November 10, 1978: Queen Release Jazz in the UK
Queen released Jazz in the UK on November 10, 1978, reuniting with Roy Thomas Baker for sessions in Switzerland and France.
Original illustration based on Brian May’s documented 2017 appearance, not a photograph of the 1978 Jazz sessions.
On November 10, 1978, Queen released Jazz in the UK. Their seventh studio album reunited the band with producer Roy Thomas Baker. Recording began at Mountain Studios in Switzerland in July and continued at Super Bear Studios in France. Queen’s official account places the American release four days after the UK edition.
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About the illustration
Original illustration of Brian May in his documented 2017 appearance, not a photograph of the 1978 Jazz sessions. Visual reference: “QueenO2121217-70” by Raph_PH (12 December 2017), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. New pose, composition, background and lighting; shirt graphic omitted. Reference photograph · CC BY 2.0 licence.
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