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This week In Jazz Legends 15/52

Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, George Shearing, Joey Defrancesco, Bobby Hutcherson, Jean Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Eddie Louiss, Daniel Humair, Kenny Garrett, Candy Dulfer, Charles Lloyd, Bernard Purdie, George Freeman, Steve...

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Covers By Joss Stone

People Get Ready, No Woman no Cry, I Put a Spell on You, Midnight Train To Georgia, It's A Man's Man's Man's World, Crazy, Piece Of My Heart, Son of...

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Happy Birthday Joss Stone. ‘Precious Stone’

This day (April 11, 1987), in Dover, Kent, England, is born Jocelyn Eve Stoker a.k.a. Joss Stone a British soul singer.Tracklist : 1 . Walk With Me (2021) 2 ....

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Modern Jazz Quartet record their ‘European Concert’ album in Sweden (1960)

Modern Jazz Quartet's 'European Concert' is a live album recorded on April 11, 12 & 13, 1960 in Sweden and released In 1962 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Django (John Lewis)...

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This week In ’70s Throwback’ 15/52

Elvis Presley, Deep Purple, Little Feat, David Bowie, Bob Marley, The Wailers, Fleetwood Mac, Al Green, Elton John, Aztec Two Step, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand

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Bucky Pizzarelli & John Pizzarelli release a collaborative album ‘Generations’ (2007)

'Generations' by Bucky & John Pizzarelli is a father & son album released on April 10, 2007 by Arbors Records.Track Listing : 1.Fred (Neal Hefti) - 03:49 . 2.Polka Dots...

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Gil Evans starts the recording of ‘New Bottle Old Wine’ with Cannonball Adderley (1958)

Gil Evans' 'New Bottle Old Wine' is an album featuring Cannonball Adderley as the only soloist, recorded between April 9 and May 26, 1958 and released the same year by...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°363 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Kid 'N Play, Man Parrish, Lillo Thomas, Sheena Easton, Jody Watley, New Edition, Prince, Aswad, The Blue Ox Babes, The Dooleys, Linx,...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°266 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Beverley Knight, The Beatnuts, Fat Joe, Andy Abraham, Cherish, Un-cut, Flo rida, Lemar, D4L, Brassy, India Arie, Jill Scott ? Take our...

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Columbia publish ‘Songs From A Room,’ Leonard Cohen’s second album featuring ‘Bird on the Wire’ (1969)

Leonard Cohen's 'Songs from a Room' is his second album featuring 'Bird on the Wire,' produced by Bob Johnston and released on April 7, 1969 by ColumbiaTrack Listing : 1.Bird...

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Reprise publish Randy Newman’s second album : ’12 Songs’ (1970)

Randy Newman's '12 Songs' is the second studio album produced by Lenny Waronker and released in April 1970 by RepriseTrack Listing : 1.Have You Seen My Baby? (Randy Newman) -...

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Journey release ‘Evolution,’ their first album with drummer Steve Smith (1979)

Journey's 'Evolution' is their fifth studio album (their first with drummer Steve Smith), produced by Roy Thomas Baker and released on April 5, 1979 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Majestic (Steve...

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Since it’s Agnetha’s Birthday, let’s have a ‘ABBA At Their Bests’ post

As we wish, today, singer Agnetha Fältskog a 'Happy @|#} th Birthday,' we found it was the perfect time to playlist the 'BESTS' of her band : ABBA Video Tracklist...

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Al Green releases ‘Call Me’ produced by Willie Mitchell (1973)

Al Green's 'Call Me' is his sixth album produced by Willie Mitchell and released in April, 1973 by Hi Records.Track Listing : 1.Call Me (Come Back Home) (Al Green, Al...

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We remember Sarah Vaughan. ‘Define The Divine’

This day (April 3, 1990), in Hidden Hills, California, died Sarah Lois Vaughan a.k.a. Sarah Vaughan, an American singer, nicknamed 'Sailor Sassy' and 'The Divine One'Tracklist : 1 . George...

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We remember Marvin Gaye. ‘I Heard It Through Marvin’

This day ( April 1, 1984), in Los Angeles, California, died Marvin Pentz Gay a.k.a. Marvin Gaye , an American singer and songwriter.Tracklist : 1 . Take This Heart Of...

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This month In Blues Legends 03/12

Skip James, Chuck Berry, T Bone Walker, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, Helen Humes, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins , Otis Taylor, Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite,...

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We remember Jackie Mclean. ‘Jackie Left His Bag’

This day (March 31, 2006), in Hartford, Connecticut, died John Lenwood 'Jackie' McLean, an American jazz alto saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Round Midnight (2004) (1/2) 2 . Round Midnight (2004)...

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Happy Birthday Eric Clapton. ‘We All Clap Clapton’

This day (March 30, 1945), in Ripley, Surrey (UK), is born Eric Clapton, an English guitarist, singer and member of The Yardbirds and Cream.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Cream –...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°535 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Space Raiders, Turntable Orchestra, Amos, Shooting Party, Trickster, Spacedust, Bomb The Bass, Haddaway, Pulp Victim, Trance Atlantic Air Waves, Dj Scott, Dannii...

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