Three Concerts with Peter Erskine
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Joni Mitchell releases ‘Both Sides Now’ featuring jazz songs orchestrated by Vince Mendoza (2000)
Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now' is a concept album released March 20, 2000 by Reprise.
Blue Note publishes Eliane Elias seventh album : ‘Fantasia’ (1992)
Eliane Elias 'Fantasia' is her seventh studio album recorded in New-York City and released in March, 1992 by Blue Note.
Happy Birthday Eliane Elias. ‘Feli(a)z Eliane’
Al Di Meola releases ‘Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody’ recorded with World Sinfonia (2011)
Al Di Meola's 'Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody' is an album recorded with World Sinfonia and released on March 15, 2011 by Concord.
Warner Bros. publish Jaco Pastorius’ third album : ‘Invitation’ recorded with his Word of Mouth big band (1983)
Jaco Pastorius 'Invitation' is his third album recorded with his Word of Mouth big band and released in December 1983 by Warner Bros.
Happy Birthday Miroslav Vitous. ‘Vitous’Virtuosity’
Atlantic Records publish Mike Stern’s third album : ‘Time in Place’ (1987)
Mike Stern's 'Time in Place' is his third studio album recorded during December 1987 with among others Peter Erskine, Don Alias and Michael Brecker and released in 1988 by Atlantic Records.
Jaco Pastorius records ‘The Birthday Concert’ in Florida for Warner Bros. (1995)
Jaco Pastorius' 'The Birthday Concert' is a live album recorded on December 1, 1981, at Mr. Pip'S In Ft. Lauderdale in Florida and released on September 26, 1995. by Warner Bros.
Weather Report record ‘Live and Unreleased’ (1975)
Weather Report's 'Live and Unreleased' is their third official live album recorded in November 1975, 1977 & 1978,
Kate Bush releases her eighth album : ‘Aerial’ featuring ‘King of the Mountain’ (2005)
Kate Bush's 'Aerial' is her eighth studio album (and her first in 12 years) released on November 7, 2005 by Emi.
Michael Bublé releases his sixth album : ‘Crazy Love’ (2009)
Michael Bublé's 'Crazy Love' is his sixth studio album released on October 9, 2009 by 143 Records..
Playing Coltrane
Verve publish Diana Krall’s sixth album : ‘The Look of Love’ produced by Tommy LiPuma (2001)
Diana Krall's 'The Look of Love' is her sixth (and best-selling) album released on September 18, 2001 by Verve.
Barbra Streisand releases ‘Partners,’ her thirty-fourth album featuring duets with Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, Billy Joel, John Legend, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Lionel Richie and…
Barbra Streisand's 'Partners' is her thirty-fourth studio album devoted to vocal duets and released on September 16, 2014.
This week In Jazz Legends 36/52
Jaco Pastorius takes the Word of Mouth Big Band to ‘Aurex Jazz Festival 1982’
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…Weather Report record ‘Night Passage,’ live in a Los Angeles studio (1980)
Weather Report's 'Night Passage' is their eleventh album recorded live before a crowd of 250 people on July 12 and 13, 1980 and released the same year by Columbia.
Joni Mitchell releases ‘Mingus,’ a collaboration album with Charles Mingus (1979)
Joni Mitchell's 'Mingus' is her tenth studio album recorded in collaboration with Charles Mingus and released on June 13, 1979 by Asylum.
Melody Gardot releases her third album produced by Heitor Pereira : ‘The Absence’ (2012)
Melody Gardot's 'The Absence' is her third studio album produced by Heitor Pereira and released on May 29, 2012 by Verve Records.
Verve publish Diana Krall’s seventh album : ‘The Girl in the Other Room’ produced By Tommy Lipuma (2004)
Diana Krall's 'The Girl in the Other Room' is her seventh (and the first to feature songs co-written with her husband Elvis Costello) studio album released on April 27, 2004 by Verve..
‘La La Land’
'La La Land' is the album featuring the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of the eponymous movie directed by Damien Chazelle and released on December 9, 2016 by Interscope Records
Track Listing :
>1.Another Day Of Sun (Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul) - 03:48 . 2.Someone In The Crowd (Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul) - 04:19 . 3.Mia And Sebastian'S Theme (Justin Hurwitz) - 01:38 . 4.A Lovely Night (Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul) - 03:56 . 5.Herman'S Habit (Justin Hurwitz) - 01:51 . 6.City Of Stars (Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul) - 01:51 . 7.Planetarium (Justin Hurwitz) - 04:17 . 8.Summer Montage/Madeline (Justin Hurwitz) - 02:04 . 9.City Of Stars (Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul) - 02:29 . 10.Start A Fire (Justin Hurwitz, John Stephens, Marius De…Jimmy Smith records in Los Angeles ‘Root Down’ a live album for Verve (1972)
Jimmy Smith's 'Root Down' is a live album recorded on February 8, 1972 at The Bombay Bicycle Club in Los Angeles and released the same year by Verve.