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Astrud Gilberto, The Astrud Gilberto Album with Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1965 on Verve

A few weeks back I posted Getz Au Go Go from 1964 – this was released about a year later, and recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood in…

The New Stan Getz Quartet Featuring Astrud Gilberto, Getz Au Go Go, 1964 on Verve

Sadly, Gilberto died this summer (June 5, 2023) – I tend to buy any albums I run across from the Getz / Gilberto collaborations or that feature her….

Johnny Hodges and Earl “Fatha” Hines, Stride Right, 1966 on Verve.

Produced by Creed Taylor, and recorded January 14th, 1966 at Rudy Van Gelder’s in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Hodges (alto sax) and Hines (piano & organ) are joined…

Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra, Afro, 1954 on Norgran Records

While this came out in 1954 on Norman Granz’s Norgran Records, my copy is a Vinyl Me, Please reissue from 2022, via UMG Recordings/Verve. When Granz formed Verve…

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Ella and Louis, 1956 on Verve

As though Ella and Louis weren’t enough, the backing band is Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown – (aka the Oscar Peterson Trio) – and Buddy Rich. There’s…

Blossom Dearie, Blossom Dearie. 1957 on Verve.

The inimitable Blossom Dearie’s debut album. My copy is the 2022 reissue from Vinyl Me, Please, which includes listening notes by Natalie Weiner. Ray Brown, Jo Jones, and…

Oscar Peterson, The Oscar Peterson Collection, 1973 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson, The Oscar Peterson Collection, 1973 on Verve. Classic Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, Oscar Peterson Trio – previously released on the Verve albums “In a Romantic Mood”…

Oscar Peterson, Travelin’ On, 1969 on MPS.

Oscar Peterson, Travelin’ On, 1969 on MPS. My copy is an early 80s reissue by Verve in the Verve MPS Series. One of the volumes (Vol 6) of…

Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle, Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson, 1962 on Verve.

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…

Oscar Peterson, Something Warm, 1966 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson, Something Warm, 1966 on Verve. One of the four LPs of material recorded at the London House in Chicago in 1962 (along with The Trio, Sound…

Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson, Very Tall, 1962 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson, Very Tall, 1962 on Verve. Recorded in 1961, on Verve labels after MGM acquisition.

Oscar Peterson Trio, We Get Requests, 1964 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson Trio, We Get Requests, 1964 on Verve. Last of Peterson’s Verve output, recorded at RCA Studios in NYC in 1964, with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen.

Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen: The Sound of the Trio, 1962 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen: The Sound of the Trio, 1962 on Verve. One of a series of releases recorded at the London House in Chicago in…

The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train, 1963 on Verve.

The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train, 1963 on Verve. The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train Vol. 2, 1967 on Verve. These are with Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen (some…

Oscar Peterson, Thoroughly Modern ‘Twenties, 1967 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson, Thoroughly Modern ‘Twenties, 1967 on Verve. Songs collected from the “Song Book” albums for Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh. Richard Rodgers – plus…

Quincy Jones, This Is How I Feel About Jazz, 1957 on ABC Paramount.

Quincy Jones, This Is How I Feel About Jazz, 1957 on ABC Paramount. My copy is from the Vinyl Me, Please Anthology The Story Of Quincy Jones, which…

Oscar Peterson Trio, Put On A Happy Face, 1966 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson Trio, Put On A Happy Face, 1966 on Verve. My favorite incarnation with Ed Thigpen and Ray Brown – one of four LPs of music recorded…

Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, The Oscar Peterson Trio Set, Jazz at the Philharmonic, reissued 1985 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, The Oscar Peterson Trio Set, Jazz at the Philharmonic, reissued 1985 on Verve. Live at Carnegie Hall in 1952 and…

Oscar Peterson Quartet, Oscar Peterson Quartet , 1956 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson Quartet, Oscar Peterson Quartet , 1956 on Verve. Originally reased in 1952 as a 10″ LP, this is a 1956 issue on 12″ LP – recorded…

Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Song Book, 1959 on Verve.

Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Song Book, 1959 on Verve. My copy is a slightly later (early 60s) pressing by MGM after they acquired Verve…