Tag: 1962
Though this was first released / issued by Blue Note in 1987, it was actually recorded in 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in New Jersey, and represents…
The Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Crow, and Gus Johnson – mostly recorded at Tom Nola’s studio in New York in May 1962, with one live track…
Van Ronk was a key figure in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 60s, sometimes called the Mayor of MacDougal Street. He’s the most visible model for…
James Brown, James Brown ‘Live’ at the Apollo, 1963 on King Records. My copy is a 1966 pressing. The B side is mostly on long medley to get…
Lou Rawls and Les McCann Ltd., Stormy Monday, 1962 on Capitol. Maybe ought to be “Lou Rawls Sings and Les McCann Ltd Plays Stormy Monday, with Leroy Vinnegar…
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lightnin’ Strikes, 1962 on Vee Jay Records. My copy is a 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue One of two 60s Lightnin’ Hopkins albums by this title…
Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle, Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson, 1962 on Verve. Classic big band / swing and wonderful renditions – found via a vinyl bazaar at…
Lee Morgan Quintet, Take Twelve, 1962 on Jazzland. My copy js a 2021 Craft Record reissue through Vinyl Me, Please classics. Bob Crenshaw, Louis Hayes, Barry Harris, Cliff…
Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson, Very Tall, 1962 on Verve. Recorded in 1961, on Verve labels after MGM acquisition.
Herbie Hancock, Takin’ Off, 1962 on Blue Note. Another from the Vinyl Me, Please anthology of Herbie Hancock With Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins…
Chet Baker Sextet, Chet Is Back!, 1962 on RCA Victor. As the barcode on the rear cover suggests, my copy is a reissue from 2012 by Org Music…
Miles Davis, Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall, 1962 on Columbia. Recorded May 19th, 1961 – on “nonbreakable” Columbia Records vinyl in mono Cover artwork by Joe Eula, with…
Oscar Peterson Trio, West Side Story, 1962 on Verve Bop version of the musical’s songs – Maria, I Feel Pretty, Somewhere, etc. Via Anntiques in Ipswich, MA
Carmen McRae, Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics, 1962 on Columbia. My copy is a 1981 reissue as part of the Jazz Odyssey Series….
Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Reunion with Chet Baker, 1958 on World Pacific. Mine’s a late 60s reissue on Pacific Jazz Records with liner notes from 1962
Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan, Two of a Mind, 1962 on RCA Victor. Mine’s actually the 2016 reissue by Org Music, which is a Pallas pressing and sounds…
Art Tatum, The Essential Art Tatum, 1962 on Verve Tatum died in 1956, these recordings are from sessions in 1953, 1954, and 1956 Via Listen Up Music in…
