Dave Brubeck releases his first solo piano album : ‘Brubeck Plays Brubeck’ (1956)
Dave Brubeck‘s ‘Brubeck Plays Brubeck’ is his first solo piano album released on July 16, 1956 by Columbia.
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Miles Davis‘ ‘In a Silent Way’ is a studio album recorded in just one day, on February 18, 1969 at CBS Studio B in New York and released on July 30, 1969 by Columbia.
Oscar Peterson‘s ‘The Trio’ is a live album recorded with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen on July 28 and 29, 1961 at the London House jazz club in Chicago and released the same year by Verve.
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘Our Man in Jazz’ is an album recorded at The Village Gate in New York City on July 27–30, 1962 and February 20, 1963 and released by RCA Victor.
Miles Davis‘ ‘In Europe’ is an album with Ron Carter, George Coleman, Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams, recorded on July 27, 1963 at Festival Mondial du Jazz in Antibes and released in 1964 by Columbia.
‘Chet Baker & Crew’ is a studio album recorded on July 24, 25 and 31, 1956 and released the same year by Pacific Jazz.
Roland Kirk‘s ‘Volunteered Slavery’ is an album recorded on July 7, 1968 at Newport Jazz Festival, and on July 22 & 23, 1969 in studio and released in 1969 by Atlantic.
Bobby Hutcherson‘s ‘Oblique’ is an album recorded on July 21, 1967, with Herbie Hancock, Albert Stinson and Joe Chambers and released in 1980 By Blue Note.
‘Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington‘ is an album by Monk playing well-known songs by Ellington, recorded July 21 and 27, 1955 and released the same year by Riverside.
Rahsaan Roland Kirk‘s ‘Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real’ is his final album recorded on July 18, 1977 with a string section and orchestra and released the same year by Warner Bros.
Gonzalo Rubalcaba‘s ‘Supernova’ is a studio album recorded with Carlos Henriguez (b) and Ignacio Berroa (d) and released on July 17, 2001 by Blue Note..
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Dave Brubeck‘s ‘Brubeck Plays Brubeck’ is his first solo piano album released on July 16, 1956 by Columbia.
Jimmy Smith‘s ‘Home Cookin’ is an album recorded on July 15, 1958, May 24 & June 16, 1959 and released in 1960 By Blue Note.
Cannonball Adderley‘s ‘Nippon Soul’ is a live album recorded on July 9, 14 and 15, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef and Joe Zawinul and released in 1964 by Riverside.
Wayne Shorter‘s ‘Footprints Live!’ is an album recorded between July 14 and 24, 2001 with Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade and released in 2002 by Verve.
Stan Getz‘ ‘Focus’ is an album recorded on July 14 & 28 and September-October 1961 with a string orchestra and released the same year by Verve.
Michel Petrucciani‘s ‘Power Of Three’ is an album recorded on July 14, 1986 at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Jim Hall and Wayne Shorter and released in 1987 by Blue Note.
‘Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book’ is an album recorded between July 14 and August 9, 1959 with Ray Brown on double bass and Ed Thigpen on drums and released the same year by Verve.
Keith Jarrett‘s ‘Still Live’ is a live album recorded on July 13, 1986 at Philharmonic Hall in Munich, with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette and released the same year by ECM.
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