Frank Zappa in the Year 1973

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1973 is one of Frank Zappa's busiest years.

Think about it : in one year, he records three albums, releases one and plays seventy-seven concerts throughout the world.

From March till the end of May, he is at Bolic Sound in Inglewood and Whitney Studios in Glendale to complete his seventeenth studio album "Over-Nite Sensation" (to be released in September) and to tape parts of his solo project "Apostrophe."

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Benny Goodman In Japan

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Benny Goodman came to Japan three times to perform in concert. In 1957 (or is it 1956?) sponsored by the U.S. State Department / ANTA and with a big band, in 1964 with a small group and in 1980 for the "Aurex Jazz Festival" happening in three cities.

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‘Duetos Brasileiros’ gathers 22 major Brazilian (and one Belgian) artists performing (you guessed it!) a duet.

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Starting and ending with a contribution by Gal Costa - whose birthday is today, "Duetos Brasileiros" gathers 22 major Brazilian (and one Belgian) artists performing (you guessed it!) a duet.Gal…

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Montreux in Brazil

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In 1978 Claude Nobs, head and founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, is invited to promote a jazz festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. From September 11 through 18, twenty different…

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