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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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Me:nu Du Jour – July 12 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To John Mayall, Funkadelic, Ella Fitzgerald, Weather Report, The Futureheads We Celebrate Christine McVie, Wilko Johnson, Benny Carter, Minnie Riperton We Watch Al Jarreau, Bob...

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Joe Williams sings with the Count Basie Alumni at North Sea (1980)

July 12, 1980 - Joe Williams will be accompanied by the Count Basie Alumni Band - that is Joe Newman (tp), Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp), Benny Powel (tb), Billy Mitchel...

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Columbia record Duke Ellington and his band at the Newport Jazz Festival for ‘Ellington at Newport’ (1956)

'Ellington at Newport' is a live album by Duke Ellington and his band recorded on July 7, 1956 at the Newport Jazz Festival and released the same year by Columbia.Track...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°164 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Featured Artists Dj Pied Piper & The Masters Of Ceremonies • D_12 • Blak Twang • Lil Wayne • Fugees • Jay...

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Def Jam publish The Roots’ ninth album : ‘How I Got Over’ (2010)

The Roots' 'How I Got Over' is their ninth studio album released on June 22, 2010 by Def Jam.Track Listing : 1.A Peace Of Light (Ahmir Thompson, Ray Angry) -...

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New Music Videos (Legends & Superstars) – N°506

Benson Boone’s “Mr Electric Blue” pokes fun at music biz debt, while Ed Sheeran’s “Drive” brings racing energy with help from John Mayer and Dave Grohl. Lorde opens her album...

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Columbia publish Billie Holiday’s last album during her lifetime : ‘Lady in Satin’ (1958)

Billie Holiday's 'Lady in Satin' is an album released in June 1958 (the last during her lifetime) by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.I'M A Fool To Want You (Frank Sinatra, Joel...

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Roberta Flack releases her debut album : ‘First Take’ featuring ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ (1969)

Roberta Flack's 'First Take' feat. 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' is her debut album produced By Joel Dorn and released on June 20, 1969 by Atlantic.Track Listing...

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Atlantic Records release Aretha Franklin’s ‘Aretha Now’ (1968)

Aretha Franklin's 'Aretha Now' is an album produced by Jerry Wexler and released on June 14, 1968, less than six months after 'Lady Soul' by Atlantic Records.Track Listing : 1.Think...

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New Music Videos (Ladies Only) – N°504

Sarika Gill’s “Hor Gal” anchors Punjabi vocal assertiveness in beat-driven production, while Wolf Alice’s “Bloom Baby Bloom” trades distortion for piano-led introspection. Reneé Rapp’s “Leave Me Alone” signals autonomy post-television....

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Last week In Visual Artists 06

Patrick Demarchelier, Jonathan Mannion, Mila Furstova, Andrew Zuckerman, Jeremy Cowart, Roger Dean, Mike Salisbury, Bruce Weber, Sir Peter Blake, Jerry Schatzberg, Alan Aldridge, . They are the 11 Visual Artists...

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Satchmo Loves Company

Louis Armstrong's exuberant and gravelly voice happened to be the perfect match with the mellifluous or crooning voices of his contemporaries. His blasting trumpet, the perfect contrast with the pianist.Who...

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Jazzin’Around Pork Pie Hat

Starting and ending with Charles Mingus's composition 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat', we have mixed 18 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Charles Mingus'. It has Charlie Haden, Count Basie,...

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Me:nu Du Jour – February 11, 2016

[TOD:AY] We Discover Kamasi Washington, GoGo Penguin . We Celebrate Sérgio Mendes, Whitney Houston, D’Angelo . We Listen To The Bad Plus, Erykah Badu, Luther Vandross, Sonny Rollins, Michael Bublé...

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Colour Me Blues

From 'White summer' to 'One Black Rat', we have mixed 19 'Blues' tunes around the theme of 'Colours'. It has Ray Charles, Taj Mahal , Memphis Minnie, The Yardbirds and...

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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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Storm Large – Le Bonheur

Released on October 7 , 2014, "Le Bonheur" is the first majoralbum by Storm Large and her new band Le Bonheur .Track Listing : 1.I'Ve Got You Under My Skin...

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