Chet Baker records the album ‘Chet’ with Herbie Mann, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Connie Kay (1958)

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.

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Columbia publish Leonard Cohen’s debut album : ‘Songs of Leonard Cohen’ featuring ‘Suzanne,’ ‘Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye’ and ‘So Long Marianne’ (1967)

‘Songs of Leonard Cohen‘ feat. ‘Suzanne’ and ‘So Long, Marianne’ is his debut album recorded In August 1967 and released on December 27, 1967 by Columbia.

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Bob Dylan releases his eighth album : ‘John Wesley Harding’ featuring ‘All Along the Watchtower,’ ‘I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight’ and ‘I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine’ (1967)

Bob Dylan‘s ‘John Wesley Harding’ feat. ‘All Along The Watchtower’ is his eighth studio album marking his return to acoustic music and traditional roots, produced by Bob Johnston and released on December 27, 1967 by Columbia.

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Ella Fitzgerald finishes the recording of ‘Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson’ with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra (1961)

Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson’ is a studio album recorded on January 5, 1959–December 27, 1961 with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra and released in 1962 by Verve.

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Oscar Peterson records with Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Buddy Rich, ‘Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie’ for Clef (1955)

Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie‘ is an album of music associated with Count Basie, recorded on December 27, 1955 with Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Buddy Rich and released in 1955 by Clef.

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