Joe Roberts

‘We Are Live’ N°4 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

Katrina and The Waves’ “Que Te Quiero” pairs breezy instrumentation with heartfelt sincerity, while Dire Straits’ “Walk of Life” offers a feel-good, keyboard-driven charm that refuses to take itself too...

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This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 02/52

How well do you know the music of Chucho Valdes, Michel Camilo, Tania Maria, Hiromi, Michel Legrand, Ben Sidran, Marcus Roberts, Dave Grusin, Bill Evans, Alice Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Tommy...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°515 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

Goldfrapp’s edgy "Ooh La La" blends glam and electro-pop with bold swagger, while Emma Bunton’s retro-tinged "Maybe" channels '60s nostalgia with cheeky charm. Rachel Stevens updates disco with a sleek...

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Ella Fitzgerald records for Verve ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook’ with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle (1963)

'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook' is a studio album recorded on January 5-7, 1963, with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle and released the same year by Verve.Track...

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Asylum publish Joni Mitchell’s sixth album : ‘Court and Spark’ featuring ‘Help Me’ (1974)

Joni Mitchell's 'Court and Spark' is her sixth studio album released on January 1st, 1974 by Asylum.Track Listing : 1.Court And Spark (Joni Mitchell) - 02:46 . 2.Help Me (Joni...

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Rod Stewart spends NYE at a Brazilian beach (1994)

[wp_ad_camp_1]December 31, 1994 - Rod Stewart and his band - that is Jeff Golub (g), Shane Fontayne (g), Carmine Rojas (b), David Palmer (d), Chuck Kentis (kb), Ian McLagan (kb),...

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Barbra Streisand records her fifth live album in Las Vegas : ‘Timeless: Live in Concert’ (1999)

Barbra Streisand's 'Timeless: Live in Concert' is her fifth live album recorded on December 31, 1999 – January 1, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada and released on September 19, 2000...

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Wynton Marsalis’ ‘Crescent City Christmas Card’ is a holiday album featuring Kathleen Battle and Jon Hendricks (1990)

Wynton Marsalis' 'Crescent City Christmas Card' is a holiday album featuring Kathleen Battle and Jon Hendricks and released in January, 1990 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Carol Of The Bells (Mykola...

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Geffen Records publish Mary J. Blige’s seventh album : ‘The Breakthrough’ (2005)

Mary J. Blige's 'The Breakthrough' is her seventh studio album released on December 20, 2005 by Geffen Records.Track Listing : 1.No One Will Do (Erik Ortiz, Kevin Crowe, Clifford Brown...

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The Band record ‘The Last Waltz’ with Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and more guests (1976)

The Band's 'The Last Waltz' is a triple live album recorded on November 25, 1976 at Winterland Arena, San Francisco and released on April 7, 1978 by Warner Bros. Records...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°689 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Ella Henderson, The Saturdays, Westlife, The Killers, Shane Filan, Boyzone, Jason Derulo, One Direction, Calvin Harris, Matt Terry, JP Cooper, Cheryl ?...

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Arista Records publish Kenny G’s second cover album : ‘At Last…The Duets Album’ (2004)

Kenny G's 'At Last...The Duets Album' is his second cover album recorded with David Sanborn , Arturo Sandoval, Leann Rimes, Earth, Wind & Fire, Yolanda Adams, Daryl Hall, Chaka Khan,...

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Kanye West releases ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,’ his fifth album featuring ‘Power’ (2010)

Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' is his fifth studio album featuring 'Power' and released on November 22, 2010 by Def Jam / Roc-A-FellaTrack Listing : 1.Dark Fantasy (Kanye...

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Steely Dan release their seventh album : ‘Gaucho’ featuring ‘Hey Nineteen’ (1980)

Steely Dan's 'Gaucho' feat. 'Hey Nineteen' is their seventh studio album released on November 21, 1980 by Mca.Track Listing : 1.Babylon Sisters (Walter Becker, Donald Fagen) - 05:55 . 2.Hey...

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Me:nu Du Jour November 20 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown, Parliament, Lisa Stansfield, Phil Collins, Rihanna, Adele, Paul Desmond, Miles Davis, Dinah Washington We Celebrate Joe Walsh,...

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Me:nu Du Jour November 15 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Frank Zappa, Van Morrison, Roxy Music, Etta James, Velvet Underground, Drake, Ringo Starr, Robbie Williams, Beastie Boys, TLC, Frank Sinatra, Bee Gees, Method Man,...

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Apple publish Ringo Starr’s fourth album : ‘Goodnight Vienna’ (1974)

Ringo Starr's 'Goodnight Vienna' is his fourth studio album featuring among others Billy Preston, Robbie Robertson, Harry Nilsson and released on November 15 , 1974 by Apple.Track Listing : 1.[It'S...

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Weather Report record ‘I Sing the Body Electric’ for Columbia (1971)

Weather Report's 'I Sing the Body Electric' is their second album (with two new members : percussionist Dom Um Romão and drummer Eric Gravatt) recorded during November 1971 and January...

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Santana release their nineteenth album : ‘All That I Am’ featuring among others Michelle Branch, Steven Tyler, Sean Paul et al (2005)

Santana's 'All That I Am' is their nineteenth studio album recorded in collaboration with other artists and released on November 1, 2005 by Arista.Track Listing : 1.Hermes (Carlos Santana) -...

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Dion releases ‘Born To Be With You,’ his fourteenth solo album produced mostly by Phil Spector (1975)

Dion's 'Born to Be with You' is his fourteenth solo studio album produced by Phil Spector on six tracks and released in October 1975 by Phil Spector RecordsTrack Listing :...

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