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Robert Plant releases ‘Now and Zen,’ his fourth album featuring Jimmy Page on two songs (1988)
Robert Plant‘s ‘Now and Zen’ is his fourth solo album released on February 29, 1988 by Es Paranza.
Steely Dan release ‘Two Against Nature’ after a 20 years hiatus (2000)
Steely Dan‘s ‘Two Against Nature’ is their eighth (and first in 20 years) album released on February 29, 2000 by Giant.
The Mamas and The Papas release ‘If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears,’ their debut album featuring ‘California Dreamin” (1966)
The Mamas and the Papas‘ ‘If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears’ is their debut album produced by Lou Adler and released on February 28, 1966 by Dunhill
EMI publish Talk Talk’s ‘The Colour of Spring,’ their third studio album featuring ‘Life’s What You Make It’ (1986)
Talk Talk‘s ‘The Colour of Spring’ is their third studio album featuring ‘Life’s What You Make It,’ produced by Tim Friese-Greene and released in February, 1986 by EMI
U2 release ‘War’ featuring ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ & ‘New Year’s Day’ (1983)
U2‘s ‘War’ feat. ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ and ‘New Year’s Day’ is their third studio album produced by Steve Lillywhite and released on February 28, 1983 by Island.
Warner Bros. publish ‘Rickie Lee Jones,’ her debut eponymous album featuring ‘Chuck E.’S In Love’ (1979)
‘Rickie Lee Jones‘ is her eponymous debut album released on February 28, 1979 by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. publish Faces’ second album : ‘Long Player’ (1971)
Faces’ ‘Long Player’ is their second album self-produced and released in February, 1971 by Warner Bros.
Rough Trade publish ‘Colossal Youth,’ Young Marble Giants’ only album (1980)
Young Marble Giants‘ ‘Colossal Youth’ is their only studio album released in February 1980 on Rough Trade Records.
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SOUL & HIP HOP
Columbia publishes Aretha Franklin’s second album ‘Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo’ (1961)
Aretha Franklin‘s ‘Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo’ is her second album also known as ‘Right Now It’s Aretha’ and released on February 27, 1961 by Columbia.
After a five years hiatus, Erykah Badu drops ‘New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)’ (2008)
Erykah Badu‘s ‘New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)’ is her fourth studio album released on February 26, 2008 by Universal Motown.
Blue Note publish Cassandra Wilson’s thirteenth album: ‘Belly of the Sun’ (2002)
Cassandra Wilson‘s ‘Belly of the Sun’ is her thirteenth album released on February 26, 2002 by Blue Note.
‘Let Me in Your Life’ is Aretha Franklin’s twenty-second studio album, co-produced with Jerry Wexler (1974)
Aretha Franklin‘s ‘Let Me in Your Life’ is her twenty-second studio album (and one of her top-selling) released on February 25, 1974 by Atlantic.
James Brown & The Famous Flames work on his first album ‘Please Please Please’ (1956)
James Brown‘s ‘Please Please Please’ is his debut studio album recorded between February 24, 1956 and September 18, 1958, with the Famous Flames and released in 1959 by King.
Volt/Atco publish ‘The Dock of the Bay,’ the first posthumous Otis Redding’s album (1968)
Otis Redding‘s ‘The Dock of the Bay’ is his seventh (and first posthumous) album recorded at Stax Studio and released on February 23, 1968 by Volt/Atco.
Naughty by Nature release ’19 Naughty III’ featuring ‘Hip Hop Hooray’ (1993)
Naughty by Nature‘s ’19 Naughty III’ feat. ‘Hip Hop Hooray’ is their third album released on February 23, 1993 by Tommy Boy Records.
The Roots release ‘Things Fall Apart’ with Erykah Badu & Common among other guests (1999)
The Roots‘ ‘Things Fall Apart’ is their fourth studio album released on February 23, 1999 by MCA
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JAZZ
Bethlehem Records publish Nina Simone’s debut album : ‘Little Girl Blue’ a.k.a. ‘Jazz As Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club’ (1959)
Nina Simone‘s ‘Little Girl Blue’ a.k.a. ‘Jazz As Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club’ is her debut album released in February 1959 by Bethlehem Records
Chet Baker records ‘Chet Baker Sings and Plays’ for Pacific Jazz (1955)
‘Chet Baker Sings and Plays’ is an album recorded on February 28 and March 7, 1955 with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman plus Strings and released the same year by Pacific Jazz.
CBS publish Soft Machine’s first fully instrumental album : ‘Fourth’ (1971)
Soft Machine‘s ‘Fourth’ is a studio (and first all-instrumental ) album released on February 28, 1971 by CBS.
Riverside record ‘The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall’ (1959)
‘The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall’ is an album recorded on February 28, 1959 and released the same year by Riverside.
Michel Petrucciani records ‘Solo Live’ at The ‘Alte Oper’ In Frankfurt (1997)
Michel Petrucciani‘s ‘Solo Live’ is a piano album recorded on February 27,1997 in Frankfurt and released in 1998 By Dreyfus.
Keith Jarrett records ‘Treasure Island’ with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian & Danny Johnson (1974)
Keith Jarrett‘s ‘Treasure Island’ is his second album recorded on February 27-28, 1974 with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian & Danny Johnson and released the same year by Impulse!.
Woody Shaw records live in Detroit ‘Bemsha Swing’ for Blue Note (1986)
Woody Shaw‘s ‘Bemsha Swing’ is a live album recorded in Detroit on February 26 & 27, 1986 and released in 1997 by Blue Note.
Eric Dolphy records ‘Out to Lunch!’ with Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Richard Davis & Tony Williams (1964)
Eric Dolphy‘s ‘Out to Lunch!’ is an album recorded on February 25, 1964, with Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Richard Davis and Tony Williams and released in September 1964 by Blue Note.
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OTHERS
Daft Punk release ‘Discovery,’ their second album featuring ‘Harder Better Faster Stronger’ (2001)
Daft Punk‘s ‘Discovery’ is their second studio album featuring ‘Harder Better Faster Stronger’ and released on February 26, 2001 by Virgin Records.
Air release ‘The Virgin Suicides,’ their second album and score for the eponymous Sofia Coppola’s movie (2000)
Air‘s ‘The Virgin Suicides’ is their second studio album and the score for the eponymous Sofia Coppola’s movie, released on February 23, 2000 by Virgin
The album ‘Ali and Toumani’ puts together guitarist Ali Farka Touré & korist Toumani Diabaté (2010)
‘Ali and Toumani’ by Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté is an album featuring Touré on guitar and Diabaté on kora, released on February 23, 2010 by Nonesuch Records.
Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim start the recording of ‘Elis & Tom’ (1974)
‘Elis & Tom’ by Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim is a bossa nova album recorded from February 22 till March 9, 1974 in Los Angeles and released the same year by Philips.
Virgin publish Tangerine Dream’s fifth album : ‘Phaedra’ (1974)
Tangerine Dream‘s ‘Phaedra is their fifth studio album produced by frontman Edgar Froese and released on February 20, 1974 by Virgin
Sony publish Béla Fleck & the Flecktones’ eighth album : ‘The Hidden Land’ (2006)
‘The Hidden Land’ by Béla Fleck & the Flecktones is their eighth studio album released on February 14, 2006 by Sony.
Def Jam publish Public Enemy’s debut album : ‘Yo! Bum Rush The Show’ (1987)
Public Enemy’s ‘Yo! Bum Rush the Show’ is their debut studio album produced by Bill Stephney and The Bomb Squad and released on February 10, 1987 by Def Jam
Factory Records publish New Order’s fifth album : ‘Technique’ (1989)
New Order‘s ‘Technique’ is their fifth studio album produced by the band and released on January 30, 1989 by Factory Records.