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Thelonious Monk‘s ‘Brilliant Corners’ is a studio album recorded on October 9, 15 and December 7, 1956 and released In 1957 by Riverside.
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.
‘Blossom Dearie‘ is her first studio solo and eponymous album recorded on September 11–12, 1956 and released in April 1957 by Verve Records.
‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook’ is a studio album recorded between August 21 & 31, 1956, with an orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman and released the same year by Verve.
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
‘Ella and Louis’ by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong is a studio album recorded on August 16, 1956 with the Oscar Peterson Quartet.
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps’ ‘Bluejean Bop!’ is their debut album produced by Ken Nelson and released on August 13, 1956 by Capitol
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.
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.
‘Chet Baker Sings’ is an album recorded on February 15, 1954 and July 30, 1956 and released in 1956 by Pacific Jazz.
‘Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings’ is an album by Joe Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra recorded on July 26, 1955 and Jun 27, 1956 and released the same year by Verve.
‘Chet Baker & Crew’ is a studio album recorded on July 24, 25 and 31, 1956 and released the same year by Pacific Jazz.
Dave Brubeck‘s ‘Brubeck Plays Brubeck’ is his first solo piano album released on July 16, 1956 by Columbia.
‘The Magnificent Thad Jones‘ is an album recorded on July 9 and 14, 1956 and released the same year by Blue Note.
‘Ellington at Newport’ is a live album by Duke Ellington and his band recorded on July 7, 1956 at the Newport Jazz Festival and released the same year by Columbia.
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘Saxophone Colossus’ is a studio album recorded on June 22, 1956 with Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins & Max Roach and released in December 1956 by Prestige.
Billie Holiday‘s ‘Lady Sings the Blues’ is an album recorded on June 6, 7, 1956 in New York City and September 3, 1954 in Los Angeles, produced by Norman Granz and released in December 1956 by Clef Records
Miles Davis’ ‘Round About Midnight’ is an album recorded on October 26, 1955; June 5 and September 10, 1956 and released on March 18, 1957 by Columbia.
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘Tenor Madness‘ is an album recorded on May 24, 1956 with John Coltrane and released the same year by Prestige.
‘Cuban Fire!’ by Stan Kenton & his orchestra is an album (one of the most influential Latin jazz large-ensemble recordings of all time), recorded on May 22–24, 1956 and releaseed the same year by Capitol.