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Warner Bros. Records publish George Benson’s album : ‘In Flight’ (1977)

George Benson's 'In Flight' is an album released on February 4, 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. Track Listing : 1.Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez) - 05:58 . 2.The Wind And I...

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Verve publish Diana Krall’s twelfth album : ‘Wallflower’ (2015)

Diana Krall's 'Wallflower' is her twelfth studio album featuring a collection of songs she first heard on vinyl and released on February 3, 2015 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.California Dreamin'...

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Miles Davis records with John Scofield and Mike Stern, ‘Star People,’ an album for Columbia (1983)

Miles Davis' 'Star People' is a studio album recorded on August 11, 1982 & February 3, 1983 with John Scofield and Mike Stern among others and released the same year...

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Miles Davis records the live double album ‘Pangaea’ in Osaka, Japan (1975)

Miles Davis' 'Pangaea' is a live double album recorded in the evening of February 1, 1975 in Osaka, Japan and released in August 1975 By CBS/Sony.Track Listing : 1.Zimbabwe (Miles...

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Miles Davis records the live double album ‘Agharta’ in Osaka, Japan (1975)

Miles Davis' 'Agharta' is a live double album recorded on the afternoon of February 1, 1975 in Osaka, Japan and released in August 1975 By CBS/Sony.Track Listing : 1.Prelude (Part...

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Ruthie Foster plays in Austin (2012)

January 30, 2012 - Ruthie Foster and Malford Milligan will perform with The Purgatory Players at Strange Brew Lounge Side in Austin, Texas

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Carmen McRae records the album ‘Carmen Sings Monk’ (1988)

Carmen McRae's'Carmen Sings Monk' is a studio album recorded on January 30 and February 1, 1988 and released in 1988 by Novus.Track Listing : 1.Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser)...

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Steve Vai releases his debut album : ‘Flex-Able’ (1984)

Steve Vai's 'Flex-Able' is his first album (largely influenced by Frank Zappa) as a solo artist, rleased in January 1984 by Urantia Records.Track Listing : 1.Little Green Men (Steve Vai)...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella in Japan: ‘S Wonderful’ a live album for Verve (1964)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella in Japan:'s Wonderful' is a live album recorded on January 19 and 22, 1964 at Hibiya Public Hall and Hotel Okura in Tokyo, Japan and released in...

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George Benson records ‘In Concert-Carnegie Hall,’ a live album produced by Creed Taylor (1975)

George Benson's 'In Concert-Carnegie Hall' is a live album recorded on January 11, 1975, produced by Creed Taylor and released the same year by CTI. Track Listing : 1.Take Five...

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Warner Bros. publish George Benson’s album : ’20/20′ (1985)

George Benson's '20/20' is a studio album released on January 7, 1985 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.No One Emotion (Tommy Keane, Clif Magness, Mark Mueller) - 03:55 . 2.Please...

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George Benson records ‘Breezin” an album produced By Tommy Lipuma for Warner Bros. (1976)

George Bensons 'Breezin'' is an album produced By Tommy Lipuma, recorded on January 6, 7 & 8, 1976 and released the same year by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.Breezin' (Bobby...

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Milt Jackson records the album ‘Plenty, Plenty Soul’ with Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey et al (1957)

Milt Jackson's 'Plenty, Plenty Soul' is an album recorded on January 5 & 7, 1957 with Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey, Connie Kay and more guests and...

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Sister Sledge release their third album : ‘We Are Family’ featuring ‘He’s the Greatest Dancer,’ ‘Lost in Music’ and ‘We Are Family’ (1979)

Sister Sledge's 'We Are Family' is an album written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards and released in January 1979 by Cotillion Records.Track Listing : 1.He'S The Greatest...

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This week In Male Balladeers 01/52

Harry Nilsson, Alex Turner, Lou Rawls, Elvis Costello, Townes Van Zandt, Michael Stipe, Ed Sheeran, George Benson, Smokey Robinson, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Paolo Conte, Simon & Garfunkel

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On TV today, Norah, Chris, Boz et al at ‘ACL New Year’s Special’ (2018)

December 31, 2018 - you do not want to miss Norah Jones, Ruthie Foster, Chris Isaak, Los Lobos, Boz Scaggs, Robert Randolph, Gary Clark Jr. and many others at "Austin...

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Barbra Streisand records her fifth live album in Las Vegas : ‘Timeless: Live in Concert’ (1999)

Barbra Streisand's 'Timeless: Live in Concert' is her fifth live album recorded on December 31, 1999 – January 1, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada and released on September 19, 2000...

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Warner Bros. publish Jaco Pastorius’ third album : ‘Invitation’ recorded with his Word of Mouth big band (1983)

Jaco Pastorius 'Invitation' is his third album recorded with his Word of Mouth big band and released in December 1983 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper) - 06:57...

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Ray Charles records ‘Genius + Soul = Jazz,’ an album arranged by Quincy Jones for Impulse! (1960)

Ray Charles' 'Genius + Soul = Jazz' is an album arranged by Quincy Jones, recorded on December 26–27, 1960 with members of The Count Basie Band and released in March...

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Funkadelic release the album : ‘First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate’ (2014)

Funkadelic's 'First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate' is an album released on December 23, 2014, 33 years after their last official album, by The C Kunspyruhzy.Track Listing : 1.Baby Like...

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