Duke Ellington starts the recording of the album ‘Afro-Bossa’ for Reprise (1962)
Duke Ellington‘s ‘Afro-Bossa’ is a studio album recorded on November 29, 1962, December 20, 1962 & January 4 & 5, 1963 and released in April 1963 by Reprise.
John Coltrane finishes the recording of ‘Ballads’ for Impulse! (1962)
John Coltrane‘s ‘Ballads’ is an album recorded on December 21, 1961; September 18 and November 13, 1962 and released in 1963 by Impulse!
Elvis Presley releases his sixteenth album : ‘Girls! Girls! Girls!’ featuring the OST to the eponymous film (1962)
Elvis Presley‘s ‘Girls! Girls! Girls!’ is his sixteenth album featuring the OST to the eponymous film and released on November 9, 1962 by RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo.
Thelonious Monk finishes the recording of ‘Monk’s Dream’ for Columbia (1962)
Thelonious Monk‘s ‘Monk’s Dream’ is an album recorded between October 31 and November 6, 1962 and released in 1963 by Columbia.
Thelonious Monk records his twenty sixth album : ‘Criss-Cross’ (1962)
Thelonious Monk‘s ‘Criss-Cross’ is his twenty sixth album recorded on November 6, 1962 and March 29, 1963 and released the same year by Columbia.
James Brown records ‘Live at the Apollo’ with the Famous Flames (1962)
James Brown‘s ‘Live at the Apollo’ is a live album recorded on October 24, 1962 with the Famous Flames and released iIn May 1963 by King.
Art Blakey records ‘Caravan,’ an album with the Jazz Messengers (1962)
Art Blakey‘s ‘Caravan‘ is a studio album recorded on October 23 & 24, 1962 with the Jazz Messengers and released in February 1963 by Riverside.
Frank Sinatra records ‘Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First’ with Count Basie and his Orchestra (1962)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First’ is his first a studio album with the Count Basie Orchestra, recorded on October 2–3, 1962 by Reprise.
Ella Fitzgerald starts the recording of ‘Ella Sings Broadway’ with an orchestra conducted by Marty Paich (1962)
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Ella Sings Broadway’ is a studio album recorded on October 1–4, 1962 with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Marty Paich and released In 1963 by Verve.
Duke Ellington and John Coltrane record together at Van Gelder Studio the album ‘Duke Ellington & John Coltrane’ (1962)
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane‘ is an album recorded on September 26, 1962 and released in February 1963 by Impulse!.
Duke Ellington records ‘Money Jungle’ with Charles Mingus and Max Roach (1962)
Duke Ellington‘s ‘Money Jungle’ is a studio album recorded with Charles Mingus and Max Roach on September 17, 1962 by United Artists.
Ray Charles records ‘Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two’ (1962)
Ray Charles ‘Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two’ is an album (following the success of Vol 1) recorded on September 5 and 7, 1962 and released in October 1962 by ABC-Paramount.
Stan Getz records for Verve, ‘Big Band Bossa Nova’ with the Gary McFarland Orchestra (1962)
Stan Getz‘ ‘Big Band Bossa Nova’ is an album recorded on August 27 and 28, 1962 with the Gary McFarland Orchestra and released the same year by Verve.
Dexter Gordon records ‘Go!’ his tenth album for Blue Note (1962)
Dexter Gordon‘s ‘Go!’ is his tenth studio album recorded on August 27, 1962 and released the same year by Blue Note.
Atco Records release Ben E. King’s third studio album : ‘Don’t Play That Song!’ featuring ‘Stand by Me’
Ben E. King‘s ‘Don’t Play That Song!’ feat. ‘Stand by Me’ is his third studio album released on August 20, 1962 by Atco Records.
Sonny Rollins records ‘Our Man in Jazz’ at The Village Gate in New York Cit (1962)
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘Our Man in Jazz’ is an album recorded at The Village Gate in New York City on July 27–30, 1962 and February 20, 1963 and released by RCA Victor.
Bill Evans records ‘Interplay’ with Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall and Freddie Hubbard (1962)
Bill Evans‘ ‘Interplay’ is an album recorded on July 16–17 and August 21, 1962, with Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall and Freddie Hubbard and released the same year by Riverside.
Pacific Jazz publish Joe Pass’ ‘Sounds of Synanon’ recorded with other patients of the Synanon rehab (1962)
Joe Pass‘ ‘Sounds of Synanon’ is an album (and his debut on vinyl) recorded with other patients of the Synanon drug rehabilitation program where he was treated and released on July 1, 1962 by Pacific Jazz.
Wes Montgomery records his seventh (and first live) album : ‘Full House’ with Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb (1962)
Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Full House’ is his seventh (and first live) album recorded on June 25, 1962 by Riverside/Ojc.
John Coltrane records ‘Coltrane’ with Mccoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones (1962)
‘Coltrane (1962)’ is a studio album by John Coltrane recorded on April 11, June 19, 20 and 29, 1962 and released In August 1962 by Impulse!..