George Benson records his third album : ‘The George Benson Cookbook’ (1966)
‘The George Benson Cookbook’ is his third album produced by John Hammond and recorded on August 1 & October 19, 1966 and released the same year by Columbia.
Duke Ellington records ‘Soul Call’ with his orchestra at the Antibes Jazz Festival (1966)
Duke Ellington‘s ‘Soul Call’ is a live album recorded with his orchestra on July 26, 27, 28 & 29 1966 at the Juan-les-Pins/Antibes Jazz Festival, Côte d’Azur and released In 1967 by Verve.
Decca publish John Mayall’s first studio album : ‘Blues Breakers’ recorded with Eric Clapton (1966)
John Mayall‘s ‘Blues Breakers’ is his first studio album recorded with ex-Yardbird Eric Clapton and (released on July 22, 1966 by Decca.
Ella Fitzgerald records in studio ‘Whisper Not’ with the Marty Paich Orchestra (1966)
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Whisper Not’ is a studio album recorded on July 20, 1966 with the Marty Paich Orchestra and released in 1967 by Verve.
The Byrds release their third album ‘Fifth Dimension’ featuring ‘Eight Miles High’ (1966)
The Byrds‘ ‘Fifth Dimension’ is their third album (and the first after Gene Clark‘s departure) released on July 18, 1966 by Columbia Records.
Columbia publish The Yardbirds’ album : ‘Roger the Engineer’ featuring ‘Over Under Sideways Down’ (1966)
The Yardbirds‘ ‘Roger the Engineer’ is their only album fully written by the band, produced by Simon Napier-Bell and released on July 15, 1966 by Columbia
Stanley Turrentine records ‘Easy Walker’ for Blue Note (1966)
Stanley Turrentine‘s ‘Easy Walker’ is an album recorded on July 8, 1966 with McCoy Tynerr, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker and released the same year by Blue Note.
Verve publish The Mothers of Invention’s debut album : ‘Freak Out!’ (1966)
The Mothers of Invention’s ‘Freak Out!’ is their debut album (one of the first concept rock albums) released on June 27, 1966 by Verve.
Gordy release The Temptations’ fourth studio album : ‘Gettin’ Ready’ featuring ‘Ain’t Too Proud to Beg’ (1966)
The Temptations ‘Gettin’ Ready’ is their fourth studio album marking their transition between Smokey Robinson to Norman Whitfield as producers and released on June 15, 1966 by Gordy.
John Coltrane records ‘Live At The Village Vanguard Again!’ with Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane et al (1966)
John Coltrane‘s ‘Live At The Village Vanguard Again!’ is a (free jazz) album recorded on May 28, 1966 and released in December 1966 by Impulse!
Bob Dylan releases ‘Bootleg Series Vol.4 Live 1966’ recorded in 1966 in Manchester (1998)
The Beach Boys release ‘Pet Sounds’ featuring ‘God Only Knows’ and ‘Sloop John B’ (1966)
The Beach Boys‘ ‘Pet Sounds’ incl. ‘God Only Knows’ is their eleventh studio album released on May 16, 1966 by Capitol.
Bob Dylan releases ‘Blonde on Blonde,’ his seventh album featuring ‘Rainy Day Women #12’, ‘I Want You’ and ‘Just Like a Woman’ (1966)
Bob Dylan‘s ‘Blonde on Blonde’ is his seventh studio album produced by Bob Johnston and released on May 16, 1966 by Columbia Records.
Decca publish ‘Small Faces’ debut album featuring ‘Sha-La-La-La-Lee’ (1966)
Small Faces' feat. 'Sha-La-La-La-Lee' is their eponymous debut album featuring Ronnie Lane as lead vocalist and released on May 11, 1966 by Decca. Track Listing : 1.Shake (Sam Cooke) -…
Sonny Rollins records ‘East Broadway Run Down’ with Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones (1966)
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘East Broadway Run Down’ is an album recorded on May 9, 1966 with Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones and released the same year by Impulse!.
Columbia publish Paul Revere and The Raiders’ fifth album : ‘Midnight Ride’ (1966)
Paul Revere & the Raiders’ ‘Midnight Ride’ is their fifth studio album produced by Terry Melcher and released on May 6, 1966 by Columbia
RCA publish Elvis Presley’s album : ‘Frankie and Johnny,’ the soundtrack of the film of the same name (1966)
Elvis Presley‘s ‘Frankie and Johnny’ is his twenty-fifth album featuring the OST to the eponymous film and released on March 1, 1966 by RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo.