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‘The Doors‘ feat. ‘Light My Fire’, ‘Alabama Song’ & ‘The End’ is their eponymous debut album produced by Paul A. Rothchild and released on January 4, 1967 by Elektra.
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Sinatra at the Sands’ is his first live album recorded in January 1966 with Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted and arranged by Quincy Jones and released in July 1966 by Reprise.
‘Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street’ is the last album (aka ‘At Basin Street’) officially recorded the Brown & Roach Quintet on January 4 & February 16-17, 1956 and released in 1956 By Emarcy.
Billie Holiday‘s ‘Body and Soul’ is a studio album recorded on January 3, 4,7 & 9, 1957 and released the same year by Verve Records.
Tony Bennett‘s ‘Strike Up the Band’ is a studio album recorded on January 3 & 5, 1959 with Count Basie and his Orchestra and first released as ‘Basie Swings, Bennett Sings’ the same year by Roulette.
Elvin Jones‘ ‘Elvin!’ is an album recorded on July 11 & December 27, 1961 and January 3, 1962 and released the same year by Riverside.
Otis Redding‘s ‘Pain in My Heart’ is his debut album produced by Jim Stewart and released on January 1, 1964 by Atco Records.
James Brown‘s ‘I Got You (I Feel Good)’ is a studio album released on January 1, 1966 by King.
Bobby Bland‘s ‘Two Steps from the Blues’ is his debut album released on January 1, 1961 by Duke.
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘My Way’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1968 and February 18, 20, 24, 1969.
Dinah Washington‘s ‘Dinah Sings Bessie Smith’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1957 and January 20, 1958.
Thelonious Monk‘s ‘Big Band and Quartet in Concert’ is his fifth album recorded live at Lincoln Center, New York City on December 30, 1963.
Chet Baker‘s ‘Chet’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1958 & January 19, 1959 with Herbie Mann, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Connie Kay.
Toots Thielemans‘ ‘Man Bites Harmonica!’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1957 and January 7, 1958.
Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Fingerpickin” is his debut album recorded on December 30, 1957 and featuring seven tracks originally released as The Montgomery Brothers.
‘Johnny Burnette and the Rock ‘n Roll Trio’ is their eponymous debut album released in December 1956 by Vogue/Coral Records
‘Backwater Blues’ by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee is a live album recorded on December 29, 1961 at Sugar Hill in San Francisco and released on June 29, 1999 By Fantasy.
Yma Sumac‘s ‘Voice of the Xtabay’ is her first studio album produced by Les Baxter and released in 1950 by Capitol
Dizzy Gillespie‘s ‘Sonny Side Up’ is an album recorded in December 1957 with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stittand released in 1958 by Verve.
Bill Evans‘ ‘Portrait in Jazz’ is an album recorded on December 28, 1959 with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro and released in 1960 by Riverside.