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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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Me:nu Du Jour June 18 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Jimi Hendrix, Beck, Fleetwood Mac, Nick Cave, Rod Stewart, Van Halen, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Joe Walsh, Tony Bennett, Kanye West, Bill Frisell, Roland...

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Blue Note publish Herbie Hancock’s debut album : ‘Takin’ Off’ featuring ‘Watermelon Man’ (1962)

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Roxy Music, Eminem, The Who, Dr. Feelgood, Rory Gallagher, Lady Gaga, Peter Gabriel, George Benson, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson We Celebrate Jewel,...

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Me:nu Du Jour May 9 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Grace Jones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker We Celebrate Billy Joel, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Tania...

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Me:nu Du Jour May 6 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Ben Harper, Isley Brothers, Chuck Berry, Carlos Santana, Ray Charles, The New Pornographers, Miles Davis, Joshua Redman, Dexter Gordon, Arturo...

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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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We remember Billy Higgins. ‘Soldier Higgins’

This day (May 3, 2001), in Inglewood, California, died Billy Higgins, an American jazz drummer who played on over 700 recordings.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Charles Lloyd – Forest Flower...

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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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We wish ‘Gefeliciteerd!’ to Han Bennink. ‘Let It Bennink’

This day (April 17, 1942), in Zaandam, the Netherlands, is born Donald Hantopher 'Han' Bennink, a Dutch jazz drummer and percussionist.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Uri Caine (2018) 2 ....

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Aretha Franklin, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Queen, James Taylor, PJ Harvey, U2, Todd Rundgren, Michel Petrucciani, Keith Jarrett, Haircut One Hundred, John Martyn We...

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We remember Horace Parlan. ‘Movin’ & Horacin”

This day (February 23, 2017), in Korsor, Denmark, died Horace Parlan,an American hard bop and post-bop piano player.Tracklist : Congalegra . Wadin' . Us Three . Up and Down . Up in Cynthia's Room . On...

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One Broadway

From 'Give my regards to Broadway' to 'Broadway Bossa Nova', we have mixed 18 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Broadway'. It has Dave Brubeck, Herb Ellis. Bob Maize....

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Americans in Paris

From 'Made You Love Paris' to 'Florence Sur Les Champs-Elysees' , we have mixed 20 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'American Jazzmen in (and about) Paris'. It has...

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Jazzin’Around Blue Rondo

Starting and ending with Dave Brubeck's composition '(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo', we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue that you have to guess' tunes around the theme...

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Star-Studied

From 'Lone Star Moon' to 'Star Dust' , we have mixed 19 'Jazz & Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Stars'. "Star-Studied" has Bill Evans, Maria Bethania , Yusef Lateef,...

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James Van Heusen Goes All The Way

From 'Polka Dots And Moonbeams' to 'Darn That Dream' , we have mixed 21 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'James Van Heusen'. It has Bobby Darin, Chico Hamilton, Frank...

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The Three Tenors (and More)

From 'Blue Turning Grey Over You' to 'Body And Soul', we have mixed 19 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Tenor Sax'. It has Houston Person & Ron Carter,...

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Come Fly With Sammy (Cahn)

From 'Its Been A Long Long Time' to 'The Things We Did Last Summer', we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'Sammy Cahn'. It has Mario Lanza,...

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Everybody Is A Busy Body

From 'Everybody Calls Me Crazy' to 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine', we have mixed 19 'Jazz With a Slice Of Pop' tunes around the theme of 'Everybody'. It has Wynonie Harris,...

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