Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella and Basie!’ her first studio album with Count Basie and his Orchestra arranged by Quincy Jones (1963)

‘Ella and Basie!’ is the first studio album (recorded on July 16–17, 1963) by Ella Fitzgerald with the Count Basie Orchestra playing arrangements by Quincy Jones and released in September 1963 by Verve.

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Polydor publish ‘The Bee Gees 1st,’ their third album featuring ‘Holiday’ and ‘New York Mining Disaster 1941’ (1967)

Bee Gees‘ 1st’ feat. ‘Holiday’ & ‘New York Mining Disaster 1941’ is their third studio album released on July 14, 1967 on Polydor / ATCO

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Cannonball Adderley records ‘Nippon Soul’ in Tokyo with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef and Joe Zawinul (1964)

Cannonball Adderley‘s ‘Nippon Soul’ is a live album recorded on July 9, 14 and 15, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef and Joe Zawinul and released in 1964 by Riverside.

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The Beatles release their third album : ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ featuring the title track plus ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ (1964)

The Beatles‘ ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ is their third studio album featuring songs from their eponymous film and released on July 10, 1964 by Parlophone.

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