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Happy Birthday Terence Blanchard. ‘Terence Scores 50 something’

This day (March 13, 1962), in New Orleans, Louisiana, is born Terence Blanchard, an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and film score composer.Tracklist : 1 . @ Trumpet Days at Jazz...

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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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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°674 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Stooshe, The Pretty Reckless, Martin Jensen, James Arthur, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, The Neighbourhood, The Vaccines, Mumford & Sons, The Naked And...

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‘Look Ma, No Mike!’ N°20 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Tom Jones, Brassy, Westlife, Madonna, Ron Sexsmith, Zwan, The Divine Comedy, The Magic Numbers, Shout Out Louds, Stone Sour, Glasvegas, A ?...

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We remember Tony Williams

This day (February 23, 1997), in Daly City, California, died Anthony Tillmon 'Tony' Williams, an American drummer and pioneer of jazz fusion.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock,...

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Art Blakey records ‘Drum Suite’ with the Jazz Messengers and his Percussion Ensemble (1956)

Art Blakey's 'Drum Suite' is an album recorded on December 13, 1956 and February 22, 1957 with The Jazz Messengers and the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble and released the same...

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We remember Lee Morgan

This day (February 19, 1972), in New York, died Edward Lee Morgan, an American hard bop trumpeter.Tracklist : 1 . I Remember Clifford (1958) 2 . w/ John Gilmore -...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°524 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of From the Ying Yang Twins’ chaotic "Shake" featuring Pitbull to Chicane’s atmospheric "Saltwater," the selections cover a range of mid-2000s club essentials....

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Return to Forever record their sixth album : ‘Romantic Warrior’ for Columbia (1976)

Return to Forever's 'Romantic Warrior' is their sixth studio album recorded in February 1976 and released the same year by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Medieval Overture (Chick Corea) - 05:14 ....

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This week In Male Balladeers 06/52

Lenny Kravitz's "Dancin' Til Dawn" leans on his funk and rock roots, carried by his multi-instrumental talents and Lenny Pickett's sultry saxophone, though its mid-tempo groove feels more atmospheric than...

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Concord publish Kurt Elling’s album ‘The Gate’ produced by Don Was (2011)

Kurt Elling's 'The Gate' is a studio album produced by Don Was and released on February 7, 2011 by Concord.Track Listing : 1.Matte Kudasai (Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp,...

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Miles Davis records with John Coltrane, ‘Milestones’ an album for Columbia (1958)

Miles Davis' 'Milestones' is a studio album recorded with John Coltrane on February 4 and March 4, 1958 and released in April 1958 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Dr. Jekyll (Aka...

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Charles Mingus records ‘Blues & Roots,’ an album for Atlantic (1959)

Charles Mingus' 'Blues & The Roots' is an album recorded on February 4, 1959 in New York City and released in March 1960 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Wednesday Night Prayer...

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New Music Videos (Legends & Superstars) – N°477

The Offspring’s "OK, But This Is The Last Time" echoes themes of "Self Esteem" with a self-aware twist. Robyn and David Byrne revisit "Dancing On My Own" at SNL50. Cher...

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Charles Mingus records ‘Pithecanthropus Erectus,’ an album for Atlantic (1956)

Charles Mingus' 'Pithecanthropus Erectus' is an album recorded on January 30, 1956 and released the same year by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus) – 10:36 . 2.A Foggy...

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Me:nu Du Jour January 29 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Caro Emerald, Steppenwolf, Charlie Musselwhite, Ben Harper, Vampire Weekend, Eric Burdon, Brian Eno, Gram Parsons, John Scofield, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Nat King Cole, Jackie...

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Dee Dee Bridgewater begins the recording of ‘Dear Ella,’ a tribute album to Ella Fitzgerald for Verve (1997)

Dee Dee Bridgewater's 'Dear Ella' is a studio album (in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, who had died the previous year)recorded between January 29 and February 19, 1997 and released on...

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ATCO publish Dr. John’s debut album : ‘Gris-Gris’ (1968)

Dr. John's 'Gris-Gris' is his debut album recorded in 1967 in Los Angeles and released on January 22, 1968 by ATCOTrack Listing : 1.Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya (Dr. John Creaux)...

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Daptone publish Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings fifth album : ‘Give the People What They Want’ (2014)

'Give the People What They Want' by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings is their fifth studio album released in January 2014 by Daptone.Track Listing : 1.Retreat! (Bosco Mann) - 03:31...

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Kurt Elling records ‘Man in the Air’ his sixth album for Blue Note (2003)

Kurt Elling's 'Man in the Air' is his sixth album recorded on January 13 & 17, 2003 and released on July 22, 2003 By Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Minuano (Six-Eight)...

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