Jaco Pastorius

Weather Report record ‘Live and Unreleased’ (1975)

Weather Report's 'Live and Unreleased' is their third official live album recorded in November 1975, 1977 & 1978,Track Listing : 1.Freezing Fire (Wayne Shorter) - 08:14 . 2.Plaza Real (Wayne...

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This week In Jazz Legends 47/52

How well do you know the music of Anita O'Day, Jon Hendricks, Mel Torme, Weather Report, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Joshua Redman, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Desmond,...

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20 Questions You Never Asked About Jazz Fusion| We Answer Them Anyway

This video explores Jazz Fusion through 20 factual Q&As — from Miles Davis’ electric era to bands like Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, and Return to Forever. It...

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We all wish happy birthday to Joni Mitchell. ‘Mitchell, Ma Belle’

This day (November 7, 1943), in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, is born Roberta Joan Anderson a.k.a Joni Mitchell, a Canadian musician, singer songwriter and painter..Tracklist : 1 . Big Yellow...

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Joni Mitchell releases her eighth album : ‘Hejira’ featuring ‘Coyote’ and ‘Amelia’ (1976)

Joni Mitchell's 'Hejira' is an album with a title derived from the Arabic word 'hijra', journey, released in November 1976 by Asylum.Track Listing : 1.Coyote (Joni Mitchell) - 05:01 ....

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Me:nu Du Jour November 2 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Frank Zappa, Tony Bennett, k.d. lang, The Police, Bryan Ferry, Tom Petty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Mariah Carey, Ringo Starr, Foo Fighters, Neil Young, George...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Genesis, Paul McCartney, Sex Pistols, Kinks, Queen, Strokes, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Arcade Fire, Florence and the Machine, Sigur Rós,...

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Columbia publish Al Di Meola’s debut album : ‘Land of the Midnight Sun’ (1976)

Al Di Meola's 'Land of the Midnight Sun' is his first album released on October 25, 1976 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.The Wizard (James Mingo Lewis) – 06:46 . 2.Land...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°253 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of 2 Unlimited, Adventures Of Stevie V, Stakka Bo, Umboza, N~Tyce, Gloria Estefan, Another Level, Berri, Bomb The Bass, Ruff Driverz, Bellini, Apollo...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Robert Plant, Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Dionne Warwick, Angie Stone, Depeche Mode, Prodigy, Electric Light Orchestra, Jefferson Airplane, The Smiths, Deerhunter, Brian...

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Weather Report perform in Germany (1978)

September 28, 1978 - Weather Report - that is Joe Zawinul (kb), Wayne Shorter (ts, ss), Jaco Pastorius (eb), Peter Erskine (d) - performs in Offenbach, Germany

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This week In Jazz Legends 39/52

How well do you know the music of Jean Luc Ponty, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, The Crusaders, Tom Jobim, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Ralph Towner, Gary Peacock, Baden...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To John Legend, The Roots, Ben Harper, Nirvana, Mumford & Sons, Sheryl Crow, David Bowie, Christine and the Queens, Robert Glasper, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Wes Montgomery,...

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Happy Birthday Victor Wooten. ‘Bass Slapped’

This day (September 11, 1964), in Mountain Home, Idaho, is born Victor Wooten, an American bass player.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Marcus Miller - Red Baron (2020) 2 . w/...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Randy Newman, Diana Ross, Santana, Bette Midler, Rolling Stones, Beyoncé, System Of A Down, Herbie Hancock, Sugar We Celebrate Beyoncé, Dave Liebman We Watch...

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Columbia release Herbie Hancock’s thirtieth album : ‘Mr. Hands’ (1980)

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Me:nu Du Jour September 2 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To John Lee Hooker, Joni Mitchell, Captain Beefheart, Barbra Streisand, Suede, Dead Kennedys, Dave Holland We Celebrate John Zorn, Laurindo Almeida, Horace Silver, Billy Preston...

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We remember Toots Thielemans. ‘Toots, 94, Une (dernière) Fois’

This day (August 22, 2016), in Brussels, Belgium, died Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans a.k.a Toots Thielemans, a Belgian jazz musician well known for his guitar and harmonica playing as...

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Heads Up publish Esperanza Spalding’s third album : ‘Chamber Music Society’

Esperanza Spalding's 'Chamber Music Society' is her third studio album released on August 17, 2010 by Heads Up.Track listing : 1.Little Fly (William Blake, Esperanza Spalding) - 03:33 . 2.Knowledge...

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We remember Albert Mangelsdorff. ‘Der Posaunist’

This day (July 25, 2005), in Frankfurt, Germany, died Albert Mangelsdorff, a German modern jazz trombonist.Tracklist : 1 . Albert Mangelsdorff 5Tet (2004) 2 . Ripoff / Mood Azure (1983)...

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