John Coltrane records his ninth album : ‘Olé’ for Atlantic (1962)
John Coltrane‘s ‘Olé’ is his ninth album recorded on May 25, 1961 and released in February 1962 by Atlantic.
John Coltrane records ‘Africa/Brass,’ his eighth album with French horns and euphonium (1961)
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 records ‘Doin’ the Thing,’ a live album at the Village Gate (1961)
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 records ‘Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall’ with Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb (1961)
‘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 records ‘Dexter Calling…’ with Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (1961)
Dexter Gordon‘s ‘Dexter Calling…’ is an album recorded on May 9, 1961 and released the same year by Blue Note.
Dexter Gordon records ‘Doin’ Allright’ with Freddie Hubbard, Horace Parlan et al for Blue Note (1961)
Dexter Gordon‘s ‘Doin’ Allright’ is an album recorded on May 6, 1961 and released the same year by Blue Note.
Impulse! publish John Coltrane’s ‘Impressions’ featuring Eric Dolphy on one track (1963)
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 records ‘Judy at Carnegie Hall’ for Capitol (1961)
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 and his Quintet record ‘In Person Friday & Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk’ (1961)
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 wraps up the recording of the ‘Someday My Prince Will Come’ album (1961)
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 starts the recording of ‘Come Swing with Me!’ with arranger Billy May (1961)
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.
Reprise publishes ‘Ring-a-Ding-Ding!’ by (uptempo swinger) Frank Sinatra (1961)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Ring-a-Ding-Ding!’ is an album featuring only uptempo swing numbers and released in March 1961 by Reprise.
Charles Mingus records ‘Tonight at Noon’ at Atlantic Studios In New York (1961)
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.
Columbia publishes Aretha Franklin’s second album ‘Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo’ (1961)
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 records ‘Straight Ahead’ with Eric Dolphy, Coleman Hawkins & Max Roach (1961)
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.
Peggy Lee records ‘Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee,’ a live album for Capitol (1961)
‘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.
Dizzy Gillespie records ‘An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet’ live at MOMA in New York City (1961)
‘An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet’ is a live album recorded on February 9, 1961 at Museum of Modern Art in New York City and released the same year by Verve.
Columbia publish Tony Bennett’s ‘Tony Sings for Two,’ an album recorded with pianist Ralph Sharon (1961)
Tony Bennett‘s ‘Tony Sings for Two’ is a studio album recorded with the pianist Ralph Sharon and released on February 6, 1961 by Columbia,
Bill Evans records ‘Explorations’ with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian for Riverside (1961)
Bill Evans‘ ‘Explorations’ is an album recorded on February 2, 1961 with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian and released in March 1961 by Riverside.
Sam Cooke records his tenth album : ‘Twistin’ the Night Away’ for RCA (1961)
Sam Cooke‘s ‘Twistin’ the Night Away’ is his tenth studio album (and one of his most successful) recorded on January 30, 1961 and released in April 1962 by RCA