Erykah Badu releases her fifth album : ‘New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)’ featuring ‘Window Seat’ (2010)

Erykah Badu‘s ‘New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)’ feat. ‘Window Seat’ is the fifth studio album released on March 30, 2010 by Universal Motown..

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This week In Jazz Legends 51/52

Miles Davis, Kenny Garrett, Grover Washington Jr, Milton Nascimento, Wagner Tiso, Tony Bennett, Ahmad Jamal, Yusef Lateef, Arturo O'Farrill, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Cyrus Chestnut, Buster Williams, Lenny White, Michael Brecker, David Liebman, Joe Lovano, Wadada Leo Smith, Ornette Coleman Sextet

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Frank Sinatra starts the recording of ‘Come Dance with Me!’ an album arranged and conducted by Billy May (1958)

Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Come Dance with Me!’ is an album arranged and conducted by Billy May, recorded between December 9 and 23, 1958 and released in 1959 By Capitol.

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This week In One-Off Collaborations 43/52

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Mike Oldfield & Jon Anderson, Mick Taylor & Jack Bruce, BB King & Eric Clapton, Tony Bennett & Juan Luis Guerra, Van Morrison & Joey Defrancesco, Lou Reed & David Stewart, Milton Nascimento & Chico Buarque, Astrud Gilberto & Emily Remler, Dianne Reeves & Makoto Ozone, Tori Kelly & Lecrae, Snoop Dogg, George Clinton & Bootsy Collins

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Tony Bennett releases ‘Viva Duets’ an album recorded with Marc Anthony, Thalía, Christina Aguilera, Gloria Estefan, Juan Luis Guerra, Vicente Fernández and more Latin American singers (2012)

Tony Bennett‘s ‘Viva Duets’ is a studio album recorded with Latin American singers and released on October 22, 2012 by Rpm / Columbia.

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Capitol publish Dean Martin’s album : ‘This Time I’m Swingin’!’ conducted and arranged by Nelson Riddle (1960)

Dean Martin‘s ‘This Time I’m Swingin’!’ is an album conducted and arranged by Nelson Riddle and released on October 3, 1960 by Capitol.

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Sonny Rollins records ‘The Sound of Sonny’ with Sonny Clark, Roy Haynes, Percy Heath and Paul Chambers (1957)

Sonny Rollins‘ ‘The Sound of Sonny’ is an album recorded on June 11, 12 & 19 1957 with Sonny Clark, Roy Haynes and Percy Heath or Paul Chambers and released the same year by Riverside.

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