Verve publish ‘The Astrud Gilberto Album,’ her first album recorded with Antônio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto et al (1965)
‘The Astrud Gilberto Album’ is her first solo album produced by Creed Taylor and released in May 1965 by Verve.
John Coltrane records ‘Transition’ with Mccoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones (1965)
John Coltrane‘s ‘Transition’ is an album recorded on May 26 & June 10, 1965 and released posthumously only in 1970 by Impulse!..
Sam Rivers records ‘Contours’ with Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock et al (1965)
Sam Rivers‘ ‘Contours’ is his second (fully avant-garde) album recorded on May 21, 1965 and released the same year by Blue Note.
Wes Montgomery records ‘Bumpin” for Verve (1965)
Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Bumpin” is his thirteenth album recorded on March 16, May 18, 19 & 20, 1965 and released the same year by Verve.
John Coltrane finishes the recording of ‘The John Coltrane Quartet Plays’ with Mccoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Art Davis and Elvin Jones (1965)
‘The John Coltrane Quartet Plays’ is an album (full title ‘The John Coltrane Quartet Plays Chim Chim Cheree, Song of Praise, Nature Boy, Brazilia’) recorded on February 17-18, March 28 and May 17, 1965 and released the same year by Impulse!
Blue Note publish Herbie Hancock’s fifth album : ‘Maiden Voyage’ (1965)
Barbra Streisand releases ‘My Name Is Barbra’ in conjunction with a a television special (1965)
Barbra Streisand‘s ‘My Name Is Barbra’ is the first of two studio albums (tied-in to a television special of the same name) released in May 1965.
Sun Ra records ‘The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One’ with his Solar Arkestra (1965)
Tony Bennett releases ‘If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set,’ an album arranged by Don Costa (1965)
Tony Bennett‘s ‘If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set’ is a studio album arranged by Don Costa and released on April 19, 1965 by Columbia.
Bert Jansch releases ‘Bert Jansch,’ his eponymous debut album (1965)
‘Bert Jansch’ is his eponymous debut album featuring ‘Needle of Death,’ produced by Bill Leader and released on April 16, 1965 by Transatlantic
Frank Sinatra starts the recording of the ‘September of My Years’ album arranged by Gordon Jenkins (1965)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘September of My Years’ is a studio album arranged by Gordon Jenkins, recorded between April 13 and May 27, 1965 and released in September 1965 by Reprise.
Bobby Hutcherson records ‘Dialogue’ for Blue Note (1965)
Bobby Hutcherson‘s ‘Dialogue’ is an album recorded on April 3, 1965 and released in 1965 by Blue Note.
Bob Dylan releases ‘Bringing It All Back Home,’ his fifth album featuring ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues,’ ‘Maggie’s Farm’ …. (1965)
Bob Dylan‘s ‘Bringing It All Back Home’ is his fifth (half electric and half acoustic) studio album released March 27, 1965 by Columbia.
Motown release ‘The Temptations Sing Smokey’ written and produced by Smokey Robinson (1965)
‘The Temptations Sing Smokey’ is their second studio album produced by Smokey Robinson and released on March 22, 1965 by Motown.
Nina Simone starts the recording of her ‘Pastel Blues’ album featuring ‘Be My Husband’ (1965)
Nina Simone‘s ‘Pastel Blues’ is a studio album recorded on March 21, April 1 & 6 1964 May 19 & 20 1965 and released the same year by Philips.
Roland Kirk records ‘Here Comes the Whistleman’ for Atlantic Records (1965)
Roland Kirk‘s ‘Here Comes the Whistleman’ is an album recorded on March 14, 1965 and released the same year by Atlantic.
Capitol Records publish ‘Today!’ The Beach Boys’ eighth album (1965)
The Beach Boys‘ ‘Today!’ is their eighth studio album produced by Brian Wilson and released on March 8, 1965 by Capitol.
Wayne Shorter records ‘The Soothsayer’ with Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding, Mccoy Tyner, Ron Carter & Tony Williams (1965)
Wayne Shorter‘s ‘The Soothsayer’ is his seventh album recorded on March 4, 1965 and released in 1979 by Blue Note.