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30 04/13
09:12

Today Muddy Waters – Still Waters

Today (April 30, 30 years ago) McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy Waters, the “father of modern Chicago blues”, passed away. He is remembered. To watch his ‘Portrait’ ‘Still Waters’ in a large format, to hear ‘Your 10 Most Favorite Muddy Waters Tracks’ on Spotify go to >> http://go.rvj.pm/8f

18 12/12
09:16

Wadada Leo Smith – Leo Rising

Today (December 18) Mr.Wadada Leo Smith is 71. Happy Birthday Sir. To watch his ‘Portrait’ ‘Leo Rising’ in a large format, to hear ‘Your 10 Most Favorite Wadada Leo Smith Tracks’ on Spotify, go to >> http://go.rvj.pm/1wj

26 11/12
07:31

Tina Turner (Simply The Best)

Tags: A Fool In Love, Baby Get It On, Come Together, Get Back, Golden Eye, Hot Legs, I Wanna Take you Higher, Ike Turner, Lets Stay Together, Proud Mary, Rod Stewart, The Best, Tina Turner

This day (November 26, 1939), in Nutbush, Tennessee, is born Anna Mae Bullock a.k.a Tina Turner, an American singer whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards.

CREDITS

Image : Tina Turner Concert Photo by Herry Lawford

Video : Tina & Ike Turner – Proud Mary . Tina Turner – The Best (2009) . Tina Turner – Let’s Stay Together (1999) . Tina Turner – Golden Eye (1996) . Tina Turner & Rod Stewart – Get Back & Hot Legs (1981) . Ike & Tina Turner – Baby Get It On (1975) . Ike & Tina Turner – I Smell Trouble (1971) . Ike & Tina Turner – I Wanna Take you Higher, Come Together and Proud Mary (1969) . Tina Turner – A Fool In Love (1964) .

25 11/12
17:45

Holly Cole

Tags: Cry If You Want To, Girl Talk, God only knows, Heatwave, Holly Cole, I Can See Clearly Now, Tango 'til They're Sore, Train Song, Two Thousand Miles, You've Got a Secret

This day (November 25, 1963), in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is born Holly Cole, a Canadian jazz singer, particularly popular in Canada and Japan for both her versatile and distinctive voice, along with her adventurous repertoire, which spans such divergent genres as show tunes, rock, and country music.

CREDITS

Image : Holly Cole Night Photos Photo by Official website

Video : Holly Cole – Cry If You Want To (1995) . Holly Cole – You’ve Got a Secret . Holly Cole – Train Song (2009) . Holly Cole – I Can See Clearly Now . Holly Cole – Tango ’til They’re Sore (2007) . Holly Cole – Heatwave / God only knows (2003) . Holly Cole – Two Thousand Miles . Holly Cole Trio – Girl Talk (1992) .

24 11/12
19:08

Big Joe Turner (Shake, Rattle and Roll)

Tags: Big Joe Turner, Chains Of Love, Feelin' Happy, Flip Flop Fly, Hide and Seek, Oke.She.Moke.She.Pop, Rattle & Roll, Shake

This day (November 24, 1985), in Inglewood, California, died Joseph Vernon Turner Jr. a.k.a Big Joe Turner, an American blues shouter who came to his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll recordings, particularly “Shake, Rattle and Roll”.

CREDITS

Image : Big Joe Turner Flip, Flop and Fly: 1951-1955 Photo by Amazon

Video : Big Joe Turner – Shake, Rattle & Roll . Big Joe Turner – Hide and Seek (1971) . Big Joe Turner – Chains Of Love . Flip Flop Fly – Big Joe Turner (1966) . Big Joe Turner – Feelin’ Happy . Big Joe Turner – Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop . Joe Turner plays – Saint Louis Blues .

24 11/12
09:00

Albert Collins (The Master of the Telecaster)

Tags: Albert Collins, B.B. King, Barrelhouse, Buddy Guy, Call It Stormy Monday, Conversation With, Eric Clapton, Iceman, If Trouble Was Money, Jeff Beck, My Woman Has A Black Cat Bone, Robert Cray, Sweet Little Angel ., The Dream

This day (November 24, 1993), in Las Vegas, Nevada, died Albert Collins, an American electric blues guitarist and singer (and occasional harmonica player) whose recording career began in the 1960s in Houston and whose fame eventually took him to stages across North America, Europe, Japan and Australia.

CREDITS

Image : Albert Collins Photo by mtphrames

Video : B.B.King & Albert Collins – Call It Stormy Monday . Albert Collins – Iceman (1992) . Robert Cray & Albert Collins – The Dream (1991) . Albert Collins – My Woman Has A Black Cat Bone . Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Bb King – Sweet Little Angel . Albert Collins – If Trouble Was Money (1986) . Albert Collins & Barrelhouse – Conversation With (1978) .

23 11/12
18:23

Junior Walker (All Stars)

Tags: Allstars, Cleo's Back, Jr Walker, Junior Walker, Live in London, Shake and Fingerpop, Shotgun, The All Stars, What Does It Take

This day (November 23, 1995), in Battle Creek, died Junior Walker, an American musician whose group, Junior Walker & the All Stars, were signed to the Motown label in the 1960s, and became one of the label’s signature acts.

CREDITS

Image : Jr. Walker and the All Stars: 20th Century Masters – Millennium Collection Photo by Amazon

Video : Jr Walker & Allstars – Shotgun (1966) . Junior Walker – What Does It Take (1985) . Junior Walker & the allstars – How sweet is is . Jr Walker – Cleo’s Back (1973) . Junior Walker – Live in London (1967) . Jr. Walker & The All Stars – Shake and Fingerpop (1965) .

23 11/12
07:03

Anita O’Day (This Is Anita)

Tags: Anita O'Day, Gene Krupa, Honeysuckle Rose, It don't mean a thing, Love For Sale, On Green Dolphin Street, Sunny, Thanks For The Boogie Ride, There Will Never Be Another You, Yesterday

This day (November 23, 2006), in Los Angeles, California, died Anita O’Day, an American jazz singer who was admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances shattered the traditional image of the “girl singer”.

CREDITS

Image : Anita O’Day Photo by A Continuous Lean

Video : Anita O’Day – Love For Sale (1973) . Anita O’Day – There Will Never Be Another You (1987) . Anita O’Day – It Don’t Mean a Thing (1986) . Anita O’Day – Yesterday . Anita O’Day – Sunny (1970) . Anita O’Day – On Green Dolphin Street . Anita O’Day – Honeysuckle Rose (1963) . Anita O’Day & Gene Krupa Orchestra – Thanks For The Boogie Ride (1942) .

21 11/12
16:41

Alphonse Mouzon (drums in jazz)

Tags: Albert Mangelsdorff, Alphonse Mouzon, Hang Up Your Hang Ups, Herbie Hancock, I Wonder Why, Jaco Pastorius, Jams, Larry Coryell, Miroslav Vitous, Paul Jackson, Weather Report, Zores Mores

This day (November 21, 1948), in Charleston, South Carolina, is born Alphonse Mouzon, a well-known jazz-fusion drummer and percussionis who also composes, arranges and produces, as well as acts.

CREDITS

Image : Alphonse Mouzon Photo by Elvert Barnes

Video : Alphonse Mouzon – I Wonder Why (2012) . Alphonse Mouzon – Jams . Larry Coryell – live in Bucarest . Paul Jackson & Herbie Hancock – Hang Up Your Hang Ups (1979) . Jaco Pastorius, Albert Mangelsdorff & Alphonse Mouzon – Zores Mores (1976) . Larry Coryell & The Eleventh House – Low-Lee-Tah (1973) . Miroslav Vitous w/ Weather Report (1971) .

18 11/12
07:57

Sheila Jordan (Jazz Singer)

Tags: Autumn In New York, Blackbird, Body And Soul, Confirmation, Dat Dere, Guinever's Garden, Phil Woods, Serge Forte, Sheila Jordan, Steve Kuhn, The Water is Wide

This day (November 18, 1928), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Sheila Jordan, an American jazz singer and songwriter who has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to a notable solo career.

CREDITS

Image : Sheila Jordan Photo by Guy Smith

Video : Sheila Jordan – Dat Dere (2011) . Sheila Jordan & Serge Forte – Autumn In New York . Sheila Jordan & Steve Kuhn Trio – Blackbird (2004) . Sheila Jordan – The Water is Wide (2003) . Phil Woods & Sheila Jordan – Guinever’s Garden/Body And Soul (1988) . Sheila Jordan – Confirmation (1979) .

18 11/12
07:56

Cab Calloway (The Moocher)

Tags: Blues In The Night .The Nicholas Brothers, Cab Calloway, Geechy Joe, Hi De Ho Man, It Ain'T Necessarily So, Jitterbug Party, Jumpin Jive, Minnie The Moocher, Stormy Weather

This day (November 18, 1994), in Hockessin, Delaware, died Cab Calloway, an American jazz singer and bandleader who was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, where he was a regular performer.

CREDITS

Image : Cab Calloway – This Is Hep Photo by Amazon

Video : Cab Calloway & his Band – Geechy Joe / Stormy Weather (1943) . Cab Calloway – Live in Hamburg (1987) . Cab Calloway – It Ain’t Necessarily So . Cab Calloway – Hi De Ho Man . Cab Calloway – Minnie the Moocher (1958) . Cab Calloway – Blues In The Night . Cab Calloway & the Nicholas Brothers – Jumpin Jive (1943) . Cab Calloway – Jitterbug Party (1935) .

17 11/12
07:10

Tab Benoit (Darkness)

Tags: Dirty Dishes, Jambalaya, Live in Dallas, Sac.au.lait Fishing, Shelter Me, Shining Moon, Tab Benoit

This day (November 17, 1967), in Houma, Louisiana, is born Tab Benoit, an American blues guitarist, musician and singer who plays a style that is a combination of blues styles, primarily Delta blues.

CREDITS

Image : Tab Benoit Photo by Bengt Nyman

Video : Tab Benoit – Live in Dallas (2012) . Tab Benoit – JAMBALAYA (2011) . Tab Benoit singing – Sac-au-lait Fishing . Tab Benoit – Shelter Me (2010) . Tab Benoit – Shining Moon . Tab Benoit- Dirty Dishes (2006) .

17 11/12
07:10

Ruth Brown (Mama)

Tags: 5 10 15 hours, Ain't Nobody's Business, B.B. King, Body And Soul, Bonnie Raitt – Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean, If I Can't Sell It I'll Sit On It, It's Raining Teardrops, Ruth Brown, Snap Your Finger, Teardrops From My Eyes

This day (November 17, 2006), in Henderson, Nevada, died Ruth Brown, an American singer-songwriter and actress also known as “Queen of R&B” noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as “So Long”, “Teardrops from My Eyes” and “(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean”.

CREDITS

Image : Ruth Brown Photo by Roadsidepictures

Video : Ruth Brown & B.B.King – Ain’t Nobody’s Business (1993) . Ruth Brown & Bonnie Raitt – Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean (1993) . Ruth Brown – Snap Your Finger (1991) . Ruth Brown – Teardrops From My Eyes (1989) . Ruth Brown – Body And Soul . Ruth Brown – 5 10 15 hours (1983) . Ruth Brown – If I Can’t Sell It, I’ll Sit On It (1973) . Ruth Brown – It’s Raining Teardrops (1955) .

16 11/12
19:15

Tommy Flanagan (Jazz Piano)

Tags: Benny Carter, Beyond The Bluebird, Billy Taylor, Blue Bossa, Ella Fitzgerald, Flamingo, Just Friends, Misty, Raincheck, Tal Farlow, The Study Of Bird, Tommy Flanagan, With Malice Towards None

This day (November 16, 2001), in New York City, died Tommy Flanagan, an American jazz pianist born in Detroit, Michigan, particularly remembered for his work with Ella Fitzgerald

CREDITS

Image : Tommy Flanagan – Sea Changes Photo by Amazon

Video : Tommy Flanagan, Benny Carter – Just Friends (1995) . Tommy Flanagan Trio – Beyond The Bluebird . Tommy Flanagan Trio – Raincheck (1991) . Billy Taylor & Tommy Flanagan – The Study Of Bird . Tommy Flanagan – With Malice Towards None (1981) . Tommy Flanagan – Blue Bossa . Tal Farlow – Flamingo . Ella Fitzgerald & The Tommy Flanagan Trio – Misty .

15 11/12
08:35

Kevin Eubanks (ex Jay Leno)

Tags: Acoustic, Dave Holland, Kevin Eubanks, Mack Avenue SuperBand, Prism, Rivers run, Spider Monkeys

This day (November 15, 1957), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is born Kevin Eubanks, an American jazz guitarist and composer who was the leader of The Tonight Show Band with host Jay Leno from 1995 to 2010.

CREDITS

Image : Kevin Eubanks Photo by Mike Bouchard

Video : Kevin Eubanks – Acoustic . Dave Holland Electric Quartet – Prism (2012) . Mack Avenue SuperBand – Live in Detroit (2012) . Kevin Eubanks – Spider Monkeys . Kevin Eubanks Live in Idaho (2002) . Dave Holland Quartet – Rivers run (1980) .

13 11/12
07:50

Idris Muhammad (Power of Soul )

Tags: Ahmad Jamal, Arthur Blythe, Bessie's Blues, Charlie Chan, Chico Freeman, Hank Jones, Idris Muhammad, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Lester Leaps In, Out of the city, Poinciana, Recorda.Me, Sam Rivers, The Aftermath

This day (November 13, 1939), in New Orleans, Louisiana, is born Leo Morris a.k.a Idris Muhammad, an American jazz drummer who has recorded extensively with Ahmad Jamal, Grant Green, Grover Washington, Hank Crawford, Gene Ammons and Houston Person, among many others.

CREDITS

Image : Idris Muhammad Photo by Mich Leemans

Video : Idris Muhammad – Live in Pittsburgh . Ahmad Jamal Trio – The Aftermath (2008) . Ahmad Jamal – Poinciana (2007) . Joe Lovano Trio – Charlie Chan (2000) . John Scofield 4tet – Out of the city . Hank Jones – Recorda-Me (1993) . Idris Muhammad – Bessie’s Blues (1993) . Sam Rivers, Arthur Blythe, Chico Freeman – Lester Leaps In (1992) .

13 11/12
06:19

John Hammond (Blues Singer)

Tags: Come Find Out, Drop Down Mama, Duke Robillard, I can't be, John Hammond, Merlefest, Oh Baby, Sail On, She's in Tough, Too Tired, Walking Blues

This day (November 13, 1942), in New York City, is born John P. Hammond, an American blues singer and guitarist who usually plays acoustically, choosing National Reso-Phonic Guitars and sings in a barrelhouse style.

CREDITS

Image : John Hammond – Point Nepean Music Festival Photo by Andrew Braithwaite

Video : John Hammond – Sail On, Merlefest (2012) . John Hammond – Walking Blues . John Hammond – I can’t be (2003) . John Hammond Trio – Come Find Out . John Hammond & Duke Robillard – Too Tired (1994) . John Hammond – Drop Down Mama (1985) . John Hammond – She’s in Tough (1982) . John Hammond – Oh Baby .

08 11/12
07:40

Patricia Barber (Café Blue)

Tags: A Case of You, If I Were Blue, Inchworm, Patricia Barber, Post Modern Blues, Use Me, You're The Top

This day (November 8, 1955), in Chicago, Illinois, is born Patricia Barber, an American jazz and blues singer, pianist, songwriter, and bandleader renowed for her singing, in a fairly low register and a traditional blues-jazz style, and her piano playing.

CREDITS

Image : Patricia Barber Photo by Official website

Video : Patricia Barber – A Case of You (2012) . Patricia Barber – If I Were Blue (2010) . Patricia Barber – You’re The Top (2008) . Patricia Barber – Use Me (2006) . Patricia Barber – Inchworm (2001) . Patricia Barber – Post Modern Blues (1999) .

07 11/12
03:50

Joni Mitchell (Help Me)

Tags: Big Yellow Taxi, Bobby McFerrin, Both Sides Now, California, David Sanborn, Harry'S House, Hejira, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius, Joni Mitchell, The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines, Unchained Melody, Urge For Going, Wayne Shorter, Woodstock

This day (November 7, 1943), in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, is born Roberta Joan Anderson a.k.a Joni Mitchell, a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter whose wide-ranging vocals and distinctive open-tuned guitar compositions grew more harmonically and rhythmically complex as she explored jazz, melding it with her influences in rock n roll, R&B, classical music and non-western beats.

CREDITS

Image : Joni Mitchell Photo by David Giard

Video : Joni Mitchell – Big Yellow Taxi . Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (2000) . Joni Mitchell – Harry’S House (1998) . Joni Mitchell – Hejira (1986) . Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, David Sanborn & Bobby Mcferrin . Joni Mitchell & Jaco Pastorius – The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines . Joni Mitchell – Unchained Melody . Joni Mitchell – California (1970) . Joni Mitchell – Woodstock (1969) . Joni Mitchell – Urge For Going .

05 11/12
07:19

Eddie Harris (Is It In)

Tags: Compared To What, Eddie Harris, John Scofield, Les Mccann, Listen Here, She'S So Lucky, That Is Why You'Re Over Weight

This day (November 5, 1996), in Los Angeles, died Eddie Harris, an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone.

CREDITS

Image : Eddie Harris Photo by Official website

Video : Les Mccann & Eddie Harris – Compared To What . Eddie Harris – That Is Why You’Re Over Weight . John Scofield & Eddie Harris – She’S So Lucky (1994) . Eddie Harris – Funkaroma (1990) . Les Mccann & Eddie Harris Live In Ghana (1971) . Eddie Harris – Listen Here (1969) .

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