We remember Tito Puente. ‘Tito El Timbalero’
This day (June 1, 2000), in New York City, New York, died Ernesto Antonio Puente a.k.a Tito Puente, a Latin jazz and salsa musician and composer.
This month In ’60s Throwback’ 05/12
Barbra Streisand, Jackie Wilson, Sonny & Cher, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Judy Collins, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Small Faces, The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Lonnie Donegan
Ella Fitzgerald records two albums : ‘Ella’ and ‘Things Ain’t What They Used to Be’ (1969)
Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella / Things Ain't What They Used to Be ' is the combination of two separate studio albums recorded on May 26-30, 1969 and released .in 1970 by Reprise
We Remember Duke Ellington. ‘Le Duke’
This day (May 24, 1974), in New York City, died Edward Kennedy Ellington a.k.a Duke Ellington, an American composer, pianist and big-band leader.
Jazzed Christmas
From 'Al I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)' to 'Christmas Blues' , we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Christmas'. It has Billy Eckstine, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Charlie Byrd, Peggy Lee With Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and many more.
Me:nu Du Jour – February 11, 2016
We Discover Kamasi Washington, GoGo Penguin . We Celebrate Sérgio Mendes, Whitney Houston, D’Angelo . We Listen To The Bad Plus, Erykah Badu, Luther Vandross, Sonny Rollins, Michael Bublé . We Watch Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Tigran Hamasyan, Randy Newman, George Clinton, The Beatles
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 Kamasi Washington took his bass player to the countryside. 5 MINUTES on RVJ >> //go.rvm.pm/clp |
 GoGo Penguin - Weird Cat – Live at Union Chapel 6 MINUTES on RVJ >> //rvm.pm/video/?v=7J5BWjtWGaM |
 Mr.Sérgio Santos Mendes is 74. Happy Birthday Sir. >>HIS BEST OF >> //go.rvm.pm/d5 |
 (3 years ago) Whitney Houston , "one of the world's best-selling music artists" passed away. She is remembered. >>HER BEST OF >> //go.rvm.pm/54 |
 Mr.Michael Eugene Archer a.k.a. D'Angelo is 42. Happy Birthday |
Hey Jude
Starting and ending with 'Hey Jude' made famous by The Beatles, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Chuck Berry, John Holt, Baba Yaga, Surfaris and many more.
The Big Beat (Goes On)
From 'Dat Dere' to 'Sakeena's Vision' , we have mixed 20 'Jazz, Rock & Blues' tunes around the theme of 'Art Blakey's Album "The Big Beat"'. "The Big Beat (Goes On)" has Fats Domino, The Horace Silver Quintet, Eight To The Bar, Willie Dixon and many more.
James Van Heusen Goes All The Way
From 'Polka Dots And Moonbeams' to 'Darn That Dream' , we have mixed 21 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'James Van Heusen'. It has Bobby Darin, Chico Hamilton, Frank Sinatra, Oscar Peterson and many more.
How Do You Feel Today?
From 'Feelin' Alright' to 'You make me feel so young', we have mixed 18 'Jazz & Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Feelings'. It has Alberta Hunter, Carol Duboc, Marian Anderson, Mongo Santamaria and many more.
Movers And Shakers
From 'Wake Me. Shake Me' to 'God moves on the water', we have mixed 19 'Blues & Soul' tunes around the theme of 'Moving & Shaking'. It has Johnny Kidd And The Pirates, Johnny Guitar Watson, John Lee Hooker, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and many more.