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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Ella Fitzgerald begins the recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook’ (19656)

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook’ is a studio album recorded between August 21 & 31, 1956, with an orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman and released the same year by Verve.

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Freddie Hubbard records ‘Ready for Freddie’ with Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner et al (1961)

Freddie Hubbard‘s ‘Ready for Freddie’ is his fourth album recorded on August 21, 1961 with Bernard McKinney, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Art Davis and Elvin Jones and released the same year by Blue Note.

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