Jean Luc Ponty

This week In Jazz Legends 35/52

How well do you know the music of Randy Weston, Buddy DeFranco, Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, George Duke,...

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We remember George Duke. ‘ReCounted’

This day (August 5, 2013inLos Angeles, California, died George Duke, a multi-faceted American musician,keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer .Tracklist : 1 . w/ Jean-Luc Ponty - King Kong (2012)...

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Frank Zappa releases his second solo album : ‘Hot Rats’ featuring ‘Peaches en Regalia’ (1969)

Frank Zappa's 'Hot Rats' is his second solo (and his first after the dissolution of the Mothers of Invention) album recorded from July 18 till August 30, 1969 and released...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Jeff Beck, Donald Fagen, Jean-Luc Ponty, Omara Portuondo, Mike Oldfield, The Cure, alt-J, Phoenix, Dio, John Coltrane We Celebrate Paul Weller, Desmond Dekker, Eric...

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Elton John releases ‘Honky Château’ featuring ‘Rocket Man’ and ‘Honky Cat’ (1972)

Elton John's 'Honky Château' feat. 'Rocket Man' is his fifth studio album recorded in France and released on May 19, 1972 by UNI / DJM.Track Listing : 1.Honky Cat (Elton...

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Frank Zappa releases three albums combined in one : ‘Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar’ (1981)

Frank Zappa's 'Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar' is the combination of three albums - 'Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar', 'Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More' and...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Lou Reed, Elliott Smith, Jean-Luc Ponty, Esperanza Spalding, Sammy Davis Jr., Michel Petrucciani, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Count Basie, Nick Cave, Pulp We Celebrate Madeleine...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.11 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Garbage, Rihanna, Iron Maiden, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Chucho Valdés, Modern Jazz Quartet We Celebrate Lisa Stansfield, Joss Stone We Watch Katie Melua, Moody...

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Frank Zappa releases ‘Apostrophe,’ a self-parody concept album (1974)

Frank Zappa's 'Apostrophe' is his eighteenth album released on March 22, 1974 by Discreet. Track Listing : 1.Don'T Eat The Yellow Snow (Frank Zappa) - 02:07 . 2.Nanook Rubs It...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Tower of Power, AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Warren Zevon, The Pogues, Jean-Luc Ponty, Anita O”Day, John McLaughlin We Celebrate Glenn Frey, Jonathan Davis, Korn, David...

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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 02/52

Al Caiola, Frank Vignola, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, Marc Ribot, Jim Hall, Mike Stern, Lee Ritenour, John Mclaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, George Benson, Jan Akkerman, Robben Ford,...

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This week In One-Off Collaborations 01/52

Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams, D'Angelo & David Sanborn, Trombone Shorty & Cyril Neville, Dave Matthews & Trey Anastasio, Peter Gabriel, Natalie Merchant & Michael Stipe, Jean-Luc Ponty, John Mclaughlin...

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