'Whitney Houston' feat. '"Saving All My Love for You' and 'How Will I Know' is her self-titled debut album released on February 14, 1985 by Arista.

Miles Davis' 'Star People' is a studio album recorded on August 11, 1982 & February 3, 1983 with John Scofield and Mike Stern among others and released the same year In 1983 by Columbia.

Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams, D'Angelo & David Sanborn, Trombone Shorty & Cyril Neville, Dave Matthews & Trey Anastasio, Peter Gabriel, Natalie Merchant & Michael Stipe, Jean-Luc Ponty, John Mclaughlin & Zakir Hussain, Aretha Franklin & Lou Rawls, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash & Carl Perkins, Billy Joel & Jimmy Fallon, Joe Bonamassa & Andy Fraser, Gary Moore & Phil Lynott, Neil Young & Stephen Stills

George Benson's '20/20' is a studio album released on January 7, 1985 by Warner Bros.

Dr. Lonnie Smith, James Carter Organ Trio, Chris Potter, Michel Petrucciani, David Sanborn, Grover Washington Jr., Art Blakey ＆ The Jazz Messengers, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Charles Mingus, Mccoy Tyner, Erroll Garner, The Timex All Star

This day ( December 4, 1955), in  Jackson, Mississippi, is born Cassandra Wilson, an American jazz musician, vocalist and songwriter.

Teddy Pendergrass' 'Love Language' is his eighth album released on November 30, 1984 by Asylum Records.

Earth Wind & Fire, Tina Turner, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Sly & The Family Stone, Big Joe Turner, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Ne-Yo, Parliament, Ray Charles, Luther Vandross

Chaka Khan's 'CK' is her seventh (the first without Arif Mardin) studio album released on November 22, 1988 by Warner Bros. Records.

Rod Stewart, Don Henley, Lisa Stansfield, Queen, Prince, Phil Collins, INXS, Bruce Hornsby, Paul McCartney, Ricchi e Poveri, Joe Walsh, Dionne Warwick, Luther Vandross

Bryan Ferry's 'Avonmore ' is his fifteenth studio album released on November 17, 2014 by Bmg Rights Management.

Paul Simon's 'Hearts and Bones' is his sixth solo album released on November 4, 1983 by Warner Bros.

Q-Tip's 'The Renaissance' is his second studio album featuring D'Angelo and Norah Jones among other guests, co-produced with J Dilla on one track and released November 4, 2008 by Universal Motown

Bryan Ferry's 'Bête Noire' is his seventh solo studio album released on November 2, 1987 by Virgin / E.G.

This day (October 30, 1951), in Mumbai, India, is born Trilok Gurtu, an Indian percussionist and composer.

Donald Fagen's 'The Nightfly' is his first solo album after Steely Dan, released on October 29, 1982 by Warner Bros.

'Givin' It Up' by Al Jarreau & George Benson is their first collaboration album, released on October 24, 2006 by Concord.

Esperanza Spalding's '12 Little Spells' is her seventh album released on October 19, 2018 by Concord. Visual artist Ethan Samuel Young has directed the video version of the album.

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This day (September 28, 1991), in Santa Monica, California, died Miles Dewey Davis III a.k.a. Miles Davis, a America trumpeter.

John Legend, The Roots, Luther Vandross, Nile Rodgers, Chic, Jimmy Witherspoon, Isaac Hayes, Earth Wind and Fire, Macy Gray, Stevie Wonder, Take 6, Natalie Cole, OutKast, Janet Jackson, Tina Turner

Leonard Cohen, Kris Kristofferson, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Michael Franks, Luther Vandross, Gregory Hines, Lenny Kravitz, Jack Johnson, Isaac Hayes, Father John Misty, John Legend, Sturgill Simpson, John Mellencamp

Joan Jett . The Blackhearts, Bruce Springsteen, Genesis, Luther Vandross, Janet Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave . The Bad Seeds, Bon Jovi, Barbra Streisand, Enya

This day (September 12, 2014) , died Joseph Leslie Joe Sample,an American pianist, keyboard player and founder of the Crusaders

This day (September 11, 1964), in Mountain Home, Idaho, is born Victor Wooten, an American bass player.

Herbie Hancock's 'Thrust' is thirteenth studio album released on September 6, 1974 by Columbia.

This day (September 2, 1953), in New York City, is born John Zorn, an American avant-garde composer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.

Randy Weston, Buddy DeFranco, Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Robben Ford, Peter Erskine, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, Sun Ra , John Zorn, Dexter Gordon

Luther Vandross' 'Never Too Much' is his debut album released on August 12, 1981 by Epic.

Al Jarreau's 'My Old Friend, Celebrating George Duke' is a special tribute reorded with Stanley Clarke and released on August 5, 2014 by Concord.

This day (August 5, 2013inLos Angeles, California, died George Duke, a multi-faceted American musician,keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer .

This day (August 4, 1965), in Medford, Massachusetts, is born Terri Lyne Carrington, a jazz drummer and composer.

Wayne Shorter's 'Footprints Live!' is an album recorded between July 14 and 24, 2001 with Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade and released in 2002 by Verve.

Miles Davis's 'We Want Miles' is a double album recorded (partly) on July 5, 1981).after a five years hiatus and released in May 1982 by CBS

Jay-Z' 'Reasonable Doubt' is his debut studio album featuring Mary J. Blige and The Notorious B.I.G. among others and released on June 25, 1996 by Roc-A-Fella / Priority

Chaka Khan's 'Destiny' is her sixth studio album released on June 14, 1986 by Warner Bros.