Wayne Shorter

This week In Jazz Legends 41/52

How well do you know the music of Pat Metheny, Kenny Garrett, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Lee Konitz, Chick Corea, Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Miles Davis,...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 9 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Michael Bublé, Leonard Cohen, Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, Thelonious Monk We Celebrate John Lennon, Yusef Lateef, PJ Harvey, Jackson Browne, Nona Hendryx, Kenny Garrett,...

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Four Jazz Messengers Euro Gigs

On October 9, 1989, two days before his 70th birthday, Art Blakey took his Jazz Messengers to the Leverkusen Jazz festival in Germany.

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Art Blakey celebrates his 70th birthday with an all-star band (1989)

October 9, 1989 - for his 70th birthday, Art Blakey has invited past members of the Jazz Messengers such as Freddie Hubbard, Terence Blanchard, Curtis Fuller, Jackie McLean, Donald Harrison,...

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Blue Note publish Norah Jones’ sixth album : ‘Day Breaks’ (2016)

Norah Jones' 'Day Breaks' is her sixth solo studio album featuring compositions by Horace Silver and Duke Ellington and released on October 7, 2016.Track Listing : 1.Burn (Norah Jones, Sarah...

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Geffen Records publish Joni Mitchell’s eleventh album : ‘Wild Things Run Fast’ (1982)

Joni Mitchell's 'Wild Things Run Fast' is her eleventh studio album released in October 1982 by Geffen Records.Track Listing : 1.Chinese Café/Unchained Melody (Joni Mitchell, Alex North, Hy Zaret) -...

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The Rolling Stones release their twenty first album : ‘Bridges to Babylon’ (1997)

The Rolling Stones' 'Bridges to Babylon' is their twenty first studio album co-produced with Don Was and released on September 29, 1997 by Virgin Records.Track Listing : 1.Flip The Switch...

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Joni Mitchell releases her sixteenth album : ‘Taming the Tiger’ (1998)

Joni Mitchell's 'Taming the Tiger' is her sixteenth studio album released on September 29, 1998 by Reprise.Track Listing : 1.Harlem In Havana (Joni Mitchell) - 04:25 . 2.Man From Mars...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Robert Plant, Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Dionne Warwick, Angie Stone, Depeche Mode, Prodigy, Electric Light Orchestra, Jefferson Airplane, The Smiths, Deerhunter, Brian...

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Weather Report perform in Germany (1978)

September 28, 1978 - Weather Report - that is Joe Zawinul (kb), Wayne Shorter (ts, ss), Jaco Pastorius (eb), Peter Erskine (d) - performs in Offenbach, Germany

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This week In Jazz Legends 39/52

How well do you know the music of Jean Luc Ponty, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, The Crusaders, Tom Jobim, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Ralph Towner, Gary Peacock, Baden...

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Steely Dan release their sixth album : ‘Aja’ featuring ‘Deacon Blues’ and ‘Josie’ (1977)

Steely Dan's 'Aja' is their sixth ( and their best-selling) album, released on September 23, 1977 by Abc Records.Track Listing : 1.Black Cow (Walter Becker, Donald Fagen) - 05:10 ....

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Me:nu Du Jour September 20 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Tony Bennett, Earth Wind & Fire, Barbra Streisand, Sting, Green Day, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Nick Cave, Ozzy Osbourne, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean,...

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Miles Davis records ‘Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival’ with George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams (1963)

Miles Davis' 'Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival' is an album recorded with George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams on September 20, 1963 and released on...

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This week In Jazz Legends (collaborations) 37/52

How well do you know the music of Bobby McFerrin, The LCJO Randy Crawford, Joe Sample, Kenny Garrett, Roy Ayers, Oscar D'Leon, Steve Turre, Joe Zawinul, Trilok Gurtu, Freddie Hubbard,...

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We remember Joe Zawinul. ‘Syndicative’

This day (September 11, 2007), in Vienna, Austria, died Joe Zawinul, an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . Zawinul Syndicate – Orient Express (2007) 2 . Weather Report...

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Happy Birthday Dave Liebman. ‘Boss Of The Soprano’

This day (September 4, 1946), in Brooklyn, New York, is born Dave Liebman, an American saxophonist and flautist.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake – Chi (2018) 2...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 31 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Ray Charles, Jill Scott, Supremes, Dionne Warwick, Mariah Carey, Rolling Stones, LL Cool J, R.E.M., The Gun Club, The Jesus And Mary Chain, The...

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Herbie, Carlos, Marcus et al occupy the Hollywood Bowl (2016)

August 31, 2016 - Cindy Blackman Santana , Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Marcus Miller join forces at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles CA

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Me:nu Du Jour August 29 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Jack Bruce, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, Oasis, Rolling Stones, Lil Wayne, Maroon 5, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Red Hot Chili...

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