Billie Holiday releases her first album : ‘Billie Holiday Sings’ on Clef Records (1952)
‘Billie Holiday Sings’ is her first album recorded on March 26, 1952 and released the same year by Clef Records.
Duke Ellington begins the recording of ‘Ellington Uptown’ with Billy Strayhorn on piano (1951)
Duke Ellington‘s ‘Ellington Uptown’ is an album recorded on December 7 & 11, 1951, February 29, June 30 & July 1, 1952 with Billy Strayhorn on piano and released in 1952 by Columbia.
Lester Young records the album ‘The President Plays’ with the Oscar Peterson Quartet (1952)
Lester Young‘s ‘The President Plays’ is a studio album recorded on November 28, 1952 with the Oscar Peterson Quartet and released in June 1954 By Norgran Records.
Thelonious Monk records his first studio album : ‘Thelonious Monk Trio’ for Prestige (1952)
Thelonious Monk Trio’ is Monk’s first studio album recorded on October 15 and December 18, 1952; September 22, 1954 and released the same year by Prestige.
Milt Jackson records ‘Wizard of the Vibes’ featuring Thelonious Monk, Lou Donaldson and the Modern Jazz Quartet (1948)
Milt Jackson‘s ‘Wizard of the Vibes’ is an album recorded on July 2, 1948 with the Thelonious Monk Quintet and on April 7, 1952 with the Modern Jazz Quartet plus Lou Donaldson and released in 1952 by Blue Note Records..
John Lee Hooker records the first songs featured in his ‘House Of The Blues’ album on Chess (1952)
John Lee Hooker‘s ‘House of the Blues’ is an album compiling tracks recorded from April 26, 1951 till late 1952 and released in 1959 by Chess
MGM / Verve publish ‘Jazz Samba’ by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd (1962)
‘Jazz Samba’ by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd is a bossa nova (and the first on the American jazz scene) album released on April 20, 1962 by Mgm/Verve.
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Comprised of three 10" albums: "Young Man With a Horn", "Miles Davis Vol. 2" and "Miles Davis Vol. 3" released in 1952 - 1954[wptab name='USA' active='active'] Comprised of three 10"…