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Jaco Pastorius plays at Montreal Jazz Festival (1982)

July 2, 1982 - Jaco Pastorius plays with Randy Brecker (tp), Bob Mintzer (s), Peter Erskine (d), Don Alias (cong) and Othello Molineaux (steel d) at Montreal Jazz Festival, Canada

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George Benson starts the recording of ‘Good King Bad’ for CTI (1975)

George Benson's 'Good King Bad' is an album recorded on July 1 & 8, October 9 and December 4 & 5, 1975 and released in 1976 By CTI.Track Listing :...

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Three Concerts with Anthony Jackson

Bassist (and contra bassist) extraordinaire, Anthony Jackson, who turns 69 today - Happy Birthday - has been for almost 50 years a "top session bassist".Very much in demand, Anthony has...

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Warner Bros. Chaka Khan’s sixth album : ‘Destiny’ (1986)

Chaka Khan's 'Destiny' is her sixth studio album released on June 14, 1986 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.Love Of A Lifetime (David Gamson, Green Gartside) - 04:21 . 2.Earth...

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Stanley Turrentine records ‘Don’t Mess With Mister T.’ for CTI (1973)

Stanley Turrentine's 'Don't Mess With Mister T.' is an album arranged by Bob James and recorded on June 7–8, 1973 by CTI.Track Listing : 1.Don'T Mess With Mister T. (Marvin...

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Concord Picante publish Eliane Elias’ twentieth album : ‘Light My Fire’ (2011)

Eliane Elias 'Light My Fire' is her twentieth album released on May 31, 2011 by Concord Picante.Track Listing : 1.Rosa Morena (Dorival Caymmi) - 04:18 . 2.Stay Cool (Kenny Dorham,...

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Eliane Elias releases ‘I Thought About You’ as ‘A Tribute to Chet Baker’ (2013)

Eliane Elias' 'I Thought About You' is an album sub-titled 'A Tribute to Chet Baker' released on May 28, 2013 by Concord.Track Listing : 1.I Thought About You (James Van...

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Reprise publish Donald Fagen’s second solo album : ‘Kamakiriad’ (1993)

Donald Fagen's 'Kamakiriad' is his second solo album featuring Steely Dan partner Walter Becker and released on May 25, 1993 by Reprise.Track Listing : 1.Trans-Island Skyway (Donald Fagen) – 06:30...

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Happy Birthday Billy Cobham. ‘One More Year B.C.’

This day (May 16, 1944), in Panama, is born Billy Cobham, a Panamanian American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . Crosswinds Project – 6 (2018) 2 . Radioactive (2017) 3 ....

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Dire Straits release their fifth album : ‘Brothers in Arms’ including ‘Money for Nothing’ (1985)

Dire Straits' 'Brothers in Arms' feat. 'Money for Nothing' is their fifth studio album released on May 13, 1985 by Vertigo Records.Track Listing : 1.So Far Away (Mark Knopfler) -...

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Freddie Hubbard records ‘Breaking Point!’ for Blue Note (1964)

Freddie Hubbard's 'Breaking Point!' is his ninth album recorded on May 7, 1964 and released in September 1964 By Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Breaking Point (Freddie Hubbard) - 10:19 ....

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GRP publish Spyro Gyra’s nineteenth album : ‘Heart of the Night’ (1996)

Spyro Gyra's 'Heart of the Night' is their nineteenth studio album released on April 23, 1996 by GRP.Track Listing : 1.Heart Of The Night (Jay Beckenstein) - 04:34 . 2.De...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.22 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Miles Davis, Mary J. Blige, Michael Bublé, Isley Brothers, Prince, Tina Turner, Marcus Miller, Yo La Tengo, The Cure We Celebrate Peter Frampton, Richie...

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On TV today, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra on ‘Jazz Casual’ (1968) –

April 22, 1968 - you do not want to miss the Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra - that is Thad Jones (cornet); Snooky Young, Richard Williams, Randy Brecker, Danny...

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Aerosmith issues their second album ‘Same Old Song and Dance’ and ‘Get Your Wings’ featuring ‘Train Kept A-Rollin’ (1974)

Aerosmith's 'Get Your Wings' is their second studio album produced by Jack Douglas and released on March 1, 1974 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Same Old Song And Dance (Steven Tyler,...

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Jaco Pastorius takes the Word of Mouth Big Band to ‘Aurex Jazz Festival 1982’

During the first week of September 1982, Jaco Pastorius, the Word of Mouth Big Band and a couple of special guests such as Toots Thielemans took part in the "Aurex...

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Jazzin’Around Naima

Starting and ending with John Coltrane's composition 'Naima', we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue you have to guess' tunes around the theme of 'John Coltrane'. It has...

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Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock

This day (April 12, 1940 ), in Chicago, Illinois, is born Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock, an American pianist, keyboardist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . Actual Proof (Austin City Limits) 2...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 18 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Mary J. Blige, The Jackson 5, B. B. King, T rex, Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington, Albert Ayler, Bill Evans We Celebrate Keith Richards, Christina...

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Jaco Pastorius records ‘The Birthday Concert’ in Florida for Warner Bros. (1995)

Jaco Pastorius' 'The Birthday Concert' is a live album recorded on December 1, 1981, at Mr. Pip'S In Ft. Lauderdale in Florida and released on September 26, 1995. by Warner...

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