Bernard Purdie celebrates George Freeman’s birthday (2015)
April 11, 2015 - the George Freeman Quartet - that is George Freeman (g), Bernard Pretty Purdie (d), Mike Allemana…
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Von Freeman – Mr. Freeman Sr.
This day (August 11, 2012), in Chicago, Illinois, died Earle Lavon Freeman Sr. A.k.a. Von Freeman a.k.a. 'Vonski',…
This week In Jazz Legends 15/52
<p class='nature_product'Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, George Shearing, Joey Defrancesco, Bobby…
Frank Sinatra records the album ‘A Man and His Music’ for Reprise (1965)
Frank Sinatra's 'A Man and His Music' is a double album recorded from December 19, 1960 till October 21, 1965,…
The Beatles release their fourth album : ‘Beatles for Sale’ featuring ‘Rock and Roll Music’ and ‘Eight Days a Week’ (1964)
The Beatles' 'The Beatles for Sale' is their fourth studio album produced by George Martin and released on December…
The Beatles release their sixth album : ‘Rubber Soul’ featuring ‘Drive My Car,’ ‘Norwegian Wood,’ ‘Michelle’ and ‘Girl’ (1965)
The Beatles' 'Rubber Soul' is their sixth studio album produced by George Martin and released on December 3, 1965…
Parlophone publish ‘With the Beatles,’ their second album featuring ‘All My Loving’ ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ and ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ (1963)
'With the The Beatles' feat. "All My Loving" "I Wanna Be Your Man" etc; is their second studio album released…
Happy Birthday Sheila Jordan. ‘Hear Jordan’
This day (November 18, 1928), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Sheila Jordan, an American jazz singer.Digest Tracklist…
Atlantic publish Bette Midler’s debut album ‘The Divine Miss M’ featuring ‘Do You Want to Dance?’, ‘Chapel of Love,’ ‘Friends’ and ‘Boogie…
Bette Midler's The Divine Miss M' is her debut album (titled after her famous stage persona) released on November…
John Legend releases ‘Once Again,’ his second album featuring ‘Heaven’ and ‘Save Room’ (2006)
John Legend's 'Once Again' is his second studio album recorded with Kanye West, will.i.am, Raphael Saadiq, etc.…
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…
RCA publish ‘Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics,’ her thirty eigth album (2014)
'Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics' is her thirty eigth studio album featuring ten covers of songs…
Jill Scott releases her third album : ‘The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3’ (2007)
Jill Scott's 'The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3' is her third studio album released on September 25, 2007 by…
Epic publish ‘Family Style’ by Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan a.k.a. the Vaughan Brothers (1990)
'Family Style' by Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan a.k.a. the Vaughan Brothers is an album produced by Nile Rodgers…
Playing Coltrane
'Naima','Giant Steps', 'Mr.PC' etc. John Coltrane whose birthday is today, has left next to fifty compositions.…
Island publish Mumford & Sons’ second album : ‘Babel’ featuring ‘I Will Wait’ (2012)
Mumford & Sons' 'Babel' is their second studio album produced by Markus Dravs and released on September 21 ,…
Bob Dylan releases his thirty-second album : ‘Modern Times’ (2006)
Bob Dylan's 'Modern Times' is his thirty-second studio album produced by Jack Frost (that is Dylan himself) and…
Columbia publish Aretha Franklin’s fourth album : ‘Laughing On The Outside’ (1963)
Aretha Franklin's 'Laughing On The Outside' is his fourth studio album released on August 12, 1963 by…
N.W.A. release their debut album : ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (1988)
N.W.A's 'Straight Outta Compton' is their debut studio album produced by Dr. Dre with DJ Yella and released August…
Parlophone publish The Beatles’ fifth studio album : ‘Help!’ featuring ‘Ticket to Ride,’ ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Dizzy Miss Lizzy’ (1965)
The The Beatles' 'Help!' is their fifth studio album (OST of the eponymous film) produced by George Martin and…
Chet Baker records ‘Chet Baker Sings’ for Pacific Jazz (1954)
'Chet Baker Sings' is an album recorded on February 15, 1954 and July 30, 1956 and released in 1956 by Pacific…
We remember Idris Muhammad. ‘Funky Idris’
This day (July 29, 2014), in New Orleans, Louisiana, died Leo Morris a.k.a Idris Muhammad, an American jazz…
Guns N’ Roses release ‘Appetite for Destruction,’ their debut album featuring ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ and ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’ (1987)
Guns N' Roses' 'Appetite for Destruction' is their debut studio album released on July 21, 1987 by Geffen Records…
The Beatles release their third album : ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ featuring the title track plus ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ (1964)
The Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night' is their third studio album featuring songs from their eponymous film and…
The Go-Go’s release their debut album : ‘Beauty and the Beat’ featuring ‘We Got the Beat’ (1981)
The Go-Go's 'Beauty and the Beat' feat. 'We Got the Beat' is their debut album released on July 8, 1981 by I.R.S.…
Big Boi releases his debut solo album : ‘Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty’ (2010)
Big Boi's 'Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty' is his debut solo studio album released on July 5, 2010…
Sarah Vaughan records ‘Sarah Sings Soulfully’ arranged by Gerald Wilson (1963)
Sarah Vaughan's 'Sarah Sings Soulfully' is a studio album recorded on June 6,12, 1963 and arranged by Gerald…
We Remember Frank Sinatra. ‘Frankly, My Dear’
This day (May 14, 1998), in Los Angeles, California, died Frank Sinatra, an American singer and film actor.Digest…
We Remember B.B. King. ‘Long Lived The King’
This day (May 14, 2015), in Las Vegas, died Riley B. King a.k.a. B.B. King (B.B. short for Blues Boy), an American…
Recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook’ is wrapped up today (1956)
'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook' is a studio album recorded between February 7 and March 27, 1956…
We Remember McCoy Tyner. ‘Really McCoy?’
This day (March 6, 2020), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died Alfred McCoy Tynerr, jazz pianist member of the…
Chet Baker records ‘Chet Baker Sings and Plays’ for Pacific Jazz (1955)
'Chet Baker Sings and Plays' is an album recorded on February 28 and March 7, 1955 with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman…
James Brown & The Famous Flames work on his first album ‘Please Please Please’ (1956)
James Brown's 'Please Please Please' is his debut studio album recorded between February 24, 1956 and September…
Harry Connick, Jr releases his seventeenth album : ‘Only You’ (2004)
Harry Connick, Jr.s 'Only You' is his seventeenth album consisting of versions of songs from the 1920s to the 1960s…
Simon & Garfunkel release their fifth studio album : ‘Bridge over Troubled Water’ featuring ‘The Boxer,’ ‘Bridge over Troubled Water,’ ‘Cecilia’…
'Bridge over Troubled Water' by Simon & Garfunkel is their fifth and final studio album released on January…
All the Things Oscar
From 'I'll Take Romance' to 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' , we have mixed 23 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'Oscar…
The House that Jazz Built
From 'Funhouse' to 'Hot House', we have mixed 19 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'House'. It has Ernie Freeman…