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Hiromi Uehara records ‘Voice’ with bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Simon Phillips (2011)

Hiromi Uehara's 'Voice' is an album recorded on November 9–11, 2010, as part of her Trio Project featuring bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Simon Phillips and released on June 7,...

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Miles Davis records ‘Round About Midnight’ with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (1956)

Miles Davis' 'Round About Midnight' is an album recorded on October 26, 1955; June 5 and September 10, 1956 and released on March 18, 1957 by Columbia.Track listing . 1.'Round...

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Happy Birthday Lauryn Hill. ‘Over The Hill’

This day (May 26, 1975), in South Orange, New Jersey, is born Lauryn Noelle Hill simply known as Lauryn Hill, an American singer who was a member of the Fugees.Tracklist...

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Three Concerts with Greg Phillinganes

Keyboardist extraordinaire, Greg Phillinganes, who turns 67 today - Happy Birthday BTW - , has been for 40 years a "top session musician".Very much in demand, Greg has played on...

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Dexter Gordon records ‘Dexter Calling…’ with Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (1961)

Dexter Gordon's 'Dexter Calling...' is an album recorded on May 9, 1961 and released the same year by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Soul Sister (Dexter Gordon) - 07:45 ....

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Hiromi releases ‘Spark,’ her tenth album, recorded with Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips (2016)

Hiromi Uheara's 'Spark"' is her tenth album recorded with bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Simon Phillips and released on April 1, 2016 by Concord.Track Listing : 1.Spark (Hiromi) - 09:04...

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Motown publish Boyz II Men’s debut album : ‘Cooleyhighharmony’ featuring ‘Motownphilly’ and ‘It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday’ (1991)

Boyz II Men's 'Cooleyhighharmony' is their debut album produced by Michael Bivins of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe and released on February 14, 1991 by Motown.Track Listing : 1.Please...

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We remember Louie Bellson. ‘Bellson’s Drum Roll Fades’

This day (February 14, 2009), in Los Angeles, California, died Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni a.k.a. Louie Bellson, an Italian-American jazz drummer and bandleader.Tracklist : 1 . Setting Up...

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ABC Dunhill publish ‘Steppenwolf’ their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Born to Be Wild’ and ‘The Pusher’ (1968)

'Steppenwolf' feat. Feat. 'Born to Be Wild' and 'The Pusher' is their eponymous first studio album, released in January 1968 on ABC Dunhill Records.Track Listing : 1.Sookie Sookie (Don Covay,...

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As we wish The Roots drummer Questlove a Happy Birthday, the day has come to do a ‘The Roots At Their Bests’ post

As we wish, today, Ahmir Khalib Thompson a.k.a. Questlove, drummer & producer a 'Happy Birthday,' the time has come to list the 'BESTS' of his band : The Roots Video...

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Art Pepper records ‘Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section’ with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (1957)

'Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section' is an album recorded on January 19, 1957 with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones and released the same year by Contemporary.Track...

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McCoy Tyner records the album : ‘Sahara’ with Sonny Fortune, Calvin Hill and Alphonse Mouzon (1972)

McCoy Tyner's 'Sahara' is an album recorded in January 1972 with Sonny Fortune, Calvin Hill & Alphonse Mouzon and released in July 1972 by Milestone.Track Listing : 1.Ebony Queen (Mccoy...

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Miles Davis records ‘Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet’ with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (1955)

'Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet' is an album recorded on November 16, 1955, with John Coltrane on tenor saxophone plus Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones and...

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Sugar Hill publish Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s debut album : ‘The Message’ (1982)

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's 'The Message' is their debut studio album produced by Sylvia Robinson and released in October 1982 by Sugar HillTrack Listing : 1.She'S Fresh (Milton...

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ABC-Dunhill publish Joe Walsh’s debut solo album : ‘Barnstorm’ (1972)

Joe Walsh's 'Barnstorm' is his debut studio solo album co-produced with Bill Szymczyk and released in October 1972 by ABC-Dunhill. Track Listing : 1.Here We Go (Joe Walsh) - 04:58...

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EMI publish Kate Bush’s fifth studio album ‘Hounds Of Love’ featuring ‘Running Up That Hill’ (1985)

Kate Bush's 'Hounds of Love' is her fifth studio album featuring 'Running Up That Hill' and released on September 16, 1985 by EMI Records Track Listing : 1.Running Up That...

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Ed Sheeran releases ‘+’ his debut album featuring ‘The A Team,’ ‘Lego House,’ and ‘Drunk’ (2011)

Ed Sheeran's '+' is his debut studio album co-produced with Jake Gosling and released on September 9, 2011 by Asylum/ Atlantic Records.Track Listing : 1.The A Team (Ed Sheeran) -...

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Joe Henderson records ‘Our Thing’ with Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill et al (1963)

Joe Henderson's 'Our Thing' is an album recorded on September 9, 1963, with Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill, Pete La Roca and Eddie Khan and released in May 1964 by Blue...

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Lauryn Hill releases her debut solo album : ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ featuring ‘Doo Wop (That Thing),’ ‘Ex-Factor’ and ‘Everything Is Everything’ (1998)

'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' is her debut solo album released on August 25, 1998 by Ruffhouse Records / Columbia Records.Track Listing : 1.Intro - 00:47 . 2.Lost Ones (Lauryn...

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Island publish Burning Spear’s ‘Man in the Hills’ (1976)

Burning Spear's 'Man in the Hills' is an album produced by Jack Ruby and released on August 18, 1976 by Island.Track Listing : 1.Man In The Hills (Winston Rodney) -...

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