Charles Mingus records ‘Mingus Ah Um’ produced by Teo Macero (1959)
Charles Mingus‘ ‘Mingus Ah Um’ is an album (with a cover painted by S. Neil Fujita) recorded on May 5 and 12, 1959 and released the same year by Columbia..
Getz and Evans record for Verve ‘Stan Getz & Bill Evans’ with Elvin Jones & Ron Carter (1964)
‘Stan Getz & Bill Evans‘ is a collaboration album recorded with Elvin Jones & Ron Carter on May 5 & 6, 1964 and released in 1973 by Verve.
John Coltrane records ‘Giant Steps’ for Atlantic Records (1959)
John Coltrane‘s ‘Giant Steps’ is his fifth studio album as leader recorded on May 4–5, 1959 & December 2, 1959 and released on January 27, 1960 by Atlantic.
Sly & the Family Stone release ‘Stand!’ their fourth album (1969)
‘Stand!’ by Sly & the Family Stone is their fourth (and breakout) studio album released on May 3, 1969 by Epic.
Barbra Streisand releases ‘My Name Is Barbra’ in conjunction with a a television special (1965)
Barbra Streisand‘s ‘My Name Is Barbra’ is the first of two studio albums (tied-in to a television special of the same name) released in May 1965.
Jackie McLean records ‘New Soil’ with trumpeter Donald Byrd (1959)
Jackie McLean’s ‘New Soil’ is an album recorded on May 2, 1959 with Donald Byrd on trumpet and released rhe same year by Blue Note. .
Reprise publish Joni Mitchell’s second album : ‘Clouds’ featuring ‘Both Sides, Now’ (1969)
Joni Mitchell‘s ‘Clouds’ is her second studio album released (with a self-portrait on its cover) on May 1, 1969 by Reprise.
Frank Sinatra finishes the recording of ‘Where Are You?’ At Capitol Studio In Hollywood (1957)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Where Are You?’ is his thirteenth studio album recorded (in stereo, a first for Sinatra) on April 10 and May 1, 1957 and released the same year by Capitol
Elektra publish Tim Buckley’s third album : ‘Happy Sad’ (1969)
Tim Buckley‘s ‘Happy Sad’ is his third album produced by Zal Yanovsky and Jerry Yester and released in April 1969 by Elektra
George Benson starts the recording of ‘I Got a Woman and Some Blues’ (1969)
George Benson‘s ‘I Got a Woman and Some Blues’ is an album recorded on April 30, May 20, June 4, August 19 & 20and September 3, 1969 and released in 1984 by A&M.
Peggy Lee records the first songs of her debut album : ‘Black Coffee’ (1956)
Peggy Lee‘s ‘Black Coffee’ is her first album recorded between April 30, 1953 & April 3, 1956 and released in 1956 by Decca.
Jackie McLean records ‘One Step Beyond’ for Blue Note (1963)
Jackie McLean’s ‘One Step Beyond’ is an album recorded on April 30, 1963 with a a vibraphone player in place of the pianist and released the same year by Blue Note.
Gordy publish ‘Wish It Would Rain,’ an album by The Temptations (1968)
The Temptations‘ ‘Wish It Would Rain’ is an album (the final from the group’s ‘Classic-5’ era) released on April 29, 1968 by Gordy.
Riverside record ‘Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk’ in San Francisco (1960)
‘Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk’ is an album recorded on April 29, 1960 at the Blackhawk in San Francisco and released in 1960 by Riverside..
Miles Davis records ‘Walkin’ with the Miles Davis All Stars (1954)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Walkin’ is an album recorded on April, 3 and April 29, 1954 with the ‘Miles Davis All Stars’ and released the same year by Prestige.
Impulse! publish John Coltrane’s ‘Impressions’ featuring Eric Dolphy on one track (1963)
John Coltrane‘s ‘Impressions’ is an album (both live and studio) recorded in November 1961, on September 18, 1962 and April 29, 1963 and released in 1963 by Impulse!
Wayne Shorter records ‘Night Dreamer’ with Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones (1964)
Wayne Shorter‘s ‘Night Dreamer’ is his fourth album recorded on April 29, 1964, with a quintet including Lee Morgan, McCoy Tynerr, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones and released the same year by Blue Note.
Columbia release ‘The Chicago Transit Authority,’ their debut album (1969)
Epic release ‘Dance to the Music,’ Sly & the Family Stone’s second album (1968)
‘Dance to the Music’ by Sly & the Family Stone is their second studio album produced by Sly Stone and released on April 27, 1968 by Epic.