John Coltrane records ‘Coltrane Plays the Blues’ with McCoy Tyner, Steve Davis and Elvin Jones (1960)
John Coltrane‘s ‘Coltrane Plays the Blues’ is an album recorded on October 24, 1960 during the sessions for ‘My Favorite Things.’
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.
Bud Powell records ‘The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1’ with Fats Navarro, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Potter and Roy Haynes (1949)
‘The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1′ is an album recorded on August 9, 1949 in quintet and May 1, 1951 in trio and released the same year In 1951 by Blue Note.
Bud Powell records ‘The Genius of Bud Powell’ with Ray Brown and Buddy Rich (1950)
‘The Genius of Bud Powell‘ is a studio album (originally titled ‘Bud Powell‘s Moods’) recorded on July 1, 1950 and in February 1951 and released in 1956 By Mercury / Clef.
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie record ‘Bird & Diz’ for Clef Records (1950)
‘Bird & Diz’ by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie is a studio album recorded (primarily) on June 6, 1950 with Thelonious Monk and Buddy Rich and released in 1952 by Clef.
Miles Davis begins the recording of ‘Birth of the Cool’ in New York City (1949)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Birth of the Cool’ is an album recorded on January 21 & April 22, 1949 and March 9, 1950 with a nonet at WOR Studios in New York City and released In February 1957 by Capitol.
Lee Konitz records ‘Subconscious-Lee’ an album for Prestige (1949)
Lee Konitz‘ ‘Subconscious-Lee’ is an album (with a few tracks were issued on 78rpm under Lennie Tristano’s name) recorded on January 11, 1949 and April 7, 1950 and released in 1955 by Prestige.
Capitol publish Yma Sumac’s first album : ‘Voice Of The Xtabay’ (1950)
Yma Sumac‘s ‘Voice of the Xtabay’ is her first studio album produced by Les Baxter and released in 1950 by Capitol
Duke Ellington records with an orchestra, ‘Masterpieces by Ellington’ for Columbia (1951)
Duke Ellington‘s ‘Masterpieces by Ellington’ is an album recorded on December 18, 1950 with an orchestra and released in 1951 by Columbia.