George Benson's 'Good King Bad' is an album recorded on July 1 & 8, October 9 and December 4 & 5, 1975 and released in 1976 By CTI.

This day (June 26, 1934), in Littleton, Colorado, is born Robert David Grusin a.k.a Dave Grusin, an American composer, arranger and pianist .

Bassist (and contra bassist) extraordinaire, Anthony Jackson, who turns 69 today - Happy Birthday - has been for almost 50 years a "top session bassist".

Very much in demand, Anthony has played on numerous albums and behind the greatest (you want to verify ? click on //go.rvm.pm/anthonyjackson).

The 'Three Concerts with Anthony Jackson' are with Chaka Khan, Michel Petrucciani and Hiromi plus a Session bonus with Dizzy Gillespie. Enjoy!

Track Listing : 1 . Chaka Khan - At Roxy Theater, Los Angeles June 7, 1981 :

We Can Work It Out - I Know You,I Live You - Medley - Any Old Sunday - What Cha' Gonna Do For Me - Medley - Dancin' In The Streets] - I'M Every Woman . 2 . Michel Petrucciani Trio - Kultur-Und Kongreßzentrum Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany On February 8, 1998 : Little Peace In C…

Chaka Khan's 'Destiny' is her sixth studio album released on June 14, 1986 by Warner Bros.

This day (June 14, 2008), in Stockholm, Sweden, died Esbjörn Svensson, a jazz Swedish pianist and founder of the jazz group E.S.T.

This day (May 31, 1972), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is born Christian McBride, an American jazz bassist.

This day (May 16, 1944), in Panama, is born Billy Cobham, a Panamanian American jazz drummer.

Dire Straits' 'Brothers in Arms' feat. 'Money for Nothing' is their fifth studio album released on May 13, 1985 by Vertigo Records.

From 'Take Five' to 'Five Will Get You Ten' , we have mixed 19 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Five'. It has Jackie McLean, Grover Washington, Eliane Elias, Gerry Mulligan and many more.

From 'Unsquare Dance' to 'Carribean Fire Dance' , we have mixed 14 'Swing' tunes around the theme of 'Dancing with Jazz'. It has Ray Barretto, Nat Adderley, Donal Byrd, Joe Henderson and many more.

Starting and ending with John Coltrane's composition 'Naima', we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue you have to guess' tunes around the theme of 'John Coltrane'. It has Dave Valentin, McCoy Tynerr, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Lou Williams and many more.

From 'Flamingo' to 'La Nevada' , we have mixed 14 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Gil Evans' Album "Out of the Cool''. "Out of the Cool (But Refreshed)" has The Gil Evans Orchestra, Dave Grusin & GRP All Star Big Band, George Russell Sextet, Helen Merrill and many more.

Bootsy's Rubber Band's 'Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!' is an album produced by George Clinton and Bootsy Collins and released on January 14, 1977 by Warner Bros. Records.

Aretha Franklin's 'So Damn Happy' is a studio (and her first since 'A Rose Is Still a Rose' in 1998) album released on September 22, 2003 by Arista Records.

During the first week of September 1982, Jaco Pastorius, the Word of Mouth Big Band and a couple of special guests such as Toots Thielemans took part in the "Aurex Jazz Festival" held in three different Japanese venues : Budokan, Tokyo (September 1st), Osaka Festival Hall (September 4th) and Yokohama Stadium (September 5th).

Here is what is supposed to be the Tokyo concert plus various excerpts plus a rough look at the rehearsals. Enjoy Jaco Pastorius "Aurex Jazz Festival 1982"!

Track Listing :

1.Full Concert - 81:08 . - Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper) . - Soul Intro/The Chicken (Jaco Pastorius, Alfred James Ellis) . - Donna Lee (Charles Parker Jr.) . - Continuum (Jaco Pastorius) . - Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington) . - Liberty City (Jaco Pastorius) . - Three Views Of A Secret (Jaco…

Mike Stern's 'Big Neighborhood' is his fourteenth solo studio album released on August 11, 2009 by Heads Up International.

Eliane Elias' 'I Thought About You' is an album sub-titled 'A Tribute to Chet Baker' released on May 28, 2013 by Concord.

Donald Fagen's 'Kamakiriad' is his second solo album featuring Steely Dan partner Walter Becker and released on May 25, 1993 by Reprise.