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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Police, Tracy Chapman, Tom Waits, Mariah Carey, Cranberries, Electric Light Orchestra, Fiona Apple, Green Day, Genesis, The Who, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Count...

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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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Stevie Wonder releases his eighteenth album : ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ featuring ‘Sir Duke’ ‘Pastime Paradise’ and ‘I Wish’ (1976)

Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' is his eighteenth album released on September 28, 1976 by Motown Records.Track Listing : 1.Love'S In Need Of Love Today (Stevie Wonder)...

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This week In Jazz Legends 38/52

How well do you know the music of Roland Hanna, Erroll Garner, Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Gordon Beck, Kenny Wheeler, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Keith Jarrett, Lee Konitz, Chick Corea...

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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 38/52

How well do you know the music of Freddie King, Duane Allman, Albert King, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, John McLaughlin, Steve Howe,...

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We remember Jimmy Witherspoon. ‘Witherspoonin’

This day (September 18, 1997), in Los Angeles, California, died Jimmy Witherspoon, an American jump blues singer who had his first hit, Ain't Nobody's Business in 1949, recording under his...

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That’s so sweet of confirmed artist Diana Krall to help a young and upcoming crooner named Tony Bennett.

"Love Is Here to Stay" by Tony Bennett and Diana Krall is a collaboration album of Gershwin songs recorded with the Bill Charlap Trio and released on September 14, 2018...

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We remember Stan Kenton. ‘Life In Artistry’

This day (August 25, 1979), in Los Angeles, died Stan Kenton, a conductor, pianist, composer and arranger.Tracklist : 1 . Turtle Talk (1977) 2 . Blues Between and Betwixt (1976)...

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This week In Jazz Legends 34/52

How well do you know the music of Branford Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tynerr, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, Return to Forever, Stan Kenton, Jimmy...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 21 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Basia, Jack Bruce, Oasis, Allman Brothers Band, Jane's Addiction, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Crawford, Joe Sample We Celebrate The Prodigy, Kelis,...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 19 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Miles Davis, Dr. John, Barbra Streisand, Manhattan Transfer, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Arctic Monkeys, Lady Gaga, The Carpenters We Celebrate Ginger Baker, Cedar Walton...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 26 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To ZZ Top, Robert Wyatt, Ornette Coleman, Max Roach, V.S.O.P., Count Basie, Joe Williams We Celebrate Mick Jagger, J.J. Cale, Roger Taylor, Queen, Laurindo Almeida...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 23 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Solomon Burke, The Supremes, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Moody Blues, Fiona Apple, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Roland Kirk, Super Furry Animals...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 20 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Parliament, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Genesis, Doors, Joss Stone, Mott the Hoople, Ella Fitzgerald We Celebrate Carlos Santana, Stone Gossard,...

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We remember Billie Holiday. ‘Billie Queen’

This day (July 17, 1959), in New York City, New York, died Eleanora Harris a.k.a Billie Holiday, an American jazz singer and songwriter.Tracklist : 1 . My Man 2 ....

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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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Me:nu Du Jour – July 15 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Lionel Richie, Tom Waits, The Yardbirds, Missy Elliott, Bobby Hutcherson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jimmy Smith We Celebrate Joe Satriani, Millie Jackson, Ian Curtis, Linda Ronstadt...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 12 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To John Mayall, Funkadelic, Ella Fitzgerald, Weather Report, The Futureheads We Celebrate Christine McVie, Wilko Johnson, Benny Carter, Minnie Riperton We Watch Al Jarreau, Bob...

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This week In Singing Ladies 28/52

How well do you know the music of Toni Braxton, Katie Melua, Beth Hart, Linda Ronstadt, Mavis Staples, Christine Mcvie, Macy Gray, Suzanne Vega, Minnie Riperton, Storm Large, Ella Fitzgerald,...

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We remember Benny Carter. ‘Mellow Toner’

This day (July 12, 2003), in / Los Angeles, California, died Benny Carter, an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Count Basie...

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