Jon Faddis

CTI publish George Benson’s ‘Body Talk’ produced by Creed Taylor (1973)

George Benson's 'Body Talk' is a studio album produced by Creed Taylor and released on August 23, 1973 by CTI.Track Listing : 1.Dance (George Benson, Pee Wee Ellis) - 10:31...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Eric Clapton, Yes, Burning Spear, The Who, Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, Aerosmith, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Harry Belafonte, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Kid Rock, Korn We...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 17 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Mary J. Blige, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Go-Betweens, Nat King Cole, Fourplay, Esperanza Spalding, Brian Wilson, Oscar Peterson, Tom Waits We Celebrate Belinda...

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Wynton, Bucky, Doc et al salute Louis Armstrong in Newport (1990)

August 17, 1990 - Wynton Marsallis plus Doc Cheatham, Jacki Byard, Carrie Smith, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ruby Braff, Teddy Riley, Elvin Jones, Jon Faddis, Georges Wein and many others. They all...

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Paul Simon releases his seventh album : ‘Graceland’ featuring ‘You Can Call Me Al’ and ‘The Boy in the Bubble’ (1986)

Paul Simon's 'Graceland' is his seventh studio album released on August 12, 1986 by Warner Bros.Track listing : 1.The Boy in the Bubble (Forere Motloheloa, Paul Simon) - 03:59 ....

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Paul Simon releases ‘One-Trick Pony,’ his fifth solo album, produced with Phil Ramone (1980)

Paul Simon's 'One-Trick Pony' is his fifth solo studio album col-produced with Phil Ramone and released on August 12 1980 by Warner Bros. RecordsTrack Listing : 1.Late In The Evening...

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Atlantic publish Chic’s second album : ‘C’est Chic’ featuring ‘Le Freak’ and ‘I Want Your Love’ (1978)

Chic's 'C'est Chic' feat. 'Le Freak' is their second studio album released on August 11, 1978 by Atlantic.Track listing : . 1.Chic Cheer (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers) - 04:42 ....

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Billy Joel releases ‘An Innocent Man,’ his ninth album featuring ‘Tell Her About It’ and ‘Uptown Girl’ (1983)

Billy Joel's 'An Innocent Man' feat. 'Uptown Girl' is his ninth studio album released on August 8, 1983 by Family Productions/Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Easy Money (Billy Joel) - 04:04...

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Chic release their third studio album ‘Risqué’ featuring ‘Good Times’ (1979)

Chic's 'Risqué' is their third studio album featuring Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers and released on July 30, 1979 by Atlantic. Track listing : . 1.Good Times (Bernard Edwards, Nile...

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This week In Jazz Legends 30/52

How well do you know the music of Sonny Rollins, Frank Foster, John Faddis, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, VSOP II, Laurindo Almeida, Johnny Griffin, Herbie Hancock, Santana, Gil Evans, Rahsaan...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 24 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Tom Waits, Portishead, NSYNC, Joe Satriani, Frank Sinatra, Sun Ra, Jimmy Eat World We Celebrate Jennifer Lopez, Jon Faddis We Watch Van Morrison, Nina...

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CTI publish Eumir Deodato’s ‘Deodato 2’ featuring John Tropea and Stanley Clarke (1973)

Eumir Deodato's 'Deodato 2' is an album recorded with John Tropea & Stanley Clarke and released on July 18, 1973 by Cti.Track Listing : 1.Nights In White Satin (Justin Hayward)...

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Me:nu Du Jour June 26 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Rod Stewart, Steve Vai, Albert King, Bad Company, Bob Dylan, The Band, Sonic Youth, The Chemical Brothers, Thelonious Monk We Celebrate Gilberto Gil, Mick...

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We remember Stan Getz. ‘Getz à Go Go’

This day (June 6, 1991), in Malibu, California, died Stan Getz, an American jazz saxophone player who was known as The Sound. Tracklist : The Girl From Ipanema . Desafinado...

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We remember Doc Cheatham. ‘Ninety Two Years of Doc Cheatham’

This day (June 2, 1997), in New York City, New York, died Adolphus Anthony Cheatham a.k.a Doc Cheatham, a jazz trumpeter, Tracklist : The Little Things That Mean So Much...

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We Remember B.B. King. ‘Long Lived The King’

This day (May 14, 2015), in Las Vegas, died Riley B. King a.k.a. B.B. King (B.B. short for Blues Boy), an American blues guitarist and singer.Tracklist : 1 . In...

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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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Lou Reed finishes the recording of ‘Sally Can’t Dance,’ his fourth solo album (1974)

Lou Reed's 'Sally Can't Dance' is his fourth solo album recorded between March 18 and April 26, 1974 and released in August 1974 by RCA.Track Listing : 1.Ride Sally Ride...

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Grover Washington Jr. records ‘Soul Box’ arranged by Bob James (1973)

Grover Washington, Jr.'s 'Soul Box' is his third album arranged by Bob James, recorded in March 1973 and released the same year by Kudu Records.Track Listing : 1.Aubrey (David Gates)...

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Lalo Schifrin records ‘Black Widow’ featuring Patti Austin for CTI (1976)

Lalo Schifrin's 'Black Widow' is an album featuring, among others, Patti Austin on vocals and recorded on March 29 & 30, 1976 and released the same year by CTITrack Listing...

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