John Coltrane and Paul Quinichette record ‘Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette’ (1957)
‘Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette’ by John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette is an album recorded on May 17, 1957 and released in 1959 by Prestige.
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.
Miles Davis records ‘Sorcerer’ with Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams and Ron Carter (1967)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Sorcerer’ is the third of five albums recorded on May 16–24, 1967, with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams and Ron Carter and released on October 23, 1967 by Columbia .
Roy Haynes records ‘Out of the Afternoon’ with Roland Kirk, Tommy Flanagan and Henry Grimes (1962)
Roy Haynes‘ ‘Out of the Afternoon’ is an album recorded on May 16, 1962, with Roland Kirk on tenor saxophone, Tommy Flanagan on piano and Henry Grimes on bass and released the same year by Impulse!
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach a.k.a. ‘The Quintet’ record ‘Jazz at Massey Hall’ (1953)
‘Jazz at Massey Hall’ by Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach a.k.a. ‘The Quintet’ is a live album recorded on May 15, 1953 and released the same year In 1953 by Debut.
Howlin’ Wolf begins the recording in Memphis of his debut album ‘Moanin’ In The Moonlight’ (1951)
Howlin’ Wolf‘s ‘Moanin’ in the Moonlight’ is his debut (and compilation) album recorded from May 14, 1951 on and released in 1959 by Chess Records.
Neil Young releases ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’ featuring ‘Down by the River’, ‘Cinnamon Girl’ and ‘Cowgirl in the Sand’ (1969)
Neil Young‘s ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’ is his second studio album (his first with Crazy Horse) released on May 14, 1969 by Reprise.
Miles Davis records ‘Seven Steps to Heaven’ produced By Teo Macero for Columbia (1963)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Seven Steps to Heaven’ is his eighth studio album recorded April 16-17 and May 14, 1963 and released the same year In 1963 by Columbia Records..
The Jimi Hendrix Experience release their debut album : ‘Are You Experienced’ featuring ‘Foxy Lady’ and ‘Red House’ (1967)
‘Are You Experienced’ by The Jimi Hendrix Experience is their debut album produced by Chas Chandler released on May 12, 1967 by Track Records.
Art Pepper records ‘Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics’ with a big band conducted by Marty Paich (1959)
‘Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics’ is an album recorded on March 12, 24 & May 12, 1959 with a jazz big band conducted and arranged by Marty Paich and released the same year by Contemporary.
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) -…
Country Joe and The Fish release their debut album : ‘Electric Music For The Mind And Body’ (1967)
Country Joe and the Fish’s ‘Electric Music for the Mind and Body’ is their debut album produced by Samuel Charters and released on May 11, 1967 by Vanguard
Miles Davis, John Coltrane et al record ‘Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet’ (1956)
‘Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet’ is an album recorded on May 11 and October 26, 1956 and released in May 1961 by Prestige.
The original soundtrack album of ‘Oklahoma!’ is recorded (1985)
‘Oklahoma!‘ is the original soundtrack album of the 1955 film of the same name, recorded on May 11, 1955 and released on August 1, 1955 by Angel.
Thelonious Monk records the second session of ‘Monk’ for Prestige (1954)
Thelonious Monk‘s ‘Monk’ is an album recorded on November 13, 1953 and May 11, 1954 with two different quintets and released in 1954 By Prestige.
Miles Davis, John Coltrane et al record ‘Workin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet’ (1956)
‘Workin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet’ is an album recorded on May 11 and October 26, 1956 with John Coltrane on every track but two and released in September 1959 by Prestige.
Antonio Carlos Jobim records his debut ‘American’ album : ‘The Composer of Desafinado Plays’ (1963)
Antonio Carlos Jobim‘s ‘The Composer of Desafinado Plays’ is his debut US album recorded May 9 and 10, 1963 and released the same year in 1963 by Verve.
Dexter Gordon records ‘Dexter Calling…’ with Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (1961)
Dexter Gordon‘s ‘Dexter Calling…’ is an album recorded on May 9, 1961 and released the same year by Blue Note.
Chet Baker records ‘Jazz at Ann Arbor’ live at the University of Michigan (1954)
Chet Baker‘s ‘Jazz at Ann Arbor’ is a live album recorded at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan on May 9, 1954 and released in 1955 by Pacific Jazz.