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‘Sonny Rollins records ‘Vol. 2’ with Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver (1957)

'Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2' is an album recorded by Rollins on April 14, 1957 with Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver (both on the Monk composition 'Misterioso') and released the same...

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Monk & Coltrane record together an album logically called ‘Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane’ (1957)

'Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane' is a collaboration album recorded on April 12, June 26 and July 1957 and released In 1961 by Jazzland.Track Listing : 1.Ruby, My Dear (Thelonious...

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This week In Jazz Legends 14/52

Joshua Redman, John Coltrane, Chris Potter, Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Benny Carter, Sonny Rollins, James Moody, Kenny Garrett, Benny Maupin, Peter Brötzmann , David Murray

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We remember Jackie Mclean. ‘Jackie Left His Bag’

This day (March 31, 2006), in Hartford, Connecticut, died John Lenwood 'Jackie' McLean, an American jazz alto saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Round Midnight (2004) (1/2) 2 . Round Midnight (2004)...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley, The Wailers, Aretha Franklin, Journey, Madonna, Elvis Presley, ZZ Top, Usher, Van Halen, Madvillain, Roxy Music, Judas Priest,...

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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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Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley records ‘Somethin’ Else’ with Miles Davis (1958)

Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley's 'Somethin' Else' is an album recorded on March 9, 1958 with Miles Davis and released the same year by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma,...

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Me:nu Du Jour Mar.6 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Annie Lennox, Nick Drake, Temptations, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Sun Ra, Cesária Évora We Celebrate David Gilmour, Alvin Lee, Mary Wilson,...

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We Remember McCoy Tyner. ‘Really McCoy?’

This day (March 6, 2020), in  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died Alfred McCoy Tynerr, jazz pianist member of the John Coltrane Quartet before embracing a long solo career.Tracklist : 1 . w/...

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Happy Birthday Wayne Shorter. ‘You Are So Wayne’

This day (March 2, 2023), in Los Angeles, California, died Wayne Shorter, an American jazz saxophonist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . The Three Marias (2017) 2 . w/ Wynton Marsalis...

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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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Me:nu Du Jour February 22 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Madonna, Steve Vai, Radiohead, Sam Cooke, Yo La Tengo, David Crosby, Dave Brubeck, Art Blakey, Abbey Lincoln, John Coltrane, Elis Regina, Antonio Carlos Jobim...

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The Jazz Gotha relaunches Blue Note (1985)

February 22, 1985 - for the relaunch of the Blue Note Records label, its President Bruce Lundvall has summoned the Jazz Gotha at The Town Hall in New York City...

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Me:nu Du Jour February 21 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Temptations, Status Quo, Bill Evans, Art Blakey, Grimes We Celebrate Rhiannon Giddens, Manic Street Preachers, Clark Terry, Magic Slim, Nina Simone We Watch...

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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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Me:nu Du Jour February 7 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Stooges, Santana, Van Halen, J Dilla, Emmylou Harris, Lambchop, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Hank Mobley, Kurt Elling, Paquito D’Rivera...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°107 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Ginuwine’s "Pony" rides on a bold, minimalist beat crafted by Timbaland, blending suave R&B with daring textures, while TLC’s "Creep" pairs silky...

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Me:nu Du Jour February 6 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Tony Bennett, Jeff Beck, 50 Cent, Byrds, Paul McCartney, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Duke Ellington, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Johnny...

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Me:nu Du Jour January 30 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Sam Cooke., Norah Jones, Harry Connick Jr., Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim., Velvet Underground, New Order, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Bill Frisell, Dave Brubeck,...

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