Louis Armstrong

On TV today, Louis, Peggy et al at ‘The Bing Crosby Show’ (1959)

September 29, 1959 - you do not want to miss the " Bing Crosby Oldsmobile Show" on ABC with Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and George Shearing.

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We Remember Louis Jordan. ‘Father Of R&B, King of the Jukebox’

This day (February 4, 1975), in Los Angeles, California, died Louis Jordan, a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and bandleaderTracklist : 1 . Fish Fry(1966) 2...

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On TV today, Louis, Dizzy et al at ‘Timex Jazz’ (1959)

January 7, 1959 - you do not miss Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Duke Ellington, George Shearing, Barbara Dane, Dakota Staton, Gene Krupa...

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Jazzin’Around Ella And Louis

From 'Cheek to Cheek' to 'I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket' , we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue' tunes around the theme of ''. It...

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This week In One-Off Collaborations 28/52

How well do you know the music of Paul McCartney & Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan & Tom Petty, Roger Mcguinn & Chris Hillman, John Mayer & Bob Weir, Alicia Keys...

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This week In Jazz Legends 27/52

How well do you know the music of Stan Getz Quartet, Pat Metheny Group, Astor Piazzolla, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, Buddy Rich, Modern Jazz Quartet, Louis...

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Singing With Barbra Streisand

Michael Bublé, Céline Dion, Il Divo, Vince Gill, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Neil Diamond, Barry Gibb, Kris Kristofferson, Judy Garland, Burt Bacharach, Michel Legrand

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This week In Jazz Legends 10/52

Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham, Sonny Rollins, Ernestine Anderson, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Buddy Rich & His Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Les Mccann & Eddie Harris, Duke...

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This week In Jazz Legends 52/52

How well do you know the music of Chet Baker, Helen Merrill, Dinah Washington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans , Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Sttit, Anita O'Day, Louis Armstrong, Jack...

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Singing with Frank Sinatra

Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr, Louis Armstrong, Dinah Shore, Doris Day, Nancy Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald , Liza Minelli

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This week In Singing Ladies 49/52

How well do you know the music of Corinne Bailey Rae, Adele, Diana Krall, Brandi Carlile, Cat Power, Tori Amos, Linda Ronstadt, Joan Armatrading, Tracy Chapman, Sinéad O'Connor, Dianne Reeves,...

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Paul Desmond records ‘Summertime,’ an album for CTI (1969)

Paul Desmond's 'Summertime' is an album recorded on October 10, 16 & 24, November 5 & 20 and December 26, 1968 and released in 1969 By Cti.Track Listing : 1.Samba...

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We remember Cab Calloway. ‘Follow That Cab’

This day (November 18, 1994), in Hockessin, Delaware, died Cab Calloway, an American jazz singer and bandleader.Tracklist : 1 . Geechy Joe / Stormy Weather (1943) 2 . It Ain’t...

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We remember Mose Allison. ‘Mose Years’

This day (November 15, 2016), in Hilton Head, S.C., died John Mose Allison, an American jazz blues pianist and singer who has influenced many blues and rock artists.Tracklist : 1...

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A&M publish Herb Alpert’s album : ‘S.R.O.’ recorded with the Tijuana Brass (1966)

Herb Alpert's 'S.R.O.' is her seventh album recorded with the Tijuana Brass and released in November 1966 by A&MTrack Listing : 1.Our Day Will Come (Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard) -...

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Columbia release ‘A Wonderful World,’ a collaboration album by Tony Bennett & k.d. lang (2002)

'A Wonderful World' by Tony Bennett & k.d. lang is a collaboration album produced By T Bone Burnett and released on November 2, 2002 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Exactly Like...

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This week In Jazz Legends 44/52

How well do you know the music of Lou Donaldson, Thelonious Monk, Roy Hargrove, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus,...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘These are the Blues’ with Roy Eldridge and Wild Bill Davis for Verve (1963)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'These are the Blues' is an entire album of blues songs recorded on October 28-29, 1963 with Roy Eldridge and Wild Bill Davis and released the same year...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, Donna Summer, Frank Zappa, Jamie Cullum, U2, Elvis Presley, Joe Walsh, Nine Inch Nails, Traffic, Kenny G, Herbie Hancock, Cannonball...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Sting, Genesis, Billy Joel, Prince, Herbie Hancock, Dean Martin, Anoushka Shankar, St. Vincent We Celebrate Paul Simon, Robert Lamm, Chicago, Ashanti, Lee Konitz, Pharoah...

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