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Freddie Hubbard records ‘The Body & the Soul’ with Eric Dolphy & Wayne Shorter (1963)

Freddie Hubbard's 'The Body & the Soul' is his eighth album recorded on March 11 & May 2, 1963, with among others Eric Dolphy and Wayne Shorter and released the...

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Marcus Miller releases his seventh album : ‘Silver Rain’ (2005)

Marcus Miller's 'Silver Rain' is his seventh album released on March 8, 2005 by Koch.Track Listing : 1.Intro Duction (Marcus Miller) - 00:30 . 2.Bruce Lee (Marcus Miller) - 05:23...

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Sonny Rollins records ‘Way Out West’ with Ray Brown & Shelly Manne (1957)

Sonny Rollins' 'Way Out West' is an album recorded on March 7, 1957 with Ray Brown and Shelly Manne and released the same year by Contemporary.Track Listing : 1.I'M An...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°531 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of BDP, Stetsasonic, Kool Moe Dee, Mc Lyte, Doug Fresh, Just-Ice, Heavy D, Chuck D, Sister Sledge, Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force,...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°361 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of E-40, Dream Warriors, Ultimate Kaos, Jermaine Stewart, Blahzay Blahzay, The Brand New Heavies, Monie Love, Bell Biv Devoe, Eddie Murphy & Shabba...

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Bethlehem Records publish Nina Simone’s debut album : ‘Little Girl Blue’ a.k.a. ‘Jazz As Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club’ (1959)

Nina Simone's 'Little Girl Blue' a.k.a. 'Jazz As Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club' is her debut album released in February 1959 by Bethlehem RecordsTrack Listing : 1.Mood Indigo...

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Michel Petrucciani records ‘Solo Live’ at  The ‘Alte Oper’ In Frankfurt (1997)

Michel Petrucciani's 'Solo Live' is a piano album recorded on February 27,1997 in Frankfurt and released in 1998 By Dreyfus.Track Listing : 1.Looking Up (Michel Petrucciani) - 04:24 . 2.Besame...

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Sun Ra & the Arkestra record ‘Sunrise in Different Dimensions’ live in Switzerland (1980)

Sun Ra Arkestra's 'Sunrise in Different Dimensions' is a live album recorded on February 24, 1980 at the Gasthof Morhen in Willisau, Switzerland and released in 1981 by Hathut.Track Listing...

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Steely Dan release their third album ‘Pretzel Logic’ featuring ‘Rikki Don’t Lose That Number’ (1974)

Steely Dan's 'Pretzel Logic' is their third studio album fully written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen and released on February 20, 1974 by ABC.Track Listing : 1.Rikki Don'T Lose...

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Stacey Kent records ‘The Boy Next Door’ an album for Candid Records (2003)

Stacey Kent's 'The Boy Next Door' is an album recorded on February 18-22, 2003 and released on August 26, 2003 by Candid Records.Track Listing : 1.The Best Is Yet To...

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Archie Shepp records ‘Fire Music,’ an album Impulse! (1965)

Archie Shepp's 'Fire Music' is a studio album recorded on February 16 and March 9, 1965 and released the same year 1965 by Impulse!.Track Listing : 1.Hambone (Archie Shepp) -...

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Sarah Vaughan records ‘Swingin’ Easy,’ an album for Emarcy (1957)

Sarah Vaughan's 'Swingin' Easy' is an album recorded (partly) on February 14, 1957 and released the same year by Emarcy.Track Listing : 1.Shulie A Bop (George Treadwell, Sarah Vaughan) -...

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We remember Louie Bellson. ‘Bellson’s Drum Roll Fades’

This day (February 14, 2009), in Los Angeles, California, died Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni a.k.a. Louie Bellson, an Italian-American jazz drummer and bandleader.Tracklist : 1 . Setting Up...

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Benny Goodman records ‘Together Again!’ a reunion album with Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa (1963)

Benny Goodman's 'Together Again!' is a reunion album recorded on February 13 & 14, 1963 with Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa and released the same year by RCA.Track...

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Blue Note publish Norah Jones’ second album : ‘Feels Like Home’ featuring ‘Sunrise’ (2004)

Norah Jones's 'Feels Like Home' is her second album released on February 10, 2004 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Sunrise (Norah Jones, Lee Alexander) - 03:20 . 2.What Am I...

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Dizzy Gillespie records ‘An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet’ live at MOMA in New York City (1961)

'An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet' is a live album recorded on February 9, 1961 at Museum of Modern Art in New York City and released the same...

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This week In Soul Artists 06/52

How well do you know the music of Whitney Houston’s "You Give Good Love" introduced her voice with a restrained elegance, aiming for niche resonance while hinting at her potential;...

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Frank Sinatra records his ninth album for Capitol : ‘In the Wee Small Hours’ arranged by Nelson Riddle (1955)

Frank Sinatra's 'In the Wee Small Hours' is his ninth studio album arranged by Nelson Riddle, recorded on March 1, 1954, February 8 & March 4, 1955 and released in...

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Columbia publish Tony Bennett’s tribute album to Billie Holiday : ‘Tony Bennett on Holiday’ (1997)

'Tony Bennett on Holiday' is a studio album recorded in tribute to Billie Holiday and released on February 4, 1997 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.(In My) Solitude (Eddie Delange, Duke...

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This week In Jazz Legends 05/52

How well do you know the music of Bill Evans’ moody “Nardis” evolves into an introspective canvas, while Carmen McRae’s haunting take on “Round Midnight” fuses jazz clarity with late-night...

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