Ella Fitzgerald begins the recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook’ (19656)

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook’ is a studio album recorded between August 21 & 31, 1956, with an orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman and released the same year by Verve.

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Freddie Hubbard records ‘Ready for Freddie’ with Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner et al (1961)

Freddie Hubbard‘s ‘Ready for Freddie’ is his fourth album recorded on August 21, 1961 with Bernard McKinney, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Art Davis and Elvin Jones and released the same year by Blue Note.

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Duke Ellington ‘Together for the First Time / The Great Reunion’ with Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (1961)

‘Together for the First Time / The Great Reunion” is the combination of two recordings done on April 3–4, 1961 by a sextet combining Duke Ellington with Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars, and both released the same year by Roulette.

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RCA publish Elvis Presley’s album : ‘Frankie and Johnny,’ the soundtrack of the film of the same name (1966)

Elvis Presley‘s ‘Frankie and Johnny’ is his twenty-fifth album featuring the OST to the eponymous film and released on March 1, 1966 by RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo.

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RCA publish Sam Cooke’s last album of his lifetime : ‘Ain’t That Good News’ featuring ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ (1964)

Sam Cooke‘s ‘Ain’t That Good News’ is a studio (and the final to be issued during his lifetime) album released on March 1, 1964 by RCA.

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