Miles Davis records in Paris ‘Ascenseur pour l’échafaud’ for the eponymous Louis Malle movie (1957)

Miles Davis‘ ‘Ascenseur pour l’échafaud’ is an album featuring the musical cues for the eponymous 1958 Louis Malle film recorded on December 4 and 5, 1957 and released in 1958 by Fontana

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Like Someone in Love’ with a studio orchestra conducted by Frank DeVol (1957)

Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Like Someone in Love’ is a studio album rrecorded on October 15 & 28, 1957 with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol and released the same year by Verve.

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Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson plus the Oscar Peterson trio record ‘Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House’ for Verve (1957)

Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House’ is a live album recorded on October 10, 1957, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson trio and released the same year by Verve.

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