‘First Time! The Count Meets the Duke’ by Duke Ellington & Count Basie is an album recorded on July 6, 1961, with their combined orchestras and released the same year by Columbia..
Gary Burton‘s ‘New Vibe Man in Town’ is his debut album recorded on July 6 & 7, 1961 and released the same year by RCA.
‘Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley‘ is a studio album by Cannonball Adderley quintet with Nancy Wilson sitting in, recorded on June 27, 29 and August 23, 24, 1961 and released the same year by Capitol.
Bill Evans‘ ‘Sunday at the Village Vanguard’ is an album recorded on June 25, 1961 at the Village Vanguard in New-York City and released the same year by Riverside?
John Coltrane‘s ‘Olé’ is his ninth album recorded on May 25, 1961 and released in February 1962 by Atlantic.
John Coltrane‘s ‘Africa/Brass’ is his eighth studio album recorded on May 23 & June 7, 1961 with French horns and euphonium and released the same year by Impulse! Records.
Horace Silver‘s ‘Doin’ the Thing’ is a live album recorded on May 19 & 20 1961 at the Village Gate in New York City and released the same year by Blue Note.
‘Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall’ is a live album subtitled ‘The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961’ and released the next year by Columbia.
Dexter Gordon‘s ‘Dexter Calling…’ is an album recorded on May 9, 1961 and released the same year by Blue Note.
Dexter Gordon‘s ‘Doin’ Allright’ is an album recorded on May 6, 1961 and released the same year by Blue Note.
John Coltrane‘s ‘Impressions’ is an album (both live and studio) recorded in November 1961, on September 18, 1962 and April 29, 1963 and released in 1963 by Impulse!
Judy Garland‘s ‘Judy at Carnegie Hall’ is a two-record live recording done on April 23, 1961, at Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York and released in 1961 by Capitol.
Miles Davis‘ ‘In Person Friday & Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk’ is a live album recorded with the Quintet on April 21 & 22, 1961 at a nightclub in San Francisco and released the same year by Columbia
Miles Davis ‘Someday My Prince Will Come’ is his seventh studio album recorded on March 7, 20, 21, 1961, with among others Hank Mobley and released on December 11, 1961 by Columbia.
Frank Sinatra.’s ‘Come Swing with Me!’ is an album recorded (his final for Capitol Records) on March 20-22, 1961 and released the same year.
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Ring-a-Ding-Ding!’ is an album featuring only uptempo swing numbers and released in March 1961 by Reprise.
Charles Mingus‘ ‘Tonight at Noon’ is an album recorded on March 12, 1957 and November 6, 1961 at Atlantic Studios In New York City and released tn 1965 by Atlantic.
Aretha Franklin‘s ‘Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo’ is her second album also known as ‘Right Now It’s Aretha’ and released on February 27, 1961 by Columbia.
Abbey Lincoln‘s ‘Straight Ahead’ is an album recorded on February 22, 1961 with Eric Dolphy, Coleman Hawkins, Max Roach and others and released the same year by Candid.
‘Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee‘ is a live album arranged by Jack Marshall, recorded on February 9 & March 8, 1961 and released the same year by Capitol.