Jean Luc Ponty

Frank Zappa & band are in Stockholm (1973)

August 21, 1973 - Frank Zappa will be with Jean Luc Ponty, Tom Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Ruth Underwood, Ian Underwood, George Duke and Bruce Fowler at Skansen in, Stockholm, Sweden

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Happy Birthday Stanley Clarke. ‘Mr. Stanley, I Presume’

This day (June 30, 1951), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is born Stanley Clarke, an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative work on both double and electric bass.Tracklist :...

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Me:nu Du Jour June 6 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Stevie Ray Vaughan, Heart, Elton John, The Cars, Carpenters, Coldplay, Queens of The Stone Age, Soft Machine, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Charlie Parker, Dizzy...

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Philips publish Serge Gainsbourg’s tenth album : ‘Histoire De Melody Nelson’ (1971)

Serge Gainsbourg's 'Histoire de Melody Nelson' is his tenth studio album produced by Jean-Claude Desmarty and released on March 24, 1971 by Philips Track Listing : 1.Melody (Serge Gainsbourg) -...

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This week In Jazz Legends 03/52

Gerry Mulligan’s breezy “Out Back of the Barn” pairs his warm baritone sax with Ben Webster’s swinging tenor for a relaxed cool jazz charm. Herbie Hancock’s “Air Dancing” thrives on...

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Happy Birthday John McLaughlin. ‘Elegant Octogenarian’

This day (January 4, 1942), in  Doncaster, South Yorkshire (UK), is born John McLaughlin, an English guitarist, bandleader and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Carlos Santana, Cindy Blackman etc - The...

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Frank Zappa in the Year 1973

1973 is one of Frank Zappa's busiest years.Think about it : in one year, he records three albums, releases one and plays seventy-seven concerts throughout the world.From March till the...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 15 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Marvin Gaye, Eartha Kitt, Parliament, The Who, Dr. Dre, Woody Shaw, Cecil Taylor, Max Roach We Celebrate Haim, Eddie Palmieri, Rufus Thomas, Stan Kenton,...

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The Mothers Of Invention visit Paris (1970)

December 15, 1970 - The Mothers of Invention - that is Frank Zappa (gtr,voc), Aynsley Dunbar (d), Jeff Simmons (b), George Duke (kb), Ian Underwood (p, s), Mark Volman (voc),...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 13 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Roberta Flack, Beyoncé, Patti Smith, Stanley Clarke, Freddie Hubbard, Caetano Veloso We Celebrate Taylor Swift, Amy Lee, Tom Verlaine, Lucky...

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Mahavishnu Orchestra records the album ‘Visions of the Emerald Beyond’ for Columbia (1975)

Mahavishnu Orchestra's 'Visions of the Emerald Beyond' is an album recorded in December 1974 and released in February 1975 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Eternity'S Breath, Pt. 1 (John McLaughlin) -...

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We remember Stephane Grappelli. ‘Le Souvenir de Stéphane’

This day ( December 1st, 1997), in Paris, France, died Stéphane Grappelli, a French jazz violinist and founder of Quintette du Hot Club de France with Django Reinhardt.Tracklist : 1...

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Me:nu Du Jour November 4 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Paul Simon, Sade, Ramones, David Bowie, Linda Ronstadt, Jefferson Airplane, Alicia Keys, Jean-Luc Ponty, Melody Gardot, My Bloody Valentine, Sinéad O'Connor, John Martyn, Q-Tip,...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 25 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley, Jeff Beck, Barbra Streisand, Buddy Guy, Patti Smith, Jethro Tull, Madonna, Grandmaster Flash, Al Di Meola, Fourplay We Celebrate Jon...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Frank Zappa, Earth Wind & Fire, James Brown, Me'shell Ndegeocello, David Bowie, Green Day, Art Garfunkel, Paul McCartney, INXS, Prince, The Libertines, Johnny Cash,...

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Polydor publish Chick Corea’s ‘My Spanish Heart’ featuring ‘Armando’s Rhumba’ (1976)

Chick Corea's 'My Spanish Heart' is an album (among his most successfull) recorded in October, 1976 and released In 1976 By Polydor.Track Listing : 1.Love Castle (Chick Corea) - 04:45...

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Me:nu Du Jour September 29 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Outkast, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Billy Joel, Alice In Chains, Robbie Williams, The Verve, J....

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Me:nu Du Jour September 20 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Tony Bennett, Earth Wind & Fire, Barbra Streisand, Sting, Green Day, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Nick Cave, Ozzy Osbourne, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean,...

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DiscReet publish ‘Over-Nite Sensation,’ Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention’s seventeenth album (1973)

'Over-Nite Sensation' by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention is their seventeenth studio album released on September 7, 1973 by DiscReetTrack listing : 1.Camarillo Brillo (Frank Zappa) - 04:01...

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Me:nu Du Jour September 1 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Curtis Mayfield, John Mayall, Grateful Dead, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Jean-Luc Ponty, McCoy Tyner, LCD Soundsystem We Celebrate Barry Gibb, Bee Gees, Gloria Estefan,...

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