Lionel Hampton

Benny Goodman records ‘The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert’ (1938)

Benny Goodman's 'The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert' is one of the first recording (done on January 16, 1938) of music issued on the new long-playing format and one...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 30 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra, Wes Montgomery, Toots Thielemans, Chet Baker, Throbbing Gristle We Celebrate Jay Kay, Jamiroquai, Patti Smith We...

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On TV today, ‘Tribute To Benny Goodman’ (1982)

December 25, 1982 - on American television, they show "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts," a program featuring among other tributes Lionel Hampton and Peggy Lee

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Me:nu Du Jour December 17 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Jacksons, David Bowie, Green Day, Genesis, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Sun Ra We Celebrate Bananarama, Grover Washington, Jr., Cesária Évora, Eddie Kendricks We...

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On TV today, The Benny Goodman Quartet (1959)

December 17, 1959 - The Benny Goodman Quartet - that is Benny Goodman (cl), Gene Krupa (d), Lionel Hampton (vb) and Jess Stacy (p) - record two tunes for the...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 23 (EN.FR.ES)

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On TV today, the Orignal Benny Goodman Quartet (1972)

October 23, 1972 - The Orginal Benny Goodman Quartet - that is Benny Goodman (cl), Lionel Hampton (vb), Gene Krupa (d), Teddy Wilson (p) and George Duvivier (b)- performs for...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book’ for Verve (1964)

'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book' is a studio album recorded on October 19–21, 1964, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing...

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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 Milt Jackson. ‘The Jackson Vibe’

This day (October 9, 1999), in Manhattan, New York, died Milt Jackson, an American jazz vibraphonist,.Tracklist : 1 . Bag’s Groove 2 . The Prophet Speaks (1999) 3 . w/...

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When Benny Goodman played New-York

Four occasions, three years : 1985, 1974 and 1938 "When Benny Goodman played New-York".

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We remember Art Farmer. ‘The State of Art’

This day (October 4, 1999), in New York, died Art Farmer, an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player.Tracklist : 1 . Blue Monk 2 . w/ Milt Jackson, Benny Golson,...

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We remember Betty Carter. ‘Betty Bop’

This day (September 26, 1998), died Lillie Mae Jones a.k.a Betty Carter, an American jazz singe.Tracklist : 1 . Giant Steps 2 . How High The Moon (1994) 3 ....

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Erroll Garner records his album : ‘Concert by the Sea’ in Carmel, California (1955)

Erroll Garner's 'Concert by the Sea' is a live album recorded on September 19, 1955 in Carmel, California and released on October 13, 1955 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.I'Ll Remember...

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

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We remember Bobby Hutcherson. ‘Vibe and Wiser’

This day (August 15, 2016), in Montara, California, died Bobby Hutcherson, a jazz vibraphone and marimba player Tracklist : 1 . w/ Mccoy Tyner - African Village (1/2) 2 ....

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Me:nu Du Jour August 14 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Joni Mitchell, Craig David, The Who, Maxwell, The xx, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Art Blakey, Bud Powell We Celebrate David Crosby, Roy Buchanan, Larry Graham We...

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We remember Illinois Jacquet. ‘Screeching’

This day (July 22, 2004), in Queens, New York, died Illinois Jacquet, an American jazz and R&B tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . The Tenorsaxbattle - Flying Home (1979) 2 ....

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 14 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 7 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Jimmy Cliff, Maxwell, Eric B. & Rakim, The Stooges, Kings of Leon, Aaliyah, Primal Scream, Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner We Celebrate Ringo Starr, Doc...

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