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Kamasi Washington releases ‘The Epic,’ a triple album recorded with a 32-piece orchestra and 20-voice choir (2015)

Kamasi Washington's 'The Epic' is his first (and triple) album recorded with a 32-piece orchestra and 20-voice choir and released on May 5, 2015 by Brainfeeder.Track Listing : Volume 1:...

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Blue Note release Joe Lovano’s ‘Folk Art’ recorded with Us Five featuring Esperanza Spalding (2009)

Joe Lovano's 'Folk Art' is his twenty first album recorded with Us Five featuring Esperanza Spalding and released on May 5, 2009 by Blue Note..Track Listing : 1.Powerhouse (Joe Lovano)...

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Me:nu Du Jour May 4 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Bill Withers, Dionne Warwick, Frank Zappa, Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, PJ Harvey, Deftones, The Cure, Mumford & Sons, Echo & The Bunnymen, X, John...

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Blue Note publish Joe Lovano’s ‘I’m All For You,’ a ballads album recorded with Hank Jones (2004)

Joe Lovano's 'I'm All For You' is a ballads album recorded with Hank Jones, George Mraz and Paul Motian and released on May 4, 2004 by Blue Note.Track Listing :...

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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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Me:nu Du Jour May 3 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Frank Zappa, Sly and the Family Stone, Cream, Basia, Stevie Nicks, Leon Russell, Aerosmith, Queensrÿche, Flying Lotus, Living Colour We Celebrate James Brown, Pete...

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Elvin Jones machines in Bern, Switzerland (1991)

May 3, 1991 - Elvin Jones Jazz Machine - that is Ravi Coltrane (ts, ss), Sonny Fortune (ts, fl), Willie Pickens (p), Brad Jones (b) and Elvin Jones (d) -...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Eurythmics, Temptations, Funkadelic, Drake, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Divine Comedy, Snarky Puppy, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Toots Thielemans, Bill Frisell, Wayne Shorter...

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This week In Jazz Legends 17/52

John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Smith, Count Basie, Joshua Redman, Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Michel Legrand, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Toots Thielemans, Fred Hersch,...

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Wayne Shorter records ‘Night Dreamer’ with Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones (1964)

Wayne Shorter's 'Night Dreamer' is his fourth album recorded on April 29, 1964, with a quintet including Lee Morgan, McCoy Tynerr, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones and released the same...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.27 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Diana Krall, Sly & The Family Stone, Pink Floyd, Blur, Nick Cave, John Coltrane, Jimmy Smith, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny We Celebrate Patrick Stump,...

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We remember Dexter Gordon. ‘The True Dexter’

This day (April 25, 1990), in Philadelphia, died Dexter Gordon, an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Laura 2 . Body And Soul (1982) 3 . Tanya 4 ....

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Nonesuch Records publish Joshua Redman’s ‘Back East’ (2007)

Joshua Redman's 'Back East' is an album released on April 24, 2007 by Nonesuch Records.Track Listing : 1.The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (Rodgers-Hammerstein) - 05:13 . 2.East Of...

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McCoy Tyner records ‘Horizon’ at Rudy Van Gelder Studio for Milestone (1979)

McCoy Tynerr's 'Horizon' is an album recorded on April 24 & 25, 1979 with Joe Ford, George Adams, John Blake, Charles Fambrough, Al Foster and Guilherme Franco and released the...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.23 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Joe Cocker, Rolling Stones, ABBA, Bob Dylan, Arctic Monkeys, Beyoncé, Ramones, Judy Garland, Goldfrapp, Spyro Gyra, John Coltrane We Celebrate Narada Michael Walden, Roy...

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Telarc publish Marcus Miller’s ‘The Ozell Tapes: The Official Bootleg’ (2003)

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.20 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Aerosmith, Massive Attack, Dr. John, David Bowie, Jack White, Pavement, Harry Belafonte, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Sun Ra, Boards of Canada...

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Flying Dutchman publish Gil Scott-Heron’s debut album : ‘Pieces of a Man’ featuring ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’ (1971)

Gil Scott-Heron's 'Pieces of a Man' is his debut studio album recorded on April 19–20, 1971 and released the same year by Flying Dutchman.Track Listing : 1.The Revolution Will Not...

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This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 16/52

Earl Hines, Don Pullen, Count Basie, Roland Hanna, Keith Jarrett, Mccoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Terry Riley

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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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