Birth of the Cool: History and Key Facts
Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis.
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Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis.

Bitches Brew is a studio album by the American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Miles Davis.

"Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962.

"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by American singer, songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins in 1955.

"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is a World War II jump blues song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince which was introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello comedy film Buck Privates

Born in the U.S.A.

"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 as the second single from their fifth and final studio album, Bridge over Troubled

Born Under a Bad Sign is the second studio album by American blues musician Albert King, released in August 1967 by Stax Records.

"Bye Bye Love" is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957.

The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart is a 1960 live album by comedian Bob Newhart.

"California Girls" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!).

"Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" (commonly referred to as "Stormy Monday") is a song written and recorded by American blues electric guitar pioneer T-Bone Walker.

"A Change Is Gonna Come" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke.

Harry Forster Chapin (; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs.

A Charlie Brown Christmas is the eighth studio album by the American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (later credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio).

Charlie Parker with Strings is a 1955 compilation album by American jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker released on Clef in 1955.

The Chicago Transit Authority is the debut studio album by the American rock band Chicago, and the only album released under their original name Chicago Transit Authority.

A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector (originally A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records, also known as Phil Spector's Christmas Album) is a multi-artist studio album of Christmas son

Clifford Brown & Max Roach is a 1954 album by jazz musicians Clifford Brown and Max Roach as part of the Clifford Brown and Max Roach Quintet, described by The New York Times as "perhaps the defi

"Cissy Strut" is a 1969 funk instrumental by the Meters.

"Coal Miner's Daughter" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn.

Crosby, Stills & Nash is the debut studio album by the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN), released on May 29, 1969, by Atlantic Records.

"Cross Road Blues" (commonly known as "Crossroads") is a song written by the American blues artist Robert Johnson.

Desperado is the second studio album by the American rock band the Eagles, released on April 17, 1973, by Asylum Records.

"Don't Stop Believin'" is a song by American rock band Journey.

The Doors is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on January 4, 1967, by Elektra Records.

Dusty in Memphis is the fifth studio album by English singer Dusty Springfield, released on 31 March 1969 in the United States by Atlantic Records and by Philips Records internationally.

"Eight Miles High" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn (later known as Roger McGuinn), and David Crosby.

"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver.

Electric Ladyland is the third and final studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in October 1968.

Escape (stylized as E5C4P3 on the album cover) is the seventh studio album by American rock band Journey, released on July 17, 1981, by Columbia Records.

Exile on Main St.

"Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell, who used the pseudonym "John Davenport".

The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman, Columbia Records catalogue item SL-160, is a two-disc LP of swing and jazz music recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January

Fleetwood Mac is the tenth studio album by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 11 July 1975 in the United States and on 1 August 1975 in the United Kingdom by Reprise Record

"For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound)", often referred to as simply "For What It's Worth", is a song written by Stephen Stills, first recorded by Buffalo Springfield on December 5, 1

Forever Changes is the third studio album by the American rock band Love, released in November 1967 by Elektra Records.

Freak Out!

Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (also known as Sings for Only the Lonely or simply Only the Lonely) is the fifteenth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra.

Full Moon Fever is the debut solo studio album by American musician Tom Petty, released on April 24, 1989, by MCA Records.