Freddie Hubbard records ‘Ready for Freddie’ with Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner et al (1961)

Freddie Hubbard‘s ‘Ready for Freddie’ is his fourth album recorded on August 21, 1961 with Bernard McKinney, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Art Davis and Elvin Jones and released the same year by Blue Note.

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Columbia tape ‘First Time! The Count Meets the Duke’ by Duke Ellington & Count Basie and their respective orchestras (1961)

‘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..

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Capitol begin the recording of ‘Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley’ with Nat Adderley on Cornet and Joe Zawinul on Piano (1961)

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.

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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.

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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!

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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

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