This day (October 8, 1950), in Youngstown, Ohio, is born Robert Kool Bell, an American singer, bassist and founding member of Kool & the Gang.

Kool & the Gang’s ‘Ladies’ Night’ is their thirteenth studio album produced by Eumir Deodato and released on September 6, 1979 by De-Lite. Track listing : 1.Ladies’ Night (George Brown, Kool & the Gang) – 06:38 . 2.Got You into My Life (Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang) – 04:25 . 3.If You Feel Like […]

This day (June 22, 1943), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is born Eumir Deodato, a Brazilian pianist, composer and arranger.

Janet Jackson’s ‘Janet’ feat. ‘That’S The Way Love Goes’ is her fifth studio album produced by Jellybean Johnson, Terry Lewis & Jimmy Ja and released on May 18, 1993 by Virgin. Track Listing : 1.Morning (Intro) – 0:31 . 2.That’S The Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson, James Harris Iii, Terry Lewis) – 04:24 . [Papa […]

Ice Cube’s ‘AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted’ is his solo debut studio album released on May 16, 1990 after his split from N.W.A. by Priority. Track Listing : 1.Better Off Dead (Sir Jinx) – 01:03 . 2.The Nigga Ya Love To Hate (Ice Cube, E. Sadler) – 03:15 . [Samples : “Weak At The Knees” By Steve […]

As we wish, today, American musician Kim Gordon a ‘Happy @|#} th Birthday,’ the time has come to playlist the ‘BESTS’ of her band : Sonic Youth

Nas ‘Illmatic’ is his debut studio album released on April 19, 1994 by Columbia Records Track Listing : 1.The Genesis (Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, F. Braithwaite) – 01:45 . [Samples : Live At The Barbeque By Main Source; Subway Theme By Dj Grand Wizard Theodore; Train Sequence By Geoffrey Sumner] . 2.N.Y. State Of […]

A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’ is their debut album released on April 17, 1990 by Jive Records. Track Listing : 1.Push It Along (Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Jarobi White) – 07:42 . [‘Get Out My Life Woman’ By The Leaves / ‘I’M Gonna Love You Just A Little More, […]

Aerosmith’s ‘Toys in the Attic’ is their third (and their most commercially successful) studio album, released on April 8, 1975 by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Toys In The Attic (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 03:07 . 2.Uncle Salty (Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton) – 04:09 . 3.Adam’S Apple (Steven Tyler) – 04:33 . 4.Walk This Way […]

‘The Clash’ is their eponymous debut studio album released on 8 April 1977 by CBS Records. Track Listing : 1.Janie Jones (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) – 02:03 . 2.Remote Control (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) – 03:00 . 3.I’M So Bored With The Usa (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) – 02:25 . 4.White Riot (Joe Strummer, Mick […]

2Pac’s ‘Me Against the World’ is his third studio album recorded in 1994 and released on March 14, 1995 by Interscope. Track Listing : 1.Intro (2Pac) – 00:00 . 2.If I Die 2Nite (2Pac, Easy Mo Bee) – 04:02 . [Samples : “Tonight Is The Night” By Betty Wright; “Tonight” By Kleeer; “Deep Cover” By […]

The Fugees’ ‘Blunted on Reality’ is their debut album released on February 1, 1994 by Ruffhouse. Track Listing : 1.Introduction (Lauryn Hill) – 01:14 . 2.Nappy Heads (Lauryn Hill) – 04:29 . [Sample : I Think About Loving You By Earth, Wind & Fire, Heaven At Once By Kool & The Gang, The Hump By […]

‘Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5’ is the debut album of The Jackson 5 featuring Michael Jackson as lead singer, released on December 18, 1969 by Motown. Track Listing : 1.Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Ray Gilbert, Allie Wrubel) – 03:18 . 2.Nobody (The Corporation) – 02:54 . 3.I Want You Back (The Corporation) – 03:04 . 4.Can You […]

Wu-Tang Clan ‘s ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ is their debut studio album produced by group’s leader RZA released on November 9, 1993, by Loud Track Listing : 1.Bring Da Ruckus (Rza, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Gza) . [Sampling : “Synthetic Substitution” By Melvin Bliss; “Cb#2” By Ralph Vargas And Carlos Bess] – 04:10 […]

This day (November 6, 1949), in Artemisa, Cuba, is born Arturo Sandoval, a jazz trumpeter and pianist.

Joss Stone’s ‘Mind Body & Soul’ is her second studio album released on September 15, 2004 by Relentless. Track Listing : 1.Right To Be Wrong (Joss Stone, Desmond Child, Betty Wright) – 04:40 . 2.Jet Lag (Joss Stone, Jonathan Shorten, Conner Reeves) – 04:00 . 3.You Had Me (Joss Stone, Francis White, Wendy Stoker, Betty […]

Quincy Jones’s ‘Back on the Block’ is a studio album released on August 8, 1989 by Qwest and featuring many famous artists : Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Take 6, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Al B. […]

N.W.A’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’ is their debut studio album produced by Dr. Dre with DJ Yella and released August 8, 1988 by Ruthless Records. Track Listing : 1.Straight Outta Compton (Ice Cube, Mc Ren, The D.O.C., Eazy-E) – 04:18 . {Samples : “Funky Drummer” By James Brown; “You’Ll Like It Too” By Funkadelic; “West Coast […]

This day (August 2, 1997), in Lagos, Nigeria, died Fela Anikulapo Kuti,a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and pioneer of Afrobeat music.

August 2, 2013 – Arturo Sandoval and his L.A. Big Band featuring Wayne Bergeron on trumpet plus Jon Barnes and Skip Martin – of Kool and the Gang fame – play at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, California