Wes Montgomery records his sixth album : ‘So Much Guitar’ for Riverside (1961)
Wes Montgomery‘s ‘So Much Guitar’ is his sixth album recorded on August 4, 1961 and released the same year by Riverside.
Oscar Peterson records ‘The Trio’ at the London House in Chicago (1961)
Oscar Peterson‘s ‘The Trio’ is a live album recorded with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen on July 28 and 29, 1961 at the London House jazz club in Chicago and released the same year by Verve.
Stan Getz records ‘Focus’ for Verve with a string orchestra (1961)
Stan Getz‘ ‘Focus’ is an album recorded on July 14 & 28 and September-October 1961 with a string orchestra and released the same year by Verve.
Roland Kirk records ‘Kirk’s Work’ with Jack Mcduff et al (1961)
Roland Kirk‘s ‘Kirk’s Work’ is an album recorded on July 11, 1961 with Jack McDuff and released the same year by Prestige.
Duke Ellington ‘Together for the First Time / The Great Reunion’ with Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (1961)
‘Together for the First Time / The Great Reunion” is the combination of two recordings done on April 3–4, 1961 by a sextet combining Duke Ellington with Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars, and both released the same year by Roulette.