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‘Bo Diddley‘ is an eponymous compilation album of his most famous songs recorded between March 2, 1955 and January 29, 1958 and released in 1958 by Chess Records
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.
Sarah Vaughan‘s ‘Swingin’ Easy’ is an album recorded (partly) on February 14, 1957 and released the same year by Emarcy.
Charles Mingus ‘The Clown’ is an album recorded on February 13 and March 12, 1957 and released the same year by Atlantic.
Anita O’Day‘s ‘Anita Sings the Most’ is an album recorded on January 31, 1957 with Oscar Peterson on piano and released the same year by Verve.
Dean Martin‘s ‘Pretty Baby’ is an album recorded on January 28 and 30, 1957 with an orchestra conducted by Gus Levene and released on June 17, 1957 by Capitol.
‘Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section’ is an album recorded on January 19, 1957 with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones and released the same year by Contemporary.
Tony Bennett‘s ‘Tony’ is an album (re-titled ‘Tony Bennett Showcase’) produced by Ernest Altschuler and released on January 14, 1957 by Columbia.
‘The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow‘ is an album by Tal Farlow released on January 9, 1957 by Verve.
Billie Holiday‘s ‘Songs for Distingué Lovers’ is an album recorded from January 3 till January 9, 1957 with Harry Edison, Ben Webster, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel & more and released the same year by Verve Records.
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Come Fly with Me’ is an album (and his first collaboration with arranger/conductor Billy May) released on January 6, 1958 by Capitol.
Milt Jackson‘s ‘Plenty, Plenty Soul’ is an album recorded on January 5 & 7, 1957 with Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey, Connie Kay and more guests and released the same year by Atlantic.
Billie Holiday‘s ‘Body and Soul’ is a studio album recorded on January 3, 4,7 & 9, 1957 and released the same year by Verve Records.
Dinah Washington‘s ‘Dinah Sings Bessie Smith’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1957 and January 20, 1958.
Toots Thielemans‘ ‘Man Bites Harmonica!’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1957 and January 7, 1958.
Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Fingerpickin” is his debut album recorded on December 30, 1957 and featuring seven tracks originally released as The Montgomery Brothers.
Dizzy Gillespie‘s ‘Sonny Side Up’ is an album recorded in December 1957 with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stittand released in 1958 by Verve.
Dizzy Gillespie‘s ‘The Greatest Trumpet of Them All’ is an album recorded on December 17, 1957 and featuring Benny Golson and released the same year by Verve.
Chet Baker‘s ‘Embraceable You’ is an album recorded on December 9, 1957 and released in 1995 by Pacific Jazz .
Sonny Rollins ‘ ‘Tour de Force’ is an album recorded on December 7, 1956 with Kenny Drew, George Morrow, Max Roach and vocals by Earl Coleman on two tracks and released in 1957 By Prestige.