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Post Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

On this day (and following the success of Volume One), Ray Charles begins the recording of "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two." As Marc Myers @ JazzWax...

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Me:nu Du Jour – April 4, 2016

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOL[TOD:AY] We Celebrate Hugh Masekela, Jill Scott, Michel Camilo . We Listen To Toots Thielemans, Joshua Redman, R.L. Burnside, Cassandra Wilson . We Watch Thelonious Monk, Pete Allen,...

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FRE:SH COOL & MELLOW 01 (394 minutes – 8 albums)

Six and a half hours of newly released melodious, soul & jazzy albums. : Bill Laurance . KING . Ed Motta . Nicolas Bearde . De Phazz . Hidden Jazz...

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FRE:SH CONTEMPORARY 02 (483 minutes – 10 albums)

Eight hours of newly released contemporary jazz albums. : Logan Richardson . Angelica Niescier, Florian Weber . Anne Paceo . Charles Lloyd & the Marvels . GoGo Penguin . Aly...

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Jazzin’Around The Nearness of You

Starting and ending with Hoagy Carmichael / Ned Washington's composition 'The nearness of you', we have mixed 18 'Old Fashion and Mellow Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Hoagy Carmichael...

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Let’s Rock

From 'Buddy's Rock' to 'I Want To Rock' , we have mixed 16 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Rock'. It has Buddy Rich, Bradley Leighton, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington...

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Islanders

From 'Canteloupe Island' to 'Song Of The Islands' , we have mixed 15 'Mostly Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Islands'. It has Lee Morgan & Wayne Shorter, Hugh Masekela,...

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Egocentrics

From 'Me, Myself And I' to 'Me And Piney Brown' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz and Other Musics' tunes around the theme of 'Me And The Rest Of The...

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In the Moods

From 'In The Mood' to 'I'm In A Dancing Mood' , we have mixed 14 'Simply Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Moods, Good or Bad'. It has Alfonzo Blackwell,...

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Energy Savings

From 'Sleep Warm' to 'Let Me Get Close To You' , we have mixed 20 'Mellow Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Comfort and Tenderness'. It has Percy Sledge, Nat...

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Jazzin’Around The Shape of Jazz to Come

Starting and ending with Ornette Coleman's composition 'Lonely Woman', we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue' tunes around the theme of 'Ornette Coleman'. It has Chet Baker, Lyambiko,...

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(The Colours Of) Angel eyes

From 'Angel Eyes' to 'Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz with a bit of Soul, Latin and Manouche' tunes around the theme of...

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It’s Snow (or Never)

From 'Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!' to 'Ornette Never Sleeps' , we have mixed 19 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Snow (or … Never)'. It...

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Swinging ’round Midnight

From 'Big Noise From Winnetka Midnight Swim' to 'Midnight Sun' , we have mixed 21 'Jazz For Dancers' tunes around the theme of 'Midnight'. It has B.B. King, Cab Calloway,...

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Weather Report

From 'Grey December' to 'Frosty The Snowman' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz & Others' tunes around the theme of 'Ice, Cold & Snow'. It has Stacey Kent, Ray Charles,...

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Wintertime (1)

From 'Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow' to 'Winter Weather' , we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Winter (Cold Side)'. It has George...

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What’d I Say

Starting and ending with 'What'd I Say' made famous by Ray Charles, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Shirelles, Howling Wolf & The Wolf Gang, Etta James,...

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I Walk The Line

Starting and ending with 'I Walk The Line' made famous by Johnny Cash, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Neil Young, Jody Miller, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee...

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The Tracks of My Tears

Starting and ending with 'Tracks Of My Tears' made famous by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Ray Charles, Glover, Henry, Rod...

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People Get Ready

Starting and ending with 'People Get Ready' made famous by Curtis Mayfield, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Stevie Wonder, Slim & The Supreme Angels, Marvin Gaye...

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