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We remember Billy Higgins. ‘Soldier Higgins’

This day (May 3, 2001), in Inglewood, California, died Billy Higgins, an American jazz drummer who played on over 700 recordings.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Charles Lloyd – Forest Flower...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Santana, Joe Satriani, Barbra Streisand, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Stone Roses, The Cure, Pearl Jam, New Order, Jackie McLean We Celebrate Engelbert...

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Nat Adderley Quintet plays in Bern, Switzerland (1987)

May 2, 1987 - the Nat Adderley Quintet - that is JJ Johnson (tb), Nat Adderley (co), Harold Land (ts), Cedar Walton (p), Richard Davis (b) & Roy McCurdy (dr)...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley, The Wailers, Aretha Franklin, Journey, Madonna, Elvis Presley, ZZ Top, Usher, Van Halen, Madvillain, Roxy Music, Judas Priest,...

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers attend Sanremo Jazz Festival (1963)

March 23, 1963 - Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - that is Freddie Hubbard (t), Wayne Shorter (s), Curtis Fuller (tb), Cedar Walton (p) and Reggie Workman (b) -...

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Me:nu Du Jour Mar.11 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Ben Harper, Eric Clapton, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Chicago, 10cc, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Garrett We Celebrate Keith Emerson, Bobby McFerrin, Sonny Terry, Ástor...

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Freddie Hubbard records ‘The Body & the Soul’ with Eric Dolphy & Wayne Shorter (1963)

Freddie Hubbard's 'The Body & the Soul' is his eighth album recorded on March 11 & May 2, 1963, with among others Eric Dolphy and Wayne Shorter and released the...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Joss Stone, U2, Lenny Kravitz, Wilco, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Duke Ellington, Bill Frisell We Celebrate John Cale, Robin Trower, The Notorious B.I.G. , Ornette...

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Dizzy Gillespie “Timeless All Stars” gather in Hamburg (1986)

March 9, 1986 - the Timeless All Stars - that is Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Harld Land (ts), Bobby Hutcherson (vib), Cedar Walton (p), Buster Williams (b) and...

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We Remember J. J. Johnson. ‘Bonified’

This day ( February 4, 2001), in Indianapolis, Indiana, died James Louis ‘J.J.’ Johnson, an American jazz trombonist.Tracklist : 1 . Autumn Leaves 2 . w/ Kai Winding - It'S...

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Joe Henderson records with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Bobby Hutcherson et al, ‘Mode for Joe’ an album for Blue Note (1966)

Joe Henderson's 'Mode for Joe' is his fifth studio album recorded on January 27, 1966 with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Bobby Hutcherson & more and released the same year by...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Aretha Franklin, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, The Roots, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis We Celebrate Mick Taylor, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kid Rock, Eartha Kitt,...

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FRE:SH STRAIGHT UP JAZZ 02 Episode 8/10

EIGHT hours of newly released straight up jazz albums. Shuffle it! : Brian Bromberg . Jim Rotondi . Kenny Barron Trio . Ken Peplowski . Herlin Riley . Dr. Lonnie...

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Serenading The Ladies

From 'While My Lady Sleeps' to 'Oh. Lady Be Good!', we have mixed 17 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Men singing their Ladies'. It has Les Hooper, Charlie Barnet,...

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Please Weight on Line

From 'Fat Boy Rag' to 'Fine Fat Daddy', we have mixed 17 'Jazz and Latin Music' tunes around the theme of 'Fat and Fats'. It has Roland Kirk, Dave Brubeck,...

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