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This month In Blues Legends 03/12

Skip James, Chuck Berry, T Bone Walker, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, Helen Humes, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins , Otis Taylor, Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite, Gary Moore, Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall Ii, Jeff Healey, Ana Popovic, Robert Cray

Clapton & The Bluesmen

Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, George Benson, Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Dr. John, John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Johnnie Johnson, Keith Richards, Carl Perkins, Robert Cray, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan

Bob Dylan releases ‘Bringing It All Back Home,’ his fifth album featuring ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues,’ ‘Maggie’s Farm’ …. (1965)

Bob Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home' is his fifth (half electric and half acoustic) studio album released March 27, 1965 by Columbia.1 . Subterranean Homesick Blues (Official Video) 2 . (Farm Aid I, w/ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) 3 . Maggie's Farm (Champaign, 1985) 4 . Mr. Tambourine Man (The Newport Folk Festival, 1964) Track Listing : 1.Subterranean Homesick Blues (Bob Dylan) -…

Gary Moore releases ‘Still Got the Blues’ featuring Albert King, Albert Collins & George Harrison (1990)

Gary Moore's 'Still Got the Blues' is an album featuring Albert King, Albert Collins and George Harrison and released on March 26, 1990 by Virgin.1 . Oh Pretty Woman (Live) 2 . Oh Pretty Woman (Live Blues, 1993) 3 . Walking By Myself (Live) 4 . Walking By Myself ("Tribute To Phil Lynott") 5 . Still Got The Blues (Live) 6 . Still Got The Blues (Last Concert, 2010) 7 . Texas Strut 8 . King Of…

Joe Bonamassa releases ‘Blues Of Desperation,’ his twelfth album (2016)

Joe Bonamassa's 'Blues Of Desperation" is his twelfth studio album released on March 25, 2016 by J&R Adventures.1 . Blues Of Desperation (Official Video) 2 . Mountain Climbing (Live) 3 . Mountain Climbing (Chemnitz, 2016) 4 . Drive (Official Video) 5 . No Good Place For The Lonely (Chemnitz, 2016) 6 . Blues Of Desperation (Chemnitz, 2016) 7 . Blues Of Desperation (Official EPK) 8 .…

Blue Note release ‘An Evening with Lena Horne’ recorded with the Count Basie Orchestra (1995)

'An Evening with Lena Horne' is a live album recorded on September 19, 1994 with the Count Basie Orchestra and released on March 21, 1995 by Blue Note.1 . Maybe 2 . Old Friend 3 . Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 4 . Yesterday When I Was Young 5 . The Lady Is A Tramp 6 . The Lady Is A Tramp Lena Horne - An Evening with Lena Horne Track Listing : 1.I Come Runnin' (Roc Hillman) - 03:08 . 2.Maybe…

Madeleine Peyroux releases ‘The Blue Room,’ her sixth album (2013)

Madeleine Peyroux's 'The Blue Room' is her sixth album released on March 19, 2013 by Decca/Emarcy.1 . Take These Chains (WFUV) 2 . Bye Bye Love ("Le Grand Studio RTL") 3 . Jarasum, Jazz Festival, 2013 4 . Changing All Those Changes 5 . Changing All Those Changes ("Off Cover") 6 . Guilty (WFUV) 7 . Desperadoes Under The Eaves (WFUV) Madeleine Peyroux - The Blue Room Track Listing : 1.Take…

Blue Note publishes Eliane Elias seventh album : ‘Fantasia’ (1992)

Eliane Elias 'Fantasia' is her seventh studio album recorded in New-York City and released in March, 1992 by Blue Note.1 . Chega De Saudade (Live) Track Listing : 1.The Girl From Ipanema (Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius De Moraes) - 06:30 . 2.Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 03:44 . 3.Milton Nascimento Medley: Ponta De Areia/Canção Do Sal (Salt Song) (Ronaldo Bastos, Fernando…

We remember Chuck Berry. ‘Ageless Rocker & Bluesman’

This day (March 18, 2017), in St. Charles County, Missouri, died Charles Edward Anderson 'Chuck' Berryan American guitarist, singe, songwriter and rock and roll pioneerTracklist : 1 . Johnny B. Goode (1958) 2 . You Never Can Tell 3 . Roll over Beethoven (1972) 4 . Maybellene (1958) 5 . Sweet Little Sixteen 6 . No Particular Place To Go 7 . w/ Tina Turner – Rock n roll music 8 . Carol 9 . w/…

James Taylor releases ‘Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon’ featuring ‘You’ve Got a Friend’ (1971)

James Taylor 'Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon' feat. 'You've Got a Friend' is his third studio album released on March 16, 1971 by Warner Bros. 1 . You've Got A Friend 2 . You've Got A Friend (w/ Carole King, Oakland Coliseum, 5 July 1972) 3 . You've Got A Friend (w/ Carole King) 4 . Hey Mister, That's Me Up There On The Jukebox 5 . You Can Close Your Eyes (w/ Stephen) 6 . You Can Close…

Marcus Miller publishes ‘Afrodeezia,’ his twelth album via Blue Note (2015)

Marcus Miller's 'Afrodeezia' is his twelth studio album as a leader released on March 16, 2015 by Blue Note.1 . Introducing Afrodeezia 2 . Papa Was A Rolling Stone (23/11/14, Olympia) 3 . Hylife (Paris) Track Listing : 1.Hylife (Marcus Miller) - 06:59 . 2.B'S River (Marcus Miller) - 06:48 . 3.Preacher’S Kid (Song For William H) (Marcus Miller) - 05:45 . 4.We Were There (Marcus Miller) -…

Robert Cray Band plays the blues in Ithaca, NY (2015)

March 13, 2015 - The Robert Cray Band's "In My Soul Tour" stops at the State Theatre of Ithaca in Ithaca, New York<img src='//rvm.pm/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/The-Robert-Cray-Band-–-4-Nights-Of-40-Years-Live-RVJ-SMALL.jpg' alt='The Robert Cray Band - 4 Nights Of 40 Years Live' width='190' height='161'/>

Blue Note publishes ‘New Moon Daughter,’ an album of covers by Cassandra Wilson (1996)

Cassandra Wilson's 'New Moon Daughter' is a studio album by .Released on March 4, 1996 by Blue Note.1 . Death Letter ("Jazz Vitoria-Gasteiz," 2005, TVE2) 2 . Skylark 3 . Last Train To Clarksville (w/ David Sanborn) Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter Track Listing : 1.Strange Fruit (Lewis Allan) - 05:33 . 2.Love Is Blindness (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) - 04:53 . 3.Solomon…

Arturo Sandoval plays at Blue Note Milano (2016)

March 4, 2016 - Arturo Sandoval plays with John Belzaguy (b), Tiki Pasillas (perc), Dave Siegel (kb), Johnny Friday (d), Kemuel Roig (p) and Marius Preda (cimbalom) at Blue Note Milano in Milan, Italy<img src='//rvm.pm/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/51bfAviOUtL._SY300_.jpg' alt='Arturo Sandoval – Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)' width='190' height='161'/>

Bethlehem Records publish Nina Simone’s debut album : ‘Little Girl Blue’ a.k.a. ‘Jazz As Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club’ (1959)

Nina Simone's 'Little Girl Blue' a.k.a. 'Jazz As Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club' is her debut album released in February 1959 by Bethlehem Records1 . Little Girl Blue (Montreux, 1976 ) 2 . My Baby Just Cares For Me (Montreux) 3 . Plain Gold Ring 4 . I Loves You Porgy Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue Track Listing : 1.Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 04:02 .…

This month In Blues Legends 02/12

James Blood Ulmer, Vernon Reid, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Louisiana Red, Taj Mahal, Eric Bibb, Sonny Terry, Brownie Mcghee, Magic Slim, Memphis Slim, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Albert King, Keb' Mo', Larry Johnson

Blue Note publish Cassandra Wilson’s thirteenth album: ‘Belly of the Sun’ (2002)

Cassandra Wilson's 'Belly of the Sun' is her thirteenth album released on February 26, 2002 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.The Weight (Robbie Robertson) - 06:05 . 2.Justice (Cassandra Wilson) - 05:27 . 3.Darkness On The Delta (Jay Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) - 03:47 . 4.Waters Of March (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 04:26 . 5.You Gotta Move (Mississippi Fred Mcdowell) - 02:44 . 6.Only A…

Woody Shaw records live in Detroit ‘Bemsha Swing’ for Blue Note (1986)

Woody Shaw's 'Bemsha Swing' is a live album recorded in Detroit on February 26 & 27, 1986 and released in 1997 by Blue Note.1 . Bemsha Swing 2 . Ginseng People Woody Shaw - Bemsha Swing Track Listing : 1.Bemsha Swing (Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk) - 10:29 . 2.Ginseng People (Woody Shaw) - 12:06 . 3.Well, You Needn'T (Thelonious Monk) - 14:34 . 4.Eric (Geri Allen) - 06:05 . 5.United (Wayne…

We remember blues guitarist Louisiana Red

February 25, 2012 - Mr.Iverson Minter a.k.a. Louisiana Red, blues guitarist and singer with more than fifty albums in his catalog passed away in Germany aged 79. He is remembered. Tracklist : 1 . w/ Norman Beaker - Instrumental (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1977) 2 . w/ Norman Beaker - Red's New Dream (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1977) 3 . Thirty Dirty Women 4 . Live At Torrita Blues 1998 5 . The Story…

Lou Reed releases ‘The Blue Mask,’ his eleventh album (1982)

Lou Reed's 'The Blue Mask' is his eleventh studio album recorded in New York City and released on February 23, 1982 by RCA.1 . Women (Official Video) 2 . Women (New York) 3 . Blue Mask (Live) 4 . Blue Mask (Spanisch Fly Concert, 2005) 5 . Heroin (1974) 6 . Waves Of Fear 7 . Heroin 8 . My House (Belgrade, 15/03/2006) Track Listing : 1.My House (Lou Reed) - 05:25 . 2.Women (Lou Reed) - 04:57 .…

The Jazz Gotha relaunches Blue Note (1985)

February 22, 1985 - for the relaunch of the Blue Note Records label, its President Bruce Lundvall has summoned the Jazz Gotha at The Town Hall in New York City (USA). Consider this : Art Blakey, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Michel Petrucciani, Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine, McCoy Tynerr and Grover Washington, Jr. Feel like going?

The White House turns ‘Blues’ (2012)

February 21, 2012 - B.B. King, Trombone Shorty, Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger, Shemekia Copeland, Gary Clark Jr and Booker T. Jones, they are all at the White House for the "Month Of Blues"

Today and for the next two days, McCoy Tyner records ‘Soliloquy’ for Blue Note (1991)

McCoy Tynerr's 'Soliloquy' is a solo album recorded on February 19, 20 & 21, 1991 and released the same year by Blue Note.1 . I Should Care (Montreux) 2 . All The Things You Are (1986) McCoy Tyner - Soliloquy Track Listing : 1.Crescent (John Coltrane) - 5:02 . 2.Española (Mccoy Tyner) - 03:58 . 3.All The Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Jerome Kern) - 04:15 . 4.Twilight Mist (Mccoy…

As we wish Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ a happy birthday, this is the perfect day for a ‘Best of Incognito’

As we wish, today, Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick a 'Happy Birthday,' the time has come to playlist the 'BESTS' of his band : IncognitoVideo Tracklist : 1 . Always There 2 . Lowdown (w/ Mario & Chaka Khan) 3 . Got to Let My Feelings Show 4 . Talkin' Loud 5 . Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing 6 . Goodbye to Yesterday 7 . Colibri 8 . Nights Over Egypt 9 . Still A Friend Of Mine 10 . I've Been Waiting…

Freddie Hubbard records ‘Blue Spirits’ with Joe Henderson, Hank Mobley & McCoy Tyner (1965)

Freddie Hubbard's 'Blue Spirits' is his tenth album recorded on February 19 & 26, 1965, with Joe Henderson, Hank Mobley and McCoy Tynerr.1 . Melting Pot 1 2 . Melting Pot 2 Freddie Hubbard - Blue Spirits Track Listing : 1.Soul Surge (Freddie Hubbard) - 10:24 . 2.Blue Spirits (Freddie Hubbard) - 12:14 . 3.Outer Forces (Freddie Hubbard) - 09:35 . 4.Cunga Black (Freddie Hubbard) - 05:15 .…

Decca publish John Mayall’s third album : ‘A Hard Road’ recorded with the Bluesbreakers featuring Peter Green, John McVie and Aynsley Dunbar (1967)

John Mayall's 'A Hard Road' is his third album recorded with the Bluesbreakers featuring Peter Green, John McVie & Aynsley Dunbar and released on February 17, 1967 by Decca.Track Listing : 1.A Hard Road (John Mayall) - 03:12 . 2.It'S Over (John Mayall) - 02:51 . 3.You Don'T Love Me (Willie Cobbs) - 02:50 . 4.The Stumble (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson) - 02:54 . 5.Another Kinda Love (John…

We remember Brownie McGhee. ‘Passing With The Blues’

This day (February 16, 1996), in Oakland, California, died Walter Brown 'Brownie' McGhee, blues singer and guitarist, known for his collaborations with harmonica player Sonny Terry.Tracklist : 1 . Born And Living With The Blues 2 . w/ Bert Jansch - Come On Keep It Coming/Death Of Blind Boy Fuller (1992) 3 . w/ Sonny Terry - Ride And Roll (1974) 4 . w/ Sonny Terry - Burnt Child (Afraid Of Fire)…

Allman Brothers Band release their third album : ‘Eat a Peach’ featuring ‘Mountain Jam,’ ‘Melissa’ and ‘Blue Sky’ (1972)

Allman Brothers Band's 'Eat a Peach' is their third studio album (the last with Duane Allman) produced by Tom Dowd and released on February 12, 19721 . Aint Wastin Time No More (Live, 2003) 2 . Aint Wastin Time No More (Live, 2004) 3 . Les Brers In A Minor (2007, Live) 4 . Les Brers A Minor (w/ Jimmy Herring, Beacon, 2009) 5 . Melissa 6 . Melissa (2004, Live) 7 . Mountain Jam (Lockn Festival)…

The Bluetones release ‘Expecting To Fly,’ their debut album (1996)

The Bluetones' 'Expecting to Fly' is their debut studio album produced by Hugh Jones and released on February 12, 1996 by Superior Quality1 . Talking To Clarry (O2 Academy Birmingham, 27Th Aug 2021) 2 . Talking To Clarry / Are You Blue Or Are You Blind 3 . Bluetonic 4 . Bluetonic 5 . Cut Some Rug (Official Video) 6 . Bluetones (Live, 1996) 7 . The Fountainhead (Sheperds Bush Empire, November…

Blue Note publish ‘What We Do’ by The John Scofield Quartet featuring Joe Lovano (1993)

The John Scofield Quartet's 'What We Do' is a studio album featuring Joe Lovano on saxophone and released on February 9, 1993 by Blue Note.1 . w/ Joe Lovano (Umbria Jazz, 1993) 2 . Why Nogales? (Live) The John Scofield Quartet - What We Do Track Listing : 1.Little Walk (John Scofield) - 06:34 . 2.Camp Out (John Scofield) - 08:01 . 3.Big Sky (John Scofield) - 06:05 . 4.Easy For You (John…