Dire Straits release their fifth album : ‘Brothers in Arms’ including ‘Money for Nothing’ (1985)
Dire Straits‘ ‘Brothers in Arms’ feat. ‘Money for Nothing’ is their fifth studio album released on May 13, 1985 by Vertigo Records.
Chic record ‘Live at the Budokan’ featuring the very last performance by Bernard Edwards (1996)
Chic’s ‘Live at the Budokan’ is a live album (featuring the very last performance by Bernard Edwards who died the following day) recorded on April 17, 1996 and released on February 23, 1999 By Sumthing Else.
This week In Jazz Legends 15/52
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, George Shearing, Joey Defrancesco, Bobby Hutcherson, Jean Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Eddie Louiss, Daniel Humair, Kenny Garrett, Candy Dulfer, Charles Lloyd, Bernard Purdie, George Freeman, Steve Gadd, John Zorn, Peter Brötzmann, Brad Mehldau
Miles Davis records ‘Tutu’ in tribute to Desmond Tutu (1986)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Tutu’ is an album (in tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu) recorded on March 25, 1986 and released in December 1986 By Warner Bros.
Weather Report record ‘Live and Unreleased’ (1975)
Weather Report‘s ‘Live and Unreleased’ is their third official live album recorded in November 1975, 1977 & 1978,
Warner Bros. publish Chaka Khan’s seventh album : ‘CK’ (1988)
Chaka Khan‘s ‘CK’ is her seventh (the first without Arif Mardin) studio album released on November 22, 1988 by Warner Bros. Records.
Elektra publish Anita Baker’s third album : ‘Giving You the Best That I Got’ (1988)
Anita Baker‘s ‘Giving You the Best That I Got’ is her third album produced By Michael J. Powell and released on October 18, 1988 by Elektra.
Singing & Playing With Stevie Ray Vaughan
Johnny Copeland, Buddy Guy, BB King, Dick Dale, Albert King, Jeff Healey, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Lonnie Mack , Night Music Band, Jeff Beck, Albert Collins, Carlos Santana
David Bowie releases his sixteenth album : ‘Tonight’ featuring ‘Blue Jean’
David Bowie‘s ‘Tonight’ is his sixteenth studio album recorded in Quebec, Canada and released on September 1st 1984 by EMI America.
Columbia publish ‘Mariah Carey,’ her eponymous debut album featuring ‘Vision of Love’ (1990)
‘Mariah Carey‘ feat. ‘Vision of Love’ is her eponymous debut studio album, released on June 12, 1990 by Columbia.
Bryan Ferry releases ‘Boys and Girls,’ his sixth solo album featuring ‘Slave To Love’ (1985)
Bryan Ferry‘s ‘Boys and Girls’ feat. ‘Slave To Love’ is his sixth (and most successful) solo album released on June 3, 1985 by Eg Records.
Sting releases his first solo album : ‘The Dream of the Blue Turtles’ featuring ‘If You Love Somebody Set Them Free and ‘Russians’ (1985)
Sting‘s ‘The Dream of the Blue Turtles’ is his first solo album released on June 1, 1985 by A&M, excatly two years after the final Police album.
Warner Bros. publish Miles Davis’ ‘Amandla,’ his third (and final) collaboration with Marcus Miller (1989)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Amandla’ is his third (and final) collaboration with Marcus Miller, released on May 18, 1989 by Warner Bros.
Daft Punk release ‘Random Access Memories,’ their fourth album featuring ‘Get Lucky’ (2013)
Daft Punk‘s ‘Random Access Memories’ incl. ‘Get Lucky’ is their fourth studio album released on May 17, 2013 by Daft Life.