Quincy Jones' 'The Dude' is a studio album featuring James Ingram's debut and released in March 1981 by A&M.

Travis, Faith Hill, Dolly Parton, James Ingram, Yazz, Cher, The Jeff Healey Band, Gin Blossoms, Bonnie Raitt, Betty Boo, Sybil, Maysa, Luciana

Sydney Youngblood, Craig Mack, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Public Enemy, Incognito, Sounds Of Blackness, Yvette Michele, Shinehead, Quincy Jones, Barry White, James Ingram, Al B. Sure, El Debarge, Cypress Hill, Innocence

James Ingram, Sam Cooke, Harry Belafonte, Corinne Bailey Rae, Laura Mvula, Janet Jackson, Erykah Badu, Esperanza Spalding, Mary Mary, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Little Eva

The Specials, Kool & The Gang, Kurtis Blow, Jeffrey Osborne, Sharon Redd, James Ingram & Michael McDonald, Whodini, George Benson , LL Cool J, The Buggles, Re Flex, Elton John

Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes & James Ingram, Queen, Spear Of Destiny, Eugene Wilde, Will Downing, ZZ Top, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, George Benson, Jody Watley, Bee Gees

Paul Simon, Chaka Khan, Alejandro Fernandez, Jose Feliciano, Tony Bennett, . Sync, James Ingram, Aretha Franklin, Pitbull, Ricky Martin, Celia Cruz, Celine Dion, Patti Labelle, Arturo Sandoval

Barry White, Luther Vandross, George Mccrae, Anthony Hamilton, Isaac Hayes, James Ingram, Patti Austin, Esther Phillips, Roberta Flack, The Neville Brothers, Lizz Wright, Sarah Vaughan, Aretha Franklin

Blancmange, A Flock Of Seagulls, Eurythmics, Animal Nightlife, Naked Eyes, Crowded House, Whitesnake, Michael Jackson, Def Leppard, Debbie Gibson, Guns N' Roses, Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Richie Rich, James Ingram, Brenda Russell, Rick James, De La Soul, The Rolling Stones, Jaki Graham, Sydney Youngblood, The Redskins, Man 2 Man, The Undertones

This day (April 3, 1990), in Hidden Hills, California, died Sarah Lois Vaughan a.k.a. Sarah Vaughan, an American singer, nicknamed 'Sailor Sassy' and 'The Divine One'

This day (March 23, 1953), in Chicago, Illinois, is born Yvette Marie Stevens a.k.a. Chaka Khan, an American singer.

This day (March 22, 1943), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is born George Benson, an American guitarist and singer.

This day (March 14, 1933), in Seattle, Washington, is born Quincy Delightt Jones a.k.a. Quincy Jones, an American record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, ..

This day (March 11, 1950), in Manhattan, New York, is born Robert 'Bobby' McFerrin, a virtuoso American vocalist.

Rod Stewart, Journey, Metallica, Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, Queen, Quincy Jones, Bon Jovi, Cyndi Lauper, The , U2, Depeche Mode

Chaka Khan's 'Hello Happiness' is her twelfth album (her first in 12 years) produced by Dave ‘Switch’ Taylor & Sarah Ruba and released on February 15, 2019 by Island

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Its sound is based on an intricate knowledge of her back catalogue – the vivid funk she recorded with Rufus 40 years ago

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it is the soundtrack to the dancefloor as a place to break free, where swinging hips and funky feet are enough to wave the blues away Daily Mail

It’s short — just seven tracks — but still incorporates a dazzling array of styles... it’s also modern enough to avoid

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Released on October 12, 1978, "Chaka" is the debut solo album by Chaka Khan. >>

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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is his sixth studio album co-produced with Quincy Jones and released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records.

The Pointer Sisters' 'Break Out' is their tenth (and most successful) studio album released on November 6, 1983 by Planet.

Barbra Streisand's 'Till I Loved You' is a studio album released on October 25, 1988 by Columbia.

Angie Stone's 'The Art of Love & War' is her fourth studio album released on October 15, 2007 by Stax Records.

Kanye West's 'Graduation' is his third studio album featuring T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Mos Def and Chris Martin among other guests and released on September 11, 2007 by Def Jam / Roc-A-Fella

This day (August 10, 1950), in Harlem, New York, is born Patti Austin, an American R&B and jazz music singer who made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five.

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.

This day (June 15, 1996), in Beverly Hills, California, died Ella Fitzgerald, an American jazz and song vocalist, also known as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella, who had a vocal range spanning three octaves and was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a horn-like improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.

This day (June 10, 2004), in Beverly Hills, California, died Ray Charles, an American singer and musician.

This day (June 4, 1961), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Eldra Patrick a.k.a. El DeBarge, an American R&B/pop singer& songwriter.

From 'Rio De Maio' to 'Paris In May', we have mixed 13 'Jazz & World' tunes around the theme of 'May'. It has Simon Diaz, Jane Monheit / Ivan Lins, Harvey Mason, Nat King Cole and many more.

Rihanna's 'A Girl like Me' feat. 'SOS' is her second studio album released on April 11, 2006 by Def Jam Recordings.

Wynton Marsalis' 'Blood on the Fields' is a three-and-a-half-hour jazz oratorio composed by Marsalis, premiered on April 1, 1994 at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hal and released in 1995 by Columbia

Ben Harper's 'Diamonds On the Inside ' is an album (the first without the Innocent Criminals) released on March 11, 2003 by Virgin.

J Dilla's 'Donuts' is his second (and final during his lifetime) studio album released on February 7, 2006 by Stones Throw Records.

Harry Connick, Jr.s 'Only You' is his seventeenth album consisting of versions of songs from the 1920s to the 1960s and released on February 3, 2004 by Sony/Columbia.

Harry Connick, Jr's 'Oh, My NOLA' is an album containing well-known songs associated with New Orleans, recorded with a his big band and released on January 30, 2007 by Sony/Columbia.

Eric Burdon's 'Til Your River Runs Dry' is his tenth album as a solo artist (his first of largely original material since 2004) released on January 29, 2013 by ABKCO Records

Kanye West's '808s & Heartbreak' is his fourth studio album featuring Kid Cudi and Lil Wayne among other guests and released on November 24, 2008 by Def Jam / Roc-A-Fella

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

'Sheryl Crow' is her second eponymous studio album fully written and produced by Crow herself and released on September 24, 1996 by A&M Records.

Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Now, Then & Forever' is their twentieth studio album released on September 10, 2013 by Sony Legacy.