Milt Jackson records ‘Wizard of the Vibes’ featuring Thelonious Monk, Lou Donaldson and the Modern Jazz Quartet (1948)

Milt Jackson‘s ‘Wizard of the Vibes’ is an album recorded on July 2, 1948 with the Thelonious Monk Quintet and on April 7, 1952 with the Modern Jazz Quartet plus Lou Donaldson and released in 1952 by Blue Note Records..

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Pacific Jazz publish Joe Pass’ ‘Sounds of Synanon’ recorded with other patients of the Synanon rehab (1962)

Joe Pass‘ ‘Sounds of Synanon’ is an album (and his debut on vinyl) recorded with other patients of the Synanon drug rehabilitation program where he was treated and released on July 1, 1962 by Pacific Jazz.

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Pink Floyd release ‘A Saucerful of Secrets,’ their second album featuring ‘Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun’ (1968)

Pink Floyd‘s ‘A Saucerful of Secrets’ is their second studio album produced by Norman Smith and released on June 29, 1968 by Emi Columbia.

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John Coltrane records ‘Ascension’ with Mccoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp et al (1966)

John Coltrane‘s ‘Ascension’ is an album of continuous performance without breaks recorded on June 28, 1965 and released in February 1966 by Impulse!

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Capitol begin the recording of ‘Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley’ with Nat Adderley on Cornet and Joe Zawinul on Piano (1961)

Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley‘ is a studio album by Cannonball Adderley quintet with Nancy Wilson sitting in, recorded on June 27, 29 and August 23, 24, 1961 and released the same year by Capitol.

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Thelonious Monk records ‘Monk’s Music’ with John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, Art Blakey et al (1957)

Thelonious Monk‘s ‘Monk’s Music’ is an album recorded on June 26, 1957 by a septet featuring Coleman Hawkins, Art Blakey and John Coltrane and released the same year by Riverside Records.

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song book’ with the Duke Ellington Orchestra (1957)

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song book’ is a studio album recorded with the Duke Ellington Orchestra on June 25 and October 17, 1957 and released the same year By Verve Records.

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Wes Montgomery records his seventh (and first live) album : ‘Full House’ with Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb (1962)

Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Full House’ is his seventh (and first live) album recorded on June 25, 1962 by Riverside/Ojc.

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