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This week In Jazz Legends 21/52

Christian Scott, Quintet, Bob James, David Sanborn, George Benson, Southside Aces, Evan Christopher, Irvin Mayfield, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Lou Donaldson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Camilo, Tomatito, Ramsey...

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Dexter Gordon records for Blue Note ‘Our Man in Paris’ with Bud Powell et al (1963)

Dexter Gordon's 'Our Man in Paris' is an album recorded on May 23, 1963 in Paris, with Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke and Pierre Michelot and released the same year by...

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Parlophone publish Paul McCartney ‘s ‘Flaming Pie,’ his tenth solo album (1997)

Paul McCartney's 'Flaming Pie' is his tenth solo studio album (his first in more than four years) released on May 5, 1997 by Parlophone / Capitol. Track Listing : 1.The...

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This week In ’90s Throwback’ 18/52

Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, k.d. lang, The Neville Brothers, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, The Black Crowes, Lou Reed, Tina Turner, Basia, PJ Harvey

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We remember Dexter Gordon. ‘The True Dexter’

This day (April 25, 1990), in Philadelphia, died Dexter Gordon, an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Laura 2 . Body And Soul (1982) 3 . Tanya 4 ....

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ New Music Videos – N°714

LIT Killah leans into trap-laced intimacy on “Fiamore,” while Malcolm Todd’s “Chest Pain (I Love)” uses strings and percussive jolts to map post-breakup heartache. Sabrina Claudio returns with the subdued...

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Four 80s Concerts with Herbie Hancock

To celebrate Herbie Hancock, who turns 83 today - Happy Birthday BTW - we have put together four of his Eighties (and acoustic) concerts (Tokyo, Lugano, Munich and Hambourg).

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Gil Evans starts the recording of ‘New Bottle Old Wine’ with Cannonball Adderley (1958)

Gil Evans' 'New Bottle Old Wine' is an album featuring Cannonball Adderley as the only soloist, recorded between April 9 and May 26, 1958 and released the same year by...

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We remember John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet fame. ‘John Left The Notes’

This day (March 29, 2001), in New York City, died John Aaron Lewis, an American jazz pianist, composer and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.Tracklist : 1 . Django...

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Joni Mitchell releases ‘Ladies of the Canyon’ featuring ‘Big Yellow Taxi’, ‘Woodstock’ & ‘The Circle Game’ (1970)

Joni Mitchell's 'Ladies of the Canyon' feat. 'Big Yellow Taxi', 'Woodstock' and 'The Circle Game' is her third album released in March 1970 by Reprise.1 . For Free 2 ....

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Ella Fitzgerald starts the recording of the album ‘Hello, Love’ produced By Norman Granz (1960)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Hello, Love' is a studio album recorded between March 3 and April 7, 1960 and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing : 1.You Go To My Head...

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Today and for the next two days, McCoy Tyner records ‘Soliloquy’ for Blue Note (1991)

McCoy Tynerr's 'Soliloquy' is a solo album recorded on February 19, 20 & 21, 1991 and released the same year by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Crescent (John Coltrane) - 5:02...

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Dizzy Gillespie records ‘The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie’ an album for Verve (1959)

Dizzy Gillespie's 'The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie' is an album recorded on February 17, 18 & 20, 1959 and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac...

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Lou Rawls records his debut album : ‘Stormy Monday’ a.k.a. ‘I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water’ with the Les McCann trio (1962)

Lou Rawls' 'Stormy Monday' is his debut album also known as 'I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water' recorded on February 5–12, 1962, with the Les McCann trio and released the same...

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Columbia publish Tony Bennett’s tribute album to Billie Holiday : ‘Tony Bennett on Holiday’ (1997)

'Tony Bennett on Holiday' is a studio album recorded in tribute to Billie Holiday and released on February 4, 1997 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.(In My) Solitude (Eddie Delange, Duke...

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Elektra Nonesuch publish Bill Frisell’s thirteenth album : ‘Blues Dream’ (2001)

Bill Frisell's 'Blues Dream' is his thirteenth album released on January 30, 2001 by Elektra Nonesuch.Track Listing : 1.Blues Dream (Bill Frisell) - 02:31 . 2.Ron Carter (Bill Frisell) -...

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Blue Note publish Lena Horne’s last album : ‘Seasons of a Life’ (2006)

Lena Horne's 'Seasons of a Life' is her last album recorded between 1993 and 1997 and released on January 24, 2006 by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Black Is (Marissa...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°709 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Fall Out Boy’s bold "Uma Thurman" fuses *The Munsters* theme with rock-pop energy, nodding to Uma’s iconic film roles, while Willow Smith’s...

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Modern Jazz Quartet records ‘Fontessa,’ an album for Atlantic (1956)

Modern Jazz Quartet's 'Fontessa' is an album recorded from January 22 till February 14, 1956 and released the same year by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Versailles (John Lewis) - 03:22 ....

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We remember David “Fathead” Newman. ‘Soul Ahead’

This day (January 20, 2009), in Kingston, New York, died David Newman,an American jazz saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Live in New York (2006) 2 . w/ Grover Washington – Live...

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