Quickstepin’
The 1920s were a whirlwind of rhythms and smiles, birthing the Quickstep. Imagine a tempo brisk enough to whip the wind, coaxing feet into intricate patterns. Artists like Duke Ellington...
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This week In Jazz Legends 52/52
How well do you know the music of Chet Baker, Helen Merrill, Dinah Washington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans , Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Sttit, Anita O'Day, Louis Armstrong, Jack...
This week In Jazz Legends 49/52
How well do you know the music of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Abdullah Ibrahim, Carlos Ward, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Stan Getz, Flora Purim, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, Wes Montgomery,...
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,...
This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 45/52
How well do you know the music of Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Joe Zawinul, Bill Evans, Vijay Iyer, Dave Brubeck, Hiromi, Count...
This week In Jazz Legends 44/52
How well do you know the music of Lou Donaldson, Thelonious Monk, Roy Hargrove, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus,...
This week In Jazz Legends 42/52
How well do you know the music of Cannonball Adderley, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Illinois Jacquet, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Oscar Peterson, Flip...
Me:nu Du Jour October 7 (EN.FR.ES)
>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Alicia Keys, Living Colour, Macy Gray, Joe Cocker, Jamie Cullum, Norah Jones, Death Cab For Cutie, Slayer, Ella Fitzgerald, Cassandra Wilson, Sonny Rollins We...
Blue Note publish Norah Jones’ sixth album : ‘Day Breaks’ (2016)
Norah Jones' 'Day Breaks' is her sixth solo studio album featuring compositions by Horace Silver and Duke Ellington and released on October 7, 2016.Track Listing : 1.Burn (Norah Jones, Sarah...
Prestige Records tape ‘Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet’ (1953)
Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet' is an album (including four tracks performed with the Modern Jazz Quartet) recorded on January 17, December 17, 1951 & October 7, 1953...
When Benny Goodman played New-York
Four occasions, three years : 1985, 1974 and 1938 "When Benny Goodman played New-York".
Wes Montgomery records his third album : ‘The Wes Montgomery Trio (or A Dynamic New Sound: Guitar Organ Drums)’ for Riverside (1959)
'The Wes Montgomery Trio (or A Dynamic New Sound: Guitar Organ Drums)' is Montgomery's third album recorded on October 5–6, 1959 and released the same year by Riverside.Track Listing :...
Archie Shepp records ‘The Cry of My People’ for Impulse! (1972)
Archie Shepp's 'The Cry of My People' is an album recorded on September 25–27, 1972, with gospel singers, big bands, quintets, sextets and chamber orchestras and released the same year...
Tony Bennett releases ‘Duets II’ recorded with seventeen famous guests (2011)
Tony Bennett's 'Duets II' is an album recorded with seventeen very famous guests and released on September 20, 2011 by Columbia. Track listing : 1.The Lady Is a Tramp (Richard...
Charles Mingus finishes the recordings of the album ‘Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus’ that features a large ensemble of brass and saxophones (1963)
Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus' is an album recorded with a large ensemble of brass and saxophones, on January 20 & September 20, 1963 and released the same...
Bill Evans records his debut album as a leader : ‘New Jazz Conceptions’ (1956)
Bill Evans ' 'New Jazz Conceptions' is his debut album as a leader recorded on September 18 and 27, 1956 and released in 1956 on Riverside Records. Track listing :...
The Visual Artists Behind Miles Davis’ Iconic Album Covers: A Deeper Look
Miles Davis' albums are known not just for their groundbreaking music, but also for their distinctive album covers. The visual artists behind these covers played a key role in shaping...
Diana Krall starts the recording of her second album : ‘Only Trust Your Heart’ (1994)
Diana Krall's 'Only Trust Your Heart' is her second album recorded between September 13 and 16, 1994 and released on February 14, 1995 by GRP.Track listing : 1.Is You Is...
Saxophonists – 20 Trivia | We Answer Questions You Never Asked
This video presents 20 factual trivia questions about saxophonists across jazz, soul, rock, and pop. It covers players such as John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Clarence Clemons, David Sanborn, and Candy...
This week In Jazz Legends 36/52
How well do you know the music of Herbie Hancock, Larry Coryell, Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn,...