Verve Records Discography: 1961 - session index

1961 (5th anniversary)

• Ella Fitzgerald with Billy May Orch.   LA, Jan. 14, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald with Billy May Orch.   LA, Jan. 16, 1961
• Anita O'Day with Johnny Mandel Orch.   LA, Jan. 18, 1961
• Anita O'Day   LA, Jan. 19, 1961
• Terry Gibbs' Dream Band   The Summit, Hollywood, CA, Jan. 20, 21 & 22, 1961
• Jonathan Winters   San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA, Jan. 23, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald   LA, Jan. 23, 1961
• Jonathan Winters   SF, Jan. 27, 1961
• Johnny Hodges Orch.   LA, Jan. 31, 1961
• Mel Torme with Johnny Mandel Orch.   LA, Feb. 2, 1961
• Dorothy Dandridge   Feb. 2, 1961
• The Dizzy Gillespie 5   The Museum Of Modern Art, NYC, Feb. 9, 1961
• Stan Getz 5   NYC, Feb. 13, 1961
• Stan Getz 4   Chicago, Feb. 20, 1961
• Stan Getz 4   Chicago, Feb. 21, 1961
• Johnny Hodges, a.o.   LA, Feb. 21, 1961
• The Jimmy Giuffre 3   Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, Mar. 3, 1961
• The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band   Carnegie Hall, NYC, Mar. 4, 1961
• Sonny Stitt with The Ralph Burns Strings   NYC?, Mar. 6 & 7, 1961
• Johnny Hodges Orch.   live in Stockholm, Sweden, Mar. 15, 1961
• Johnny Hodges Orch.   live in Helsinki, Finland, Mar. 16, 1961
• Johnny Hodges Orch.   live in Paris, France, Mar. 18, 1961
• Johnny Hodges Orch.   live in Berlin, W. Germany, Mar. 23, 1961
• Phyllis Diller   Bon Soir, Greenwich Village, NY, Mar., 1961
• Terry Gibbs 4   Shelly's Manne-Hole, LA, Apr. 5 & 8, 1961
• Judy Holliday with Gerry Mulligan Orch.   NYC, Apr. 10, 1961
• Ernie Heckscher Orch.   LA, Apr. 10 & 11, 1961
• Judy Holliday with Gerry Mulligan Orch.   NYC, Apr. 11, 1961
• Judy Holliday with Gerry Mulligan Orch.   NYC, Apr. 12, 1961
• Judy Holliday with Gerry Mulligan Orch.   NYC, Apr. 14, 1961
• Judy Holliday with Gerry Mulligan Orch.   NYC, Apr. 17, 1961
• The Paul Smith Ensemble   LA, Apr. 24, 1961
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe   NYC, Apr., 1961?
• Ella Fitzgerald   The Crescendo, LA, May 11 & 21, 1961
• Bob Brookmeyer   May 17, 1961
• Dizzy Gillespie, Trumpet Soloist + 21 Conducted By Gunther Schuller, Composed and Arranged By J.J. Johnson   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 18 & 22, 1961
• Ray Brown 2   NYC, May 25, 1961
• Gene Krupa with George Williams Orch.   Webster Hall, NYC, June 5, 1961
• Gene Krupa with George Williams Orch.   Webster Hall, NYC, June 12, 1961
• Gene Krupa with George Williams Orch.   Webster Hall, NYC, June 16, 1961
• Kenyon Hopkins Orch.   NYC, June 19 & 20, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald   LA, June 22, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald   LA, June 23, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald   LA, June 24, 1961
• The Bob Brookmeyer 4   NYC, June 29, 1961
• Jack Teagarden 6   Chicago, June, 1961
• no information   c. June, 1961???
• Gerry Mulligan and The Concert Jazz Band   Webster Hall, NYC, July 10 & 11, 1961
• Stan Getz with Hershy Kay Orch.   Webster Hall, NYC, July 14, 1961; NYC, Sep. & Oct., 1961
• Mel Torme with Tony Osborne Orch.   London, England, July 18, 1961
• Mel Torme with Wally Stott Orch.   London, England, July 19, 1961
• Mel Torme with Geoff Love Orch.   London, England, July 21, 1961
• The Oscar Peterson 3   London House, Chicago, July 27, 1961
• Randy Sparks   July 27, 1961
• The Oscar Peterson 3   London House, Chicago, July 28, 1961
• Stan Getz with Hershy Kay Orch.   Webster Hall, NYC, July 28, 1961; NYC, Sep. & Oct., 1961
• Paul Smith 6   LA, July 28, & Aug. 4, 1961
• The Oscar Peterson 3   London House, Chicago, July 29, 1961
• The Oscar Peterson 3   London House, Chicago, poss. July 29, 1961
• The Oscar Peterson 3   London House, Chicago, July 30, 1961
• The Oscar Peterson 3   London House, Chicago, Aug. 2, 1961
• Sonny Stitt, a.o.   NYC, Aug. 2, 1961
• The Oscar Peterson 3   London House, Chicago, Aug. 3, 1961
• Sonny Stitt, a.o.   NYC, Aug. 3, 1961
• The Jimmy Giuffre 3   Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, Aug. 4, 1961
• The Oscar Peterson 3   London House, Chicago, Aug. 6-July 27, 1961
• The Mary Kaye 3   LA, Aug. 9, 1961
• Timme Rogers   NYC, Aug. 9 & 10, 1961
• The Mary Kaye 3   LA, Aug. 10, 1961
• Timme Rogers   NYC, Aug. 10, 1961
• Buddy Rich 6   NYC, Aug. 14, 1961
• Lee Konitz, a.o.   NYC, Aug. 15, 1961
• Buddy Rich 6   NYC, Aug. 16, 1961
• Buddy Rich 6   NYC, prob. Aug. 16, 1961
• Lee Konitz, a.o.   NYC, Aug. 21, 1961
• Johnny Hodges 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 23, 1961
• Kai Winding's Trombones and Orch.   NYC, Aug. 23, 1961
• Johnny Hodges 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 24, 1961
• Lee Konitz 3   Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, Aug. 24, 1961
• Kai Winding's Trombones and Orch.   NYC, Aug. 24, 1961
• Kai Winding's Trombones and Orch.   NYC, Aug. 25, 1961
• Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt 5   Chicago, Aug. 27, 1961
• Cal Tjader 6   LA, Aug. 28 & 29, 1961
• Stan Getz - Bob Brookmeyer 5   SF, Sep. 12 & 13, 1961
• Bob Brookmeyer, a.o.   Sep. 14, 1961
• Clark Terry - Bob Brookmeyer 5   poss. Sep. 14 & 15, 1961
• Oscar Peterson 3 with Milt Jackson   NYC, Sep. 15, 1961
• Bob Brookmeyer, a.o.   Sep. 15, 1961
• Oscar Peterson 3 with Milt Jackson   NYC, Sep. 18, 1961
• Anita O'Day   Sep. 20, 1961
• Anita O'Day   Sep. 21, 1961
• Ray Brown   Sep. 28, 1961
• Paul Smith 3   Oct. 3, 1961
• Paul Smith 3   Oct. 4, 1961
• Herb Ellis 4   LA, Oct. 12 & 13, 1961
• Anita O'Day with The Gary McFarland Orch.   NYC, Oct. 16, 1961
• Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, a.o.   Oct. 25, 1961
• Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, a.o.   Oct. 26, 1961
• Eddie Condon 8   NYC, Oct. 30, 1961
• Eddie Condon 8   NYC, Oct. 31, 1961
• Lil Armstrong 1   same location, date
• Benton Ames   c. Oct., 1961???
• The Bob Brookmeyer Orch.   NYC, Nov. 6 or 8, 1961
• The Bob Brookmeyer Orch.   NYC, Nov. 7, 1961
• The Gary McFarland Orch.   NYC, Nov. 8, 1961
• The Bob Brookmeyer Orch.   NYC, Nov. 8 or 6, 1961
• The Gary McFarland Orch.   NYC, Nov. 14, 1961
• The Gary McFarland Orch.   NYC, Nov. 15, 1961
• Frances Faye   LA, Nov. 20, 1961
• Johnny Hodges, a.o.   Nov. 20, 1961
• Frances Faye   LA, Nov. 21, 1961
• Frances Faye   LA, Nov. 24, 1961
• Kid Ory Band   LA, Dec. 4, 1961
• Kid Ory Band   LA, Dec. 5, 1961
• Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and The Orch.   NYC, Dec. 11, 1961
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe   NYC, Dec. 11 & 13, 1961
• Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and The Orch.   NYC, Dec. 12, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald with Nelson Riddle's Orch.   LA, Dec. 13, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald with Nelson Riddle's Orch.   LA, Dec. 14, 1961
• Ed Bland   Dec. 14, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald with Nelson Riddle's Orch.   LA, Dec. 15, 1961
• Gerry Mulligan and The Concert Jazz Band   Webster Hall, NYC, Dec. 18, 1961
• Gerry Mulligan and The Concert Jazz Band   Webster Hall, NYC, Dec. 19, 1961
• Gerry Mulligan and The Concert Jazz Band   Webster Hall, NYC, Dec. 21, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald with Nelson Riddle's Orch.   LA, Dec. 27, 1961
• Elsa Lanchester   1961?
• Timmie Rogers   same location, date
• Arthur Prysock   1961
• The Temperance Seven   same location, date
• Shelley Berman   same location, date
• Dorothy Parker   same location, date
• Billy Gray   Billy Gray's Band Box, LA, 1961
• Phyllis Diller   recorded live!, 1961
• Jackie Mason   1961
• Mel Torme   NYC, 1961
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe   live recordings, 1961
• Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, a.o.   1961
• The Chants   same location, date
• The Quotations   same location, date
• Robert Holliday   same location, date
• Jacy Parker 4   NYC, 1961
• Dalida with Raymond Lefevre Orch.   Paris, France, 1961-1962

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