Tag: Verve
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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 by Kenny Burrell (guitar), Richard Davis (bass), and Joe Marshall (drums). My cop via Beverly Coin & Jewelry, which has a surprisingly strong and curated vinyl selection.
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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 in 1956 he carried over the Norgran (and Clef) catalog. Verve then was sold to MGM in 1960, Polydor in 1972, and then became part of Universal…
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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 a followup Ella and Louis Again from 1957, and then a later CD release that combines both also called Ella & Louis. Love the two of them…
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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 Herb Ellis make up the band.
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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” and “Swinging Brass” – orchestration and arrangements by Russell Garcia
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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 the Exclusivley For My Friends series Peterson recorded at the home studio of Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer. I now have all but one of the six volumes
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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 Mill No. 5
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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 of the Trio, and Put on a Happy Face). They were also later collected on a five CD box in 1996.
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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.
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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.
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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 1961. Black and silver Verve labels with MGM rim text since they bought Verve in late 1960.
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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 with Buddy Rich), and some tracks with Herb Ellis. Two great 60s Trio Records
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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 a couple others. “The Twenties have never really gone out of style . . ”
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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 is delightful. Look at young Quincy’s serious jazz face on that cover. Great album from one of my favorite jazz eras
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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 at the London House in Chicago in 1961.
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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 1953 – most of this was previously issued on other JATP releases
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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 Feb 26, 1952. Ray Brown, Barney Kessel, Alvin Stoller, and Oscar Peterson
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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 in 1960. Rodgers is maybe less well known than Cole Parter or Gershwin (other “song book” releases) but some great songs here: My Funny Valentine, The Lady…