Scepter publish Dionne Warwick’s debut album : ‘Presenting Dionne Warwick’ featuring ‘Don’t Make Me Over’ (1963)

‘Presenting Dionne Warwick‘ feat. ‘Don’t Make Me Over’ is her debut album, produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and released on February 10, 1963 by Scepter.

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John Lee Hooker records with Sam Jones and Louis Hayes, ‘That’s My Story’ for Riverside (1960)

John Lee Hooker‘s ‘That’s My Story’ is a studio album recorded on February 9, 1960 with Sam Jones & Louis Hayes (the rhythm section from Cannonball Adderley) and released the same year by Riverside.

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Peggy Lee records ‘Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee,’ a live album for Capitol (1961)

‘Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee‘ is a live album arranged by Jack Marshall, recorded on February 9 & March 8, 1961 and released the same year by Capitol.

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Dizzy Gillespie records ‘An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet’ live at MOMA in New York City (1961)

‘An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet’ is a live album recorded on February 9, 1961 at Museum of Modern Art in New York City and released the same year by Verve.

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Frank Sinatra records his ninth album for Capitol : ‘In the Wee Small Hours’ arranged by Nelson Riddle (1955)

Frank Sinatra‘s ‘In the Wee Small Hours’ is his ninth studio album arranged by Nelson Riddle, recorded on March 1, 1954, February 8 & March 4, 1955 and released in April 1955 By Capitol.

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The Byrds release their fourth album : ‘Younger Than Yesterday’ featuring ‘So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’ (1967)

The Byrds‘ ‘Younger Than Yesterday’ is their fourth album featuring ‘So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’ and released on February 6, 1967 by Columbia Records.

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Horace Silver finishes the recording of ‘Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers’ featuring Art Blakey (1955)

Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers’ is an album recorded on November 13, 1954 & February 6, 1955 with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and released in 1955 by Blue Note.

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Johnny Hodges records with regular members of the Ellington orchestra, ‘Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges’ (1964)

Johnny Hodges‘ ‘Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges‘ is an album recorded on February 6, 1964 & March 8, 1965 with regular members of the Ellington orchestra and released in 1964 by Impulse!.

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