The Cool Notes

The Gil Evans Orchestra records the album ‘Out of the Cool’ for Impulse! (1960)

'Out of the Cool' by The Gil Evans Orchestra. is an album recorded on November 18 & 30, December 10 & 15, 1960 and released in February 1961 by Impulse!Track...

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Def Jam publish LL Cool J’s debut album : ‘Radio’ (1985)

LL Cool J's 'Radio' is his debut album produced by Rick Rubin and Jazzy Jay and released on November 18, 1985 by Def Jam / ColumbiaTrack Listing : 1.I Can'T...

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Def Jam release LL Cool J’s ‘Bigger and Deffer (BAD),’ his second album (1987)

LL Cool J's 'Bigger and Deffer (BAD)' is his second studio album by rapper LL Cool J released on May 29, 1987 by Def Jam.Track Listing : 1.I'M Bad (J.T....

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Jimmy Smith records ‘Cool Blues’ in a New-York Club with Lou Donaldson, Art Blakey et al (1958)

Jimmy Smith's 'Cool Blues' is a live album recorded on April 7, 1958 at Small's Paradise in New York City and released in 1978 By Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Dark...

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We remember John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet fame. ‘John Left The Notes’

This day (March 29, 2001), in New York City, died John Aaron Lewis, an American jazz pianist, composer and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.Tracklist : 1 . Django...

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Miles Davis begins the recording of ‘Birth of the Cool’ in New York City (1949)

Miles Davis' 'Birth of the Cool' is an album recorded on January 21 & April 22, 1949 and March 9, 1950 with a nonet at WOR Studios in New York...

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Out of the Cool (But Refreshed)

From 'Flamingo' to 'La Nevada' , we have mixed 14 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Gil Evans' Album "Out of the Cool''. "Out of the Cool (But Refreshed)" has...

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Hot And Cool

From 'Hot Rod Rumble' to 'Cool Breeze', we have mixed 18 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Hot AND…Cool'. It has Kenny Burrell, Jazz Crusaders, Louis Armstrong With The Commanders,...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°537 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

The Art Of Noise & Ben Liebrand, The Cool Notes, Shalamar, John Rocca, Curiosity Killed The Cat, Eddy Grant, Shanice Wilson, Vesta Williams, Lana Pellay, Jermaine Stewart, Gene & Jim...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°573 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The Cool-Notes, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Agnetha Fältskog, Curiosity Killed The Cat, Shakatak, Liza Minnelli, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Phyllis Nelson, Grandmaster...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°438 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of How well do you know the music of The Cool-Notes, The Manhattans, The Brothers Johnson, Ten City, Martha & The Muffins, Loose...

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Green Day release their second album : ‘Kerplunk’ (1991)

Green Day's 'Kerplunk' is their second studio album ( the first with Tré Cool on drums) released on December 17, 1991 by Lookout Records.Track Listing : 1.2000 Light Years Away...

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Hiromi Uehara records ‘Brain’ with bassist Tony Grey and drummer Martin Valihora (2003)

Hiromi Uehara's 'Brain' is an album recorded on December 9-11, 2003, with bassist Tony Grey and drummer Martin Valihora and released on May 25, 2004 by Telarc Distribution.Track Listing :...

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Tamla publish Marvin Gaye’s ‘Trouble Man,’ a soundtrack album (1972)

Marvin Gaye's 'Trouble Man' is a soundtrack album released on December 8, 1972.Track Listing : 1.Main Theme From Trouble Man (2) (Marvin Gaye) - 02:30 . 2.'T' Plays It Cool...

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Quincy Jones starts the recording of ‘The Quintessence’ with his orchestra (1961)

Quincy Jones' 'The Quintessence' is an album recorded with his orchestra on November 29, December 18 and 22, 1961.Track Listing : 1.Quintessence (Quincy Jones) - 04:21 . 2.Robot Portrait (Billy...

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Stanley Turrentine records for CTI ‘Sugar,’ an album with Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Ron Carter et al (1970)

Stanley Turrentine's 'Sugar' is an album recorded mainly during November 1970 with among others, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Ron Carter, ... and released In 1971 By CTI.Track Listing : 1.Sugar...

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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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Jimmy Smith records ‘Groovin’ at Smalls’ Paradise,’ a live album for Blue Note (1957)

Jimmy Smith's 'Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise' is a live album recorded on November 15, 1957 and released the same year by Blue Note.Track Listing : Imagination (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van...

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Hank Mobley records ‘Roll Call’ with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Art Blakey and Freddie Hubbard for Blue Note (1960)

Hank Mobley's 'Roll Call' is an album recorded on November 13, 1960 with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Art Blakey and Freddie Hubbard and released in 1961 by Blue Note.Track Listing...

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Horace Silver records ‘6 Pieces of Silver’ with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley et al (1956)

Horace Silver's '6 Pieces of Silver' is an album recorded on November 10 & 15, 1956 with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins and Louis Hayes and released In 1957...

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