The Music

Casablanca Records publish Parliament’s fourth album : ‘Mothership Connection’ (1975)

Parliament's 'Mothership Connection' is their fourth (and the first to feature Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley) album released on December 15, 1975 by Casablanca Records.Track Listing : 1.P. Funk (Wants...

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Happy Birthday Eddie Palmieri. ‘El Perfecto del Piano’

This day (December 15, 1936), in  Ponce, Puerto Rico, is born Eddie Palmieri, a Puerto Rican pianist, bandleader and musician.Tracklist : 1 . w/ La Perfecta II - Cuidate Compay...

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Woody Shaw records ‘Rosewood,’ an album for Columbia (1978)

Woody Shaw's 'Rosewood' is an album recorded on December 15-19, 1977 with a sextet and released in 1978 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Rosewood (Woody Shaw ) - 07:11 . 2.Everytime...

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Atlantic publish Yes’ sixth studio album : ‘Tales from Topographic Oceans’ (1973)

Yes' 'Tales from Topographic Oceans' is their sixth studio album (originally presented as a double album with one track on each side) and released on December 14, 1973 by AtlanticTrack...

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Thelonious Monk records ‘Underground,’ an album for Columbia (1967)

Thelonious Monk's 'Underground' is an album recorded on December 14 and 21, 1967 and February 14, 1968 and released the same year by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Thelonious (Thelonious Monk) -...

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Dave Brubeck Quartet records ‘Jazz at the College of the Pacific’ for Fantasy Records (1953)

Dave Brubeck Quartet's 'Jazz at the College of the Pacific' is a live album recorded on December 14, 1953 and released in December 1953 by Fantasy Records.Track Listing : 1.All...

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ABBA release their fifth album : ‘The Album’ featuring ‘The Name of the Game’ and ‘Take a Chance on Me’ (1977)

'ABBA: The Album' feat. "Take a Chance on Me" is their fifth studio album released on December 12 , 1977 by Polar Music.Track Listing : 1.Eagle (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus)...

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Kenyan Guitar Licks

Embark on a rhythmic journey with Kenyan guitarists like Fadhili William, Joseph Kamaru, D.O. Misiani, and Eric Wainaina, who weave melodic tales reflecting East Africa's vibrant musical landscape. Their intricate...

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Alicia Keys’ ‘The Element of Freedom’ featuring ‘Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart’ and ‘Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)’ (2009)

Alicia Keys' 'The Element of Freedom' is her fourth studio album released on December 11, 2009 by J Records.Track Listing : 1.The Element Of Freedom (Intro) - 00:12 . 2.Love...

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Leonard Cohen releases his seventh album : ‘Various Positions’ featuring ‘Dance Me to the End of Love’ and ‘Hallelujah’ (1984)

Leonard Cohen's 'Various Positions' is his seventh studio album (featuring 'Hallelujah') recorded with Jennifer Warnes and released on December 11, 1984 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Dance Me To The End...

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We remember Sam Cooke. ‘Who Did Send You?’

This day (December 11, 1964), in Los Angeles, California, died Sam Cooke, an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer.Tracklist : 1 . Twistin’ the Night Away (1963) 2 ....

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Antonio Carlos Jobim releases his fifteenth album : ‘Antonio Brasileiro’ featuring ‘How Insensitive (Insensatez)’ with Sting (1994)

Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'Antonio Brasileiro' is his fifteenth album completed 11 months before his death and released days after on December 11, 1994 by Sony.Track Listing : . 1.Variations On...

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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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Joe Satriani releases his second album : ‘Surfing with the Alien’ (1987)

Joe Satriani's 'Surfing with the Alien' is his second album (and one of his most successful) released on December 10, 1987 by Relativity Records.Track Listing : 1.Surfing With The Alien...

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Cream release their debut album : ‘Fresh Cream’ featuring ‘Spoonful,’ ‘I’m So Glad’ and ‘Toad’ (1966)

Cream's 'Fresh Cream' is their debut studio album released on December 9, 1966 as both a mono and stereo version by Reaction Records .Track Listing : 1.N.S.U. (Jack Bruce) -...

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Frank Sinatra starts the recording of ‘Come Dance with Me!’ an album arranged and conducted by Billy May (1958)

Frank Sinatra's 'Come Dance with Me!' is an album arranged and conducted by Billy May, recorded between December 9 and 23, 1958 and released in 1959 By Capitol.Track Listing :...

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Bill Frisell begins the recording of ‘East/West,’ his first live album (2003)

Bill Frisell's 'East/West' is his eighteenth (but his first double and first live) album recorded on December 9, 2003 and May 11, 2004 and released in 2005 by Elektra Nonesuch.Track...

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John Coltrane records the album : ‘A Love Supreme’ with Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones (1964)

John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' is a studio album recorded on December 9, 1964, with Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and Mccoy Tyner and released in February 1965 by Impulse!.Track Listing...

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Polydor publish James Brown’s fortieth album : ‘The Payback’ (1973)

James Brown's 'The Payback' is his fortieth studio (and only album to be certified gold) album released in December 1973.Track Listing : 1.The Payback (James Brown, Fred Wesley, John "Jabo"...

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Motown publish Stevie Wonder’s eighth album : ‘For Once in My Life’ featuring ‘Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day’ next to the title track (1968)

Stevie Wonder's 'For Once in My Life' is his eighth studio album recorded when he was eighteen years old and released on December 8, 1968.Track Listing : 1.For Once In...

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