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Art Blakey records ‘The Big Beat’ with Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter et al (1960)

Art Blakey's 'The Big Beat' is an album recorded on March 6, 1960, with the Jazz Messengers featuring Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons and Jymie Merritt and released the...

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Lionel Richie releases his tenth album : ‘Tuskegee’ recorded with country music artists (2012)

Lionel Richie's 'Tuskegee' is his tenth studio album recorded with different country music artists and released on March 5, 2012 by Mercury.Track Listing : 1.You Are (Lionel Richie, Brenda Harvey...

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Alex Chilton and Big Star release ‘Radio City,’ their second album featuring ‘September Gurls’ (1974)

Big Star's 'Radio City' is their second album featuring 'September Gurls,' co-produced with John Fry and released in February 1974 by ArdentTrack Listing : 1.O My Soul (Alex Chilton) -...

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Mercury publish Tears For Fears’ ‘Songs from the Big Chair,’ their second album featuring ‘Shout’ and ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ (1985)

Tears For Fears' 'Songs from the Big Chair' is their second studio album featuring 'Shout' and 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World,' produced by Chris Hughes and released on February...

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Ray Charles begins the recording of ‘Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music’ featuring ‘I Can’t Stop Loving You’ and ‘You Don’t Know Me’ (1962)

Ray Charles' 'Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music' is a studio album recorded between February 5 & 15, 1962 and released in April 1962 by ABC-Paramount.Track Listing : 1.Bye...

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Jimmy Smith records ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ a studio album with a big band for Verve (1964)

Jimmy Smith's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' is a studio album recorded on January 20-21 & 27, 1964 with a big band and released in March by Verve.Track Listing :...

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Country And Western Waltz

As the waltz waltzes across genres, Betse Ellis and the New Christy Minstrels infuse folk energy into the rhythm, blending past tales with contemporary flair. From Texas Rangers Gent to...

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Big Black release their debut album : ‘Atomizer’ (1986)

Big Black's 'Atomizer' is their debut album released on January 1, 1986 by HomesteadTrack Listing : 1.Jordan, Minnesota (Big Black) - 03:20 . 2.Passing Complexion (Big Black) - 03:05 ....

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Warner Bros. publish Jaco Pastorius’ third album : ‘Invitation’ recorded with his Word of Mouth big band (1983)

Jaco Pastorius 'Invitation' is his third album recorded with his Word of Mouth big band and released in December 1983 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper) - 06:57...

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Thelonious Monk records his fifth album ‘Big Band and Quartet in Concert’ for Columbia (1963)

Thelonious Monk's 'Big Band and Quartet in Concert' is his fifth album recorded live at Lincoln Center, New York City on December 30, 1963.Track Listing : 1.I Mean You (Thelonious...

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Mainstream publish ‘Big Brother & the Holding Company’ their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Down on Me’ (1966)

Big Brother & the Holding Company' is their debut album featuring vocalist Janis Joplin and recorded on December 12–14, 1966 and released in August 1967 by Mainstream.Track Listing : 1.Bye,...

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ESC/Birdland publish Joe Zawinul’s last album : ‘Brown Street’ recorded with the WDR Big Band (2006)

Joe Zawinul's 'Brown Street' is his last album recorded with the WDR Big Band, revisiting his old repertoire live in Vienna and released on November 27, 2006 by Esc/Birdland.Track Listing...

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We remember Big Joe Turner. ‘Swing And Shout’

This day (November 24, 1985), in Inglewood, California, died Joseph Vernon Turner Jr. a.k.a Big Joe Turner, an American blues shouter who came to his greatest fame in the 1950s...

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The Rolling Stones release their twenty second album : ‘A Bigger Bang’ (2005)

The Rolling Stones' 'A Bigger Bang' is their twenty second studio album co-produced with Don Was and released on September 6, 2005 by Virgin RecordsTrack Listing : 1.Rough Justice (Mick...

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Ray Charles records ‘Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two’ (1962)

Ray Charles 'Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two' is an album (following the success of Vol 1) recorded on September 5 and 7, 1962 and released in...

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Island publish Tom Waits’ first live album : ‘Big Time’ (1988)

Tom Waits' 'Big Time' is his first live album released in September 1988 by Island. Track listing : 1.16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six (Tom Waits) - 04:18 . 2.Red Shoes...

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Big Star release their their debut album : ‘#1 Record’ (1972)

Big Star's '#1 Record' is their debut album produced by John Fry and released in August 1972 by Ardent Records Track Listing : 1.Feel (Chris Bell, Alex Chilton) - 03:34...

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Stan Getz records for Verve, ‘Big Band Bossa Nova’ with the Gary McFarland Orchestra (1962)

Stan Getz' 'Big Band Bossa Nova' is an album recorded on August 27 and 28, 1962 with the Gary McFarland Orchestra and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing :...

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Columbia publish ‘Cheap Thrills’ by Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin featuring ‘Summertime’ and ‘Piece of My Heart’ (1968)

Big Brother and the Holding Company's 'Cheap Thrills' is their second album and their last album with Janis Joplin, released on August 12, 1968 by Columbia. Track listing : 1.Combination...

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Heads Up International release Mike Stern’s fourteenth solo album : ‘Big Neighborhood’ (2009)

Mike Stern's 'Big Neighborhood' is his fourteenth solo studio album released on August 11, 2009 by Heads Up International. Track listing : 1.Big Neighborhood (Mike Stern) - 07:40 . 2.6th...

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