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Americans in Paris

From 'Made You Love Paris' to 'Florence Sur Les Champs-Elysees' , we have mixed 20 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'American Jazzmen in (and about) Paris'. It has Mary Lou Williams, Duke Ellington, The Ray Draper Quintet, Cal Tjader and many more.

We remember vibraphonist Red Norvo. ‘Red Red Swing’

This day ( April 6, 1999), in Santa Monica, California, died Red Norvo, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as 'Mr. Swing'

Tracklist :

1 . w/ Tal Farlow – All Of Me

2 . w/ Benny Carter – After You’Ve Gone (1985)

3 . w/ Billy Butterfield, Tal Farlow,Teddy Wilson – Undecided (1983)

4 . Girl From Ipanema (1974)

5 . w/ Braff Kessel – Lady Be Good (1974)

6 . w/ Benny Goodman – All Star Band 1959

7 . And His Trio (1958)

Tracklist :

Blue Skies . Some Like It Hot . Night and Day . I Got Rhythm . Honeysuckle Rose . Old Fashioned Love . Tomboy . Jersey Bounce . Blues In E Flat . Russian Lullaby .

Wikipedia : This day ( April 6, 1999), in Santa Monica, California, died Red Norvo

, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as 'Mr. Swing'

Solid! : Though Red Norvo

was one of the most important…

This week In One-Off Collaborations 52/52

Brian Johnson & Billy Joel, Jeff Beck & Beth Hart, Etta James, Grateful Dead & Tower Of Power, Marianne Faithfull & David Bowie, Kelly Clarkson & John Legend, Annie Lennox & Al Green, Natalie Cole & Diana Krall, Patti Smith & R.E.M, Ian Dury & Mick Jones, Boz Scaggs & Los Lobos, Dean Martin & Tony Bennett, Julie Andrews, John Denver & Placido Domingo

‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°258 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

Bizarre Quotes • You never said you were pretending (Sugar Ray) • Check out what's in the test tube baby You're my little pipette (John Otway) • I don't want anyone to see me like this right now (The Streets) • But I love to watch good dancers talk (The Sleepy Jackson) • To Africa comes Santa Claus (Rammstein) • You can call me an asshole, I'm glad (Eminem) • Hard to say what caught my attention (Slipknot)

Music-wise : Pop, Rap, Rock, Indie Rock, Hard Rock

‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°639 – 2010s Music Videos

Love Quotes • 'Cause lately, I've been waking up alone (Ed Sheeran) • Ain't it hard keepin' it so hardcore? (Lady Gaga) • Find light in the beautiful sea (Rihanna) • I'm thinkin' more of white Porsches and karats (Maroon 5) • Ever wonder about what he's doing? (P!Nk) • Now tell me would you really ride with me? (R. City) • Forget that boy, I'm over it (Little Mix) •

Music-wise : Pop, Dance Pop, Hip Hop, Reggae Fusion

Hip-Hop & Soul N°390 – 2010s Music Videos

Rap Quotes • When we pull up to the party, man, the party get bigger (Lil Tecca) • I wish I could say, "What a wonderful feeling! (Eminem) • Cause even in your new bitch, I can see a lot of me (Megan Thee Stallion) • Honestly, don't give a fuck 'bout who ain't fond of me (Cardi B) • Forget my cheque and you will regret that (Dizzee Rascal) • But the truth is, they're not realistic points (Stormzy) • 7 on a coat, and it don’t even keep me warm (Ill Blu) •

Musicwise : Afroswing, Grime, Hip Hop, Pop Rap, R&B, Rap, Trap, Uk Hip Hop

We All remember Ella Fitzgerald. ‘Hello Ella’

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.