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Dave Brubeck releases his first solo piano album : ‘Brubeck Plays Brubeck’ (1956)

Dave Brubeck's 'Brubeck Plays Brubeck' is his first solo piano album released on July 16, 1956 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Swing Bells (Dave Brubeck) - 03:39 . 2.Walkin' Line (Dave...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella and Basie!’ her first studio album with Count Basie and his Orchestra arranged by Quincy Jones (1963)

'Ella and Basie!' is the first studio album (recorded on July 16–17, 1963) by Ella Fitzgerald with the Count Basie Orchestra playing arrangements by Quincy Jones and released in September...

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Animated N°107 – Vintage Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Vengaboys, Röyksopp, Crazy Frog, Gorillaz, Spiller, Grant Nelson, Stereolab, Mr. Scruff, Marmaduke Duke, Poker Pets, Different Gear, Mc Skat Kat & The...

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Bobby Hutcherson records ‘San Francisco’ with Joe Sample for Blue Note (1970)

Bobby Hutcherson's 'San Francisco' is an album recorded with Joe Sample and Harold Land and released on July 15, 1970 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Goin' Down South (Joe Sample)...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 14 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Bee Gees, Michel Petrucciani, Oscar Peterson, Cannonball Adderley, Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, Destiny's Child, Ministry, Beastie Boys We Celebrate Angelique Kidjo, Bastille, Imagine Dragons...

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Michel Petrucciani records ‘Power Of Three’ at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Jim Hall and Wayne Shorter (1986)

Michel Petrucciani's 'Power Of Three' is an album recorded on July 14, 1986 at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Jim Hall and Wayne Shorter and released in 1987 by Blue...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 13 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Sting, Toni Braxton, Beach Boys, Queen, Terence Trent D'Arby, Roots, Bob Dylan, Keith Jarrett, Charles Mingus We Celebrate Roger McGuinn, Compay Segundo, Rich the...

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We remember Benny Carter. ‘Mellow Toner’

This day (July 12, 2003), in / Los Angeles, California, died Benny Carter, an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Count Basie...

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Weather Report record ‘Night Passage,’ live in a Los Angeles studio (1980)

Weather Report's 'Night Passage' is their eleventh album recorded live before a crowd of 250 people on July 12 and 13, 1980 and released the same year by Columbia.Track Listing...

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This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 28/52

How well do you know the music of Michel Petrucciani, Keith Jarrett, Count Basie, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chucho Valdés, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Pérez, Chano Dominguez , Eliane Elias, Oscar Peterson, Bud...

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Dexys Midnight Runners release ‘Searching For The Young Soul Rebels,’ their debut album featuring ‘Geno’ (1980)

Dexys Midnight Runners' 'Searching for the Young Soul Rebels' is their debut studio album featuring 'Geno,' produced by Pete Wingfield and released on July 11 1980 by Parlophone / EMITrack...

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Thad Jones records ‘The Magnificent Thad Jones’ for Blue Note (1956)

'The Magnificent Thad Jones' is an album recorded on July 9 and 14, 1956 and released the same year by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.April In Paris (Vernon Duke, E....

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Charles Mingus records ‘Mingus Three’ (also referred to as ‘Trio’) for Jubilee (1957)

Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Three' (also referred to as 'Trio') is an album recorded on July 9, 1957 with pianist Hampton Hawes and drummer Dannie Richmond and released the same year...

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American Hip-Hop & Soul New Music Videos – N°512

Ski Mask the Slump God fires up “Catch Me Outside 2” with Timbaland and Missy Elliot, throwing back to his 2017 breakout over 2000s-styled trap. Drake’s “What Did I Miss?”...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 7 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Jimmy Cliff, Maxwell, Eric B. & Rakim, The Stooges, Kings of Leon, Aaliyah, Primal Scream, Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner We Celebrate Ringo Starr, Doc...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 6 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The B-52, Lianne La Havas, Pat Benatar, Grateful Dead, TV on the Radio, Gary Burton, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Stéphane Grappelli, Sam Rivers, Flora...

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Flora Purim records ‘500 Miles High’ live at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1974)

Flora Purim's '500 Miles High' is a live album recorded on July 6, 1974 at the Montreux Jazz Festival and released the same year by Milestone.Track Listing : 1.O Cantador...

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Bizarre/Reprise release Frank Zappa’s album : ‘Waka Jawaka’ (1972)

Frank Zappa's 'Waka Jawaka' is an album released on July 5, 1972 by Bizarre/Reprise.Track Listing : 1.Big Swifty (Frank Zappa) - 17:22 . 2.Your Mouth (Frank Zappa) - 03:12 ....

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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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Rachelle Ferrell sings at Montreux Jazz, then Patti Austin comes in (1997)

July 4, 1997 - American diva Rachelle Ferrell is accompanied by George Duke (kb, voc), Jonathan Butler (g,voc), Brian Simpson (kb), Mino Cinelu (perc), Larry Kimpel (b) and Lil John...

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