The Verve

Jimmy Smith records ‘The Cat’ with a big band arranged by Lalo Schifrin (1964)

Jimmy Smith's 'The Cat' is an album recorded on April 27 & 29, 1964. with a big band arranged by Lalo Schifrin and released in September 1964 by Verve. Track...

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Mbaqanga

As the sonic evolution unfolds, mbaqanga embraces regional hues, stretching from Johannesburg to KwaZulu-Natal. The Soul Brothers and the Makgona Tsohle Band infuse diverse artistry into rhythmic unity, while Miriam...

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Ella Fitzgerad records ‘Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert’ produced by Norman Granz (1958)

Ella Fitzgerad's 'Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert' is a live album recorded on April 25, 1958 with a trio led by Lou Levy and released in 1988 by Verve.Track...

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‘We Are Live’ N°40 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The Knack, The Cribs, Razorlight, The Wombats, Wolfmother, MEW, Nine Inch Nails, P!Nk, Phoenix, Dirty Pretty Things, Oasis, The Walkmen ? Take...

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Legends & Superstars New Music Videos – N°584

Featuring: Olivia Rodrigo, Tyla, Karol G, Anitta, Shakira, Céline Dion, sombr, The Kid LAROI, Jelly Roll, José González, Lewis Capaldi, Dean Lewis, The Afghan Whigs, Robert Plant, Massive Attack, Sabrina...

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Toto release ‘Toto IV,’ their fourth studio album featuring ‘Rosanna’ & ‘Africa’ (1982)

Toto's 'Toto IV' feat. 'Rosanna' & 'Africa' is their fourth studio album released on April 8, 1982 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Rosanna (David Paich) - 05:31 . 2.Make Believe (David...

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Dizzy Gillespie records ‘Birks’ Works’ in New-York with Lee Morgan, Benny Golson et al (1957)

Dizzy Gillespie's 'Birks' Works' is an album recorded on April 7 & 8, 1957 at a New York City Studio.and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Jordu (Duke...

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This week In Jazz Legends 14/52

Joshua Redman, John Coltrane, Chris Potter, Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Benny Carter, Sonny Rollins, James Moody, Kenny Garrett, Benny Maupin, Peter Brötzmann , David Murray

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We remember Gato Barbieri. ‘The Years Of El Gato’

This day (April 2, 2016), in New York City, died Leandro 'Gato' Barbieri, an Argentinean jazz tenor saxophonist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Carlos Santana – Europa (1977) 2...

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This week In Jazz Legends 13/52

John Lewis, Chick Corea & Hiromi Uehara, Keith Jarrett, Terri Lynn Carrington, Diana Krall, Eliane Elias, Jimmy Smith, George Duke, Maynard Ferguson, Tete Montoliu & Jackie McLean, Michael Brecker, Gary...

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Recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook’ is wrapped up today (1956)

'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook' is a studio album recorded between February 7 and March 27, 1956 with an orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman and released the same...

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Stan Getz records ‘Sweet Rain’ with Chick Corea et al (1967)

Stan Getz' 'Sweet Rain' is an album recorded on March 21 & 30, 1967 with Chick Corea, Ron Carter and Grady Tate and released in July 1967.Track Listing : 1.Litha...

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‘Getz/Gilberto’ by Stan Getz & João Gilberto features also Tom Jobim and Astrud Gilberto (1963)

'Getz/Gilberto' by Stan Getz & João Gilberto is an album featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto, recorded on March 18–19, 1963 and released in March 1964 by Verve.Track Listing...

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The Velvet Underground release their first album and it is called ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’ (1967)

'The Velvet Underground & Nico' is their debut album recorded during Andy Warhol's "Exploding Plastic Inevitable" multimedia event tour and released on March 12, 1967 by Verve Records. Track Listing...

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Herbie Hancock publishes ‘The New Standard,’ an album covering rock or RnB songs (1996)

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The Mothers of Invention release their third album : ‘We’re Only in It for the Money’ (1968)

'We're Only in It for the Money' by The Mothers of Invention is their third studio album released on March 4, 1968 by Verve Records.Track Listing : 1.Are You Hung...

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Today is the second session of Ella Fitzgerald recording the ‘Hello Dolly!’ album (1964)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Hello Dolly!' is a studio album recorded on March 3-4, April 7, 1964 and released in July 1964 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herman) - 02:55...

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Ella Fitzgerald starts the recording of the album ‘Hello, Love’ produced By Norman Granz (1960)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Hello, Love' is a studio album recorded between March 3 and April 7, 1960 and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing : 1.You Go To My Head...

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‘Bill Evans at Town Hall’ is recorded today in New York City, by the Bill Evans Trio (1966)

'Bill Evans at Town Hall' is a live album recorded on February 21, 1966, at The Town Hall in New York City with his Trio and released the same year...

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Impulse! publish ‘Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins’ (1963)

'Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins' is an album recorded in August 18, 1962 At Van Gelder Studio and released in February 1963 by Impulse!Track Listing : 1.Limbo Jazz (Duke Ellington)...

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