Capitol publish ‘Bluejean Bop!’, Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps’ debut album (1956)
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps' 'Bluejean Bop!' is their debut album produced by Ken Nelson and released on August…
Gene Vincent rocks the Cavern Club (1965)
March 31, 1965 - American rock legend Gene Vincent will be at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England
Pink Martini release ‘Hey Eugene!’ their third album (2007)
Pink Martini's 'Hey Eugene!' is their third full-length album released on May 15, 2007 by Heinz Records.Track…
Bucky Pizzarelli & John Pizzarelli release a collaborative album ‘Generations’ (2007)
'Generations' by Bucky & John Pizzarelli is a father & son album released on April 10, 2007 by Arbors…
Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, etc. are ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees’ (1998)
January 12, 1998 - The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, The Mamas & The Papas, Lloyd Price, Santana and Gene Vincent are…
This week In One-Off Collaborations 52/52
Brian Johnson & Billy Joel, Jeff Beck & Beth Hart, Etta James, Grateful Dead & Tower Of Power, Marianne…
The Everly Brothers start the recording of their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Bye Bye Love’ (1957)
'The Everly Brothers' is their eponymous debut album produced by Archie Bleyer, recorded between March 1 and…
John Lennon releases his sixth solo album : ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ featuring ‘Stand by Me’ (1975)
John Lennon's 'Rock 'n' Roll' is his sixth studio album produced (in part) by Phil Spector and released on February…
Crossroads
Starting and ending with 'Crossroads' made famous by Cream, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has…
Benny Goodman records ‘The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert’ (1938)
Benny Goodman's 'The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert' is one of the first recording (done on January 16,…
Columbia publish Tony Bennett’s album : ‘Tony’ (1957)
Tony Bennett's 'Tony' is an album (re-titled 'Tony Bennett Showcase') produced by Ernest Altschuler and released on…
Happy Birthday John Scofield. ‘Sco Hand’
This day (December 26, 1951), in Dayton, Ohio, is born John Scofield, an American jazz guitarist and…
Kanye West releases ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,’ his fifth album featuring ‘Power’ (2010)
Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' is his fifth studio album featuring 'Power' and released on…
John Legend releases ‘Evolver,’ his third album featuring Kanye West, Brandy, Estelle, Andre 3000 et al (2008)
John Legend's 'Evolver' is his third studio album featuring Kanye West, Brandy, Estelle and Andre 3000, among other…
United Artists Records publish Don McLean’s second album : ‘American Pie’ (1971)
Don McLean's 'American Pie' is his second studio album released on October 24, 1971 by United Artists Records.Track…
When Benny Goodman played New-York
Four occasions, three years : 1985, 1974 and 1938 "When Benny Goodman played New-York"."Concert One" that he played…
Toni Braxton releases her fifth album : ‘Libra’ (2005)
Toni Braxton's 'Libra' (her astrological sign) is her fifth studio album released on September 27, 2005 by…
Tony Bennett releases ‘Duets II’ recorded with seventeen famous guests (2011)
Tony Bennett's 'Duets II' is an album recorded with seventeen very famous guests and released on September 20,…
Benny Goodman In Japan
Benny Goodman came to Japan three times to perform in concert. In 1957 (or is it 1956?) sponsored by the U.S. State…
Concord publish Ray Charles’ posthumous and final album : ‘Genius Loves Company’ recorded with Norah Jones, James Taylor, Diana Krall and more famous guests (2004)
Ray Charles' 'Genius Loves Company' is his final studio album posthumously released on August 31, 2004 by…
Philadelphia International publish ‘Back Stabbers,’ an album by The O’Jays (1972)
The O'Jays' 'Back Stabbers' is a studio album produced by Gamble & Huff and Bunny Sigler and released in August…
Frank Zappa releases his debut solo album ‘Lumpy Gravy’ recorded with the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (1967)
Frank Zappa's 'Lumpy Gravy' is his debut solo album (with Zappa conducting the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony…
Bob Marley & The Wailers record the album ‘Live!’ at The Lyceum in London (1975)
'Live!' by Bob Marley & The Wailers is an album recorded on July 18 and 19, 1975 at The Lyceum in London and…
‘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.Track Listing :…
Columbia release Beyoncé’s debut album : ‘Dangerously in Love’ featuring ‘Crazy in Love’ (2003)
Beyoncé's 'Dangerously in Love' feat. "Crazy in Love" is her debut studio album released on June 24, 2003 by…
Natalie Cole releases ‘Unforgettable… with Love,’ an album of standards performed by her father, Nat King Cole (1991)
Natalie Cole's 'Unforgettable… with Love' is an album featuring covers of standards performed by Natalie's…
Columbia record ‘Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall’ (1962)
'Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall' is a live album recorded on June 9, 1962 at Carnegie Hall, New York City and…
Arista release Whitney Houston’s second album : ‘Whitney’ featuring ‘ I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ (1987)
Whitney Houston's ‘Whitney' feat. ' I Wanna Dance With Somebody' is her second studio album released on June 2,…
Nonesuch publish Joshua Redman’s fourteenth album : ‘Walking Shadows’ (2013)
Joshua Redman's 'Walking Shadows' is his fourteenth album recorded with a large symphonic ensemble and released on…
Sarah Vaughan records ‘How Long Has This Been Going On?’ with Oscar Peterson quartet (1978)
Sarah Vaughan's 'How Long Has This Been Going On?' is a studio album recorded on April 25, 1978 with a quartet…
Maxwell releases ‘Maxwell Urban Hang Suite,’ his debut concept-album via Columbia (1996)
'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite' is Maxwell's debut (and concept) album released on April 2, 1996 by Columbia…
Stones Throw publish Madvillain’s debut album : ‘Madvillainy’ produced by members MF Doom and Madlib (2004)
Madvillain's 'Madvillainy' is their debut studio album produced by members of the duo, MF Doom and Madlib and…
Atlantic publish Aretha Franklin’s album : ‘Lady Soul’ featuring ‘Chain of Fools,’ ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ and ‘(Sweet Sweet Baby)…
Aretha Franklin's 'Lady Soul' feat. 'Chain of Fools' is an album also including '(You Make Me Feel Like) A…
Jean-Luc Ponty’s Turning Point
The end of the Sixties and the beginning of the Seventies mark the real start of Jean-Luc Ponty's international…
Americans in Paris
From 'Made You Love Paris' to 'Florence Sur Les Champs-Elysees' , we have mixed 20 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the…