Billie Holiday

Me:nu Du Jour Mar.26 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Santana, Chaka Khan, Mothers of Invention, Gary Moore, Smokey Robinson, Jeff Beck, Usher, Van Halen, Gorillaz, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Billie Holiday We Celebrate...

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Nina Simone starts the recording of her ‘Pastel Blues’ album featuring ‘Be My Husband’ (1965)

Nina Simone's 'Pastel Blues' is a studio album recorded on March 21, April 1 & 6 1964 May 19 & 20 1965 and released the same year by Philips.Track Listing...

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Joni Mitchell releases ‘Both Sides Now’ featuring jazz songs orchestrated by Vince Mendoza (2000)

Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now' is a concept album released March 20, 2000 by Reprise.Track Listing : 1.You'Re My Thrill (Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney) - 03:52 . 2.At Last (Mack...

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Madeleine Peyroux releases ‘The Blue Room,’ her sixth album (2013)

Madeleine Peyroux's 'The Blue Room' is her sixth album released on March 19, 2013 by Decca/Emarcy.Track Listing : 1.Take These Chains From My Heart (Hank Williams) - 03:10 . 2.Bye...

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Me:nu Du Jour Mar.15 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Earth Wind & Fire, James Taylor, Kiss, Blur, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Richard and Linda Thompson, Al Di Meola, Modern Jazz Quartet, Etta James...

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We remember Lester Young. ‘Prez Resigned’

This day (March 15, 1959 ), in New York City, New York,, died Lester Willis Young, nicknamed 'Pres' or 'Prez', an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.Tracklist : 1 ....

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Verve release ‘You’re My Thrill’ by Shirley Horn (2001)

Shirley Horn's 'You're My Thrill' is a studio album arranged by Johnny Mandel and released on March 13, 2001 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.You'Re My Thrill (Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare)...

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Eric Dolphy records ‘The Illinois Concert’ with Herbie Hancock (1963)

Eric Dolphy's 'The Illinois Concert' is a live album recorded on March 10, 1963 with Herbie Hancock and released in 1999 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Softly, As In A...

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Columbia publishes Aretha Franklin’s second album ‘Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo’ (1961)

Aretha Franklin's 'Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo' is her second album also known as 'Right Now It's Aretha' and released on February 27, 1961 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Won'T...

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EMI releases ‘Corinne Bailey Rae,’ her eponymous first album (2006)

'Corinne Bailey Rae' is her eponymous debut album released on February 24, 2006 by EMI.Track Listing : 1.Like A Star (Corinne Bailey Rae) - 04:01 . 2.Enchantment (Corinne Bailey Rae,...

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Abbey Lincoln records ‘Straight Ahead’ with Eric Dolphy, Coleman Hawkins & Max Roach (1961)

Abbey Lincoln's 'Straight Ahead' is an album recorded on February 22, 1961 with Eric Dolphy, Coleman Hawkins, Max Roach and others and released the same year by Candid.Track Listing :...

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Me:nu Du Jour February 13 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Fugees, Sérgio Mendes, Phil Collins, Black Sabbath, 2Pac, Bob Dylan, The Band, Rolling Stones, Emeli Sandé, Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Mingus, Taj Mahal, Dianne Reeves,...

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Me:nu Du Jour February 12 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Allman Brothers, Robert Wyatt, Rush, Return to Forever, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Dave Brubeck We Celebrate Michael McDonald, Steve Hackett, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Eubie...

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Erykah Badu releases her debut album : ‘Baduizm’ featuring ‘On & On’, ‘Next Lifetime’, ‘Otherside of the Game’ and ‘Appletree’ (1997)

Erykah Badu's 'Baduizm' feat. 'Appletree' is her debut album released on February 11, 1997 by Kedar Records. Track Listing : 1.Rimshot (Intro) (Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah) - 01:56 . 2.On...

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This week In ’70s Throwback’ 06/52

Carole King’s "You’ve Got a Friend" from *Tapestry* is a heartfelt expression of unwavering support, with an unadorned intimacy that earned her a Grammy, while James Taylor’s smoother take topped...

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This week In Soul Artists 06/52

Whitney Houston’s "You Give Good Love" introduced her voice with a restrained elegance, aiming for niche resonance while hinting at her potential; charting high on the Billboard Hot 100 and...

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This week In Male Balladeers 06/52

Lenny Kravitz's "Dancin' Til Dawn" leans on his funk and rock roots, carried by his multi-instrumental talents and Lenny Pickett's sultry saxophone, though its mid-tempo groove feels more atmospheric than...

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Ella Fitzgerald records with the Duke Ellington Orchestra : ‘The Stockholm Concert, 1966’

Ella Fitzgerald's 'The Stockholm Concert, 1966' is a live album recorded on February 7, 1966 with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and released in 1984 by Pablo.Track Listing : 1.Imagine My...

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Lou Rawls records his debut album : ‘Stormy Monday’ a.k.a. ‘I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water’ with the Les McCann trio (1962)

Lou Rawls' 'Stormy Monday' is his debut album also known as 'I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water' recorded on February 5–12, 1962, with the Les McCann trio and released the same...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Janet Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, James Blake, Echo & the Bunnymen, George Benson, Tony Bennett, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington We Celebrate Karen Carpenter,...

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