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Columbia publish Harry Connick, Jr’s debut album : ’20’ (1988)
Harry Connick, Jr's '20' is his first album with vocal, recorded in his 20th year and released on November 1, 1988 by Columbia.
Charles Mingus records ‘Mingus Dynasty’ produced by Teo Macero for Columbia (1959)
Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Dynasty' is an album companion to 'Mingus Ah Um' and recorded on November 1–13, 1959 and released the same year by Columbia.
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Annie Lennox releases her sixth album : ‘Nostalgia’ (2014)
Annie Lennox' "Nostalgia" is her sixth studio album featuring a collection of her favourite songs from youth and released on October 27, 2014,
Sarah Vaughan records ‘In the Land of Hi-Fi’ for Emarcy (1955)
Sarah Vaughan's 'In the Land of Hi-Fi' is a studio album recorded on October 26,27 1955 and released the same year by Emarcy.
Herbie Hancock releases ‘Gershwin’s World’ his forty-second album recorded with…
Herbie Hancock's 'Gershwin's World' is his forty-second album recorded with Joni Mitchell, Chick Corea, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, etc and released on October 20, 1998 by Verve.
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella at Duke’s Place’ with the Duke Ellington Orchestra…
Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella at Duke's Place' is a studio album recorded on October 18,19,20, 1965, with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and released in 1965 By Verve.
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Stax Records publish Angie Stone’s fourth album : ‘The Art of Love & War’…
Angie Stone's 'The Art of Love & War' is her fourth studio album released on October 15, 2007 by Stax Records.
Blue Note publish Norah Jones’ sixth album : ‘Day Breaks’ (2016)
Norah Jones' 'Day Breaks' is her sixth solo studio album featuring compositions by Horace Silver and Duke Ellington and released on October 7, 2016.
Prestige Records tape ‘Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet’ (1953)
Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet' is an album (including four tracks performed with the Modern Jazz Quartet) recorded on January 17, December 17, 1951 & October 7, 1953 by Prestige.
Wes Montgomery records his third album : ‘The Wes Montgomery Trio (or A Dynamic New Sound:…
'The Wes Montgomery Trio (or A Dynamic New Sound: Guitar Organ Drums)' is Montgomery's third album recorded on October 5–6, 1959 and released the same year by Riverside.
Me:nu Du Jour October 3 (EN.FR.ES)
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Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn record ‘Great Times!’ for Riverside (1950)
'Great Times!' by Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn is an album recorded on September 13, October 3 & November, 1950 and released the same year by Riverside.
Me:nu Du Jour September 26 (EN.FR.ES)
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Duke Ellington and John Coltrane record together at Van Gelder Studio the album ‘Duke…
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane' is an album recorded on September 26, 1962 and released in February 1963 by Impulse!.
Archie Shepp records ‘The Cry of My People’ for Impulse! (1972)
Archie Shepp's 'The Cry of My People' is an album recorded on September 25–27, 1972, with gospel singers, big bands, quintets, sextets and chamber orchestras and released the same year by Impulse!.
Tony Bennett releases ‘Duets II’ recorded with seventeen famous guests (2011)
Tony Bennett's 'Duets II' is an album recorded with seventeen very famous guests and released on September 20, 2011 by Columbia.
Charles Mingus finishes the recordings of the album ‘Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus’…
Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus' is an album recorded with a large ensemble of brass and saxophones, on January 20 & September 20, 1963 and released the same year by Impulse!
Bill Evans records his debut album as a leader : ‘New Jazz Conceptions’ (1956)
Bill Evans ' 'New Jazz Conceptions' is his debut album as a leader recorded on September 18 and 27, 1956 and released in 1956 on Riverside Records.
Me:nu Du Jour September 17 (EN.FR.ES)
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Duke Ellington records ‘Money Jungle’ with Charles Mingus and Max Roach (1962)
Duke Ellington's 'Money Jungle' is a studio album recorded with Charles Mingus and Max Roach on September 17, 1962 by United Artists.
Diana Krall starts the recording of her second album : ‘Only Trust Your Heart’ (1994)
Diana Krall's 'Only Trust Your Heart' is her second album recorded between September 13 and 16, 1994 and released on February 14, 1995 by GRP.
Joe Henderson records ‘Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn’ with Wynton Marsalis,…
Joe Henderson's 'Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn' is a (tribute to Billy Strayhorn) album recorded on September 3 & 8, 1991 and released In 1992 By Verve.
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
…McCoy Tyner records ‘Atlantis’ at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco (1975)
McCoy Tyner's 'Atlantis' is a live album recorded on August 31 and September 1, 1974 at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco and released in 1975 by Milestone.
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Take Love Easy’ with Joe Pass (1973)
Ella Fitzgerald's 'Take Love Easy' is a studio album recorded on August 28, 1973 with Joe Pass and released the same year by Pablo.
The Modern Jazz Quartet begins the recording of their album : ‘Pyramid’ (1959)
The Modern Jazz Quartet's 'Pyramid' is an album recorded on August 22 & 25 and December 21, 1959 and January 15, 1960 In 1960 and released the same year by Atlantic.
Nat King Cole is recording his fifteenth album to be released next year by Capitol as ‘After…
Nat King Cole's 'After Midnight' is his fifteenth album recorded in August–September 1956, produced by Lee Gillette and released in 1957 by Capitol
Columbia publish Aretha Franklin’s fourth album : ‘Laughing On The Outside’ (1963)
Aretha Franklin's 'Laughing On The Outside' is his fourth studio album released on August 12, 1963 by Columbia.
Me:nu Du Jour August 9 (EN.FR.ES)
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Duke Ellington records ‘Live at the Blue Note’ with his Orchestra (1959)
Duke Ellington's 'Live at the Blue Note' is an album recorded on August 9, 1959 and released the same year by Roulette.
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Oscar Peterson records ‘At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival’ with Ray Brown and Herb…
Oscar Peterson's 'At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival' is a live album recorded on August 8, 1956, with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis and released the same year In 1956 by Verve.
Me:nu Du Jour August 7 (EN.FR.ES)
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Duke Ellington records ‘Such Sweet Thunder,’ an album based on the work of William…
Duke Ellington's 'Such Sweet Thunder' is an album based on the work of William Shakespeare and recorded on August 7, 1956 and May 3, 1957.
Wes Montgomery records his sixth album : ‘So Much Guitar’ for Riverside (1961)
Wes Montgomery's 'So Much Guitar' is his sixth album recorded on August 4, 1961 and released the same year by Riverside.
Nat King Cole starts the recording of ‘Just One of Those Things,’ an album arranged by…
Nat King Cole's 'Just One of Those Things' is an album arranged by Billy May and recorded on July 10th, 19th, 31st, August 7th, 1957 and released in November, 1957 By Capitol.