Bud Powell

Me:nu Du Jour – July 23 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Solomon Burke, The Supremes, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Moody Blues, Fiona Apple, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Roland Kirk, Super Furry Animals...

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Count Basie & Orchestra are back in Juan Les Pins (1968)

July 23, 1968 - Count Basie and his Orchestra featuring Thad Jones, Sonny Cohn, Lennie Johnson, Eugene Young on trumpet; Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, Henry Coker on trombone; Marshall Royal,...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella and Basie!’ her first studio album with Count Basie and his Orchestra arranged by Quincy Jones (1963)

'Ella and Basie!' is the first studio album (recorded on July 16–17, 1963) by Ella Fitzgerald with the Count Basie Orchestra playing arrangements by Quincy Jones and released in September...

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Columbia tape ‘First Time! The Count Meets the Duke’ by Duke Ellington & Count Basie and their respective orchestras (1961)

'First Time! The Count Meets the Duke' by Duke Ellington & Count Basie is an album recorded on July 6, 1961, with their combined orchestras and released the same year...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Rod Stewart, Steve Vai, Albert King, Bad Company, Bob Dylan, The Band, Sonic Youth, The Chemical Brothers, Thelonious Monk We Celebrate Gilberto Gil, Mick...

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Epic publish ‘In Step,’ the fourth and last album by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (1989)

'In Step' by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble is their fourth (and last) studio album released on June 6, 1989 by Epic.Track Listing : 1.The House Is Rockin' (Doyle...

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Eric Clapton releases his twenty-third album : ‘I Still Do’ (2016)

Eric Clapton's 'I Still Do' is his twenty-third solo studio album featuring both new material and covers of classics and released on May 20, 2016 by Bushbranch/Surfdog.Track Listing : 1.Alabama...

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We remember Count Basie. ‘For The Count’

This day (April 26, 1984), in Hollywood, Florida, died William 'Count' Basie a.k.a Count Basie, an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Sarah Vaughan,Tony Bennett,George...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Miles Davis, Mary J. Blige, Michael Bublé, Isley Brothers, Prince, Tina Turner, Marcus Miller, Yo La Tengo, The Cure We Celebrate Peter Frampton, Richie...

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MGM / Verve publish ‘Jazz Samba’ by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd (1962)

'Jazz Samba' by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd is a bossa nova (and the first on the American jazz scene) album released on April 20, 1962 by Mgm/Verve. Track Listing...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.19 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Doors, Nas, Laurie Anderson, The Zombies, Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Charles Mingus, Gil Scott-Heron, Louis Prima, John Grant We Celebrate Bernie Worrell, Niels-Henning...

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Eric Clapton plays a fifth concert in Tokyo (2016)

April 19, 2016 - this is the last of the five concerts Eric Clapton backed by Andy Fairweather Low (g, voc), Paul Carrack (kb, voc), Dave Bronze (b), Chris Stainton...

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Girl, Girl, Girls!

From 'Candy Girl' to 'There Are Two Sides to Every Girl', we have mixed 16 'Strictly Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Girls'. It has Herbie Hancock, Don Byas, Stanley...

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