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Me:nu Du Jour August 9 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Duke Ellington, George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa Suso, Bud Powell, John Scofield We Celebrate Jerry Garcia, Whitney Houston, Jack DeJohnette We Watch Chicago,...

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We all remember Jerry Garcia. ‘Dead And Alive’

This day (August 9, 1995), in Forest Knolls, California, died Jerome John Garcia simply known as Jerry Garcia, American singer and musician, mostly known as co-founder and long time member...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°223 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Mighty Dub Katz, Black Box, Clock, Gala , Right Said Fred, Bombalurina, Duran Duran, The Course, Haddaway, Sarah Washington, Mary Kiani, Jimmy...

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George Benson releases ‘Give Me The Night,’ an album produced by Quincy Jones (1980)

George Benson's 'Give Me The Night' is an album by produced by Quincy Jones and released in August, 1980 by Qwest Records. Track listing : . 1.Love X Love (Rod...

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Bud Powell records ‘The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1’ with Fats Navarro, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Potter and Roy Haynes (1949)

'The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1' is an album recorded on August 9, 1949 in quintet and May 1, 1951 in trio and released the same year In 1951 by...

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Blue Note publish John Scofield’s ‘Hand Jive,’ an album recorded with Eddie Harris (1994)

John Scofield's 'Hand Jive' is a studio album recorded with Eddie Harris and released on August 9, 1994 by Blue Note Records.Track Listing : 1.I'Ll Take Les (John Scofield) -...

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Happy Birthday Jack DeJohnette. ‘Jack Of All Rhythms’

This day (August 9, 1942), in Chicago, Illinois, is born Jack DeJohnette, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Skyline Trio feat. Ron Carter & Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Gypsy...

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Duke Ellington records ‘Live at the Blue Note’ with his Orchestra (1959)

Duke Ellington's 'Live at the Blue Note' is an album recorded on August 9, 1959 and released the same year by Roulette.Track listing : 1.Haupe [aka Polly's Theme] (Duke Ellington)...

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Herbie Hancock & Foday Musa Suso record ‘Village Life’ (1984)

'Village Life' by Herbie Hancock & Foday Musa Suso is an album recorded on August 7–9, 1984 and released in 1985 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Moon/Light (Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa...

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Columbia Records release ‘Another Side of Bob Dylan,’ his fourth album featuring ‘All I Really Want to Do’ and ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’ (1964)

'Another Side of Bob Dylan' is his fourth studio album produced by Tom Wilson and released on August 8, 1964 by Columbia Records.Track Listing : 1.All I Really Want To...

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Atlantic publish ‘The Exciting Wilson Pickett,’ his second album featuring ‘Land of 1000 Dances’ and ‘In the Midnight Hour’ (1966)

'The Exciting Wilson Pickett' is his second album (containing 'Land of 1000 Dances' and 'In the Midnight Hour') released in August 1966 by Atlantic.Track listing : . 1.Land of 1000...

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Billy Joel releases ‘An Innocent Man,’ his ninth album featuring ‘Tell Her About It’ and ‘Uptown Girl’ (1983)

Billy Joel's 'An Innocent Man' feat. 'Uptown Girl' is his ninth studio album released on August 8, 1983 by Family Productions/Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Easy Money (Billy Joel) - 04:04...

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XL Recordings publish M.I.A.’s second album : ‘Kala’ featuring ‘Paper Planes’ (2007)

M.I.A.'s 'Kala' is her second studio album featuring 'Paper Planes,' co-produced with Switch among others and released on August 8, 2007 by XL RecordingsTrack Listing : 1.Bamboo Banga (M.I.A., Switch,...

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Quincy Jones releases ‘Back on the Block’ recorded with famous jazz, soul and hip-hop artists (1989)

Quincy Jones's 'Back on the Block' is a studio album released on August 8, 1989 by Qwest and featuring many famous artists : Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T,...

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N.W.A. release their debut album : ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (1988)

N.W.A.'s 'Straight Outta Compton' is their debut studio album produced by Dr. Dre with DJ Yella and released August 8, 1988 by Ruthless Records.Track Listing : 1.Straight Outta Compton (Ice...

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We remember Cannonball Adderley. ‘Nothin’Else’

This day (August 8, 1975), in Gary, Indiana, died Julian Cannonball Adderley, a jazz alto saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Come Sunday (1964) 2 . Work Song 3 . Jive Samba...

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Oscar Peterson records ‘At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival’ with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis (1956)

Oscar Peterson's 'At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival' is a live album recorded on August 8, 1956, with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis and released the same year In 1956 by...

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Julie London begins the recording of her debut album : ‘Julie Is Her Name’ (1955)

Julie London's 'Julie Is Her Name' is her debut album produced by Bobby Troup, recorded on August 8 & 9, 1955 and released in December 1955 by Liberty RecordsTrack Listing...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 7 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Stevie Wonder, Isley Brothers, Frank Zappa, Usher, Morcheeba, Moody Blues, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Deee-Lite We Celebrate Caetano Veloso, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, Esther...

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Tamla publish Stevie Wonder’s twelfth album : ‘Signed, Sealed & Delivered’ (1970)

Stevie Wonder's 'Signed, Sealed & Delivered' is his twelfth album released on August 7, 1970.Track listing : 1.Never Had a Dream Come True (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) -...

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