Verve Records Discography: 1961 - session index

1961 (The 5th anniversary)

• Ella Fitzgerald w/ Billy May Orch.  LA, Jan. 14, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald w/ Billy May Orch.  LA, Jan. 16, 1961
• Anita O'Day w/ Johnny Mandel Orch.  LA, Jan. 18, 1961
• Anita O'Day  LA, Jan. 19, 1961
• Terry Gibbs' Dream Band  Summit Club, Hollywood, CA, Jan. 20, 21 & 22, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald  LA, Jan. 23, 1961
• Jonathan Winters  SF, Jan. 27, 1961
• Johnny Hodges 7  LA, Jan. 31, 1961
• Mel Torme w/ Johnny Mandel Orch.  LA, Feb. 2, 1961
• Dorothy Dandridge  Feb. 2, 1961
• Dizzy Gillespie 6  Museum Of Modern Art, NYC, Feb. 9, 1961
• Stan Getz 5  NYC, Feb. 13, 1961
• Stan Getz 4  Chicago, IL, Feb. 20, 1961
• Stan Getz 4  Chicago, IL, Feb. 21, 1961
• Johnny Hodges, a.o.  LA, Feb. 21, 1961
• Jimmy Giuffre 3  NYC, Mar. 3, 1961
• Dizzy Gillespie Big Band  Carnegie Hall, NYC, Mar. 4, 1961
• Sonny Stitt w/ Ralph Burns Orch.  NYC?, Mar. 6 & 7, 1961
• Johnny Hodges 7  live in Stockholm, Sweden, Mar. 15, 1961
• Johnny Hodges 7  live in Helsinki, Finland, Mar. 16, 1961
• Johnny Hodges 7  live in Paris, France, Mar. 18, 1961
• Johnny Hodges 7  live in Berlin, West Germany, Mar. 23, 1961
• Terry Gibbs 4  Shelly's Manne-Hole, Hollywood, CA, Apr. 5-8, 1961
• Judy Holliday w/ Gerry Mulligan Orch.  NYC, Apr. 10, 1961
• Ernie Heckscher Orch.  LA, Apr. 10 & 11, 1961
• Judy Holliday w/ Gerry Mulligan Orch.  NYC, Apr. 11, 1961
• Judy Holliday w/ Gerry Mulligan Orch.  NYC, Apr. 12, 1961
• Judy Holliday w/ Gerry Mulligan Orch.  NYC, Apr. 14, 1961
• Judy Holliday w/ Gerry Mulligan Orch.  NYC, Apr. 17, 1961
• Paul Smith 7  LA, Apr. 24, 1961
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe  NYC, Apr., 1961?
• Ella Fitzgerald  Crescendo Club, LA, May 11 & 21, 1961
• Bob Brookmeyer  May 17, 1961
• Dizzy Gillespie w/ Gunther Schuller Orch.  NYC, May 18, 1961
• Ray Brown 2  NYC, May 25, 1961
• Gene Krupa w/ George Williams Orch.  NYC, June 5, 1961
• Gene Krupa w/ George Williams Orch.  NYC, June 12, 1961
• Gene Krupa w/ George Williams Orch.  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
• Bob Brookmeyer 4  NYC, June 29, 1961
• Jack Teagarden 7  Chicago, IL, June, 1961
• no information  c. June, 1961???
• Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band  Webster Hall, NYC, July 10 & 11, 1961
• Stan Getz w/ Hershey Key Orch.  NYC, July 14, 1961
• Randy Sparks  July 27, 1961
• Oscar Peterson 3  London House, Chicago, IL, July 28, 1961
• Stan Getz w/ Hershey Key Orch.  NYC, July 28, 1961
• Paul Smith 6  LA, July 28, Aug. 4, 1961
• Oscar Peterson 3  London House, Chicago, IL, July 29, 1961
• Sonny Stitt, a.o.  NYC, Aug. 2, 1961
• Sonny Stitt, a.o.  NYC, Aug. 3, 1961
• Jimmy Giuffre 3  NYC, Aug. 4, 1961
• Mary Kaye 3  LA, Aug. 9, 1961
• Timme Rogers  NYC, Aug. 9 & 10, 1961
• 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
• Oscar Peterson 3  London House, Chicago, IL, Aug. 20, 1961
• Lee Konitz, a.o.  NYC, Aug. 21, 1961
• Johnny Hodges 5  NYC, Aug. 23, 1961
• Kai Winding Orch.  same location, date
• Johnny Hodges 5  NYC, Aug. 24, 1961
• Kai Winding Orch.  same location, date
• Lee Konitz 3  same location, date
• Oscar Peterson 3  London House, Chicago, IL, Aug. 25, 1961
• Kai Winding Orch.  NYC, Aug. 25, 1961
• Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt 5  Chicago, IL, Aug. 27, 1961
• Cal Tjader 7  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 w/ Milt Jackson  NYC, Sep. 15, 1961
• Bob Brookmeyer, a.o.  Sep. 15, 1961
• Oscar Peterson 3 w/ 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 w/ Gary McFarland Orch.  NYC, Oct. 16, 1961
• Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd, a.o.  Oct. 25, 1961
• Stan Getz & 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
• Oscar Peterson 3  London House, Chicago, IL, Oct., 1961
• Benton Ames  c. Oct., 1961???
• Bob Brookmeyer Orch.  NYC, Nov. 6 or 8, 1961
• Bob Brookmeyer Orch.  NYC, Nov. 7, 1961
• Gary McFarland Orch.  NYC, Nov. 8, 1961
• Bob Brookmeyer Orch.  NYC, Nov. 8 or 6, 1961
• Gary McFarland Orch.  NYC, Nov. 14, 1961
• 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 w/ Billy Strayhorn & The Orch.  NYC, Dec. 11, 1961
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe  NYC, Dec. 11 & 13, 1961
• Johnny Hodges w/ Billy Strayhorn & The Orch.  NYC, Dec. 12, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald w/ Nelson Riddle's Orch.  LA, Dec. 13, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald w/ Nelson Riddle's Orch.  LA, Dec. 14, 1961
• Ed Bland  Dec. 14, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald w/ Nelson Riddle's Orch.  LA, Dec. 15, 1961
• Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band  Webster Hall, NYC, Dec. 18, 1961
• Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band  Webster Hall, NYC, Dec. 19, 1961
• Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band  Webster Hall, NYC, Dec. 21, 1961
• Ella Fitzgerald w/ Nelson Riddle's Orch.  LA, Dec. 27, 1961
• Arthur Prysock  1961
• Elsa Lanchester  1961?
• Phyllis Diller  same location, date
• Timmie Rogers  same location, date
• Jonathan Winters  same location, date
• The Temperance Seven  1961
• Shelley Berman  same location, date
• Dorothy Parker  same location, date
• Billy Gray  same location, date
• Phyllis Diller  same location, date
• Jackie Mason  same location, date
• Mel Torme  NYC, 1961
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe  live in unknown locations, 1961
• Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd, a.o.  1961
• The Chants  same location, date
• The Quotations  same location, date
• Robert Holliday  same location, date
• Mel Torme w/ Geoff Love Orch.  London, England, 1961
• Mel Torme w/ Tony Osborne Orch.  same location, date
• Mel Torme w/ Wally Scott Orch.  same location, date
• Jack Parker 4  NYC, 1961
• Oscar Peterson 3  London House, Chicago, IL, 1961-1962
• Dalida  Paris, France, 1961-1962