Tony Bennett records ‘Strike Up the Band’ with Count Basie and his Orchestra (1959)

Tony Bennett‘s ‘Strike Up the Band’ is a studio album recorded on January 3 & 5, 1959 with Count Basie and his Orchestra and first released as ‘Basie Swings, Bennett Sings’ the same year by Roulette.

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Capitol publish Dean Martin’s album : ‘This Time I’m Swingin’!’ conducted and arranged by Nelson Riddle (1960)

Dean Martin‘s ‘This Time I’m Swingin’!’ is an album conducted and arranged by Nelson Riddle and released on October 3, 1960 by Capitol.

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Wes Montgomery records his seventh (and first live) album : ‘Full House’ with Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb (1962)

Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Full House’ is his seventh (and first live) album recorded on June 25, 1962 by Riverside/Ojc.

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