Jimmy Smith

Me:nu Du Jour – July 15 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Lionel Richie, Tom Waits, The Yardbirds, Missy Elliott, Bobby Hutcherson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jimmy Smith We Celebrate Joe Satriani, Millie Jackson, Ian Curtis, Linda Ronstadt...

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Roland Kirk records ‘Kirk’s Work’ with Jack Mcduff et al (1961)

Roland Kirk's 'Kirk's Work' is an album recorded on July 11, 1961 with Jack McDuff and released the same year by Prestige.Track Listing : 1.Three For Dizzy (Roland Kirk) -...

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Michael Jackson finishes the recording of his seventh album : ‘Bad’ featuring ‘I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,’ ‘Man in the Mirror,’ ‘Smooth Criminal’ etc. (1987)

Michael Jackson's 'Bad' is his seventh studio album, recorded from January till July 9, 1987 and released on August 31, 1987 by Epic..Track Listing : 1.Bad (Michael Jackson) - 04:07...

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We remember Wes Montgomery. ‘Once Upon A Time, Wes’

This day (June 15, 1968), in Indianapolis, Indiana, died John Leslie Montgomery a.k.a Wes Montgomery, an American jazz guitarist .Tracklist : Four On Six . Airegin . West Coast Blues...

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Happy Birthday Kenny G. ‘Super G’

This day (June 5, 1956), in Seattle, Washington, is born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick a.k.a Kenny G, an American contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist.Tracklist : Songbird . Forever In Love ....

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Blue Note publish Lena Horne’s ‘Being Myself’ recorded with George Benson, Donald Harrison, Milt Jackson et al (1998)

Lena Horne's 'Being Myself' is her most recent studio album released on June 2, 1998 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues (Jimmy Smith)...

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Foals release ‘Total Life Forever,’ their second album (2010)

Foals' 'Total Life Forever' is their second studio album produced by Luke Smith and released on May 10, 2010 by Transgressive Records.Track Listing : 1.Blue Blood (Foals) - 05:17 ....

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Happy Birthday to Ron Carter. ‘Beau Ron’

This day (May 4, 1937), in Ferndale, Michigan, is born Ron Carter, an American jazz double-bassist. Tracklist : 1 . w/ Al Foster & Eli Degibri – United Blues (2019)...

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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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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.25 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Toni Braxton, Norah Jones, Donna Summer, Blur, Doobie Brothers, Moody Blues, Bruce Springsteen, Black Sabbath, Bebel Gilberto, The Sugarcubes, Sarah Vaughan, Jimmy Smith, Ella...

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A Tribe Called Quest release ‘People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’ featuring ‘Can I Kick It?’ (1990)

A Tribe Called Quest's 'People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm' is their debut album released on April 17, 1990 by Jive Records.Track Listing : 1.Push It Along (Q-Tip,...

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Happy Birthday Joey DeFrancesco. ‘Organ Honor’

This day (April 10, 1971), in Springfield, Pennsylvania (USA), is born Joey DeFrancesco, an American jazz organist.Tracklist : 1 . In the Key of the Universe (2019) 2 . One...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.7 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Rick James, Temptations, Chemical Brothers, Leonard Cohen, Jimmy Smith, Dizzy Gillespie We Celebrate John Oates, Ravi Shankar, Mongo Santamaría, Freddie Hubbard, Billie Holiday We...

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This week In Jazz Legends 14/52

Joshua Redman, John Coltrane, Chris Potter, Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Benny Carter, Sonny Rollins, James Moody, Kenny Garrett, Benny Maupin, Peter Brötzmann , David Murray

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, Genesis, Alannah Myles, Frank Zappa, Jimmy Smith, Common, Roxette, Yeah Yeah Yeahs We Celebrate Lady Gaga We Watch...

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We Remember McCoy Tyner. ‘Really McCoy?’

This day (March 6, 2020), in  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died Alfred McCoy Tynerr, jazz pianist member of the John Coltrane Quartet before embracing a long solo career.Tracklist : 1 . w/...

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Me:nu Du Jour February 22 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Madonna, Steve Vai, Radiohead, Sam Cooke, Yo La Tengo, David Crosby, Dave Brubeck, Art Blakey, Abbey Lincoln, John Coltrane, Elis Regina, Antonio Carlos Jobim...

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The Jazz Gotha relaunches Blue Note (1985)

February 22, 1985 - for the relaunch of the Blue Note Records label, its President Bruce Lundvall has summoned the Jazz Gotha at The Town Hall in New York City...

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On TV today, Lambert Hendricks & Bavan at ‘Jazz Casual’ (1963)

February 22, 1963 - do not miss Lambert Hendricks & Bavan - that is Dave Lambert (voc), Jon Hendricks (voc), Yolanda Bavan (voc) plus Gildo Mahones (p), George Tucker (b),...

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Me:nu Du Jour February 8 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Michael Bublé, Ben Harper, Television, Pat Metheny, Gil Scott-Heron, Frank Sinatra, Frank Gambale, Jimmy Smith We Celebrate Jimmy Smith, Anderson .Paak We Watch Tony...

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