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We Remember Coleman Hawkins. ‘The True Mister Bean’

This day (May 19, 1969), in New York City, New York, died Coleman Hawkins, an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Disorder At The Border 2 . With Lester...

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Miles Davis records ‘Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall’ with Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb (1961)

'Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall' is a live album subtitled 'The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961' and released the next year by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.So What (Miles Davis)...

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Me:nu Du Jour May 18 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Janet Jackson, Alanis Morissette, David Bowie, The Black Keys, Janelle Monáe, Miles Davis, Guru, Wes Montgomery We Celebrate Rick Wakeman, Ian Curtis, Elvin Jones,...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°144 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Janet Jackson, Usher, R. Kelly, Kelly Rowland, Eminem, Tweet, Jamie Foxx, The Black Eyed Peas, Ludacris, Christina Milian, Ne~Yo, Busta Rhymes? Take...

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Virgin publish Janet Jackson’s fifth album : ‘Janet’ featuring ‘That’S The Way Love Goes’ (1993)

Janet Jackson's 'Janet' feat. 'That'S The Way Love Goes' is her fifth studio album produced by Jellybean Johnson, Terry Lewis & Jimmy Ja and released on May 18, 1993 by...

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Nonesuch publish The Black Keys’ sixth album : ‘Brothers’ (2010)

The Black Keys' 'Brothers' is their sixth studio album co-produced with Danger Mouse & Mark Neill and released on May 18, 2010 by Nonesuch Track Listing : 1.Everlasting Light (Dan...

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Chrysalis Records release Guru’s ‘Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1’ (1993)

Guru's 'Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1' is one of the first albums combining a live jazz band with hip hop, released on May 18, 1993 by Chrysalis Records.Track Listing : 1.Introduction- 01:20...

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Wes Montgomery records ‘Bumpin” for Verve (1965)

Wes Montgomery's 'Bumpin'' is his thirteenth album recorded on March 16, May 18, 19 & 20, 1965 and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Bumpin' (Wes Montgomery) -...

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We Remember Elvin Jones. ‘Heavy Elvin’

This day (May 18, 2004), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Elvin Jones, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . Night In Tunisia (1999) 2 . A Love Supreme (1997) 3...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°393 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Juliette & The Licks, Less Than Jake, The Cure, Porcupine Tree, P.O.D., Imogen Heap, Robert Plant, The Maccabees, Maximo Park, Kelly Osbourne,...

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This week In Soul Artists 20/52

Carla Thomas, Blues Brothers Band , Sharon Jones, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Taj Mahal, Johnny Guitar Watson, Chuck Brown, The Soul Searchers, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Donna Summer, Grace Jones, Mary...

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‘Look Ma, No Mike!’ N°40 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of How well do you know the music of The Railway Children, The Trashcan Sinatras, Bennet, Ugly Kid Joe, Martin Stephenson & The...

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Daft Punk release ‘Random Access Memories,’ their fourth album featuring ‘Get Lucky’ (2013)

Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' incl. 'Get Lucky' is their fourth studio album released on May 17, 2013 by Daft Life.Track Listing : 1.Give Life Back To Music (Thomas Bangalter,...

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Bob Dylan releases ‘Bootleg Series Vol.4 Live 1966’ recorded in 1966 in Manchester (1998)

Bob Dylan's 'Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert' is a double live album recorded on May 17, 1966 at the Manchester Free Trade Hall by Bob Dylan and released...

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Ben Harper releases ‘Give Till It’s Gone,’ his tenth album (2011)

Ben Harper's 'Give Till It's Gone' is his tenth (and first in five years) studio album released on May 17, 2011 by Virgin.Track Listing : 1.Don'T Give Up On Me...

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We Remember Donna Summer. ‘Loved To Love You Donna’

This day (May 17, 2012), in Naples, Florida, died LaDonna Adrian Gaines a.k.a Donna Summer, an American singer and disco-divaTracklist : 1 . Last Dance (1978) 2 . MacArthur Park...

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Béla Fleck & the Flecktones release ‘Rocket Science,’ their tenth album (2011)

'Rocket Science' by Béla Fleck & the Flecktones is a studio album released on May 17, 2011 by E One.Track Listing : 1.Gravity Lane (Béla Fleck) - 05:58 . 2.Prickly...

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Happy Birthday Bill Bruford. ‘Bill from UK’

This day (May 17, 1949), in Sevenoaks, Kent, is born William Scott Bill Bruford a.k.a Bill Bruford, an English drummer and percussionist.Tracklist : 1 . Indiscipline (2006) 2 . Hell’S...

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Happy Birthday Taj Mahal. ‘Senor Mahal’

This day (May 17, 1942), in Harlem, New York, is born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks a.k.a Taj Mahal, an American blues musician.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Keb’ Mo’ – She...

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New Music Videos (African) – N°501

“FOLOMiANA” sees Chriss Eazy, Kevin Kade, and The Ben blend Afrobeat with Kinyarwanda finesse. Chella’s “My Darling” weaves Igbo grief into groove. Jay Melody and Alikiba team on “Nishalowa,” a...

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