick, Joni…
This week In Jazz Legends 35/52
Randy Weston, Buddy DeFranco, Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Robben Ford, Peter Erskine, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jaco Pastorius,…
This week In Jazz Legends 32/52
Duke Ellington, Charles Lloyd , Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Robert Glasper, McCoy Tyner, Michael Brecker, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes, Thelonious Monk, The Bad Plus, Monty Alexander , Dave Holland, Fourplay, Herbie…
Three Concerts with Peter Erskine
The 'Three Concerts with Peter Erskine' are with Diana Krall, John Abercrombie & Michael Brecker and Weather Report feat. Jaco Pastorius
This week In Jazz Legends 13/52
John Lewis, Chick Corea & Hiromi Uehara, Keith Jarrett, Terri Lynn Carrington, Diana Krall, Eliane Elias, Jimmy Smith, George Duke, Maynard Ferguson, Tete Montoliu & Jackie McLean, Michael Brecker, Gary Bartz
Singing (and Playing) With Chaka Khan
Ray Charles, George Benson, Fourplay, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker , Tom Jones, Barry White, Whitney Houston, Alfonso Ribeiro, K.D. Lang, Fomo, Taka Boom, Mark Stevens, Stevie Wonder , Meshell Ndegeocello, Rufus
We remember Louie Bellson. ‘Bellson’s Drum Roll Fades’
This day (February 14, 2009), in Los Angeles, California, died Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni a.k.a. Louie Bellson, an Italian-American jazz drummer and bandleader.
‘Music For The Dancers’ N°98 – Vintage 80s Music Videos
Prince’s "1999" brings apocalyptic funk with synth-driven energy, while Michael Jackson’s "Smooth Criminal" fuses grit and suspense with iconic choreography. Cameo’s "Candy" blends funk and pop effortlessly, and Indeep’s "Last Night a DJ…
This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 02/52
Chucho Valdes, Michel Camilo, Tania Maria, Hiromi, Michel Legrand, Ben Sidran, Marcus Roberts, Dave Grusin, Bill Evans, Alice Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Tommy Flanagan, Big Tiny Little
This week In Singing Ladies 02/52
Shirley Bassey, Lizz Wright, Katie Melua, Julie Andrews, Céline Dion, Joan Baez, Laura Marling, Kandace Springs, Mary J. Blige, Carly Simon, Pat Benatar, Nina Hagen