Me And That Man

We remember Claude Bolling. ‘Le Souvenir De Monsieur Claude’

This day (December 29, 2020), in Saint-Cloud, France, died Claude Bolling,  a French jazz pianist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Brigitte Bardot – Everybody Loves My Baby (1968) 2 . Flying...

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Dizzy Gillespie records, with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt, ‘Sonny Side Up,’ an album for Verve (1957)

Dizzy Gillespie's 'Sonny Side Up' is an album recorded in December 1957 with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stittand released in 1958 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.On The Sunny Side Of...

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We remember Les McCann. ‘Yes! McCann’

This day (December 29, 2023), in Los Angeles, California, died Les McCann, an American soul jazz piano player and vocalist.Tracklist : 1 . Morning Song (1989) 2 . The Theme...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 28 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To John Legend, Bill Evans, Joe Lovano, Woody Shaw We Celebrate John Legend, Lemmy, Dennis Wilson, Lonnie Liston Smith, Freddie King, Michel Petrucciani We Watch...

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We Remember Lemmy

December 28, 2015 - Ian Fraser Kilmister better known as Lemmy, English musician, singer, frontman and founder of Motörhead passed away aged 70. He is remembered.Tracklist : 1 . Ace...

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Jan Akkerman throws a party in Amsterdam (2016)

December 28, 2016 - Dutch guitarist Jan Akkerman of Focus fame plus Benjamin Herman, Ruben Hoeke & Laurie Akkerman as guests will play for a "Special Anniversary Party " at...

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We remember Freddie King. ‘The King of Texas’

This day (December 28, 1976), in Dallas, Texas, died Frederick Christian a.k.a Freddie King, an American blues guitarist and singer.Tracklist : 1 . Sweet Home Chicago 2 . The Things...

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Joe Lovano records, with Michel Petrucciani, Dave Holland and Ed Blackwell ‘From the Soul’ for Blue Note (1991)

Joe Lovano's 'From the Soul' is an album recorded on December 28, 1991 with Michel Petrucciani, Dave Holland and Ed Blackwell and released in 1992 by Blue Note.Track Listing :...

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Bill Evans records, with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro, ‘Portrait in Jazz’ for Riverside (1959)

Bill Evans' 'Portrait in Jazz' is an album recorded on December 28, 1959 with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro and released in 1960 by Riverside.Track Listing : 1.Come Rain Or...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Blondie, Brian Eno, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Charles Mingus, João Gilberto We Celebrate Mick Jones, Foreigner We Watch Yellow Magic...

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Columbia publish Leonard Cohen’s debut album : ‘Songs of Leonard Cohen’ featuring ‘Suzanne,’ ‘Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye’ and ‘So Long Marianne’ (1967)

'Songs of Leonard Cohen' feat. 'Suzanne' and 'So Long, Marianne' is his debut album recorded In August 1967 and released on December 27, 1967 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Suzanne (Leonard...

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Polydor publish Brian Eno’s fifth album : ‘Before and After Science’ (1977)

Brian Eno's 'Before and After Science' is his fifth studio album co-produced with Rhett Davies and released in December 1977 by Polydor RecordsTrack Listing : 1.No One Receiving (Brian Eno)...

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Oscar Peterson records with Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Buddy Rich, ‘Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie’ for Clef (1955)

'Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie' is an album of music associated with Count Basie, recorded on December 27, 1955 with Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Buddy Rich and released in...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Ray Charles, Frank Zappa, Duke Ellington, Stanley Clarke We Celebrate Curtis Mayfield, Black Veil Brides, Alphonse Mouzon, John Scofield, Sam Rivers We Watch Caetano...

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We remember Curtis Mayfield. ‘Political Mover’

This day (December 26, 1999), in Roswell, Georgia, died Curtis Mayfield an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter .Tracklist : 1 . Superfly (1973) 2 . Billy Jack (1990)...

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Alexis Korner, Santana & Rory Gallagher on German TV (1971)

December 26, 1971 - if in Germany, do not miss Rory Gallagher, Santana plus Alexis Korner and Blues Incorporated feat. Dick Heckstall-Smith (s), Zoot Money (kb) at West German rock...

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We remember Sam Rivers. ‘Rivers Songs’

This day (December 26, 2011), in Orlando, Florida, died Sam Rivers, an American jazz musician - soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano - and composer .Tracklist...

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We remember Alphonse Mouzon. ‘Fusion Moves On’

This day (December 26, 2016), in Los Angeles, California, died Alphonse Mouzon, a jazz-fusion drummer and percussionist Tracklist : 1 . w/ Larry Coryell & The 11th House – Right...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 25 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Diana Krall, Brian Setzer, Flora Purim, Wynton Marsalis We Celebrate James Brown, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Bob James, Joe Louis Walker, Dean Martin, Eartha...

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We remember George Michael. ‘Before He Went-Went’

This day (December 25, 2016), in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, died Mr.Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou a.k.a George Michael, British singer, songwriter and half of the duo Wham!Tracklist : 1 . Going To...

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