Bill Evans records his last studio album : ‘We Will Meet Again’ (1979)
Bill Evans‘ ‘We Will Meet Again’ is his last studio album recorded on August 6–9, 1979 and released the same year by Warner Bros.
Talking Heads release their third album : ‘Fear of Music,’ produced with Brian Eno and featuring ‘Life During Wartime’ (1979)
Talking Heads‘ ‘Fear of Music’ is their third studio album produced with Brian Eno and released on August 3, 1979 by Sire.
Chic release their third studio album ‘Risqué’ featuring ‘Good Times’ (1979)
Chic’s ‘Risqué’ is their third studio album featuring Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers and released on July 30, 1979 by Atlantic.
AC/DC release their fifth album (and the last with Bon Scott) : ‘Highway to Hell’ (1979)
V.S.O.P. Quintet that gathers Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Freddie Hubbard records ‘Live Under the Sky’ in Tokyo (1979)
V.S.O.P. Quintet’s ‘Live Under the Sky’ is a live album recorded on July 26 and 27, 1979 with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Freddie Hubbard and released the same year by Columbia.
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘A Perfect Match’ with the Count Basie Orchestra at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1979)
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘A Perfect Match’ is a live album recorded on July 12, 1979 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, with the Count Basie Orchestra and released the same year by Pablo
Warner Bros. publish ‘The B-52’, their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Rock Lobster’ and ‘Planet Claire’ (1979)
The B-52’s‘ feat. ‘Rock Lobster’ is their eponymous debut album recorded in Nassau, Bahamas and released on July 6, 1979 by Warner Bros.
Oscar Peterson & Stéphane Grappelli record together : ‘Skol’ for Pablo (1979)
‘Skol’ by Oscar Peterson & Stéphane Grappelli. is a live album recorded on July 6, 1979 and released the same year by Pablo.
Reprise Records publish Neil Young’s ‘Rust Never Sleeps,’ an album recorded live with Crazy Horse (1979)
Neil Young‘s ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ is an album recorded live with Crazy Horse and released on July 2, 1979 by Reprise Records.
Teddy Pendergrass releases his third album : ‘Teddy’ featuring ‘Turn Off the Lights’ (1979)
Teddy Pendergrass‘ ‘Teddy’ is his third album released on June 23, 1979 by Philadelphia International Records.
Dire Straits release their second album ‘Communiqué’ (1979)
Dire Straits’ ‘Communiqué’ is their second studio album recorded in The Bahamas and released on June 15 1979 by Vertigo Records / Warner Bros.
Factory Records release Joy Division’s debut album : ‘Unknown Pleasures’ featuring ‘She’s Lost Control’ (1979)
Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ is their debut studio album produced by Martin Hannett and released on June 15, 1979 by Factory Records.
Joni Mitchell releases ‘Mingus,’ a collaboration album with Charles Mingus (1979)
Joni Mitchell’s ‘Mingus’ is her tenth studio album recorded in collaboration with Charles Mingus and released on June 13, 1979 by Asylum.
Earth, Wind & Fire release their ninth album : ‘I Am’ featuring ‘Boogie Wonderland’ & ‘After the Love Has Gone’ (1979)
Earth, Wind & Fire’s ‘I Am’ feat. ‘Boogie Wonderland’ & ‘After the Love Has Gone’ is their ninth studio album released on June 9, 1979 by Cbs.
Robert Palmer releases ‘Secrets,’ his fifth solo album featuring ‘Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)’ (1979)
Robert Palmer‘s ‘Secrets’ feat. ‘Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)’ is his fifth solo album released in June 1979 by Island.
David Bowie releases ‘Lodger,’ his thirteenth album and the last of the Berlin Trilogy (1979)
David Bowie‘s ‘Lodger’ is his thirteenth studio album (the last of the Berlin Trilogy) recorded in Switzerland and New York and released on May 18, 1979 by RCA.
Sire release ‘The Undertones,’ their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Teenage Kicks’ (1979)
‘The Undertones‘ is their eponymous debut album recorded in London and released on May 13, 1979 by Sire.
The Cure release ‘Three Imaginary Boys,’ their debut album on Fiction (1979)
The Cure‘s ‘Three Imaginary Boys’ is their debut album (also titled ‘Boys Don’t Cry’) produced by Chris Parry and released on May 8, 1979 by Fiction.
Arista publish Dionne Warwick’s ‘Dionne’ produced By Barry Manilow (1979)
Dionne Warwick‘s ‘Dionne’ is an album (and her best seller ) produced By Barry Manilow and released in May, 1979 by Arista.
Discreet publish Frank Zappa’s ‘Orchestral Favorites’ recorded with the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (1979)
Frank Zappa‘s ‘Orchestral Favorites’ is an instrumental album featuring the 37-piece Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra and released on May 4, 1979 by Discreet.