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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.Track Listing : 1.Slop (Charles Mingus)...

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This week In Jazz Legends 44/52

How well do you know the music of Lou Donaldson, Thelonious Monk, Roy Hargrove, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus,...

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Thelonious Monk records ‘Live at the It Club’ with Charlie Rouse et al (1964)

Thelonious Monk's 'Live at the It Club' is a live album recorded on October 31 and November 1, 1964 and released the same year by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Blue Monk...

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Art Blakey records the album ‘Moanin” with the Jazz Messengers for Blue Note (1958)

Art Blakey's 'Moanin'' is an album he recorded on October 30, 1958 with the Jazz Messengers and released in January 1959 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Moanin' (Bobby Timmons) -...

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Reprise publish Wilco’s second album : ‘Being There’ fully written by Jeff Tweedy (1996)

Wilco's 'Being There' is their second studio album fully written by member Jeff Tweedy, self-produced and released on October 29, 1996 by Reprise RecordsTrack Listing : 1.Misunderstood (Jeff Tweedy) -...

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Donald Fagen releases his first solo album : ‘The Nightfly’ featuring ‘New Frontier’ (1982)

Donald Fagen's 'The Nightfly' is his first solo album after Steely Dan, released on October 29, 1982 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.I.G.Y. (Donald Fagen) - 06:03 . 2.Green Flower...

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Asylum publish Tom Waits’ first live album : ‘Nighthawks at the Diner’ (1975)

Tom Waits' 'Nighthawks at the Diner' is his first live (and his third overall) album released in October 1975 by Asylum.Track Listing : 1.(Opening Intro) (Tom Waits) - 02:58 ....

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Charles Mingus records ‘Mingus Moves’ for Atlantic (1973)

Charles Mingus' 'Mingus Moves' is an album (and one of his late works) recorded on October 29 – 31, 1973 and released the same year by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Canon...

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Clifford Jordan records ‘Glass Bead Games’ for Strata-East (1973)

Clifford Jordan's 'Glass Bead Games' is a double album recorded on October 29, 1973 and released in 1974 By Strata-East.Track Listing : 1.Powerful Paul Robeson (Clifford Jordan) - 05:42 ....

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Stevie Wonder releases his fifteenth album : ‘Talking Book’ featuring ‘You Are the Sunshine of My Life’ and ‘Superstition’ (1972)

Stevie Wonder's 'Talking Book' is his fifteenth album released on October 28, 1972 by Tamla.Track Listing : 1.You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder) - 02:58 . 2.Maybe...

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John Legend releases ‘Evolver,’ his third album featuring Kanye West, Brandy, Estelle, Andre 3000 et al (2008)

John Legend's 'Evolver' is his third studio album featuring Kanye West, Brandy, Estelle and Andre 3000, among other guests and released on October 28, 2008 by Good, Columbia. Track Listing...

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Oscar Peterson begins the recording of ‘With Respect to Nat’ in tribute to Nat King Cole (1965)

Oscar Peterson's 'With Respect to Nat' is a studio ( in tribute to Nat King Cole who had died earlier that year) album where Peterson sings on all tracks but...

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Island publish Amy Winehouse’s second album : ‘Back to Black’ featuring ‘Rehab’ and ‘You Know I’m No Good’ (2006)

Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' is her second (and the last released in her lifetime) studio album released on October 27, 2006 by Island Records.Track Listing : 1.Rehab (Amy Winehouse)...

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CBS publish Santana’s sixth studio album : ‘Borboletta’ (1974)

Santana's 'Borboletta' is their sixth studio album released in October 1974 by CBS.Track Listing : 1.Spring Manifestations (Airto Moreira, Flora Purim) - 01:05 . 2.Canto De Los Flores (Tom Coster,...

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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.Track Listing : 1.Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen,...

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Columbia publish Leonard Cohen’s eleventh album : ‘Dear Heather’ (2004)

Leonard Cohen's 'Dear Heather' is his eleventh studio album released on October 26, 2004 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Go No More A-Roving (Lord Byron, Leonard Cohen) - 03:40 . 2.Because...

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Stax publish Sam & Dave’s third album ‘Soul Men’ featuring ‘Soul Man’ (1967)

Sam & Dave's 'Soul Men' is their third album featuring the hit 'Soul Man' and released on October 26, 1967 by Stax/Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Soul Man (Isaac Hayes, David Porter)...

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Prestige Records tape ‘Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet’ featuring John Coltrane (1956)

'Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet' is an album recorded on May 11 & October 26, 1956 and featuring John Coltrane and released in 1957 by Prestige. Track Listing :...

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John Coltrane finishes the recording of ‘My Favorite Things,’ an album with Mccoy Tyner, Steve Davis and Elvin Jones (1960)

John Coltrane's 'My Favorite Things' is his seventh (and his first where he plays soprano) album recorded on October 21, 24, 26, 1960 and released In March 1961 by Atlantic.Track...

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Prestige Records tape ‘Cookin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet’ featuring John Coltrane (1956)

'Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet' is an album recorded on October 26, 1956 and featuring John Coltrane and released in 1957 By Prestige.Track Listing : 1.My Funny Valentine (Richard...

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