Bernard Pretty Purdie

Bernard ‘pretty’ Purdie shuffles in Shangai (2014)

October 31, 2014 - legendary drummer Bernard "pretty" Purdie will play a short set with Miho Nobuzane (p), Tetsuya Sato (b)and Frankie Cicala (d) during the Shangai festival

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Happy Birthday Bernard Purdie. ‘So Pretty’

This day (June 11, 1939), in Elkton, Maryland, is born Bernard Lee Purdie a.k.a Pretty Purdie, an American session drummer.Tracklist : Count Your Blessing . Whats Going On . Memphis...

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The Godfathers of Groove with Bernard “Pretty” Purdie in NYC (2011)

March 30, 2011 - the Godfathers of Groove featuring Bernard Pretty Purdie, Grant Green, Jr. Ruben Wilson and others, are at The Iridium in New-York City

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Bernard Purdie brings his Friends to New Orleans (2016)

April 27, 2016 - Bernard Purdie & Friends - that is Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (d), Alvin Ford Jr. (d), Leo Nocentelli (g), Oteil Burbridge (b), Wil Blades (kb), Khris Royal...

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Bernard Purdie celebrates George Freeman’s birthday (2015)

April 11, 2015 - the George Freeman Quartet - that is George Freeman (g), Bernard Pretty Purdie (d), Mike Allemana (g) and Pete Benson (org) - celebrates Georges 88th birthday...

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Polydor release James Brown’s album : ‘Get On the Good Foot’ featuring ‘Cold Sweat’ and ‘Please, Please, Please’ (1972)

James Brown's 'Get On the Good Foot' feat. 'Cold Sweat' & 'Please, Please, Please' is a double album released on November 20, 1972 by Polydor.Track Listing : 1.Get On The...

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Atlantic publish Roberta Flack’s third album : ‘Quiet Fire’ (1971)

Roberta Flack's 'Quiet Fire' is her third studio album released in November 1971 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Go Up Moses (Flack, Jesse Jackson, Joel Dorn) - 05:20 . 2.Bridge Over...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To OutKast, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Kraftwerk, Nico, The Waterboys, Dinosaur Jr., Thelonious Monk, Steve Howe, John Prine We Celebrate Ethel Waters, llinois Jacquet, Ali...

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Archie Shepp records ‘The Cry of My People’ for Impulse! (1972)

Archie Shepp's 'The Cry of My People' is an album recorded on September 25–27, 1972, with gospel singers, big bands, quintets, sextets and chamber orchestras and released the same year...

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Atlantic release ‘Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway’ featuring ‘Where Is the Love’ (1972)

'Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway' feat. 'Where Is the Love' is a duet album released on May 6, 1972 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.I (Who Have Nothing) (Jerry Leiber, Mike...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Garbage, Rihanna, Iron Maiden, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Chucho Valdés, Modern Jazz Quartet We Celebrate Lisa Stansfield, Joss Stone We Watch Katie Melua, Moody...

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Me:nu Du Jour Mar.30 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Erykah Badu, Janet Jackson, Eric Clapton, Commodores, Bee Gees, PJ Harvey, Kacey Musgraves, Pulp, Skip James, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis We Celebrate Astrud Gilberto,...

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Aretha Franklin, backed by King Curtis & the Kingpins, tapes ‘Aretha Live at Fillmore West’ (1971)

Aretha Franklin's 'Aretha Live at Fillmore West' is her second live album recorded on March 5–7, 1971 and released on May 19, 1971 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Respect (Otis Redding)...

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Aretha Franklin records ‘Amazing Grace,’ a live album for Atlantic (1972)

Aretha Franklin's 'Amazing Grace' is a live album (& the biggest selling live gospel album of all time) recorded on January 13 & 14, 1972 and released on June 01,...

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Steely Dan release their seventh album : ‘Gaucho’ featuring ‘Hey Nineteen’ (1980)

Steely Dan's 'Gaucho' feat. 'Hey Nineteen' is their seventh studio album released on November 21, 1980 by Mca.Track Listing : 1.Babylon Sisters (Walter Becker, Donald Fagen) - 05:55 . 2.Hey...

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Arista publish Aretha Franklin’s album : ‘Aretha’ (1980)

Aretha Franklin's 'Aretha' is an album (her second album with this title) released in October 1980 by Arista Records.Track Listing : 1.Come To Me (Willard Eugene Price) - 03:42 ....

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Natalie Cole, Harry Connick Jr., David Bowie, Them, Deafheaven, Joe Sample, Fania All-Stars, Justice, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Gil Evans, Sonny Rollins We Celebrate...

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Steely Dan release their fifth album : ‘The Royal Scam’ featuring ‘Kid Charlemagne’ (1976)

Steely Dan's 'The Royal Scam' is their fifth album produced by Gary Katz and released in May 1976 by Abc.Track Listing : 1.Kid Charlemagne (Walter Becker, Donald Fagen) - 04:38...

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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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‘Let Me in Your Life’ is Aretha Franklin’s twenty-second studio album, co-produced with Jerry Wexler (1974)

Aretha Franklin's 'Let Me in Your Life' is her twenty-second studio album (and one of her top-selling) released on February 25, 1974 by Atlantic. Track Listing : 1.Let Me In...

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