Happy Birthday Roy Ayers. ‘Everybody Loves Roy’

This day (September 10, 1940), in Los Angeles, California, is born Roy Ayersa composer and vibraphone player, he began his career in post-bop jazz, helped pioneer jazz-funk in the 1970s and ventured into house and hip-hop during the 2000s and 2010s.

Tracklist :

1 . Searching (2018)

2 . Red, Black & Green (2017)

3 . Ubiquity (2016)

4 . Sweet Tears (2014)

5 . Everybody Loves The Sunshine

6 . Battle Of The Vibes

7 . Running Away

8 . w/ Kenny Garrett – Urban Jungle

9 . Showing Their Moves In Moscow (2008)

10 . Umbria Jazz (2008)

11 . Talks Hip Hop Sampling And Music Longevity

12 . Everybody Loves The Sunshine

13 . Roy Ayers Project – Who Is Roy Ayers?

Tracklist :

Roy Ayer's Ubiquity - that is Roy Ayers(vb), Donald Nicks (b), Jamal Peoples (kb), John Pressley (voc) and Troy Miller (d) -

Mercury publish The Ohio Players’ seventh album : ‘Honey’ featuring ‘Love Rollercoaster’ (1975)

The Ohio Players' 'Honey' is their seventh studio album released on August 16, 1975 by Mercury.

1 . Sweet Sticky Thing (Live)

2 . Love Rollercoaster

Track Listing : 1.Honey(James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, William Beck) - 04:15 . 2.Fopp (James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, William Beck) - 03:45 . 3.Let'S Love (James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, William Beck) - 05:15 . 4.Ain'T Givin' Up No Ground (James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, William Beck) - 01:45 . 5.Sweet Sticky Thing (James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner,

Happy Birthday Roy Haynes. ‘Vive Le Roy’

This day (March 13, 1925 ), in Boston, Massachusetts, is born Roy Owen Haynes, an American jazz drummer.

Tracklist :

1 . w/ David Kikoski (2019)

2 . The 7-Decade Career of Drummer Roy Haynes (2018)

3 . w/ The Fountain Of Youth Quartet – At Dizzy’S Club (2011)

4 . Interview

5 . Various (2009)

6 . w/ Chick Corea – Duet (2009)

7 . w/ Pat Metheny, Dave Holland – How Insensitive (1992)

8 . Red Rodney All Stars – At Cannes ‘Palais Des Festivals (1990)

9 . w/ Michel Petrucciani, Gary Peacock – In A Sentimental Mood (1988)

10 . w/ Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous – At The White House (1982)

11 . Drum Solo (1966)

Tracklist :

Reflection . After Hours . Sugar Ray . Snap Crackle . Sneakin' Around . Solitaire . Tadd's Delight . Long Wharf . Country Roads . My Heart Belongs To Daddy .

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This week In Jazz Legends (collaborations) 37/52

Bobby McFerrin, The LCJO Randy Crawford, Joe Sample, Kenny Garrett, Roy Ayers, Oscar D'Leon, Steve Turre, Joe Zawinul, Trilok Gurtu, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Lenny White, Jim Hall, Attila Zoller, Red Mitchell, Daniel Humair, George Benson, Earl Klugh, Grady Tate, Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine, Hermeto Pascoal, Stan Getz, Larry Coryell, Larry Carlton, John Abercrombie, John Scofield, Tal Farlow, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell

Motown publish Erykah Badu’s second album : ‘Mama’s Gun’ featuring ‘Bag Lady’ (2000)

Erykah Badu's 'Mama's Gun' feat. 'Bag Lady' is her second studio album rReleased on November 21, 2000 by Motown Records

1 . Didn't Cha Know

2 . On & On

3 . Bag Lady

4 . Penitentiary Philosophy

5 . Penitentiary Philosophy (Rome)

6 . Bag Lady / Penitentiary Philosophy (Live, 2001)

7 . Didn't Cha Know

8 . On & On / ... & On (Red Bull Music Academy, Madrid)

9 . ... & On / Cleva (Knitting Factory, 2000)

10 . Cleva (Live)

11 . Booty / Kiss Me (Live)

12 . Kiss Me On My Neck (w/ Dave Chappelle)

13 . Orange Moon (Cognac Blues Passions 2013)

14 . Orange Moon (Wiesen)

Track Listing : 1.Penitentiary Philosophy (Erykah Badu, James Poyser, A. K. "?Uestlove" Thompson) – 6:09 . 2.Didn'T Cha Know? (Erykah Badu, James Yancey) – 3:58 . 3.My Life (Erykah Badu, James Poyser) – 3:59 . 4....& On (

Kedar publish Erykah Badu’s ‘Live’ album (1997)

Erykah Badu's 'Live' is a live concert album released on November 18, 1997 by Kedar.

1 . Rimshot

2 . Rim Shot (The Electric Factory, 03/02/13)

3 . Other Side Of The Game

4 . Otherside Of The Game (Live)

5 . Otherside Of The Game

6 . On & On

7 . On & On (The Greek Los Angeles, June, 2010)

8 . Apple Tree

9 . Ye Yo (Live)

10 . Next Lifetime (On "Jools Holland," 1997)

11 . Next Life Time

12 . Tyrone (Brazil, 1997 )

Track Listing : 1.Rimshot (Intro) (Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah) - 03:48 . 2.Other Side Of The Game (Erykah Badu, Bro.Questlove, Richard Nichols, James Poyser, The Roots) - 08:21 . 3.On & On (Erykah Badu, Jaborn Jamal) - 05:25 . 4.Reprise – 2:13 . 5.Appletree (Erykah Badu, Robert Bradford) - 02:54 . 6.Ye Yo (Erykah Badu) - 06:07 . 7.Searching (Roy Ayers) - 04:26 . 8.Boogie

John Coltrane finishes the recording of ‘Ballads’ for Impulse! (1962)

John Coltrane's 'Ballads' is an album recorded on December 21, 1961; September 18 and November 13, 1962 and released in 1963 by Impulse!

Track Listing : 1.Say It (Over And Over Again) (Frank Loesser, Jimmy Mchugh) - 04:18 . 2.You Don'T Know What Love Is (Don Raye, Gene Depaul) - 05:15 . 3.Too Young To Go Steady (Harold Adamson, Jimmy Mchugh) - 04:23 . 4.All Or Nothing At All (Jack Lawrence, Arthur Altman) - 03:39 . 5.I Wish I Knew (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 04:54 . 6.What'S New? (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 03:47 . 7.It'S Easy To Remember (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 02:49 . 8.Nancy (With The Laughing Face) (Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 03:10

Jim Marshall

Musicians : John Coltrane– Tenor Saxophone, Soprano

Alicia Keys releases her sixth album : ‘Here’ featuring ‘In Common’ (2016)

Alicia Keys' 'Here' is her sixth studio album, released on November 4, 2016 by RCA

1 . Holy War (Live)

2 . Blended Family (Acoustic, "Elvis Duran Live")

3 . The Gospel (Short Film)

4 . The Gospel (Times Square NYC, October 9, 2016)

5 . Alicia Keys Talks Why Her Blended Family Is So Important

Track Listing : 1.The Beginning (Interlude) (Alicia Keys) - 01:04 . 2.The Gospel (Mark Batson, Kasseem Dean, Robert Diggs, Jason Hunter, Alicia Keys, Shawn Martin, Corey Woods) - 03:02 . 3.Pawn It All (Mark Batson, Kasseem Dean, Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly) - 03:10 . 4.Elaine Brown (Interlude) (Alicia Keys) - 00:50 . 5.Kill Your Mama (Alicia Keys, Emeli Sandé) - 02:40 . 6.She Don'T Really Care_1 Luv (William Henry Allen, Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong, Walter Booker, Kasseem Dean, Kamaal Fareed, Tyrone

“The Five Faces of Jazz” are on display at Newport Jazz (1967)

August 10, 1967 - "The Five Faces of Jazz" gathers the Herbie Mann Quintet - that is Herbie Mann (fl), Roy Ayers (vb), Chick Anemian (oud), Reggie Workman (b) and Bruno Carr (d) plus Babatunde Olatunji (perc) - , the Luiz Henrique Trio - that is Luis Enrique (g, voc), Don Payne (b) and Don McDonald (d)- and the Gabor Szabo Quintet - that is Gabor Szabo (g), Louis Stewart (g), Louis Kabok (b), Bill Goodwin (d) and Hal Gordon (perc) at Newport Jazz Festival

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 8, 1988 by Ruthless Records.

1 . Straight Outta Compton (Official Video)

2 . Express Yourself

3 . Dopeman (Houston, 1989)

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 Poplock" By Ronnie Hudson And The Street People; "Get Me Back On Time, Engine No. 9" By Wilson Pickett; "Amen, Brother" By The Winstons; "One For The Treble" By Davy Dmx] . 2.Fuck Tha Police (Ice Cube, Mc Ren, Eazy-E) - 05:45 . {Samples : "Funky President (People It'S Bad)" By James Brown; "It'S My Thing" By Marva Whitney; "Boogie Back" By Roy Ayers; "Feel Good" By Fancy;

Columbia publish Tyler, The Creator’s fourth album : ‘Flower Boy’ featuring Frank Ocean, ASAP Rocky, Lil Wayne, Kali Uchis, Steve Lacy, Estelle, Jaden Smith among other guests (2017)

Tyler, The Creator's 'Flower Boy' is his fourth studio album featuring Frank Ocean, ASAP Rocky, Anna of the North, Lil Wayne, Kali Uchis, Steve Lacy, Estelle, Jaden Smith and Rex Orange County as guests and released on July 21, 2017 by Columbia Records

1 . See You Again (w/ Kali Uchis)

2 . NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

3 . Foreword + Boredom (Atlanta, Ga 2/10/18)

4 . Who Dat Boy

5 . Boredom (Panorama Festival, NYC, 2017)

6 . Boredom (Camp Flog Gnaw 2018)

7 . 911 / Mr. Lonely (Camp Flog Gnaw)

Track Listing : 1.Foreword (Tyler Okonma, Alex O'Connor, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt, Holger Schuering, Damo Suzuki) - 03:14 . . 2.Where This Flower Blooms (Tyler Okonma, Frank Ocean) - 03:14 . 3.Sometimes... (Tyler Okonma) - 00:36 . 4.See You Again (Tyler Okonma) - 03:00 . 5.Who Dat

Hidden Beach Records publish ‘Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1,’ her debut album (2000)

'Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1' is her debut album released on July 18, 2000 by Hidden Beach.

1 . Gettin In The Way

2 . Gettin' in the Way (Live)

3 . A Long Walk / Golden (Live)

4 . He Loves Me (Live, 2001)

5 . The Way / Whenever You're Around (Live)

6 . Love Rain (Live)

Track Listing : 1.Jilltro (Andre Harris, Darren Henson) - 01:03 . 2.Do You Remember (Jill Scottandre Harris) - 04:43 . 3.Exclusively (Jill Scott, Jeff Townes) - 02:05 . 4.Gettin' In The Way (Jill Scott, Vidal Davis) - 03:56 . 5.A Long Walk (Jill Scottandre Harris) - 04:41 . 6.I Think It'S Better (Jill Scottandre Harris) - 01:42 . 7.He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat) (Jill Scott, Keith Pelzer) - 04:45 . 8.It'S Love (Jill Scott, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer) - 05:54 . 9.The Way (Jill Scottandre Harris) - 04:16 .

Bad Boy publish Puff Daddy’s debut album : ‘No Way Out’ featuring ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ (1997)

Puff Daddy's 'No Way Out' is his debut studio album released on July 1, 1997, by his Bad Boy record label.

1 . Been Around The World (w/ Mase & The Notorious B.I.G., Official Video)

2 . Been Around The World (w/ Mase, Live, 1997)

3 . It's All About The Benjamins (Official Video)

4 . It's All About The Benjamins (w/ Slash)

5 . I'll Be Missing You

6 . Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (w/ Mase, Official Video)

7 . Victory (w/ The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Official Video)

Track Listing : 1.No Way Out (Intro) (Puff Daddy, Puff Daddy & The Family) - 01:22 . 2.Victory (The Notorious B.I.G., Sean Combs, Bill Conti, Steven Jordan, J.C. Phillips) - 04:56 . . 3.Been Around The World (Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Mason Betha, David Bowie, Sean Combs, Ian Devaney, Ron Lawrence, Andrew Morris, Lisa

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, 1987 by Arista Records.

1 . I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Official Video)

2 . I Wanna Dance With Somebody

3 . Love Will Save The Day

4 . Didn't We Almost Have It All (Official Video)

5 . Didn't We Almost Have It All (Nelson Mandella Freedom Fest, 1988)

6 . So Emotional (Japan)

7 . So Emotional (Netherlands '88)

8 . Where Do Broken Hearts Go' (on WOGAN 1988)

9 . I Know Him So Well (Live, 1997)

Track Listing : 1.I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam - 04:52 . 2.Just The Lonely Talking Again (Sam Dees - 05:34 . 3.LoveWill Save The Day (Toni C. - 05:25 . 4.Didn'T We Almost Have It All (Michael Masser, Will Jennings - 05:07 . 5.So Emotional

GRP/Verve publish George Benson’s ‘Absolute Benson’ featuring ‘The Ghetto’ (2000)

George Benson's 'Absolute Benson' is a studio album released on May 23, 2000 by Grp/Verve Records.

1 . The Ghetto

2 . The Ghetto (w/ Marcus Miller, 2020)

3 . Deeper Than You Think (w/ Joe Sample, 2000)

4 . Hipping The Hop (w/ Joe Sample)

5 . Hipping The Hop

6 . Lately (w/ Joe Sample)

George Benson - Absolute Benson

Track Listing : 1.The Ghetto (Al Eaton, Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Todd Shaw) - 04:56 . 2.El Barrio (George Benson, Kenny Gonzalez, Joe Henderson, Louie Vega) - 03:34 . 3.Jazzenco (Marc Antoine) - 05:48 . 4.Deeper Than You Think (Joe Sample) - 05:55 . 5.One On One (Joe Sample) - 07:05 . 6.Hipping The Hop (Joe Sample) - 03:57 . 7.Lately (Marvin Sease, Stevie Wonder) - 04:22 . 8.Come Back Baby (Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin) - 05:59 . 9.Medicine Man (George Benson, Joe

Chrysalis Records release Guru’s ‘Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1’ (1993)

Guru's 'Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1' is one of the first albums combining a live jazz band with hip hop, released on May 18, 1993 by Chrysalis Records.

1 . No Time To Play (w/ Ronny Jordan & D.C. Lee)

2 . No Time To Play (w/ D C Lee)

3 . w/ N'dea Davenport Trust Me

4 . The Good, The Bad (Le Bien, Le Mal)

Guru - Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1

Track Listing : 1.Introduction- 01:20 . 2.Loungin'- 04:38 . 3.When You'Re Near- 04:02 . . 4.Transit Ride - 03:58 . . 5.No Time To Play - 04:54 . . 6.Down The Backstreets - 04:47 . 7.Respectful Dedications - :54 . 8.Take A Look (At Yourself) - 03:59 . . 9.Trust Me- 04:27 . . 10.Slicker Than Most- 02:36 . . 11.Le Bien, Le Mal - 03:21 . 12.Sights In The City- 05:10

Musicians : Guru

- Vocals . Lil' Dap - Live Drums . Roy Ayers - Vibraslap, Vibraphone On (8) .

Ice Cube releases ‘AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted,’ his first album after his split from N.W.A. (1990)

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.

1 . Dr Teeth What They Hittin' Foe

2 . Who's The Mack? (Official Video)

Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Track Listing :

1.Better Off Dead (Sir Jinx) - 01:03 . 2.The Nigga Ya Love To Hate (Ice Cube, E. Sadler) - 03:15 . . 3.Amerikkka'S Most Wanted (Ice Cube, E. Sadler, Keith Shocklee) - 04:05 . . 4.What They Hittin' Foe? (The Average White Band, Ice Cube) - 01:20 . . 5.You Can'T Fade Me (Ice Cube, E. Sadler) - 04:44 . . 6.Once Upon A Time In The Projects (Sir Jinx) - 04:07 . . 7.Turn Off The Radio (Sir Jinx) - 02:37 . . 8.Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside) (Ice Cube, Chuck D, Sir Jinx, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler) - 03:21 . . 9.A Gangsta'S…

Gordy publish Rick James’ ‘Throwin’ Down’ featuring The Temptations, Teena Marie and Grace Slick (1982)

Rick James' 'Throwin' Down' is an album featuring The Temptations, Teena Marie and Grace Slick as guests and released on May 13, 1982 by Gordy.

1 . Standing On The Top (w/ The Temptations)

2 . She Blew My Mind (69 Times) (on "TopPop")

Track Listing : 1.Dance Wit' Me (Rick James

) - 07:16 . 2.Money Talks (Rick James) - 04:50 . 3.Teardrops (Rick James) - 04:49 . 4.Throwdown (Rick James) - 03:17 . 5.Standing On The Top (Rick James) - 03:51 . 6.Hard To Get (Rick James) - 04:07 . 7.Happy (Rick James) - 05:29 . 8.She Blew My Mind (69 Times) (Rick James) - 04:11 . 9.My Love (James, Le Roi Johnson)- 02:53

Musicians : Rick James

- Vocals, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Linn Drum Programming, Percussion . The Temptations - Vocals On (5) . Teena Marie- Vocals On (7) .…

Mary J. Blige releases her third album ‘Share My World’ featuring ‘Love Is All We Need’ (1997)

Mary J. Blige's 'Share My World' is her third studio album released on April 22, 1997 by Mca.

1 . I Can Love You (Official Video, w/ Lil' Kim)

2 . I Can Love You (Essence Fest, w/ Lil' Kim)

3 . Love Is All We Need (w/ Nas)

4 . Love Is All We Need (w/ Nas, Live, 1997)

5 . Share My World (w/ Jamie Foxx)

6 . Seven Days (Official Video, w/ George Benson)

7 . Seven Days (On "The Chris Rock Show")

8 . Missing You

9 . Missing You (1998, "Lady Of Soul Awards")

10 . Everything (Official Video)

11 . Everything (Live)

12 . Not Gon' Cry (w/ Eric Clapton, Live)

13 . You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman ("Urbanaid," 1995)

14 . (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman

Mary J. Blige - Share My World

Track Listing : 1.Intro (Poke & Tone, Rich Nice) - 01:21 . 2.I Can Love You (Mary J. Blige

,…

A Tribe Called Quest release ‘People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’ featuring ‘Can I Kick It?’ (1990)

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.

1 . I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Official Video)

2 . Interview “I Left My Wallet In El Segundo”, 1990, MTV News

3 . Bonita Applebum

4 . Bonita Applebum

5 . Can I Kick It? (Official Video)

6 . Can I Kick It

A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

Track Listing : 1.Push It Along (Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Jarobi White) - 07:42 . . 2.Luck Of Lucien (Q-Tip, Lucien Revolucien) - 04:32 . . 3.After Hours (Q-Tip) - 04:39 . . 4.Footprints (Q-Tip) - 04:00 . . 5.I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Q-Tip, Phife Dawg) - 04:06 . . 6.Pubic Enemy (Q-Tip, Dj Red Alert) - 03:45 . . 7.Bonita Applebum (Q-Tip, Jarobi White) -

Erykah Badu releases her fifth album : ‘New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)’ featuring ‘Window Seat’ (2010)

Erykah Badu's 'New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)' feat. 'Window Seat' is the fifth studio album released on March 30, 2010 by Universal Motown..

1 . 20 Feet Tall / Out My Mind / Just In Time (Rio, 28/08/10)

2 . Window Seat (Live)

3 . Window Seat

4 . Gone Baby, Don't Be Long (Offical Video)

5 . Gone Baby, Don't Be Long (Cognac Blues Passions, 2013)

6 . Out My Mind, Just In Time (L'Olympia, Paris, 22/07/2010 )

7 . Fall In Love (Your Funeral) (Brixton Academy, 2010)

Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)

Track Listing : 1.20 Feet Tall (Erykah Badu

, Patrick Douthit, Doug Wimbish) - 03:25 . . 2.Window Seat (Erykah Badu, James Poyser) - 04:50 . 3.Agitation (Erykah Badu, Shafiq Husayn, David Sancious) - 01:33 . . 4.Turn Me Away (Get Munny) (Roy Ayers, Erykah

After a five years hiatus, Erykah Badu drops ‘New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)’ (2008)

Erykah Badu's 'New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)' is her fourth studio album released on February 26, 2008 by Universal Motown.

1 . Intro + Amerykahn Promise (Live )

2 . The Healer (Live )

3 . The Healer (w/ The Brooklyn Philharmonic, BAM, 06/08/13)

4 . ME

5 . Soldier

6 . Soldier (Mar 29, 2013, HOB Chicago)

7 . Twinkle (w/ The Brooklyn Philharmonic, BAM, 06/08/13)

8 . Humble Mumble / That Hump (Brixton Academy London, 2010)

9 . Telephone

10 . Telephone + On J Dilla (Red Bull Music Academy)

Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)

Track Listing : 1.Amerykahn Promise (William Allen, Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong) - 04:16 . 2.The Healer (Daniel Bangalter, Otis Jackson Jr., Malcolm Mclaren, Erica Wright) - 03:59 . 3.Me (Shafiq Husayn, Erica Wright) - 05:36 . 4.My People

Arista publish ‘Whitney Houston,’ her eponymous debut album featuring ‘You Give Good Love,’ ‘Saving All My Love for You’ and ‘How Will I Know’ (1985)

'Whitney Houston' feat. '"Saving All My Love for You' and 'How Will I Know' is her self-titled debut album released on February 14, 1985 by Arista.

1 . Someone For Me (Official Video)

2 . Saving All My Love For You (Official Video)

3 . Nobody Loves Me (1985, Live)

4 . How Will I Know (Official Video)

5 . How Will I Know? (Live, 1986)

6 . All At Once (1987)

7 . Greatest Love Of All (Official Video)

8 . Hold Me (Live, 1987)

Track Listing : 1.You Give Good Love (Lala) - 04:36 . 2.Thinking About You (Kashif, Lala) - 05:24 . 3.Someone For Me (Raymond Jones, Freddie Washington) - 04:58 . 4.Saving All My Love For You (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) - 03:58 . 5.Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (James P. Dunne, Pamela Phillips) - 03:47 . 6.How Will I Know (George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada

We remember Alphonse Mouzon. ‘Fusion Moves On’

This day (December 26, 2016), in Los Angeles, California, died Alphonse Mouzon, a jazz-fusion drummer and percussionist

Tracklist :

1 . w/ Larry Coryell & The 11th House – Right On, Y’all (2013)

2 . I Wonder Why (2012)

3 . Jams

4 . w/ Paul Jackson & Herbie Hancock – Hang Up Your Hang Ups (1979)

5 . w/ Jaco Pastorius, Albert Mangelsdorff – Zores Mores (1976)

Tracklist :

Snow Bound . Happiness Is Loving You . Mind Transplant . By All Means . Carbon Dioxide . Golden Rainbows . The Next Time We Love . Sunflower (aka Sunshower) .

Wikipedia : This day (December 26, 2016), in Los Angeles, California, died Alphonse Mouzon, a jazz-fusion drummer and percussionist

Official Site: MOUZON musical associations read like a veritable Who's Who of

Geffen Records publish Mary J. Blige’s seventh album : ‘The Breakthrough’ (2005)

Mary J. Blige's 'The Breakthrough' is her seventh studio album released on December 20, 2005 by Geffen Records.

1 . Enough Cryin (w/ Brook Lynn, Official Video)

2 . Enough Cryin' (Live)

3 . Be Without You (Official Video)

4 . Take Me As I Am (Official Video)

5 . Take Me As I Am (Live)

6 . Baggage (Live)

7 . Can't Hide From Luv (w/ JayZ(, "Sessions @ AOL) )

8 . One (w/ U2, Official Video)

Track Listing : 1.No One Will Do (Erik Ortiz, Kevin Crowe, Clifford Brown Iii, Dave Young, Bunny Sigler) - 04:46 . 2.Enough Cryin (Mary J. Blige, Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett, Shawn Carter) - 04:20 . 3.About You (Mary J. Blige, William Adams, Keith Harris, Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) - 04:04 . 4.Be Without You (Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jason Perry, Johnta Austin) - 04:06 . 5.Gonna

Everybody Is A Busy Body

From 'Everybody Calls Me Crazy' to 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine', we have mixed 19 'Jazz With a Slice Of Pop' tunes around the theme of 'Everybody'. It has Wynonie Harris, Brigitte Bardot, Henry Mancini, Trijntje Oosterhuis and many more.

Columbia publish Nas’ fourth album : ‘Nastradamus’ (1999)

Nas' 'Nastradamus' is his fourth studio album released on November 23, 1999 by Columbia Records.

1 . Nastradamus

2 . Come Get Me (Live)

3 . You Owe Me (w/ Ginuwine, Official Video)

Track Listing : 1.The Prediction (Nasir Jones, Richard Jackson, Jessica Care Moore) - 01:19 . 2.Life We Chose (Nasir Jones, Leshan Lewis, Fred Wesley Jr.) - 04:08 . . 3.Nastradamus (Nasir Jones, Leshan Lewis, James Brown) - 04:11 . . 4.Some Of Us Have Angels (Nasir Jones, Damon Blackmon) - 04:15 . 5.Project Windows (Nasir Jones, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos Broady) - 04:55 . 6.Come Get Me (Nasir Jones, Christopher Martin) - 05:31 . . 7.Shoot 'Em Up (Nasir Jones, Kejuan Muchita) - 02:53 . . 8.Last Words (Nasir Jones, Leshan Lewis, Ralph Middlebrooks, James Williams, Billy Beck, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner,

Nonesuch publish Caetano Veloso’s album : ‘Livro’ (1998)

Caetano Veloso's 'Livro' is an album released on November 10, 1998 by Nonesuch.

1 . Os Passistas

2 . Livros

3 . Doideca

4 . Um Tom

5 . How Beautiful Could A Being Be

6 . How Beautiful Could A Being Be

7 . Não Enche

Track Listing : 1.Os Passistas (Caetano Veloso) - 03:23 . 2.Livros (Caetano Veloso) - 04:31 . 3.Onde O Rio E Mais Baiano (Caetano Veloso) - 03:22 . 4.Manhatã (Para Lulu Santos) (Caetano Veloso) - 05:17 . 5.Doideca (Caetano Veloso) - 03:40 . 6.Voce É Minha (Caetano Veloso) - 03:44 . 7.Um Tom (Caetano Veloso) - 02:29 . 8.How Beautiful A Being Could Be (Moreno Veloso)– 3:27 . 9.O Navio Negreiro (Excerto) (Castro Alves) – 5:17 . 10.Não Enche (Caetano Veloso) - 03:31 . 11.Minha Voz, Minha Vida (Caetano Veloso) - 02:50 . 12.Alexandre (Caetano Veloso) - 05:48 . 13.Na Baixa Do

‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°254 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

Bizarre Quotes • When you think we're lost we're exploring (Robbie Williams) • It's you they're all waiting for (Britney Spears) • All my peeps spend part of their life in fresh water (The Chemical Brothers) • Cos you're wrong and you know how to sin (The Eighties Matchbox B Line Disaster) • Fight my way to the front of class To get the best view of her… (Busted) • Since you've been gone I've been alone here (Velvet Revolver) • I'll be as deaf as a post If you hold me like a newborn (Elbow)

Music-wise : Pop, Electronic, Rock, Indie Rock

Warner Bros. publish Chaka Khan’s debut solo album : ‘Chaka’ featuring ‘I’m Every Woman’ (1978)

Chaka Khan's 'Chaka' is her debut solo album released on October 12, 1978.

1 . I'm Every Woman

2 . Life Is A Dance (Official Video)

3 . I'm Every Woman (1978)

4 . I'm Every Woman (Official Video)

Track Listing : 1.I'M Every Woman (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 04:05 . 2.Love Has Fallen On Me (Lloyd Webber, Charles Stepney) - 04:52 . 3.Roll Me Through The Rushes (David Lasley, Lana Marrano) - 04:42 . 4.Sleep On It (Andrew Kastner, Larry John Mcnally) - 04:21 . 5.Life Is A Dance (Gavin Christopher) - 04:20 . 6.We Got The Love (George Benson) - 03:27 . 7.Some Love (Keith Boyd, Chaka Khan, Traude Sapik, Mark Stevens) - 05:50 . 8.A Woman In A Man'S World (Andrew Kastner, Larry John Mcnally) - 03:56 . 9.The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom (Lalomie Washburn) - 04:15 . 10.I Was Made

Hip-Hop & Soul N°393 – 2010s Music Videos

Rap Quotes • I'm not really drunk, I never get that fucked up (Khalid) • Your money too short, you can't be talkin' to me (Kanye West) • Clap that ass, you're the only one I love (Drake) • Do this all the time, this ain't no surprise (Lil Baby & Gunna) •  I told her, "Don't wear no 350s 'round me" (French Montana) • Eyes shut, still got me swimming like a diver (Flo Rida) • You think I'm thinkin' 'bout your ass? (Woo) (Chris Brown) • There ain't no condom to put on my heart (Chip & Not3s)

Musicwise : Afroswing, Grime, Hip Hop, Pop, R&B, Trap

Playing Coltrane

Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman, McCoy Tyner, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes, Bobby Hutcherson, Marcus Miller, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Branford Marsalis, Raul de Souza, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Wes Montgomery, Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, etc

We remember Stevie Ray Vaughan. ‘A Ray Of Life’

This day (August 27, 1990), in East Troy, Wisconsin, died Stevie Ray Vaughan, an American guitarist, singer-songwriter.

Tracklist :

1 . Voodoo Child

2 . Riviera Paradise (1989)

3 . Tightrope

4 . Superstition

5 . Pride And Joy (1985)

6 . w/ Albert King – The Sky Is Crying (1983)

7 . Dirty Pool (1982)

8 . Live Rockpalast (1984)

Tracklist :

Pride And Joy . Little Wing . Scuttle Buttin' . Texas Flood . Life Without You . Lenny . Mary Had A Little Lamb . Love Struck Baby . Scuttle Buttin’ .

Wikipedia : This day (August 27, 1990), in East Troy, Wisconsin, died Stevie Ray Vaughan, an American guitarist, singer-songwriter.

Stevie Ray Vaughan : Vaughan drew equally from bluesmen like Albert King, Buddy Guy, and Albert Collins and rock & roll players like Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Mack, as well as

Atlantic publish Aretha Franklin’s ‘Spirit in the Dark’ featuring ‘Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)’ (1970)

Aretha Franklin's 'Spirit in the Dark' is an album released on August 24, 1970 by Atlantic.

1 . Don't Play That Song For Me

Track Listing : 1.Don'T Play That Song (You Lied) (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson) - 03:02 . 2.The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday'S Kiss) (Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins) - 04:41 . 3.Pullin' (Carolyn Franklin, Jimmy Radcliffe) - 03:38 . 4.You And Me (Aretha Franklin) - 03:34 . 5.Honest I Do (Ewart Abner, Jimmy Reed) - 03:19 . 6.Spirit In The Dark (Aretha Franklin) - 04:03 . 7.When The Battle Is Over (Jessie Hill, Malcolm Rebennack) - 02:43 . 8.One Way Ticket (Aretha Franklin)- 2:52 . 9.Try Matty'S (Aretha Franklin) - 02:32 . 10.That'S All I Want From You (Fritz Rotter) - 02:44 . 11.Oh No Not My Baby (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 02:55 . 12.Why I Sing The Blues (Dave Clark,

Deutsche Grammophon publish Sting’s ‘Symphonicities,’ his tenth album (2010)

Sting's 'Symphonicities' is his tenth studio album (revisiting some of his songs as classical symphonic compositions) released on July 13, 2010 by Deutsche Grammophon.

1 . I Hung My Head (w/ the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Symphonica in Rosso)

2 . Roxanne (w/ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Morocco, 2010, Mawazine Festival)

Track Listing : 1.Next To You (Sting) - 02:30 . 2.Englishman In New York (Sting) - 04:23 . 3.Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (Sting) - 04:56 . 4.I Hung My Head (Sting) - 05:31 . 5.You Will Be My Ain True Love (Sting) - 03:44 . 6.Roxanne (Sting) - 03:37 . 7.When We Dance (Sting) - 05:26 . 8.The End Of The Game (Sting) - 06:07 . 9.I Burn For You (Sting) - 04:03 . 10.We Work The Black Seam (Sting) - 07:17 . 11.She'S Too Good For Me (Sting) - 03:03 . 12.The

Roland Kirk records ‘Kirk’s Work’ with Jack Mcduff et al (1961)

Roland Kirk's 'Kirk's Work' is an album recorded on July 11, 1961 with Jack McDuff and released the same year by Prestige.

Track Listing : 1.Three For Dizzy (Roland Kirk) - 05:11 . 2.Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 05:07 . 3.Funk Underneath (Roland Kirk) - 06:15 . 4.Kirk'S Work (Roland Kirk) - 03:54 . 5.Doin' The Sixty-Eight (Roland Kirk) - 04:20 . 6.Too Late Now (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) - 03:52 . 7.Skater'S Waltz (Charles Emile Waldteufel) - 04:23

Musicians : Roland Kirk – Tenor Saxophone, Manzello, Strich, Flute, Siren . Jack Mcduff – Hammond Organ . Joe Benjamin – Bass . Arthur Taylor – Drums

Production : Produced By Esmond Edwards . Rahsaan Roland Kirk

. Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer

Arrangements :

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Package : Joe Goldberg - Liner Notes

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Joe Zawinul releases ‘World Tour’ recorded with the Zawinul Syndicate (1998)

Joe Zawinul's 'World Tour' is a live album recorded with the Zawinul Syndicate between May 17 and November 13, 1997 and released on June 30, 1998 by Zebra Records.

1 . Patriots

2 . Patriots (8/16/1997, Newport Jazz Festival)

3 . Indiscretions P1.mpg

4 . Zansa II/Carnavalito (8/16/1997, Newport Jazz Festival)

5 . Zansa

6 . Interview (8/16/1997, Newport Jazz Festival)

7 . Joe Zawinul Syndicate (1997)

Track Listing : 1.Patriots (Joe Zawinul) - 10:59 . 2.Sunday Morning/Sunday Evening (Manolo Badrena / Joe Zawinul) - 04:34 . 3.Indiscretions (Joe Zawinul) - 12:09 . 4.Así Trabajamos (Manolo Badrena / Paco Sery) - 02:00 . 5.Bimoya (Salif Keita / Joe Zawinul) - 10:11 . 6.Zansa Ii (Paco Sery / Joe Zawinul) - 08:11 . 7.Bona Fortuna (Richard Bona) - 01:02 . 8.N'Awlins (Joe Zawinul) - 09:13 . 9.Lost

Herbie Hancock records ‘V.S.O.P.’ at Newport Jazz Festival (1976)

Herbie Hancock's 'V.S.O.P.' is a live album recorded at Newport Jazz Festival, New York on June 29, 1976 and released in April 1977 by Columbia..

1 . Eye Of The Hurricane

2 . Hang Up Your Hangups (1979)

3 . Paul Jackson bass w/ Herbie Hancock (Live, 1979)

Track Listing : 1.Piano Introduction - 04:33 . 2.Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock) - 13:18 . 3.Nefertiti (Wayne Shorter) - 05:17 . 4.Introduction Of Players/Eye Of The Hurricane (Herbie Hancock) - 18:35 . 5.Toys (Herbie Hancock) - 14:00 . 6.Introductions - 01:47 . 7.You'Ll Know When You Get There (Herbie Hancock) - 07:00 . 8.Hang Up Your Hang Ups (Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Melvin Wah Wah Ragin) - 11:54 . 9.Spider (Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Melvin Wah Wah Ragin) - 10:12

Musicians : Herbie Hancock– Electric Piano . V.S.O.P. - Band On