Wes Montgomery records ‘Smokin’ at the Half Note’ with the Wynton Kelly Trio for Verve (1965)

‘Smokin’ at the Half Note’ by Wes Montgomery & the Wynton Kelly Trio is their second collaboration album recorded live in late June 1965 and in studio, on September 22, 1965 and released the same year by Verve.

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Frank Sinatra starts the recording of ‘Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely’ arranged by Nelson Riddle (1958)

Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely’ is an album (also known as ‘Sings for Only the Lonely’ or simply ‘Only the Lonely’) recorded on May 29, June 24 & 26 1958 and released in September 1958 By Capitol.

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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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Nat King Cole records ‘Love Is the Thing,’ his first collaboration with Gordon Jenkins (1956)

Nat King Cole‘s ‘Love Is the Thing’ is an album recorded on December 19 & 28, 1956, his first of four collaborations with arranger Gordon Jenkins and released in April 1957 By Capitol.

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