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This week In One-Off Collaborations 07/52

How well do you know the music of "California Love" stands as a West Coast anthem blending 2Pac’s urgency and Dr. Dre’s polished production, with Roger Troutman’s talk box adding...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°107 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Franz Ferdinand’s cheeky "Do You Want To" struts through indie rock with spiky guitars and sardonic lyrics, capturing mid-2000s swagger, while Rihanna’s...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°110 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Taylor Dayne’s "Don’t Rush Me" pairs assertive patience with glossy production, landing it a No. 2 Billboard spot, just behind Phil Collins's...

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This week In ’70s Throwback’ 07/52

How well do you know the music of Elvis Presley's "Polk Salad Annie" thrives on theatrical stage energy with karate moves and Southern gothic tones, while Heart's "Magic Man" blends...

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Sarah Vaughan records with the Count Basie Orchestra, ‘Send in the Clowns’ an album for Pablo (1981)

Sarah Vaughan's 'Send in the Clowns' is a studio album recorded on February 16, 17 & May 16, 1981 with the Count Basie Orchestra and released the same year by...

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Archie Shepp records ‘Fire Music,’ an album Impulse! (1965)

Archie Shepp's 'Fire Music' is a studio album recorded on February 16 and March 9, 1965 and released the same year 1965 by Impulse!.Track Listing : 1.Hambone (Archie Shepp) -...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°331 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Morrissey's "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" channels unrequited love through an embrace of a cold, unresponsive city, blending poetic alienation with...

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Weather Report begin the recording of their sixth album : ‘Tale Spinnin” for Columbia (1975)

Weather Report's 'Tale Spinnin'' is their sixth album recorded between February and April 4, 1975 with Leon Ndugu Chancler on drums and released in May 1975 by Columbia.Track Listing :...

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Lee Morgan records ‘Search for the New Land’ with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Grant Green, Reggie Workman and Billy Higgins (1964)

Lee Morgan's 'Search for the New Land' is an album recorded on February 15, 1964 with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Grant Green,. Reggie Workman & Billy Higgins and released in...

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John Coltrane records ‘Stellar Regions,’ an album for Impulse! (1967)

John Coltrane's 'Stellar Regions' is a posthumous album recorded on February 15, 1967 , discovered in 1994 by his wife, Alice Coltrane and released onOctober 10, 1995 by Impulse!.Track Listing...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°109 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Brandy’s "Sittin' Up in My Room," crafted by Babyface, blends introspection with polished mid-'90s R&B, featuring a catchiness rooted in Brandy’s youthful...

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This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 07/52

How well do you know the music of Omar Sosa’s Moody Jazz Café performance fused Afro-Cuban rhythms with modern jazz, blending traditional influences with electronic effects. His use of piano,...

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Sony publish Béla Fleck & the Flecktones’ eighth album : ‘The Hidden Land’ (2006)

'The Hidden Land' by Béla Fleck & the Flecktones is their eighth studio album released on February 14, 2006 by Sony.Track Listing : 1.Fugue From Prelude/Fugue No. 20 In A...

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Pharoah Sanders records ‘Karma,’ an album for Impulse! (1969)

Pharoah Sanders' 'Karma' is an album recorded on February 14 & 19, 1969 and released the same year by Impulse!.Track Listing : 1.The Creator Has A Master Plan (Pharoah Sanders,...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°108 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Daniel Bedingfield’s "Gotta Get Thru This" brilliantly channels raw emotion with a DIY edge, blending heartfelt falsetto and UK garage beats recorded...

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Phil Collins releases his debut solo album : ‘Face Value’ featuring ‘In the Air Tonight’ and ‘I Missed Again’ (1981)

Phil Collins' 'Face Value' feat. 'In the Air Tonight' is his debut solo studio album released on February 1981, 13 by Virgin / Atlantic Records.Track Listing : 1.In The Air...

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Charles Mingus records ‘The Clown,’ an album for Atlantic (1957)

Charles Mingus 'The Clown' is an album recorded on February 13 and March 12, 1957 and released the same year by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Haitian Fight Song (Charles Mingus) -...

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Miles Davis records for Columbia, ‘My Funny Valentine’ at Lincoln Center in New York City (1964)

Miles Davis' 'My Funny Valentine' is a live album recorded on February 12, 1964 at Philharmonic Hall of Lincoln Center in New York City and released in May 1965 by...

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Billie Holiday records for Clef Records, ‘Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic’ (1945)

'Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic' is a live album recorded (partly) on February 12, 1945 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and released in 1954 by Clef...

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Singing With Sheryl Crow

How well do you know the music of Sheryl Crow and Grace Potter’s acoustic “New Kid In Town” honors Glenn Frey with raw, stripped-back harmonies, reflecting the Eagles’ original while...

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