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Neil Diamond releases his twelfth album : ‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers’ featuring ‘Forever in Blue Jeans’ and ‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers’ (1978)

Neil Diamond's 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers' is his twelfth studio album released on December 16, 1978 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.American Popular Song (Tom Hensley) - 05:15 . 2.Forever...

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Ray Charles sings before Leonard vs Duran (1980)

November 25, 1980 - Ray Charles will sing "America The Beautiful" before the Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran fight at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans

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Charles Mingus records the album ‘Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus’ with Eric Dolphy, Ted Curson and Dannie Richmond (1960)

Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus' is an album recorded on November 19, 1960 with Eric Dolphy, Ted Curson and Dannie Richmond and released in 1961 By Candid.Track Listing : 1.Folk...

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Quincy Jones releases ‘Q’s Jook Joint,’ an album featuring Stevie Wonder, Bono and Ray Charles among other famous guests (1995)

Quincy Jones' 'Q's Jook Joint' is an album (his first in six years) released on November 7, 1995 by Qwest.Track Listing : 1.Jook Joint Intro (Quincy Jones) - 01:32 ....

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Charles Mingus records ‘Oh Yeah’ for Atlantic (1962)

Charles Mingus 'Oh Yeah' is an album recorded on November 6, 1961 with Mingus singing on three tracks and playing piano and released in 1962 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Hog...

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Charles Mingus records ‘Mingus Dynasty’ produced by Teo Macero for Columbia (1959)

Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Dynasty' is an album companion to 'Mingus Ah Um' and recorded on November 1–13, 1959 and released the same year by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Slop (Charles Mingus)...

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Charles Mingus records ‘Mingus Moves’ for Atlantic (1973)

Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Moves' is an album (and one of his late works) recorded on October 29 – 31, 1973 and released the same year by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Canon...

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We remember Charles Aznavour. ‘Le Grand Charles’

This day (October 1st, 2018), in Mouriès near de Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, is born Charles Aznavour, an Armenian-French singer, songwriter and actor.Tracklist : 1 . She (2009) 2 . La Bohème...

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Concord Records publish Diane Schuur’s ‘Friends for Schuur,’ an album featuring among others Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder (2000)

Diane Schuur's 'Friends for Schuur' is an album featuring duets with Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder and released on September 26, 2000 by Concord Records.Track Listing : 1.Easy Living (Ralph...

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Charles Mingus records ‘Let My Children Hear Music,’ an album for Columbia (1971)

Charles Mingus' 'Let My Children Hear Music' is an album recorded on September 23 – November 18, 1971 with a large jazz orchestra by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.The Shoes Of...

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Charles Mingus finishes the recordings of the album ‘Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus’ that features a large ensemble of brass and saxophones (1963)

Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus' is an album recorded with a large ensemble of brass and saxophones, on January 20 & September 20, 1963 and released the same...

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Duke Ellington records ‘Money Jungle’ with Charles Mingus and Max Roach (1962)

Duke Ellington's 'Money Jungle' is a studio album recorded with Charles Mingus and Max Roach on September 17, 1962 by United Artists.Track Listing : 1.Money Jungle (Duke Ellington) - 05:30...

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Ray Charles begins the recording of the album ‘What’d I Say’ (1952)

Ray Charles' 'What'd I Say' is a studio album recorded between September 11, 1952 and February 18, 1959 and released in October 1959 by Atlantic.Track listing : 1.What'd I Say...

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Ray Charles records ‘Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two’ (1962)

Ray Charles 'Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two' is an album (following the success of Vol 1) recorded on September 5 and 7, 1962 and released in...

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Concord publish Ray Charles’ posthumous and final album : ‘Genius Loves Company’ recorded with Norah Jones, James Taylor, Diana Krall and more famous guests (2004)

Ray Charles' 'Genius Loves Company' is his final studio album posthumously released on August 31, 2004 by Concord/Hear Music.Track listing : 1.Here We Go Again (Don Lanier, Red Steagall) -...

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Ray Charles records ‘Dedicated to You’ with Betty Carter (1960)

Ray Charles' 'Dedicated to You' is an album recorded on August 23, 1960 with Betty Carter and released In January 1961 by ABC Paramount.Track Listing : 1.Hardhearted Hannah (Jack Yellen,...

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The Manhattan Transfer release their twelfth album : ‘The Offbeat Of Avenues’ (1991)

The Manhattan Transfer's 'The Offbeat Of Avenues' is their twelfth album released on August 13, 1991 by Columbia.Track listing : 1.The Offbeat of Avenues (Cheryl Bentyne, Prince) - 04:55 ....

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Shirley Horn records ‘You Won’t Forget Me’ with Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Toots Thielemans et al (1990)

Shirley Horn's 'You Won't Forget Me' is a studio album recorded on June 12 & August 13, 1990 and featuring Miles Davis' last appearance as a sideman and released in...

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Miles Davis records ‘Porgy and Bess’ composed by George Gershwin and arraged by Gil Evans (1958)

Miles Davis' 'Porgy and Bess' is a studio album (featuring arrangements by Davis and Gil Evans from the George Gershwin's opera) recorded on July 22 and August 18, 1958 and...

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Charles Mingus records ‘Tijuana Moods’ for RCA (1957)

Charles Mingus' 'Tijuana Moods' is an album recorded on July 18 and August 6, 1957 and released in 1962 By Rca.Track Listing : 1.Dizzy Moods (Charles Mingus) - 05:52 ....

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