Glenn Miller and his Orchestra record ‘The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert’ (1958)
The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert’ is a live album recorded on October 6, 1939 with his Orchestra and released in 1958 By Rca Victor .
Benson Strictly Guitar
This Day (but in 2011), George Benson releases "Guitar Man" a mostly instrumental album.
Now, guitar players are great on CD or streaming, but they are even better on video. By the simple fact that you can watch their fingers. (No you cannot on a CD).
Me:nu Du Jour October 3 (EN.FR.ES)
>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Police, Tracy Chapman, Tom Waits, Mariah Carey, Cranberries, Electric Light Orchestra, Fiona Apple, Green Day, Genesis, The Who, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Count…
Frank Sinatra records ‘Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First’ with Count Basie and his Orchestra (1962)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First’ is his first a studio album with the Count Basie Orchestra, recorded on October 2–3, 1962 by Reprise.
Me:nu Du Jour August 21 (EN.FR.ES)
>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Basia, Jack Bruce, Oasis, Allman Brothers Band, Jane's Addiction, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Crawford, Joe Sample We Celebrate The Prodigy, Kelis,…
Me:nu Du Jour – July 26 in Music (EN.FR.ES)
>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To ZZ Top, Robert Wyatt, Ornette Coleman, Max Roach, V.S.O.P., Count Basie, Joe Williams We Celebrate Mick Jagger, J.J. Cale, Roger Taylor, Queen, Laurindo Almeida…
Joe Williams records an album with the Count Basie Orchestra and it is called …’Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings’ (1955)
‘Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings’ is an album by Joe Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra recorded on July 26, 1955 and Jun 27, 1956 and released the same year by Verve.
Me:nu Du Jour – July 23 in Music (EN.FR.ES)
>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Solomon Burke, The Supremes, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Moody Blues, Fiona Apple, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Roland Kirk, Super Furry Animals…
Me:nu Du Jour – July 20 in Music (EN.FR.ES)
>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Parliament, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Genesis, Doors, Joss Stone, Mott the Hoople, Ella Fitzgerald We Celebrate Carlos Santana, Stone Gossard,…
This week In Jazz Legends 29/52
How well do you know the music of Deodato, The Zawinul Syndicate, Billy Cobham, Max Roach, Horace Silver, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Benny Goodman, Vi Redd, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Arista All Stars, Rahsaan Roland Kirk ? Take our 12-track quiz.
We remember Billie Holiday. ‘Billie Queen’
This day (July 17, 1959), in New York City, New York, died Eleanora Harris a.k.a Billie Holiday, an American jazz singer and songwriter. (more…)
Lodève, Hérault, France, Marché, Fanfare La Diane Rouergate, 01/10/11, cuivres
Me:nu Du Jour – July 16 in Music (EN.FR.ES)
>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Robert Plant, Sade, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Neil Young, Flaming Lips, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald,…
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella and Basie!’ her first studio album with Count Basie and his Orchestra arranged by Quincy Jones (1963)
‘Ella and Basie!’ is the first studio album (recorded on July 16–17, 1963) by Ella Fitzgerald with the Count Basie Orchestra playing arrangements by Quincy Jones and released in September 1963 by Verve.
Me:nu Du Jour – July 15 in Music (EN.FR.ES)
>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Lionel Richie, Tom Waits, The Yardbirds, Missy Elliott, Bobby Hutcherson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jimmy Smith We Celebrate Joe Satriani, Millie Jackson, Ian Curtis, Linda Ronstadt…
We remember Benny Carter. ‘Mellow Toner’
This day (July 12, 2003), in / Los Angeles, California, died Benny Carter, an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. (more…)
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘A Perfect Match’ with the Count Basie Orchestra at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1979)
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘A Perfect Match’ is a live album recorded on July 12, 1979 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, with the Count Basie Orchestra and released the same year by Pablo
This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 28/52
How well do you know the music of Michel Petrucciani, Keith Jarrett, Count Basie, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chucho Valdés, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Pérez, Chano Dominguez , Eliane Elias, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Joe Zawinul ? Take our 12-track quiz.