This week In Jazz Legends 49/52

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Snarky Puppy meet Electro Deluxe in Paris (2012)

Snarky Puppy - Quarter Master (live in Paris feat. Electro Deluxe) 12/04/12
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Miles Davis records in Paris ‘Ascenseur pour l’échafaud’ for the eponymous Louis Malle movie (1957)

Miles Davis‘ ‘Ascenseur pour l’échafaud’ is an album featuring the musical cues for the eponymous 1958 Louis Malle film recorded on December 4 and 5, 1957 and released in 1958 by Fontana

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Stan, Chick, Dizzy et al go to the White House (1982)

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Billy Cobham brings his Crosswinds Project to Paris (2018)

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EST attend a Romanian festival (2006)

Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Live in Timisoara Jazz Festival 2006
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On TV today, Maynard Ferguson with Stan Kenton at ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ (1950)

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On radio Today, Cécile McLorin Salvant At ‘Live From Here’ (2017)

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On radio today, Kamasi Washington at KEXP (2016)

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