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Singing (Ladies only) Justin Timberlake

How well do you know the music of Sofia Karlberg brings a stripped-down charm to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” while The xx completely deconstruct “My Love” with haunting...

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Polydor publish Klaxons’ debut album : ‘Myths Of The Near Future’ (2007)

Klaxons' 'Myths of the Near Future' is their debut album produced by James Ford and released on January 29, 2007 by PolydorTrack Listing : 1.Two Receivers (Jamie Reynolds, Simon Taylor,...

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This week In Male Balladeers 04/52

How well do you know the music of D’Angelo’s "Devil's Pie," a gritty DJ Premier collaboration, critiques materialism through stripped-back funk, while José James’ “Trouble” channels Bill Withers and Sly...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°102 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Missy Elliott amps it up with “Pass That Dutch,” pairing wild beats and surreal visuals, while Jay-Z keeps it slick on “Change...

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Decca publish Ludovico Einaudi’s album : ‘In a Time Lapse’ recorded at Villa San Fermo in Roma (2013)

Ludovico Einaudi's 'In a Time Lapse' is a studio album recorded in 2012 at Villa San Fermo; Auditorium Parco Della Musica, Rome.and released on January 21, 2013 by Decca.Track Listing...

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Art Pepper records ‘Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section’ with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (1957)

'Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section' is an album recorded on January 19, 1957 with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones and released the same year by Contemporary.Track...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°98 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

Dizzee Rascal’s “Dance Wiv Me” blends Calvin Harris’s slick production with gritty swagger, creating a club-ready anthem that ruled UK charts in 2008. Estelle’s “American Boy,” featuring Kanye West, charms...

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Happy Birthday Melanie C

January 12, 199* - English singer Melanie Jayne Chisholm better known as Melanie C or Mel C or Sporty Spice when she was with the Spice Girls, is @)_!. Happy...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°405 – 2010s Music Videos

Fuse ODG’s “Boa Me,” featuring Ed Sheeran and Mugeez, stands out with its Afrobeat and highlife fusion, sung partly in Twi and rooted in unity, while J Hus’s “Did You...

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Sony publish D’Angelo’s third album : ‘Black Messiah’ (2014)

D'Angelo's 'Black Messiah' is his third album released (fourteen years after his album 'Vodoo') on December 14 , 2014 by Sony.Track Listing : 1.Ain'T That Easy (D'Angelo) - 04:49 ....

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Atlantic Records publish Mike Stern’s third album : ‘Time in Place’ (1987)

Mike Stern's 'Time in Place' is his third studio album recorded during December 1987 with among others Peter Erskine, Don Alias and Michael Brecker and released in 1988 by Atlantic...

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Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins record the album ‘Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins’ for Prestige (1953)

Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins' is an album recorded during three sessions (November 13, 1953, September 22 and October 25, 1954) with different personnel and released the same year by...

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Thelonious Monk records ‘Solo Monk’ with producer Teo Macero for Columbia (1964)

Thelonious Monk's 'Solo Monk' is an album recorded on October 31, 1964 and March 2, 1965 and released the same year by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Dinah (Harry Akst, Sam M....

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This week In One-Off Collaborations 43/52

How well do you know the music of Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Mike Oldfield & Jon Anderson, Mick Taylor & Jack Bruce, BB King & Eric Clapton, Tony Bennett...

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Happy Birthday Dianne Reeves. ‘Lady Dianne’

This day (October 23, 1956), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Dianne Reeves, an American jazz singer. Tracklist : 1 . w/ Michael Olatuja & Lionel Loueke - Soki (2020) 2...

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Donald Fagen releases his fourth solo album : ‘Sunken Condos’ (2012)

Donald Fagen's 'Sunken Condos' is his fourth solo album released on October 16, 2012 by Reprise Records.Track Listing : 1.Slinky Thing (Donald Fagen) - 05:12 . 2.I'M Not The Same...

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Stevie Wonder releases his eighteenth album : ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ featuring ‘Sir Duke’ ‘Pastime Paradise’ and ‘I Wish’ (1976)

Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' is his eighteenth album released on September 28, 1976 by Motown Records.Track Listing : 1.Love'S In Need Of Love Today (Stevie Wonder)...

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Playing Coltrane

Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman, McCoy Tyner, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes, Bobby Hutcherson, Marcus Miller, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Branford Marsalis, Raul de...

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Lee Morgan records ‘Cornbread’ with Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley and Larry Ridley (1965)

Lee Morgan's 'Cornbread' is an album recorded on September 18, 1965 with Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley and Larry Ridley.Track Listing : 1.Cornbread (Lee Morgan) - 09:03...

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Paul Weller has put a lot of acoustic guitars, strings and ballads in his mod music. ‘That’s all folk…music!’

Paul Weller's "True Meanings" is his fourteenth solo album featuring among other guests Martin Carthy, Danny Thompson, Noel Gallagher and Rod Argent of the Zombies and released on September 14,...

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