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Sonny Rollins‘ ‘The Sound of Sonny’ is an album recorded on June 11, 12 & 19 1957 with Sonny Clark, Roy Haynes and Percy Heath or Paul Chambers and released the same year by Riverside.
John Coltrane‘s ‘Coltrane’ is his debut album as a leader, recorded on May 31, 1957 and released the same year by Prestige.
Chuck Berry‘s ‘After School Session’ is his debut album recorded in Chicago between May 21, 1955 and January 21, 1957, produced by Leonard & Phil Chess and released in May 1957 on Chess Records.
‘Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette’ by John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette is an album recorded on May 17, 1957 and released in 1959 by Prestige.
Chuck Berry‘s ‘One Dozen Berrys’ is his second studio album recorded on May 6 or 15 & December 29–30 1957 in Chicago and released In March 1958 by Chess.
Miles Davis‘ ‘Miles Ahead’ is his first collaboration with Gil Evans after the’ Birth of the Cool’ sessions, recorded on May 6, 10, 23, 27 and August 22, 1957 and released In November 1957 by Columbia.
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Where Are You?’ is his thirteenth studio album recorded (in stereo, a first for Sinatra) on April 10 and May 1, 1957 and released the same year by Capitol
Thelonious Monk‘s ‘Thelonious Himself’ is a studio album (almost all solo) recorded on April 12 and 16, 1957 and released the same year by Riverside.
‘Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2′ is an album recorded by Rollins on April 14, 1957 with Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver (both on the Monk composition ‘Misterioso’) and released the same year by Blue Note.
‘Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane‘ is a collaboration album recorded on April 12, June 26 and July 1957 and released In 1961 by Jazzland.
Buddy Holly‘s ‘Buddy’ feat. ‘Peggy Sue’ is his second album recorded on April 8, 1957 and January 26, 1958 and released on February 20, 1958 by Brunswick.
Dizzy Gillespie‘s ‘Birks’ Works’ is an album recorded on April 7 & 8, 1957 at a New York City Studio.and released the same year by Verve.
Quincy Jones‘ ‘This Is How I Feel About Jazz’ is his debut album recorded in New-York City and released on March 21, 1957 by Abc Paramount.
Charles Mingus‘ ‘Tonight at Noon’ is an album recorded on March 12, 1957 and November 6, 1961 at Atlantic Studios In New York City and released tn 1965 by Atlantic.
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘Way Out West’ is an album recorded on March 7, 1957 with Ray Brown and Shelly Manne and released the same year by Contemporary.
Little Richard‘s ‘Here’s Little Richard‘ is his debut album featuring ‘Long Tall Sally’ and ‘Tutti Frutti,’ produced by Bumps Blackwell and released on March 4, 1957 by Specialty
‘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.