Ray Charles records in a New-York studio ‘The Genius Hits the Road’ (1960)
Ray Charles‘ ‘The Genius Hits the Road’ is an album recorded on March 25 and 29, 1960 and released in September 1960 by ABC-Paramount.
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Ray Charles‘ ‘The Genius Hits the Road’ is an album recorded on March 25 and 29, 1960 and released in September 1960 by ABC-Paramount.
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Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Hello, Love’ is a studio album recorded between March 3 and April 7, 1960 and released the same year by Verve.
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Ella in Berlin’ is a live album recorded on February 13, 1960, at the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin and released the same year by Verve.
John Lee Hooker‘s ‘That’s My Story’ is a studio album recorded on February 9, 1960 with Sam Jones & Louis Hayes (the rhythm section from Cannonball Adderley) and released the same year by Riverside.
Hank Mobley‘s ‘Soul Station’ is an album recorded on February 7, 1960 with Art Blakey, Wynton Kelly and Paul Chambers and released the same year by Blue Note.
‘Meet the Jazztet’ by Art Farmer & Benny Golson is an album recorded on February 6, 9 & 10, 1960 and released the same year by Argo.
‘Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein’ by The Dave Brubeck Quartet is an album recorded on January 30 and February 14, 1960 with Leonard Bernstein as conductor and released in 1961 by Columbia.
‘The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery‘ is his fourth album recorded on January 26–27, 1960 and released the same year by Riverside.