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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella Swings Lightly’ with the Marty Paich Dek-tette (1958)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella Swings Lightly' is a studio album recorded on November 23-24, 1958, with the Marty Paich Dek-tette and released the same year by VerveTrack Listing : 1.Little White...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°283 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Rachel Stevens, Christina Aguilera, Mylo, David Guetta, Daft Punk, Sugababes, Michael Gray, Miley Cyrus, Toploader, Mis~Teeq, Craig David, Barthezz ? Take our...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 31 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To OutKast, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Kraftwerk, Nico, The Waterboys, Dinosaur Jr., Thelonious Monk, Steve Howe, John Prine We Celebrate Ethel Waters, llinois Jacquet, Ali...

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Labelle release their seventh album (and first in over thirty years) : ‘Back to Now’ (2008)

Labelle's 'Back to Now' is their seventh studio album and the first in over thirty years, released on October 21, 2008 by Verve, Universal.Track Listing : 1.Candlelight (Nona Hendryx) -...

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Jamie Cullum releases his third album : ‘Twentysomething’ (2003)

Jamie Cullum's 'Twentysomething' is his third album released on October 20, 2003 by UCJ, Candid Records, & Verve.Track Listing : 1.What A Difference A Day Made (Stanley Adams, María Grever)...

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We remember Shirley Horn. ‘Two Heads, One Horn’

This day (October 20, 2005), in Washington, D.C., died Shirley Horn, an American jazz singer and pianist.Tracklist : 1 . Our Love Is Here To Stay (2002) 2 . How...

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Herbie Hancock releases ‘Gershwin’s World’ his forty-second album recorded with Joni Mitchell, Chick Corea, Stevie Wonder and Wayne Shorter (1998)

Herbie Hancock's 'Gershwin's World' is his forty-second album recorded with Joni Mitchell, Chick Corea, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, etc and released on October 20, 1998 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Overture...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella at Duke’s Place’ with the Duke Ellington Orchestra (1965)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella at Duke's Place' is a studio album recorded on October 18,19,20, 1965, with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and released in 1965 By Verve.Track Listing : 1.Something To...

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Dizzy Gillespie records ‘For Musicians Only’ with Stan Getz and Sonny Stitt (1956)

Dizzy Gillespie's 'For Musicians Only' is recorded on October 16, 1956 with Stan Getz and Sonny Stitt and released in 1958 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Bebop (Dizzy Gillespie) - 12:48...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Like Someone in Love’ with a studio orchestra conducted by Frank DeVol (1957)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Like Someone in Love' is a studio album rrecorded on October 15 & 28, 1957 with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol and released the...

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We remember Janis Joplin. ‘Moved Over’

This day (October 4, 1970), in Hollywood, California, died Janis Joplin, an American singer with (and without) Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist.Tracklist :...

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This week In Jazz Legends 40/52

How well do you know the music of Coleman Hawkins, Art Farmer, Jim Hall, Anita O’Day, Oscar Peterson, Ray Bryant, Lester Young, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Billy...

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This week In Singing Ladies 40/52

How well do you know the music of Toni Braxton, St. Vincent, Tracy Chapman, Anita O'Day, Julie Andrews, Katie Melua, Mercedes Sosa & Joan Baez, Amália Rodrigues, Mazzy Star, Evanescence,...

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Ella Fitzgerald starts the recording of ‘Ella Sings Broadway’ with an orchestra conducted by Marty Paich (1962)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella Sings Broadway' is a studio album recorded on October 1–4, 1962 with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Marty Paich and released In 1963 by Verve.Track Listing...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°468 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Paula Abdul, Wyclef Jean, Los Umbrellos, Nalin & Kane, Chilli, Mark Van Dale, Mr.President, 666, Cut 'N' Move, Stereo MC's, Marie Claire...

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‘Jobim, Hancock & Friends’ Tom Jobim’s last concert

On September 27, 1993, in Sao Paulo 'Tom' Jobim joins a group of American and Brazilian artists - Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ron Carter, Harvey Mason, Shirley Horn,...

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Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith record their third collaboration album : ‘Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo’ (1966)

'Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo' by Wes Montgomery & Jimmy Smith is their third collaboration album, recorded on September 21, 23 & 28, 1966 and released the same year...

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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 :...

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Natalie Cole releases ‘Ask a Woman Who Knows,’ an album featuring Diana Krall (2002)

Natalie Cole's 'Ask a Woman Who Knows' is an album featuring Diana Krall and released on September 17, 2002 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.I Haven'T Got Anything Better To Do...

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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...

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