Bill Evans records his debut album as a leader : ‘New Jazz Conceptions’ (1956)
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’ records her first solo and eponymous album (1957)
‘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 begins the recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook’ (19656)
‘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 is recording his fifteenth album to be released next year by Capitol as ‘After Midnight’ (1956)
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 Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong record ‘Ella and Louis’ with the Oscar Peterson Quartet (1956)
‘Ella and Louis’ by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong is a studio album recorded on August 16, 1956 with the Oscar Peterson Quartet.
Capitol publish ‘Bluejean Bop!’, Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps’ debut album (1956)
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 records ‘At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival’ with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis (1956)
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 records ‘Such Sweet Thunder,’ an album based on the work of William Shakespeare (1957)
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 records ‘Chet Baker Sings’ for Pacific Jazz (1954)
‘Chet Baker Sings’ is an album recorded on February 15, 1954 and July 30, 1956 and released in 1956 by Pacific Jazz.
Joe Williams records an album with the Count Basie Orchestra and it is called …’Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings’ (1955)
‘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 records ‘Chet Baker & Crew’ for Pacific Jazz (1956)
‘Chet Baker & Crew’ is a studio album recorded on July 24, 25 and 31, 1956 and released the same year by Pacific Jazz.