Elton John releases ‘Empty Sky,’ his debut album (1969)
Elton John‘s ‘Empty Sky’ is his debut studio album produced by Steve Brown and released on June 6, 1969 by DJM.
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Elton John‘s ‘Empty Sky’ is his debut studio album produced by Steve Brown and released on June 6, 1969 by DJM.
‘Moby Grape’ is their eponymous debut album produced by David Rubinson and released on June 6, 1967 by Columbia
‘Bird & Diz’ by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie is a studio album recorded (primarily) on June 6, 1950 with Thelonious Monk and Buddy Rich and released in 1952 by Clef.
Sarah Vaughan‘s ‘Sarah Sings Soulfully’ is a studio album recorded on June 6,12, 1963 and arranged by Gerald Wilson.
Miles Davis’ ‘Round About Midnight’ is an album recorded on October 26, 1955; June 5 and September 10, 1956 and released on March 18, 1957 by Columbia.
Joe Henderson‘s ‘Page One’ is his debut album recorded on June 3, 1963 and released the same year by Blue Note.
The Beatles‘ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ is their eighth studio album produced by George Martin and released on June 1, 1967 by Parlophone.
John Coltrane‘s ‘Coltrane’ is his debut album as a leader, recorded on May 31, 1957 and released the same year by Prestige.
‘Crosby, Stills & Nash’ feat. “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” is their first album released on May 29, 1969 by Atlantic.
‘Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely’ is an album (also known as ‘Sings for Only the Lonely’ or simply ‘Only the Lonely’) recorded on May 29, June 24 & 26 1958 and released in September 1958 By Capitol.
Ray Charles ‘In Person’ is a live album recorded on May 28, 1959 at Morris Brown College’s Herndon Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and released In July 1960 by Atlantic.
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‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan‘ is his second studio album featuring contemporary words to traditional melodies and released on May 27, 1963 by Columbia.
‘The Astrud Gilberto Album’ is her first solo album produced by Creed Taylor and released in May 1965 by Verve.
‘Absolutely Free’ by The Mothers of Invention is their second album produed by Frank Zappa and released on May 26, 1967 by Verve.
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Ella / Things Ain’t What They Used to Be ‘ is the combination of two separate studio albums recorded on May 26-30, 1969 and released .in 1970 by Reprise
Duke Ellington‘s ‘The Nutcracker Suite’ is an album featuring jazz interpretations of ‘The Nutcracker’ by Tchaikovsky, arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, recorded on May 26 & 31, June 3, 21 & 22, 1960 and released in 1960 By Columbia.
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