Miles Davis' 'Tutu' is an album (in tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu) recorded on March 25, 1986 and released in December 1986 By Warner Bros.

Madvillain's 'Madvillainy' is their debut studio album produced by members of the duo, MF Doom and Madlib and released on March 23, 2004 by Stones Throw Records.

Frank Zappa's 'Apostrophe' is his eighteenth album released on March 22, 1974 by Discreet.

This day (March 6, 1942), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is born Flora Purim a Brazilian jazz singer.

Daft Punk's 'Discovery' is their second studio album featuring 'Harder Better Faster Stronger' and released on February 26, 2001 by Virgin Records.

This day ( February 25, 2014), in Cancun (Mexico), died Francisco Sánchez Gómez a.k.a. Paco de Lucia, a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist.

This day (February 23, 1997), in Daly City, California, died Anthony Tillmon 'Tony' Williams, an American drummer and pioneer of jazz fusion.

This day (February 19, 2017), in New York City, died Larry Coryell American jazz fusion guitarist …

Sarah Vaughan, Katie Melua, Jennifer Rush, Ane Brun, Stacey Kent, Brandi Carlile, Nneka, Susan Tedeschi, Ann Wilson, Alison Moyet, Kate Bush, Dianne Reeves

'Black Sabbath' is their eponymous debut studio album released on February 13, 1970 in the UK by Vertigo

This day (January 26, 1958), in Toledo, Ohio, is born Anita Baker,an American R&B/soul jazz singer.

Frank Zappa's 'Sleep Dirt' is an album released (without his permission) on January 19, 1979 by Discreet.

Sarah Vaughan's 'Brazilian Romance' is her last (and her third of Brazilian music) album produced by Sérgio Mendes, recorded in January 1987 and released the same year by Columbia.

This day (December 26, 1951), in  Dayton, Ohio, is born John Scofield, an American jazz guitarist and composer.

This day (December 12, 1957), in Oakland, California is born Sheila Escovedo a.k.a Sheila E. an American drummer and percussionist,

To Celebrate Frank Zappa, who passed away today in 1993, we have selected various solo artists or bands who have covered the songs Zappa wrote or co-wrote.

They are Swann, Zappa Jam, Jimmy Herring, Robert Trujillo, Zappa Plays Zappa, Lior Shlick, Roni Wagner, Daniel Kolben, George Duke, The HeadShakers with Napoleon M. Brock, CRAESH, Caballero Reynaldo, The Fall, The Big Note, Talichova Komorní Filharmonie

Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!

Tracklist

1 . Swann - Bobby Brown More by the same : Facebook

2 . Zappa Jam - G Spot Tornado More by the same : Facebook

3 . Jimmy Herring - Zoot Allures More by the same : on RVM

4 . Robert Trujillo & Zappa Plays Zappa - Muffin Man More by the same : on RVM

5 . Lior Shlick, Roni Wagner & Daniel Kolben - Motherly Love More by

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This day (October 23, 1956), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Dianne Reeves, an American jazz singer.

Anita Baker's 'Giving You the Best That I Got' is her third album produced By Michael J. Powell and released on October 18, 1988 by Elektra.

Frank Zappa's 'Them or Us' is an album released on October 18, 1984 by Barking Pumpkin.

This Day (but in 2011), George Benson releases "Guitar Man" a mostly instrumental album.

Now, guitar players are great on CD or streaming, but they are even better on video. By the simple fact that you can watch their fingers. (No you cannot on a CD).

'Bongo Fury' by Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart is an album released on October 2, 1975 by Discreet.

Released on September 30, 2014, "Up" is an album by The Stanley Clarke Band with many guests (and friends), covering Clarke's own hits.

Jill Scott's 'The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3' is her third studio album released on September 25, 2007 by Hidden Beach.

Frank Zappa's 'Studio Tan' is an album released on September 15, 1978 by Discreet.

Anita Baker's 'Rhythm of Love' is her fifth album released on September 13, 1994 by Elektra.

1973 is one of Frank Zappa's busiest years.

Think about it : in one year, he records three albums, releases one and plays seventy-seven concerts throughout the world.

From March till the end of May, he is at Bolic Sound in Inglewood and Whitney Studios in Glendale to complete his seventeenth studio album "Over-Nite Sensation" (to be released in September) and to tape parts of his solo project "Apostrophe."

'Roxy & Elsewhere' by Frank Zappa & The Mothers is a live album released on September 10, 1974 by DiscReet.

'Over-Nite Sensation' by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention is their seventeenth studio album released on September 7, 1973 by DiscReet

Michael Jackson's 'Off the Wall' is his fifth solo studio album featuring 'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough' and 'Rock with You,' produced by Quincy Jones and released on August 10, 1979 by Epic

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. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, Ray Charles and more.

Herbie Hancock, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Steps Ahead, Spyro Gyra, Arturo Sandoval, Wayne Bergeron, Gerry Mulligan, Dave Brubeck, Doc Severinsen, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Sonny Rollins, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Wayne Shorter

Frank Zappa's 'Waka Jawaka' is an album released on July 5, 1972 by Bizarre/Reprise.

Al Jarreau's 'Breakin' Away' is his fifth album produced by Jay Graydon and released on June 30, 1981 by Warner Bros.

This day (June 30, 1951), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is born Stanley Clarke, an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative work on both double and electric bass.

'One Size Fits All' by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention is an album released on June 25, 1975 by Discreet.