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Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock

This day (April 12, 1940 ), in Chicago, Illinois, is born Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock, an American pianist, keyboardist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . Actual Proof (Austin City Limits) 2...

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Chucho Valdés records the album ‘Live at the Village Vanguard’ for Blue Note (1999)

Chucho Valdés' 'Live at the Village Vanguard' is an album recorded on April 9–10, 1999 and released on April 11, 2000 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Anabis (Chucho Valdés) -...

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We remember Sarah Vaughan. ‘Define The Divine’

This day (April 3, 1990), in Hidden Hills, California, died Sarah Lois Vaughan a.k.a. Sarah Vaughan, an American singer, nicknamed 'Sailor Sassy' and 'The Divine One'Tracklist : 1 . George...

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Billie Holiday releases her first album : ‘Billie Holiday Sings’ on Clef Records (1952)

'Billie Holiday Sings' is her first album recorded on March 26, 1952 and released the same year by Clef Records.Track Listing : 1.I Only Have Eyes For You (Al Dubin,...

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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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We remember Keith Emerson. ‘Calling for ELP’

This day (March 11, 2016), in Santa Monica, California, died Keith Emerson, English keyboardist, both soloist and member / founder of The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) and othersTracklist...

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Happy Birthday Flora Purim. ‘Pure Rhythm’

This day (March 6, 1942), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is born Flora Purim a Brazilian jazz singer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Airto Moreira Live 2 . w/ United Nation...

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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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This week In Jazz Legends 05/52

Bill Evans’ moody “Nardis” evolves into an introspective canvas, while Carmen McRae’s haunting take on “Round Midnight” fuses jazz clarity with late-night ache. The Modern Jazz Quartet reshapes “Softly, as...

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Me:nu Du Jour January 31 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Leonard Cohen, Al Green, Tori Amos, Lisa Stansfield, Hüsker Dü, Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Horace Silver, Anita O’Day, Primal Scream We Celebrate Charlie Musselwhite,...

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Nat King Cole records an album arranged by Nelson Riddle : ‘Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love’ (1953)

'Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love' is an album arranged by Nelson Riddle, recorded on January 27, 28, 1953 and August 23, 25, 1955 and released by Capitol.Track...

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We remember French composer & conductor Michel Legrand

This day (January 26, 2019), in Paris, France, died Michel Legrand, a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Sarah Vaughan - Sweet Gingerbread Man (1972)...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Corinne Bailey Rae, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Deep Purple, Jackson Browne, Def Leppard, Cat Power, Sleater-Kinney, Björk, Charles Mingus, Jimmy Smith, Oscar Peterson, Milt...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat, MC5, The Byrds, Gang Starr, Oscar Peterson, Eliane Elias, Milt Jackson, John Coltrane We Celebrate...

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Blue Note publish Eliane Elias’ eighteenth album : ‘Something for You’ featuring music by Bill Evans (2008)

Eliane Elias' 'Something for You' is her eighteenth album featuring music by Bill Evans and released on January 15, 2008 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.You And The Night And...

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This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 02/52

Chucho Valdes, Michel Camilo, Tania Maria, Hiromi, Michel Legrand, Ben Sidran, Marcus Roberts, Dave Grusin, Bill Evans, Alice Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Tommy Flanagan, Big Tiny Little

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Lester Young records ‘Pres and Teddy’ with the Teddy Wilson Quartet for Verve (1956)

Lester Young's 'Pres and Teddy' is an album recorded on January 13, 1956 with the Teddy Wilson Quartet and released In April 1959 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.All Of...

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We remember Claude Bolling. ‘Le Souvenir De Monsieur Claude’

This day (December 29, 2020), in Saint-Cloud, France, died Claude Bolling,  a French jazz pianist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Brigitte Bardot – Everybody Loves My Baby (1968) 2 . Flying...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Blondie, Brian Eno, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Charles Mingus, João Gilberto We Celebrate Mick Jones, Foreigner We Watch Yellow Magic...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To James Brown, Funkadelic, Nine Inch Nails, The Meters, Taj Mahal, Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery, Willie Colón, Rubén Blades We Celebrate Eddie Vedder, Arcángel, Esther...

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