Dizzy Gillespie

We remember Yusef Lateef. ‘You Say Flute’

This day (December 23, 2013), in Amherst, Massachusetts, died Yusef Lateef, an American multi-instrumentalist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Ahmad Jamalf – Live in France (2011) 2 . w/...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 17 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Jacksons, David Bowie, Green Day, Genesis, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Sun Ra We Celebrate Bananarama, Grover Washington, Jr., Cesária Évora, Eddie Kendricks We...

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We remember James Moody. ‘Moody Blues’

This day (December 9, 2010), in San Diego, California, died James Moody, an American jazz saxophone and flute player.Tracklist : 1 . Moody’s Mood for Love (2008) 2 . w/...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 4 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Leonard Cohen, Wyclef Jean, Eric Clapton, Robert Wyatt, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Miles Davis, 808 State We Celebrate Frank Zappa, Jay Z,...

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Me:nu Du Jour November 30 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Michael Jackson, Teddy Pendergrass, ABBA, Brian Eno, Pink Floyd, Can, Scott Walker, Frank Sinatra, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joe Henderson, Tadd Dameron, John Coltrane...

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This month In Blues Legends 11/12

T Bone Walker, John Mayer, Lonnie Brook, Gary Moore, Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B B King, Albert King, Paul Butterfield, Etta James, John Mayall, the Bluesbreakers, Roy Buchanan, Muddy...

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T-Bone Walker sits in with Jazz At The Philharmonic (1966)

November 30, 1967 - producer Norman Granz touring all-star show "Jazz at the Philharmonic" stops at the Poplar Town Hall in London (UK). This year, the show presents T-Bone Walker,...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Blues Brothers, Parliament, Yes, Carly Simon, The Jam, Queen Latifah, Happy Mondays, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young We...

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Me:nu Du Jour November 24 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Minnie Riperton, Kanye West, The Pharcyde, Pharoah Sanders, Bill Evans, John Coltrane We Celebrate Freddie Mercury, Albert Collins, Big Joe...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Earth Wind & Fire, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, B.B. King, Frank Zappa, Rod Stewart, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, My Bloody Valentine, Pat...

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Warner Bros. publish ‘Chaka Khan’ her eponymous fourth solo album (1982)

'Chaka Khan' is her eponymous fourth solo album released on November 17, 1982 by Warner Bros. Records.Track Listing : 1.Tearin' It Up (Bunny Sigler, Jane Lumibao) - 06:39 . 2.Slow...

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Jimmy Smith records ‘Groovin’ at Smalls’ Paradise,’ a live album for Blue Note (1957)

Jimmy Smith's 'Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise' is a live album recorded on November 15, 1957 and released the same year by Blue Note.Track Listing : Imagination (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van...

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This week In Jazz Legends 46/52

How well do you know the music of Art Blakey, The Jazz Messengers, Paquito D'Rivera, Tete Montoliu, Sonny Rollins, United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, Keith Jarrett, Paul Motian, Dewey Redman,...

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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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Feliz Cumpleaños Arturo Sandoval. ‘Feliz Birthday Arturo’

This day (November 6, 1949), in Artemisa, Cuba, is born Arturo Sandoval, a jazz trumpeter and pianist.Tracklist : 1 . Funky Cha-Cha (2020) 2 . El Trato (2019) 3 ....

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Me:nu Du Jour November 4 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Paul Simon, Sade, Ramones, David Bowie, Linda Ronstadt, Jefferson Airplane, Alicia Keys, Jean-Luc Ponty, Melody Gardot, My Bloody Valentine, Sinéad O'Connor, John Martyn, Q-Tip,...

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Sonny Rollins records ‘A Night at the Village Vanguard,’ an album for Blue Note (1957)

Sonny Rollins' 'A Night at the Village Vanguard' is an album recorded on November 3, 1957 and released the same year by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Old Devil Moon (E.Y....

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Me:nu Du Jour November 2 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Frank Zappa, Tony Bennett, k.d. lang, The Police, Bryan Ferry, Tom Petty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Mariah Carey, Ringo Starr, Foo Fighters, Neil Young, George...

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Freddie Hubbard takes his Quintet to Berlin (1985)

November 2, 1985 - the Freddie Hubbard Quintet - that is Freddie Hubbard (tp, flug), Kenny Garrett (as, fl), Mark Templeton (p), Ira Coleman (b) and Carl Allen (d) -...

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Thelonious Monk records ‘Solo Monk’ with producer Teo Macero for Columbia (1964)

Thelonious Monk's 'Solo Monk' is an album recorded on October 31, 1964 and March 2, 1965 and released the same year by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Dinah (Harry Akst, Sam M....

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