Barney Kessel records ‘Let’s Cook!’ for Contemporary (1962)

Barney Kessel's 'Let's Cook!' is an album recorded on August 6 and November 11, 1957 and released in 1962 by Contemporary.Track Listing : 1.Let'S Cook (Barney Kessel) - 11:18 . 2.Time Remembered (Vernon Duke) - 04:15 . 3.Just In Time (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 04:57 . 4.Tiger Rag (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) - 09:50 . 5.Jersey Bounce (Tiny Bradshaw, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Plater,…

George Benson records his third album : ‘The George Benson Cookbook’ (1966)

'The George Benson Cookbook' is his third album produced by John Hammond and recorded on August 1 & October 19, 1966 and released the same year by Columbia.1 . Trumpet and Guitar Workshop 7/2/1966, Newport Jazz Festival 2 . All of me Track Listing : 1.The Cooker (George Benson) - 04:18 . 2.Benny'S Back (George Benson) - 04:10 . 3.Bossa Rocka (George Benson) - 04:20 . 4.All Of Me (Gerald…

Robert Cray releases his third live album : ‘Cookin’ In Mobile’ recorded in Mobile, Alabama (2010)

Robert Cray's 'Cookin' In Mobile' is his third live album recorded at Saenger Theatre in Mobile Alabama and released on July 27, 2010 by Vanguard Records.1 . Our Last Time 2 . Love (2009) 3 . Sittin on Top of the World (Montreux Jazz Festival, 2008) 4 . The One In The Middle 5 . Smoking Gun 6 . Time Makes Two (w/ The Robert Cray Band, 2010) Track listing : 1.Our Last Time (John Hanes, Jim Pugh)…

Jimmy Smith records ‘Home Cookin” for Blue Note (1960)

Jimmy Smith's 'Home Cookin' is an album recorded on July 15, 1958, May 24 & June 16, 1959 and released in 1960 By Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.See See Rider (Ma Rainey) - 06:35 . 2.Sugar Hill (Kenny Burrell) - 05:19 . 3.I Got A Woman (Ray Charles, Renald Richard) - 03:55 . 4.Messin' Around (Jimmy Smith) - 05:55 . 5.Gracie (Jimmy Smith) - 05:54 . 6.Come On Baby (Kenny Burrell) - 06:50 .…

4AD publish TV on the Radio’s second album : ‘Return to Cookie Mountain’ featuring David Bowie (2006)

TV on the Radio's 'Return to Cookie Mountain' is their second studio album featuring David Bowie among other guests, produced by David Andrew Sitek and released on July 6, 2006 by 4AD1 . I Was a Lover (Indianapolis) 2 . I Was A Lover (First Ave, 08-30-2011) 3 . Province (on De La Semaine) 4 . Wolf Like Me (on Letterman) 5 . Wolf Like Me (Official Video) 6 . Wolf Like Me (Austin City Limits) 7 .…

Maverick publish Meshell Ndegeocello’s ‘Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape’ (2002)

Meshell Ndegeocello's 'Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape' is an album released on June 4, 2002 by Maverick.1 . D.N.B. (1of 2) 2000 2 . D.N.B. (2 of 2) 2000 3 . Pocketbook 4 . God Fear Money Track Listing : 1.Dead Nigga Blvd., Pt. 1 (Meshell Meshell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato) - 03:03 . 2.Hot Night (Supa Dave West, Meshell Ndegeocello, Talib Kweli, Héctor Lavoe) - 04:32 . 3.Interlude: Blah Blah…

RCA publish Sam Cooke’s last album of his lifetime : ‘Ain’t That Good News’ featuring ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ (1964)

Sam Cooke's 'Ain't That Good News' is a studio (and the final to be issued during his lifetime) album released on March 1, 1964 by RCA.Track Listing : 1.Ain'T That Good News (Sam Cooke) - 02:30 . 2.Meet Me At Mary'S Place (Sam Cooke) - 02:44 . 3.Good Times (Sam Cooke) - 02:28 . 4.Rome Wasn'T Built In A Day (Sam Cooke, Beverly Prudhomme, Betty Prudhomme) - 02:34 . 5.Another Saturday Night (Sam…

Sam Cooke records ‘Night Beat’ with Barney Kessell on guitar & Billy Preston on organ (1963)

Sam Cooke's 'Night Beat' is his twelfth studio album recorded on February 22, 23 & 25, 1963 and released in August 1963 By Rca Victor.Track Listing : 1.Nobody Knows The Trouble I'Ve Seen (Traditional, Sam Cooke) - 03:22 . 2.Lost And Lookin' (James W. Alexander, Lowell Jordan) - 02:09 . 3.Mean Old World (Sam Cooke) - 03:44 . 4.Please Don'T Drive Me Away (Charles Brown, Jesse Ervin) - 02:12 .…

Horace Silver records with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor and Louis Hayes, ‘Finger Poppin” for Blue Note (1959)

Horace Silver's 'Finger Poppin'' is an album recorded on January 31, 1959, with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor and Louis Hayes and released mid-April 1959 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Finger Poppin' (Horace Silver) - 04:47 . 2.Juicy Lucy (Horace Silver) - 05:46 . 3.Swingin' The Samba (Horace Silver) - 05:17 . 4.Sweet Stuff (Horace Silver) - 05:32 . 5.Cookin' At The Continental (Horace…

Sam Cooke records his tenth album : ‘Twistin’ the Night Away’ for RCA (1961)

Sam Cooke's 'Twistin' the Night Away' is his tenth studio album (and one of his most successful) recorded on January 30, 1961 and released in April 1962 by RCATrack Listing : 1.Twistin' The Night Away (Sam Cooke) - 02:39 . 2.Sugar Dumpling (Sam Cooke) - 02:16 . 3.Twistin' In The Kitchen With Dinah (Sam Cooke) - 02:08 . 4.Somebody'S Gonna Miss Me (Lattimore Brown, Arthur Lee Reeves) – 02:32 . 5.A…

Sam Cooke records his second live album : ‘Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963’ (1963)

Sam Cooke's 'Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963' is his second live album recorded on January 12, 1963 and released in June 1985 by RCA.Track Listing : 1.Feel It (Sam Cooke) - 03:46 . 2.Chain Gang (Sam Cooke) - 03:11 . 3.Cupid (Sam Cooke) - 02:46 . 4.Medley: It'S All Right/For Sentimental Reasons (William Best / Sam Cooke) - 05:11 . 5.Twistin' The Night Away (Sam Cooke) - 04:19 . 6.Somebody…

Singing Sam Cooke

To Celebrate Sam Cooke, who passed away today fifty seven years ago, we have selected various solo artists or bands who have covered the songs that Cooke wrote or made famous. They are Brian Owens, Thomas Owens, Gregory Porter, Paul McCartney, The Avett Brothers, Jae Jin, St Paul, The Broken Bones, Southside Johnny, Bruce Springsteen, Amy Winehouse, Kymi Mila, Kapinga, Co, Dr Hook, Riona, Kohei…

We remember Sam Cooke. ‘Who Did Send You?’

This day (December 11, 1964), in Los Angeles, California, died Sam Cooke, an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer.Tracklist : Twistin' the Night Away (1963) . Documentary (1964) . Blowing in the Wind . You Send Me . Old Man River . w/ Jackie Wilson - Cha Cha Cha (1958) . Tracklist : A Change Is Gonna Come . Wonderful World . You Send Me . Cupid . Twistin' the Night Away . Chain Gang…

B.B. King records ‘Live in Cook County Jail’ in Chicago, Illinois (1970)

B.B. King's 'Live in Cook County Jail' is a live album recorded on September 10, 1970 in Cook County Jail, Chicago, Illinois and released In 1971 By Mca.Track Listing : 1.Introductions – 01:50 . 2.Every Day I Have The Blues (Memphis Slim) - 01:43 . 3.How Blue Can You Get? (Jane Feather, Leonard Feather) - 05:09 . 4.Worry, Worry (Pluma Davis, Jules Taub) - 09:57 . 5.Medley: 3 O'Clock Blues,…

Hollie Cook’ s ‘Vessel of Love’

Hollie Cook' s 'Vessel of Love' is her third solo studio album produced by Youth (of Killing Joke) and released on January 26, 2018 by Merge Records(Source Hollie Cook' s 'Vessel of Love' | The official Hollie Cook site)Hollie Cook' s 'Vessel of Love' AMAZON . ITUNES .

Duke Ellington records ‘Live at the Blue Note’ with his Orchestra (1959)

Duke Ellington's 'Live at the Blue Note' is an album recorded on August 9, 1959 and released the same year by Roulette.1 . Sophisticated Lady 2 . All Of Me (w/ Johnny Hodges Solo, Switzerland '59 4/7 3 . Germany (1959) Track listing : 1.Haupe (Duke Ellington) - 03:58 . 2.Flirtibird (Duke Ellington) - 03:01 . 3.Pie Eye's Blues (Duke Ellington) - 03:16 . 4.Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington,…

Duke Ellington records ‘Such Sweet Thunder,’ an album based on the work of William Shakespeare (1957)

Duke Ellington's 'Such Sweet Thunder' is an album based on the work of William Shakespeare and recorded on August 7, 1956 and May 3, 1957.1 . Such Sweet Thunder (Switzerland '59 2/7 2 . Hank Sank (1959) 3 . Up And Down (w/ Amii Stewart) Track listing : 1.Such Sweet Thunder (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 03:22 . 2.Sonnet for Caesar (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 03:00 . 3.Sonnet to…

Creedence Clearwater Revival release ‘Green River’ featuring ‘Bad Moon Rising’ (1969)

Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Green River' feat. 'Bad Moon Rising' is their third studio album released on August 3, 1969 by Fantasy.1 . Green River (Official Lyric Video) 2 . Bad Moon Rising (Official Lyric Video) 3 . Green River (HQ 5.1, Studio) 4 . Tombstone Shadow (1970) 5 . Bad Moon Rising (HQ 5.1, Studio) 6 . Lodi (acoustic) 7 . Night time is the right time Track Listing : 1.Green…

Virgin release Ben Harper’s second album : ‘Fight for Your Mind’ (1995)

Ben Harper's 'Fight for Your Mind' is his second (and last before adding the Innocent Criminals to his line-up) album released on August 1, 1995 by Virgin.1 . Ground On Down 2 . Ground On Down 3 . Another lonely day 4 . Please Me Like You Want To (w/ Jack Johnson) 5 . Gold to Me 6 . Burn One Down 7 . Excuse Me Mr 8 . Excuse Me Mr (Eurockéennes, 2008) 9 . Fight For Your Mind (Rockpalast, 1998) 10…

Jill Scott releases her sixth album : ‘Woman’ (2015)

Jill Scott.'s 'Woman' is her sixth albumreleased on July 24, 2015 by Blues Babe1 . You Don't Know (Official Video) 2 . A Long Walk/It's Love (Live) 3 . SJ 4 . You Don't Know Nothing About Love ("STL", w/ The Pipes) Track Listing : 1.Wild Cookie (Jill Scott, Warryn Campbell) - 01:49 . 2.Prepared (Jill Scott, Andre Harris, Sir Darryl Farris) - 05:18 . 3.Run Run Run (Aaron Pearce, Harold Lilly,…

Mercury publish Rod Stewart’s fourth album : ‘Never a Dull Moment’ featuring ‘You Wear It Well’ (1972)

Rod Stewart's 'Never a Dull Moment' feat. 'You Wear It Well' is his fourth solo album released on July 21, 1972 by Mercury.1 . True Blue (Live, 1972) 2 . Angel #10 ("Top Of The Pops") 3 . You Wear It Well (from "One Night Only! Rod Stewart Royal Albert Hall") 4 . I'd Rather Go Blind 5 . Twisting The Night Away 6 . You Wear It Well (w/ Faces,TOTP2, 1972) 7 . I'd Rather Go Blind (w/ Carlos Santana,…

Epic publish Sade’s ‘Diamond Life,’ their debut album featuring ‘Smooth Operator,’ ‘Hang On to Your Love’ and ‘Your Love Is King’ (1984)

Sade's 'Diamond Life' feat. 'Smooth Operator' is their debut album produced by Robin Millar and released on July 16, 1984 By Epic.1 . Smooth Operator (1984) 2 . Your Love Is King (1984) 3 . Hang On To Your Love (1984) 4 . Frankie's First Affair - London (1984) 5 . When am I gonna Make a Living (w/ Paul Cooke, Vienna, 1983) 6 . Sally - Munich (1984) 7 . Why Can't We Live Together 8 . Smooth…

Fantasy publish Creedence Clearwater Revival’s fifth album : ‘Cosmo’s Factory’ featuring ‘Travelin’ Band’ (1970)

Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Cosmo's Factory' is their fifth studio album produced by CCR leader John Fogerty and released on July 16, 1970 by Fantasy Records.1 . Travelin band 2 . Lookin' Out My Back Door (Official Video) 3 . Up Around the Bend 4 . Who´ll stop the rain 5 . I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Official Video) Track Listing : 1.Ramble Tamble (John Fogerty) - 07:09 . 2.Before You…

Lionel Richie releases his third solo album : ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ featuring ‘Say You, Say Me’ (1986)

Lionel Richie's 'Dancing on the Ceiling' is his third solo album released before he takes a ten years hiatus on July 15, 1986 by Motown.1 . Dancing On The Ceiling (Paris, 2007) 2 . Dancing On The Ceiling 3 . Sela 4 . Ballerina Girl 5 . Love Will Conquer All 6 . Say You Say Me 7 . Say You Say Me (Live) 8 . Say You Say Me (Symphonica In Rosso) Track Listing : 1.Dancing On The Ceiling (Mike…

‘Toni Braxton’ her first self-titled album featuring ‘Breathe Again’ and ‘Seven Whole Days’ (1993)

'Toni Braxton' is her self-titled debut album released on July 13, 1993 by Laface Records.1 . Another Sad Love Song 2 . Breathe Again (Official Video) 3 . Seven Whole Days 4 . Love Shoulda Brought You Home (Official Video) 5 . Love Shoulda Brought You Home (SWR Live, 9th May 2010) 6 . How Many Ways 7 . You Mean The World To Me Track Listing : 1.Another Sad Love Song (Babyface, Daryl Simmons) -…

Columbia record Duke Ellington and his band at the Newport Jazz Festival for ‘Ellington at Newport’ (1956)

'Ellington at Newport' is a live album by Duke Ellington and his band recorded on July 7, 1956 at the Newport Jazz Festival and released the same year by Columbia.1 . Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue (Newport 1956) 2 . Diminuendo & Crescendo In Blue (w/ Paul Gonsalves) Track Listing : 1.Festival Junction (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 10:08 . 2.Blues To Be There (Duke Ellington, Billy…

Columbia tape ‘First Time! The Count Meets the Duke’ by Duke Ellington & Count Basie and their respective orchestras (1961)

'First Time! The Count Meets the Duke' by Duke Ellington & Count Basie is an album recorded on July 6, 1961, with their combined orchestras and released the same year by Columbia..Track Listing : 1.Battle Royal (Duke Ellington) - 05:33 . 2.To You (Thad Jones) - 03:53 . 3.Take The A Train (Billy Strayhorn) - 03:46 . 4.Corner Pocket (Freddie Green, Donald Wolf) - 04:53 . 5.Wild Man (Duke…

George Benson starts the recording of ‘Good King Bad’ for CTI (1975)

George Benson's 'Good King Bad' is an album recorded on July 1 & 8, October 9 and December 4 & 5, 1975 and released in 1976 By CTI.Track Listing : 1.Theme From Good King Bad (David Matthews) - 06:03 . 2.One Rock Don'T Make No Boulder (David Matthews) - 06:50 . 3.Em (Philip Manamworth) - 04:56 . 4.Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Vince Guaraldi) - 07:00 . 5.Siberian Workout (David Matthews) -…

Warner Bros. publish Al Jarreau’s fifth album : ‘Breakin’ Away’ (1981)

Al Jarreau's 'Breakin' Away' is his fifth album produced by Jay Graydon and released on June 30, 1981 by Warner Bros.1 . We're In This Love Together (Official Video) 2 . We're In This Love Together (Live, 1994) 3 . Easy (Milan, 1983) 4 . Easy (Live) 5 . Al Jarreau (London 1984) 6 . Roof Garden (Official Video) 7 . Jazz Day (2013) 8 . TEACH ME TONIGHT Track Listing : 1.Closer To Your Love (Tom…

Roadrunner publish ‘Slipknot,’ their eponymous debut album (1999)

'Slipknot' is their eponymous debut studio album produced by Ross Robinson and released on June 29, 1999 by Roadrunner1 . 742617000027 (Sic) (Download Fest, 2009) 2 . 742617000027/SIC (Gods of Metal 2000) 3 . Eyeless (Download Fest, 2009) 4 . Eyeless (Dynamo Open Air, 2000) 5 . (Sic) (Roskilde Festival, 2009) 6 . (sic) (Dynamo Open Air, 2000) 7 . Wait And Bleed (OFFICIAL VIDEO) 8 . SlipKnot Wait…

We remember Bobby Womack. ‘Womack’s Gotta Have It’

This day (June 27, 2014), died Robert Dwayne 'Bobby' Womack, an American singer-songwriter and musician.Tracklist : 1 . On His Life In Music 2 . <a href='//go.rvm.pm/Chris Brown'>Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (2013) 3 . If You Think You'Re Lonely Now 4 . Save The Children (2000) 5 . w/ Ali Ollie Woodson - On The Arsenio Hall Shaw 6 . I Wish He Didn'T Trust Me So Much 7 . w/…

Steve Vai releases ‘Sound Theories vol. I & II,’ an album recorded with the Metropole Orchestra in Netherlands (2007)

Steve Vai's 'Sound Theories vol. I & II' is an album recorded with the Metropole Orchestra in Netherlands and released on June 26, 2007 by Epic / Red Ink.1 . Kill The Guy With The Ball...The God Eaters 2 . The Murder 3 . Gentle Ways 4 . Answers (Hammersmith Apollo London England 02 Dec 2012) 5 . Salamanders in the Sun (Acoustic, Best Buy Theater, New York, 9/11/12) 6 . Liberty (w/ Brian May,…

Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song book’ with the Duke Ellington Orchestra (1957)

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song book' is a studio album recorded with the Duke Ellington Orchestra on June 25 and October 17, 1957 and released the same year By Verve Records.1 . Côte d'Azur - I 2 . Côte d'Azur - II 3 . w/ Duke Ellington (1968) 4 . I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So 5 . sings In a Mellow Tone (w/ Oscar Peterson) 6 . It Don't Mean a thing (1974) 7 . Just a sittin…

Lee Morgan records ‘The Gigolo’ with Wayne Shorter et al for Blue Note (1965)

Lee Morgan's 'The Gigolo' is an album recorded on June 25 & July 1, 1965 with a quintet featuring Wayne Shorter, Harold Mabern, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins and released in 1966 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Yes I Can, No You Can'T (Lee Morgan) - 07:26 . 2.Trapped (Lee Morgan) - 05:59 . 3.Speedball (Lee Morgan) - 05:32 . 4.The Gigolo (Lee Morgan) - 011:07 . 5.You Go To My Head (J. Fred…