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This week In Jazz Legends 21/52

Christian Scott, Quintet, Bob James, David Sanborn, George Benson, Southside Aces, Evan Christopher, Irvin Mayfield, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Lou Donaldson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Camilo, Tomatito, Ramsey...

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Polydor release ‘Rory Gallagher,’ his eponymous first album (1971)

'Rory Gallagher' is his eponymous first solo album recorded just after he left Taste and released on May 23, 1971 by Polydor Track Listing : 1.Laundromat (Rory Gallagher) - 04:38...

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John Coltrane records ‘Africa/Brass,’ his eighth album with French horns and euphonium (1961)

John Coltrane's 'Africa/Brass' is his eighth studio album recorded on May 23 & June 7, 1961 with French horns and euphonium and released the same year by Impulse! Records.Track Listing...

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Beggars Banquet publish The National’s fourth album : ‘Boxer’ (2007)

The National's 'Boxer is their fourth studio album co-produced with Peter Katis and released on May 22, 2007 by Beggars BanquetTrack Listing : 1.Fake Empire (Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner) -...

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Marvin Gaye releases ‘What’s Going On,’ his eleventh album featuring ‘Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)’ (1971)

Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' is his eleventh (and the first he produced himself) studio album, released on May 21, 1971 by Tamla Records.Track Listing : 1.What'S Going On (Al...

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Sam Rivers records ‘Contours’ with Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock et al (1965)

Sam Rivers' 'Contours' is his second (fully avant-garde) album recorded on May 21, 1965 and released the same year by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Point Of Many Returns (Sam Rivers)...

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Cannonball Adderley records ‘Cannonball Adderley & the Poll-Winners’ with Wes Montgomery, Ray Brown, Victor Feldman and Louis Hayes (1960)

'Cannonball Adderley & the Poll-Winners' is an album recorded on May 21, June 5, 1960, with Wes Montgomery, Ray Brown, Victor Feldman and Louis Hayes and released in 1961 by...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°165 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Forrest, Thompson Twins, Orange Juice, Dancing Girls, Fleetwood Mac, Bow Wow Wow, Strawberry Switchblade, Madness, The Boomtown Rats, Propaganda, Fat Boys, Kate...

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Creation publish Super Furry Animals’ debut album : ‘Fuzzy Logic’ (1996)

Super Furry Animals' 'Fuzzy Logic' is their debut album co-produced with Gorwel Owen and released on May 20, 1996 by CreationTrack Listing : 1.God! Show Me Magic (Super Furry Animals)...

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Verve release The John Scofield Band’s second album : ‘Up All Night’ (2003)

The John Scofield Band's 'Up All Night' is their second (and sixth for Scofield) album released on May 20, 2003 by Verve Records.Track Listing : 1.Philiopiety (John Scofield, Avi Bortnick,...

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Randy Weston records ‘The Spirits Of Our Ancestors’ for Verve (1991)

Randy Weston's 'The Spirits Of Our Ancestors' is an album recorded on May 20, 21 & 22, 1991 with an all-star cast of musicians and released the same year by...

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Kraftwerk release their seventh album : ‘The Man-Machine’ featuring ‘The Model’ (1978)

Kraftwerk's 'The Man-Machine' feat. "The Model" is their seventh studio album released on May 19 1978 by Kling Klang / EMITrack Listing : 1.The Robots [Die Roboter] (Ralf Hütter, Florian...

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Virgin publish Janet Jackson’s fifth album : ‘Janet’ featuring ‘That’S The Way Love Goes’ (1993)

Janet Jackson's 'Janet' feat. 'That'S The Way Love Goes' is her fifth studio album produced by Jellybean Johnson, Terry Lewis & Jimmy Ja and released on May 18, 1993 by...

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Janelle Monáe releases her debut album : ‘ The ArchAndroid’ (2010)

Janelle Monáe's 'The ArchAndroid' is her debut studio album released on May 18, 2010, by Wondaland Arts Society / Bad BoyTrack Listing : 1.Suite II Overture (Janelle Monáe Robinson, Roman...

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Chrysalis Records release Guru’s ‘Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1’ (1993)

Guru's 'Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1' is one of the first albums combining a live jazz band with hip hop, released on May 18, 1993 by Chrysalis Records.Track Listing : 1.Introduction- 01:20...

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We Remember Elvin Jones. ‘Heavy Elvin’

This day (May 18, 2004), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Elvin Jones, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . Night In Tunisia (1999) 2 . A Love Supreme (1997) 3...

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Moby releases ‘Play,’ his fifth studio album featuring ‘Porcelain’ and ‘Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?’ (1999)

Moby's 'Play' is his fifth studio album featuring 'Porcelain' and 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?' and released on May 17, 1999 by Mute / V2 Records. Track Listing...

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4AD publish ‘Trouble Will Find Me,’ The National’s sixth album (2013)

The National's 'Trouble Will Find Me' is their sixth studio album produced by band members Aaron and Bryce Dessner and released on May 17, 2013 by 4ADTrack Listing : 1.I...

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The Beach Boys release ‘Pet Sounds’ featuring ‘God Only Knows’ and ‘Sloop John B’ (1966)

The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' incl. 'God Only Knows' is their eleventh studio album released on May 16, 1966 by Capitol.Track Listing : 1.Wouldn'T It Be Nice (Brian Wilson, Tony...

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Bob Dylan releases ‘Blonde on Blonde,’ his seventh album featuring ‘Rainy Day Women #12’, ‘I Want You’ and ‘Just Like a Woman’ (1966)

Bob Dylan's 'Blonde on Blonde' is his seventh studio album produced by Bob Johnston and released on May 16, 1966 by Columbia Records.Track Listing : 1.Rainy Day Women #12 &...

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