Eurythmics release their second album : ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)’ featuring ‘Love Is a Stranger’ and ‘Sweet Dreams’ (1983)
Eurythmics‘ ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)’ is their second studio album released on January 4, 1983 by RCA Records.
Frank Sinatra records ‘Sinatra at the Sands,’ his first live album with Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted by Quincy Jones (1966)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Sinatra at the Sands’ is his first live album recorded in January 1966 with Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted and arranged by Quincy Jones and released in July 1966 by Reprise.
The Brown & Roach Quintet records ‘Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street’ for Emarcy (1956)
‘Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street’ is the last album (aka ‘At Basin Street’) officially recorded the Brown & Roach Quintet on January 4 & February 16-17, 1956 and released in 1956 By Emarcy.
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. (more…)
Harvest publish Syd Barrett’s debut solo album : ‘The Madcap Laughs’ (1970)
Syd Barrett‘s ‘The Madcap Laughs’ is his debut solo album released on January 3, 1970 by Harvest
Stax Records publish ‘Melting Pot,’ an album by Booker T. & the MGs (1971)
‘Melting Pot’ by Booker T. & the MGs is a studio album – the last to feature the classic lineup of Jones, Cropper, Dunn & Jackson – released in January 1971 by Stax Records.
Billie Holiday begins the recording of ‘Body and Soul,’ an album for Verve (1957)
Billie Holiday‘s ‘Body and Soul’ is a studio album recorded on January 3, 4,7 & 9, 1957 and released the same year by Verve Records.
As we wish John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin bassist, a Happy Birthday, the day is perfect for a ‘Led Zeppelin at their bests’ post
As we wish, today, English bassist John Paul Jones a ‘Happy Birthday,’ here is the perfect time to list the ‘BESTS’ of his band : Led Zeppelin (more…)
As we wish a ‘Bon Anniversaire’ to Thomas Bangalter, the day is perfect for a ‘best of his duo : Daft Punk’ post
As we wish, today, French musician, Thomas Bangalter a ‘Happy @|#} th Birthday,’ the time has come to playlist the ‘BESTS’ of his band : Daft Punk (more…)
Tony Bennett records ‘Strike Up the Band’ with Count Basie and his Orchestra (1959)
Tony Bennett‘s ‘Strike Up the Band’ is a studio album recorded on January 3 & 5, 1959 with Count Basie and his Orchestra and first released as ‘Basie Swings, Bennett Sings’ the same year by Roulette.
Kudu Records publish Grover Washington, Jr’s debut album : ‘Inner City Blues’ (1972)
Grover Washington, Jr’s ‘Inner City Blues’ is his debut album produced By Creed Taylor and released on January 3, 1972 by Kudu Records.
