Dinah Washington records ‘What a Diff’rence a Day Makes!’ (1959)
Dinah Washington‘s ‘What a Diff’rence a Day Makes!’ is an album arranged by Belford Hendricks, recorded on February 19 and August 1959 and released the same year by Mercury.
Dizzy Gillespie records ‘The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie’ an album for Verve (1959)
Dizzy Gillespie‘s ‘The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie’ is an album recorded on February 17, 18 & 20, 1959 and released the same year by Verve.
Charles Mingus records ‘Blues & Roots,’ an album for Atlantic (1959)
Charles Mingus‘ ‘Blues & The Roots‘ is an album recorded on February 4, 1959 in New York City and released in March 1960 by Atlantic.
Horace Silver records with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor and Louis Hayes, ‘Finger Poppin” for Blue Note (1959)
Horace Silver‘s ‘Finger Poppin” is an album recorded on January 31, 1959, with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor and Louis Hayes and released mid-April 1959 by Blue Note.
Ornette Coleman begins the recording of ‘Tomorrow Is the Question!’ with Don Cherry, Percy Heath, Shelly Manne and Red Mitchell (1959)
Ornette Coleman‘s ‘Tomorrow Is the Question!’ is his second album subtitled ‘The New Music of Ornette Coleman!’, recorded on January 16, February 23 and March 9–10, 1959 with Don Cherry, Percy Heath, Shelly Manne and Red Mitchell and released the same year bBy Contemporary.
Milt Jackson and John Coltrane record together ‘Bags & Trane,’ an album for Atlantic Records (1959)
‘Bags & Trane’ by Milt Jackson & John Coltrane is an album (titled after their nicknames) recorded on January 15, 1959 with Hank Jones, Paul Chambers & Connie Kay and released in December 1961 by Atlantic Records.
Tony Bennett records ‘Strike Up the Band’ with Count Basie and his Orchestra (1959)
Tony Bennett‘s ‘Strike Up the Band’ is a studio album recorded on January 3 & 5, 1959 with Count Basie and his Orchestra and first released as ‘Basie Swings, Bennett Sings’ the same year by Roulette.
Chet Baker records the album ‘Chet’ with Herbie Mann, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Connie Kay (1958)
Chet Baker‘s ‘Chet’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1958 & January 19, 1959 with Herbie Mann, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Connie Kay.
Bill Evans records, with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro, ‘Portrait in Jazz’ for Riverside (1959)
Bill Evans‘ ‘Portrait in Jazz’ is an album recorded on December 28, 1959 with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro and released in 1960 by Riverside.
Odeon publish João Gilberto’s debut album : ‘Chega De Saudade’ produced by Antônio Carlos Jobim (1959)
João Gilberto’s ‘Chega de Saudade’ is his debut album produced by Antônio Carlos Jobim and released in 1959 by Odeon
Ella Fitzgerald finishes the recording of ‘Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson’ with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra (1961)
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson’ is a studio album recorded on January 5, 1959–December 27, 1961 with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra and released in 1962 by Verve.
Willie Dixon records his debut album : ‘Willie’s Blues’ with Memphis Slim on piano (1959)
Willie Dixon‘s ‘Willie’s Blues’ is his debut album recorded on December 3, 1959 with Memphis Slim on piano and released the same year by Prestige Bluesville.
John Coltrane records ‘Coltrane Jazz’ with McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones (1959)
John Coltrane‘s ‘Coltrane Jazz’ is his sixth studio album recorded on March 26, November 24, December 2, 1959 & October 21, 1960 with McCoy Tynerr and Elvin Jones and released in February 1961 by Atlantic.
Miles Davis records ‘Sketches of Spain’ for Columbia (1959)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Sketches of Spain’ is an album (including an extended version of the second movement of Joaquin Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’) recorded on November 20, 1959 & March 10, 1960 and released on July 18, 1960 by Columbia.
Charles Mingus records ‘Mingus Dynasty’ produced by Teo Macero for Columbia (1959)
Charles Mingus‘ ‘Mingus Dynasty’ is an album companion to ‘Mingus Ah Um’ and recorded on November 1–13, 1959 and released the same year by Columbia.
Thelonious Monk records his second album : ‘Thelonious Alone in San Francisco’ (1959)
Thelonious Monk‘s ‘Thelonious Alone in San Francisco’ is his second solo album, recorded on October 21 and 22, 1959 and released the same year by Riverside.
Cannonball Adderley records ‘The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco’ for Riverside (1959)
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco’ is an album recorded on October 18 & 20, 1959 and released In 1959 by Riverside.
Ornette Coleman records ‘Change of the Century’ with Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins (1959)
Ornette Coleman‘s ‘Change of the Century’ is his fourth studio album recorded on October 8 and 9, 1959, with Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins and released In June 1960 By Atlantic.
Wes Montgomery records his third album : ‘The Wes Montgomery Trio (or A Dynamic New Sound: Guitar Organ Drums)’ for Riverside (1959)
‘The Wes Montgomery Trio (or A Dynamic New Sound: Guitar Organ Drums)’ is Montgomery’s third album recorded on October 5–6, 1959 and released the same year by Riverside.
Columbia publish Marty Robbins’ fifth album : ‘Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs’ (1959)
Marty Robbins’ ‘Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs’ is his fifth studio album featuring ‘El Paso,’ produced by Don Law and released in September 1959 by Columbia