Tag: 1961
I miss this trend from the 50s and 60s where great singers like Ella (as well as folks like Oscar Peterson) did “song books” of great composers. My…
2xLP release from 1976 which collects two previous Riverside releases: Portrait In Jazz (1960) and Explorations (1961). This one includes two takes on “Autumn Leaves” – one which…
Nelson on sax and clarient, with Dolphy also on sax, bass clarinet, and flute, supported by Richard Wyands on piano, George Duvivier on bass, and Roy Haynes on…
While movie science fiction fans celebrate May 4th as Star Wars Day (“May the 4th be with you”), jazz heads know it as Dave Brubeck Day, 5/4 time…
One of the few duplicates I hang onto, as I have a repressing (Hard Travelin’) but this is the Vinyl Me Please reissue (as part of VMP Country)…
This is really a 2xLP reissue of two Prestige records: Jack Elliott Sings The Songs of Woody Guthrie (1960) and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (1961). Fantasy purchased the catalog…
One in a series of releases recorded in the early 60s in Hamburg. These were recorded by Ted Taylor in April 1961 – while Ringo was not yet…
Patsy Cline, Showcase, 1961 on Decca. My copy is a 2022 reissue from Vinyl Me, Please I don’t think I knew her version of South of the Border…
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lightnin’ Sings The Blues, [originally] 1961 on Crown. My copy is a later reissue with different cover art on United / Superior. Not sure when the…
Duke Ellington, The Best of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, 1961 on Capitol. Release from The Star Line, a series on Capitol that started in the early…
Nat King Cole, The Touch Of Your Lips, 1961 on Capitol. Arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmicheal – “an album of ballads as tender as a kiss” Did…
The Oscar Peterson Trio, The Trio: Live From Chicago, 1961 on Verve. Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, Oscar Peterson – live at The London House in Chicago – multiple…
Edith Piaf, Recital 1961, 1961 on Pathé Pathé was a Columbia label then – you can see the Columbia “musical notes” logo on the cover and rear –…