Lonnie Smith records ‘Drives,’ an album for Blue Note (1970)
Lonnie Smith's 'Drives' is an album recorded on January 2, 1970 and released in 1970 by Blue Note.
Kanye West releases his debut album : ‘The College Dropout’ featuring ‘Through the Wire,’ ‘Jesus Walks,’ ‘All Falls Down’ and ‘Slow Jamz’…
Kanye West's 'The College Dropout' is his debut studio album released on February 10, 2004 by Roc-A-Fella Records.
Happy Birthday Lonnie Liston Smith. ‘Mr. Smith Goes To Liston’
R.E.M. release their eighth album : ‘Automatic for the People’ featuring ‘Drive’ and ‘Everybody Hurts’ (1992)
R.E.M.'s 'Automatic for the People' feat. 'Drive' is their eighth studio album co-produced with Scott Litt and released on October 5, 1992 by Warner Bros. Records.
Columbia publish ‘Big Fun,’ an album by Miles Davis recorded over a period of four years (1974)
Miles Davis 'Big Fun' is a double album recorded between 1969 and 1972 and released on April 19, 1974 by Columbia.
A Tribe Called Quest release ‘People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’ featuring ‘Can I Kick It?’ (1990)
A Tribe Called Quest's 'People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm' is their debut album released on April 17, 1990 by Jive Records.
Happy Birthday Joey DeFrancesco. ‘Organ Honor’
MCA publish Common’s fourth album : ‘Like Water For Chocolate’ featuring ‘The Light’ (2000)
Common's 'Like Water for Chocolate' is his fourth studio album featuring 'The Light' and released on March 28, 2000 by MCA
Stones Throw publish Madvillain’s debut album : ‘Madvillainy’ produced by members MF Doom and Madlib (2004)
Madvillain's 'Madvillainy' is their debut studio album produced by members of the duo, MF Doom and Madlib and released on March 23, 2004 by Stones Throw Records.
Roland Kirk records ‘Here Comes the Whistleman’ for Atlantic Records (1965)
Roland Kirk's 'Here Comes the Whistleman' is an album recorded on March 14, 1965 and released the same year by Atlantic.
‘Introducing Joss Stone’ is her third album produced By Raphael Saadiq & Isaiah Abolin (2007)
'Introducing Joss Stone' is her third studio album produced By Raphael Saadiq & Isaiah Abolin and released on March 9, 2007 by Relentless.
Pharoah Sanders records ‘Karma,’ an album for Impulse! (1969)
Pharoah Sanders' 'Karma' is an album recorded on February 14 & 19, 1969 and released the same year by Impulse!.
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Happy Birthday Chris Potter
Geffen Records publish Mary J. Blige’s seventh album : ‘The Breakthrough’ (2005)
Mary J. Blige's 'The Breakthrough' is her seventh studio album released on December 20, 2005 by Geffen Records.
Stanley Turrentine records for CTI ‘Sugar,’ an album with Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Ron Carter et al (1970)
Stanley Turrentine's 'Sugar' is an album recorded mainly during November 1970 with among others, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Ron Carter, ... and released In 1971 By CTI.
Wu-Tang Clan release their debut album : ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ (1993)
Wu-Tang Clan 's 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' is their debut studio album produced by group's leader RZA released on November 9, 1993, by Loud
Happy Birthday Lou Donaldson. ‘Blues Walking With Lou’
Blue Note publish Norah Jones’ sixth album : ‘Day Breaks’ (2016)
Norah Jones' 'Day Breaks' is her sixth solo studio album featuring compositions by Horace Silver and Duke Ellington and released on October 7, 2016.
Epic publish Macy Gray’s second album : ‘The Id’ featuring ‘Sexual Revolution’ (2001)
Macy Gray's 'The Id' is her second studio album released on September 18, 2001 by Epic.
Kanye West releases his second album : ‘Late Registration’ featuring ‘Gold Digger’ (2005)
Kanye West's 'Late Registration' is his second studio album featuring Adam Levine, Lupe Fiasco, Jamie Foxx, Common, Jay-Z, Brandy, Nas and more as guests and released on August 30, 2005 by Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam.
MCA publish Mary J. Blige’s fourth album : ‘Mary’ (1999)
Mary J. Blige's 'Mary' is her fourth studio album, released on August 17, 1999 by MCA.
We remember Steve Grossman. ‘New Year’
George Benson records his third album : ‘The George Benson Cookbook’ (1966)
'The George Benson Cookbook' is his third album produced by John Hammond and recorded on August 1 & October 19, 1966 and released the same year by Columbia.
Bad Boy publish Puff Daddy’s debut album : ‘No Way Out’ featuring ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ (1997)
Puff Daddy's 'No Way Out' is his debut studio album released on July 1, 1997, by his Bad Boy record label.
Jay-Z releases his debut album : ‘ Reasonable Doubt’ featuring Mary J. Blige and The Notorious B.I.G. (1996)
Jay-Z' 'Reasonable Doubt' is his debut studio album featuring Mary J. Blige and The Notorious B.I.G. among others and released on June 25, 1996 by Roc-A-Fella / Priority
Miles Davis records ‘On the Corner’ for Columbia (1972)
Miles Davis' 'On the Corner' is a studio album recorded on June 1, 6 and July 7, 1972 and released on October 11, 1972 by Columbia.
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Chrysalis Records release Guru’s ‘Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1’ (1993)
Guru's 'Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1' is one of the first albums combining a live jazz band with hip hop, released on May 18, 1993 by Chrysalis Records.