Gerry Mulligan

We remember Bob Brookmeyer. ‘Big Band Man’

This day (December 15, 2011), in New London, New Hampshire,, died Bob Brookmeyer, an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ John Scofield – Moonlight...

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Dave Brubeck Quartet records ‘Jazz at the College of the Pacific’ for Fantasy Records (1953)

Dave Brubeck Quartet's 'Jazz at the College of the Pacific' is a live album recorded on December 14, 1953 and released in December 1953 by Fantasy Records.Track Listing : 1.All...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 8 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, The Rolling Stones, Eagles, Suicide, Herbie Hancock We Celebrate Antônio Carlos Jobim, John Lennon, Nathan East, Jim Morrison,...

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On TV today, Lester, Billie, Thelonious et al at ‘The Sound of Jazz’ (1957)

December 8, 1957 - if you love jazz, you do not want to miss "The Sound of Jazz", a special edition of the CBS television series "Seven Lively Arts." It...

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We remember Dave Brubeck. ‘Take Final’

This day ( December 5, 2012), in Norwalk, Connecticut, died David Warren Dave Brubeck, an American jazz pianist.Tracklist : 1 . On Take Five (2009) 2 . w/ Paul Desmond & Gerry...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 3 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Diana Krall, Charlie Wilson, Mariah Carey, The Beatles, The Who, Willie Dixon, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker We Celebrate Ozzy Osbourne, Lil Baby, Andy Williams...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 22 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Tony Bennett, Santana, Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Gerry Mulligan, George Benson, John Coltrane, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Seger, Shuggie Otis, Pet Shop Boys...

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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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Me:nu Du Jour September 24 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Sting, Eagles, Sheryl Crow, Deep Purple, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck, Pink Martini, Nirvana, T. Rex, A Tribe Called Quest, Megadeth, Weezer, Astor Piazzolla,...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Jeff Buckley, Ray Charles, Betty Carter, Otis Spann, Dan Fogelberg, Jane's Addiction, George Benson, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, McCoy Tyner We Celebrate Brad Mehldau,...

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We remember Toots Thielemans. ‘Toots, 94, Une (dernière) Fois’

This day (August 22, 2016), in Brussels, Belgium, died Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans a.k.a Toots Thielemans, a Belgian jazz musician well known for his guitar and harmonica playing as...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 12 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin, Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Metallica, Tim Buckley, Gerry Mulligan, Thelonious Monk We...

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This week In Jazz Legends 32/52

How well do you know the music of Duke Ellington, Charles Lloyd , Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Robert Glasper, McCoy Tyner, Michael Brecker, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes, Thelonious...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 2 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Eric Clapton, Arcade Fire, Boston, Herbie Hancock, Brad Mehldau, Dwight Yoakam We Celebrate Fela Anikulapo Kuti We Watch Boyz II Men, Billy Joel, Black...

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The Big Band Hit Parade goes through Cincinnati (1988)

August 2, 1988 - Buddy Morrow, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Daniels, Gerry Mulligan, Ray Brown, Ed Shaughnessy, Cab Calloway and Doc Severinsen will solo with the Cincinnati Pops directed by Erich...

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Chet Baker records ‘Chet Baker & Crew’ for Pacific Jazz (1956)

'Chet Baker & Crew' is a studio album recorded on July 24, 25 and 31, 1956 and released the same year by Pacific Jazz.Track Listing : 1.To Mickey'S Memory (Harvey...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 18 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Jill Scott, Bob Marley, Frank Zappa, Joy Division, Grateful Dead, The Byrds, Paul Young, Sum 41, Echo & The Bunnymen, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Eumir...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 16 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Robert Plant, Sade, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Neil Young, Flaming Lips, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald,...

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Happy Birthday Doc Severinsen. ‘Doc Today’

This day (July 7, 1927), in Arlington, Oregon, is born Carl Hilding Severinsen a.k.a Doc Severinsen, an American pop and jazz trumpeter.Tracklist : 1 . w/ the Airmen of Note...

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We remember Astor Piazzolla. ‘Last Tango in July’

This day (July 4, 1992), in Buenos Aires, Argentina, died Astor Piazzolla, an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player.Tracklist : 1 . Adios Nonino (1989) 2 . w/ Quinteto Nuevo...

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