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Art Blakey‘s ‘Drum Suite’ is an album recorded on December 13, 1956 and February 22, 1957 with The Jazz Messengers and the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble and released the same year by Columbia.
Charles Mingus‘ ‘Pithecanthropus Erectus’ is an album recorded on January 30, 1956 and released the same year by Atlantic.
Modern Jazz Quartet‘s ‘Fontessa’ is an album recorded from January 22 till February 14, 1956 and released the same year by Atlantic.
Tony Bennett‘s ‘Tony’ is an album (re-titled ‘Tony Bennett Showcase’) produced by Ernest Altschuler and released on January 14, 1957 by Columbia.
Lester Young‘s ‘Pres and Teddy’ is an album recorded on January 13, 1956 with the Teddy Wilson Quartet and released In April 1959 by Verve.
Dinah Washington‘s ‘Dinah!’ is an album recorded on January 11 & November 11, 1956 and released in 1956 by Emarcy.
Peggy Lee‘s ‘Miss Wonderful’ is an album (arranged & conducted by Sy Oliver) recorded on January 6, June 8, 1956 and released in 1959 by Decca Records.
‘Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street’ is the last album (aka ‘At Basin Street’) officially recorded the Brown & Roach Quintet on January 4 & February 16-17, 1956 and released in 1956 By Emarcy.
‘Johnny Burnette and the Rock ‘n Roll Trio’ is their eponymous debut album released in December 1956 by Vogue/Coral Records
‘Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants’ is an album recorded on December 24, 1954 and October 26, 1956, with Thelonious Monk and Milt Jackson and released in 1959 By Prestige.
Nat King Cole‘s ‘Love Is the Thing’ is an album recorded on December 19 & 28, 1956, his first of four collaborations with arranger Gordon Jenkins and released in April 1957 By Capitol.
Dinah Washington‘s ‘The Swingin’ Miss D’ is a studio album arranged by Quincy Jones and recorded on December 4–6, 1956 and released in 1957 by Emarcy.
Tadd Dameron‘s ‘Mating Call’ is an album recorded on November 30, 1956 with John Coltrane and released in 1957 by Prestige.
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘A Swingin’ Affair!’ is his twelfth studio album recorded between November 15 and 28, 1956 with Nelson Riddle as arranger and conductor and released in 1957 by Capitol.
Horace Silver‘s ‘6 Pieces of Silver’ is an album recorded on November 10 & 15, 1956 with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins and Louis Hayes and released In 1957 By Blue Note.
‘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.
‘Cookin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet’ is an album recorded on October 26, 1956 and featuring John Coltrane and released in 1957 By Prestige.
‘Elvis / Elvis Presley No. 2′ is his second studio album recorded in September in Hollywood and released on October 19, 1956 in mono by RCA Victor.
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!’ is his tenth studio album arranged by Nelson Riddle, recorded on October 17, 1955, January 9 – 12, 16, 1956 and released in March 1956 by Capitol.
Dizzy Gillespie‘s ‘For Musicians Only’ is recorded on October 16, 1956 with Stan Getz and Sonny Stitt and released in 1958 by Verve.