John Mayall finishes the recording of ‘Blues from Laurel Canyon,’ his first after the breakup of the Bluesbreakers (1968)

John Mayall‘s ‘Blues from Laurel Canyon’ is an album (and his first after the breakup of the Bluesbreakers) recorded from August 26 till 28, 1968 and released on November 1968 by UK Decca.

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McCoy Tyner records ‘Expansions,’ his tenth album with Woody Shaw, Gary Bartz, Wayne Shorter et al (1968)

McCoy Tynerr’s ‘Expansions’ is his tenth album recorded on August 23, 1968 with Woody Shaw, Gary Bartz, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Herbie Lewis and Freddie Waits and released in June 1970 by Blue Note.

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Columbia publish ‘Cheap Thrills’ by Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin featuring ‘Summertime’ and ‘Piece of My Heart’ (1968)

Big Brother and the Holding Company’s ‘Cheap Thrills’ is their second album and their last album with Janis Joplin, released on August 12, 1968 by Columbia.

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Columbia release Miles Davis’ ‘Miles in the Sky’ recorded with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams and George Benson (1968)

Miles Davis‘ ‘Miles in the Sky’ is a studio album recorded with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams and George Benson and released on July 22, 1968 by Columbia.

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