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Randy Weston records ‘The Spirits Of Our Ancestors’ for Verve (1991)

Randy Weston's 'The Spirits Of Our Ancestors' is an album recorded on May 20, 21 & 22, 1991 with an all-star cast of musicians and released the same year by...

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We Remember Coleman Hawkins. ‘The True Mister Bean’

This day (May 19, 1969), in New York City, New York, died Coleman Hawkins, an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Disorder At The Border 2 . With Lester...

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We Remember Elvin Jones. ‘Heavy Elvin’

This day (May 18, 2004), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Elvin Jones, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . Night In Tunisia (1999) 2 . A Love Supreme (1997) 3...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Ray Charles, Frank Zappa, Béla Fleck, The Flecktones, Ben Harper, Run–D.M.C., Daft Punk, The Flaming Lips, Moby, The Streets, John...

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Blue Note publish Herbie Hancock’s fifth album : ‘Maiden Voyage’ (1965)

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McCoy Tyner records ‘Time for Tyner,’ his ninth album with Bobby Hutcherson et al (1968)

McCoy Tynerr's 'Time for Tyner' is his ninth album recorded on May 17, 1968 and released the same year by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.African Village (Mccoy Tyner) - 12:11...

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Branford Marsalis records ‘The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born’ with Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts and Robert Hurs (1991)

Branford Marsalis' 'The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born' is an album recorded with Jeff 'Tain' Watts and Robert Hurs on May 16-18 and June 24, 1991 and released in...

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Blue Note publish Joe Lovano’s ‘Joyous Encounter’ recorded with George Mraz, Paul Motian and Hank Jones (2005)

Joe Lovano's 'Joyous Encounter' is an album recorded with George Mraz, Paul Motian and Hank Jones and released on May 10, 2005 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Autumn In New...

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Blue Note release Joe Lovano’s ‘Folk Art’ recorded with Us Five featuring Esperanza Spalding (2009)

Joe Lovano's 'Folk Art' is his twenty first album recorded with Us Five featuring Esperanza Spalding and released on May 5, 2009 by Blue Note..Track Listing : 1.Powerhouse (Joe Lovano)...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Bill Withers, Dionne Warwick, Frank Zappa, Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, PJ Harvey, Deftones, The Cure, Mumford & Sons, Echo & The Bunnymen, X, John...

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Blue Note publish Joe Lovano’s ‘I’m All For You,’ a ballads album recorded with Hank Jones (2004)

Joe Lovano's 'I'm All For You' is a ballads album recorded with Hank Jones, George Mraz and Paul Motian and released on May 4, 2004 by Blue Note.Track Listing :...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Eurythmics, Temptations, Funkadelic, Drake, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Divine Comedy, Snarky Puppy, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Toots Thielemans, Bill Frisell, Wayne Shorter...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.27 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Diana Krall, Sly & The Family Stone, Pink Floyd, Blur, Nick Cave, John Coltrane, Jimmy Smith, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny We Celebrate Patrick Stump,...

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We remember Dexter Gordon. ‘The True Dexter’

This day (April 25, 1990), in Philadelphia, died Dexter Gordon, an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Laura 2 . Body And Soul (1982) 3 . Tanya 4 ....

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Nonesuch Records publish Joshua Redman’s ‘Back East’ (2007)

Joshua Redman's 'Back East' is an album released on April 24, 2007 by Nonesuch Records.Track Listing : 1.The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (Rodgers-Hammerstein) - 05:13 . 2.East Of...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.23 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Joe Cocker, Rolling Stones, ABBA, Bob Dylan, Arctic Monkeys, Beyoncé, Ramones, Judy Garland, Goldfrapp, Spyro Gyra, John Coltrane We Celebrate Narada Michael Walden, Roy...

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Telarc publish Marcus Miller’s ‘The Ozell Tapes: The Official Bootleg’ (2003)

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Flying Dutchman publish Gil Scott-Heron’s debut album : ‘Pieces of a Man’ featuring ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’ (1971)

Gil Scott-Heron's 'Pieces of a Man' is his debut studio album recorded on April 19–20, 1971 and released the same year by Flying Dutchman.Track Listing : 1.The Revolution Will Not...

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This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 16/52

Earl Hines, Don Pullen, Count Basie, Roland Hanna, Keith Jarrett, Mccoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Terry Riley

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Thelonious Monk finishes the recording of ‘Thelonious Himself’ for Riverside (1957)

Thelonious Monk's 'Thelonious Himself' is a studio album (almost all solo) recorded on April 12 and 16, 1957 and released the same year by Riverside.Track Listing : 1.April In Paris...

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