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Thelonious Monk finishes the recording of ‘Thelonious Himself’ for Riverside (1957)

Thelonious Monk's 'Thelonious Himself' is a studio album (almost all solo) recorded on April 12 and 16, 1957 and released the same year by Riverside.Track Listing : 1.April In Paris...

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Santana Records release ‘Santana IV,’ featuring a reunion of the almost complete Woodstock line-up (2016)

Santana's 'Santana IV' is their twenty-third studio album (reuniting the almost entire Woodstock lineup) released on April 15, 2016 by Santana Records.Track Listing : 1.Yambu (Karl Perazzo, Carlos Santana) -...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°344 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of George Michael, Barry Manilow, Al B. Sure!, Chris Rea, Gwen Guthrie, Eurythmics, Rainbow, ABC, Rick Springfield, Stephanie, Shakin' Stevens, Will Downing ?...

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Happy Birthday Joey DeFrancesco. ‘Organ Honor’

This day (April 10, 1971), in Springfield, Pennsylvania (USA), is born Joey DeFrancesco, an American jazz organist.Tracklist : 1 . In the Key of the Universe (2019) 2 . One...

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Joe Henderson records ‘In ‘n Out,’ his third album with McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones et al (1964)

Joe Henderson's 'In 'n Out' is his third album recorded on April 10, 1964 with Kenny Dorham, McCoy Tynerr, Richard Davis and Elvin Jones and released the same year by...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°127 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The Roots, Snoop Dogg, Mario, Soulja Boy, Destiny's Child, Lonyo, Dilated Peoples, Eve, Ne-Yo, Afroman, Kanye West, Ciara ? Take our 12-track...

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This week In Jazz Legends 14/52

Joshua Redman, John Coltrane, Chris Potter, Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Benny Carter, Sonny Rollins, James Moody, Kenny Garrett, Benny Maupin, Peter Brötzmann , David Murray

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.2 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Maxwell, Donny Hathaway, Joan Baez, Elvis Presley, Nick Cave, Lenny Kravitz, Julie Andrews We Celebrate Emmylou Harris, Leon Russell, Buddy Rich, Larry Coryell, Gato...

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We remember Gato Barbieri. ‘The Years Of El Gato’

This day (April 2, 2016), in New York City, died Leandro 'Gato' Barbieri, an Argentinean jazz tenor saxophonist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Carlos Santana – Europa (1977) 2...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°263 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Brandy, Jennifer Lopez, Missy Elliott, Morcheeba, M.V.P., Method Man & Redman, Roots Manuva, Outkast, Lina, Jamelia, Eminem, Blackout ? Take our 12-track...

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Janet Jackson releases ‘Damita Jo,’ her eighth album (2004)

Janet Jackson's 'Damita Jo' is her eighth studio album released on March 30, 2004 by Virgin.Track Listing : 1.Looking For Love (Intro) (Janet Jackson, David Ritz, Fabrice Dumont, Christophe Hetier,...

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Miles Davis wraps up the recording of the ‘Someday My Prince Will Come’ album (1961)

Miles Davis 'Someday My Prince Will Come' is his seventh studio album recorded on March 7, 20, 21, 1961, with among others Hank Mobley and released on December 11, 1961...

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Sam Rivers records ‘Dimensions & Extensions’ with Donald Byrd on trumpet (1967)

Sam Rivers ' 'Dimensions & Extensions' is an album recorded on March 17, 1967 and released in 1986 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Precis (Sam Rivers) - 05:21 . 2.Paean...

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Happy Birthday Roy Haynes. ‘Vive Le Roy’

This day (March 13, 1925 ), in Boston, Massachusetts, is born Roy Owen Haynes, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ David Kikoski (2019) 2 . The 7-Decade Career...

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Verve start the recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook’ (1958)

'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook' is a studio album recorded between March 13 & 19, 1958, with a studio orchestra conducted by Paul Weston and released in 1958...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°124 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Adrian Gurvitz, Donna Summer, a~ha, Sade, Kim Wilde, Richard Marx, The Blow Monkeys, Rainbow, Stephen Tin Tin Duffy, Matt Bianco, Pet Shop...

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Sonny Rollins records ‘Way Out West’ with Ray Brown & Shelly Manne (1957)

Sonny Rollins' 'Way Out West' is an album recorded on March 7, 1957 with Ray Brown and Shelly Manne and released the same year by Contemporary.Track Listing : 1.I'M An...

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We Remember McCoy Tyner. ‘Really McCoy?’

This day (March 6, 2020), in  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died Alfred McCoy Tynerr, jazz pianist member of the John Coltrane Quartet before embracing a long solo career.Tracklist : 1 . w/...

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Happy Birthday Wayne Shorter. ‘You Are So Wayne’

This day (March 2, 2023), in Los Angeles, California, died Wayne Shorter, an American jazz saxophonist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . The Three Marias (2017) 2 . w/ Wynton Marsalis...

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Joe Lovano releases ‘Viva Caruso,’ an album inspired by the Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso (2002)

Joe Lovano's 'Viva Caruso' is an album inspired by the Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso and released on February 23, 2002 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Vesti La Giubba (Ruggero Leoncavallo)...

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