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March 20, 1957: Duke Ellington, Max Roach & Sarah Vaughan record on the same day.

Added: 2008-03-19 Duke Ellington records 4 Piano Improvisations that were issued on the 2004 release of Piano In The Foreground (Columbia).

Max Roach records three tracks with his quintet (Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Ray Bryant, George Morrow): Little Folks; Minor Trouble; Valse Hot.

Sarah Vaughan records 12 songs for her Gershwin album released on Mercury.


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