Nat King Cole

Recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook’ is wrapped up today (1956)

'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook' is a studio album recorded between February 7 and March 27, 1956 with an orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman and released the same...

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Frank Sinatra records ‘No One Cares’ with Gordon Jenkins as arranger (1959)

Frank Sinatra's 'No One Cares' is an album recorded on March 24, 25, 26, May 14, 1959 and released the same year by Capitol.Track Listing : 1.When No One Cares...

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Geffen release Macy Gray’s fouth album : ‘Big’ featuring Natalie Cole and Justin Timberlake among other guests (2007)

Macy Gray's 'Big' is her fourth studio album featuring Natalie Cole, Fergie, Justin Timberlake, Will.I.Am as guests and released on March 21, 2007 by Geffen.Track Listing : 1.Finally Made Me...

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Frank Sinatra and Tom Jobim record together ‘Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim’ (1967)

'Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim' is a studio album recorded on January 30 and February 1, 1967 and released In March 1967 by Reprise.Track Listing : 1.The Girl...

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We remember Natalie Cole. ‘Everlasting’

This day (December 31, 2015), in Los Angeles, California, died Natalie Maria Cole ,an American singer, songwriter and performer, the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole.Tracklist : 1 ....

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‘The Art of Making It’ is our post-Valentine Day playlist

From 'Let's Make More Love' to 'Feel Like Makin Love', we have mixed 17 tunes around the theme of 'Making Love'. It has Big Bill Broonzy, Jo Stafford, Joe Tex,...

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Van Morrison – Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue

Released on March 24, 2015, "Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue" is the thirty fith album by Van Morrison duetting with Bobby Womack, Steve Winwood, Joss Stone, Gregory Porter, Taj Mahal, Mark...

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This week In Jazz Legends 42/52

How well do you know the music of Cannonball Adderley, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Illinois Jacquet, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Oscar Peterson, Flip...

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This week In Jazz Legends 40/52

How well do you know the music of Coleman Hawkins, Art Farmer, Jim Hall, Anita O’Day, Oscar Peterson, Ray Bryant, Lester Young, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Billy...

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Singing With Ella Fitzgerald

Mel Torme, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Flip Wilson, Danny Kaye, Buddy Greco, Karen Carpenter, Ginger Rogers, Nancy Dussault, Tom Jones, Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, Sammy Davis Jr., Treorchy Male...

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This week In Soul Artists 51/52

James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Betty Wright, Nina Simone, Carla Thomas, Nat King Cole, The Jackson 5, El DeBarge, Mary J. Blige, Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Syreeta, Alicia Keys

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Me:nu Du Jour December 3 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Diana Krall, Charlie Wilson, Mariah Carey, The Beatles, The Who, Willie Dixon, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker We Celebrate Ozzy Osbourne, Lil Baby, Andy Williams...

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Impulse! publish Diana Krall’s third album: ‘All for You’ (1996)

Diana Krall's 'All for You' is her third album subtitled 'A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio' produced By Tommy Lipuma and released on December 3, 1996 by Impulse!.Track...

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This week In Jazz Legends 47/52

How well do you know the music of Anita O'Day, Jon Hendricks, Mel Torme, Weather Report, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Joshua Redman, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Desmond,...

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We remember Mose Allison. ‘Mose Years’

This day (November 15, 2016), in Hilton Head, S.C., died John Mose Allison, an American jazz blues pianist and singer who has influenced many blues and rock artists.Tracklist : 1...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 28 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Genesis, Paul McCartney, Sex Pistols, Kinks, Queen, Strokes, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Arcade Fire, Florence and the Machine, Sigur Rós,...

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We remember Shirley Horn. ‘Two Heads, One Horn’

This day (October 20, 2005), in Washington, D.C., died Shirley Horn, an American jazz singer and pianist.Tracklist : 1 . Our Love Is Here To Stay (2002) 2 . How...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Angie Stone, Grateful Dead, Toto, Korn, Neil Young, Ride, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter We Celebrate Richard Carpenter, Carpenters, Fela Anikulapo Kuti We...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘At the Opera House’ in Los Angeles for Verve (1957)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'At the Opera House' is a live album recorded on October 7, 1957 in Los Angeles and released in 1958 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.It'S All Right With...

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Me:nu Du Jour September 21 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To John Legend, The Roots, Ben Harper, Nirvana, Mumford & Sons, Sheryl Crow, David Bowie, Christine and the Queens, Robert Glasper, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Wes Montgomery,...

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