Verve Records Discography: 1961
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1961 (The 5th anniversary)
Ella Fitzgerald With Billy May Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Billy May OrchestraLos Angeles, CA, January 14, 1961
| 26909-5 | That Old Black Magic | Verve MGV 4046-2, V/V6 4057 |
| 26910-5 | Blues In The Night | - |
| 26911-4 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | Verve MGV 4046-2, V/V6 4058 |
| 26912-5 | Stormy Weather | Verve MGV 4046-2, V/V6 4057 |
| 26913-2 | One For My Baby | Verve MGV 4046-2, V/V6 4058 |
| 26914-2 | Lost It For Me | unissued |
| 26915-3 | My Shining Hour | Verve MGV 4046-2, V/V6 4057 |
| 26916-3 | Ill Wind | - |
| 26917-7 | Over The Rainbow | Verve MGV 4046-2, V/V6 4058 |
| 26918-6 | This Time The Dream's On Me | Verve MGV 4046-2, V/V6 4057 |
| 26919-1 | It Was Written In The Stars | Verve MGV 4046-2, V/V6 4058 |
| 26920-2 | Heart And Soul | unissued |
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book, Vol. 1 (Verve V/V6 4057)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book, Vol. 2 (Verve V/V6 4058)
Ella Fitzgerald With Billy May Orchestra
same personnelLos Angeles, CA, January 16, 1961
| 26921-4 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Verve MGV 4046-2, V/V6 4057 |
| 26922-4 | Let's Fall In Love | - |
| 26923-5 | Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe | Verve MGV 4046-2, V/V6 4058 |
| 26924-6 | Out Of This World | - |
| 26925-2 | Come Rain Or Come Shine | - |
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book, Vol. 1 (Verve V/V6 4057)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book, Vol. 2 (Verve V/V6 4058)
Anita O'Day With Johnny Mandel Orchestra
John Anderson, Al Porcino, Jack Sheldon, Ray Triscari (tp) Stu Williamson (tp, vtb) Louis McCreary, Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino (tb) Joe Maini (as, ts) Chuck Gentry (bars) Larry Bunker (vib) Russ Freeman (p) Al Viola (g) Buddy Clark (b) Mel Lewis (d) Anita O'Day (vo) Johnny Mandel (arr, dir)Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1961
| 23441-5 | Trav'lin' Light | Verve MGV 2157 |
| 23442-3 | Don't Explain | - |
| 23443-7 | I Hear Music | - |
| 23444-2 | Crazy, He Calls Me | - |
| 23445-3 | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
| 23446-4 | If The Moon Turns Green | - |
Anita O'Day
Don Fagerquist (tp) Ben Webster (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Barney Kessel (g) Buddy Clark (b) Mel Lewis (d) Anita O'Day (vo) Russ Garcia (arr)Los Angeles, CA, January 19, 1961
| 23447-6 | Remember | Verve MGV 2157 |
| 23448-7 | What A Little Moonlight Can Do | - |
| 23449-6 | The Moon Looks Down And Laughs | - |
| 23450-8 | Some Other Spring | - |
| 23451-9 | Miss Brown To You | - |
| 23452-14 | God Bless' The Child | - |
Terry Gibbs' Dream Band
Conte Candoli, Frank Higgins, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson (tp) Bob Edmondson, Vern Friley, Frank Rosolino (tb) Charlie Kennedy, Joe Maini (as) Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins (ts) Jack Nimitz (bars) Terry Gibbs (vib) Pat Moran (p) Buddy Clark (b) Mel Lewis (d) Manny Albam, Al Cohn, Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers (arr)"Summit Club", Hollywood, CA, January 20, 21 & 22, 1961
| 23453 | Day In, Day Out | Verve MGV 2151 |
| 23454 | Too Close For Comfort | - |
| 23455 | Summit Blues | - |
| 23456 | Nose Cone | Verve V 10234, MGV 2151 |
| 23457 | T And S | Verve MGV 2151 |
| 23458 | Main Stem | - |
| 23473 | Limerick Waltz | Verve V 10234, MGV 2151 |
| 23474 | Ja-Da | Verve MGV 2151 |
| 23475 | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 23476 | Sweet Georgia Brown | - |
= Terry Gibbs - Dream Band, Vol. 4: Main Stem (Contemporary CCD 7656-2)
* Terry Gibbs - Nose Cone c/w Limerick Waltz (Verve V 10234)
Ella Fitzgerald
Lou Levy (p) Herb Ellis (g) Wilfred Middlebrooks (b) Gus Johnson (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1961
| 26926-6 | On A Slow Boat To China | Verve unissued |
| 26927-7 | You're Driving Me Crazy | - |
| 26928-4 | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | - |
| 26929-4 | This Year's Kisses | - |
| 26930-5 | 'Round About Midnight | - |
| 26931-7 | The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else | - |
| 26932-8 | I Got A Guy | - |
| 26933-32 | This Could Be The Start Of Something Big | - |
| 26934-1 | Stella By Starlight | - |
Jonathan Winters
Jonathan Winters (comedian)San Francisco, CA, January 27, 1961
| 26953 | Opening / Portuguese Pirate Ship | Verve MGV 15025 |
| 26954 | Astronauts (Test Flight) | - |
| 26955 | Billy The Kid | - |
| 26956 | New Flying Saucer | Verve MGV 15025, V/V6 15047, V/V6 15052 |
| 26957 | Opening | Verve MGV 15025 |
| 26958 | Oldest Airline Stewardess | Verve MGV 15025, V/V6 15041, V/V6 15047, V/V6 15052 |
| 26959 | Child Psychiatrist | Verve MGV 15025 |
| 26960 | Thoughts Of Turtle | - |
* Jonathan Winters - Great Moments (Verve V/V6 15047)
* Jonathan Winters - The Best Of Frickert And Suggins (Verve V/V6 15052)
* Jonathan Winters' Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Verve V/V6 15041)
Johnny Hodges Septet
Ray Nance (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Ben Webster (ts) Emil Richards (vib) Russ Freeman (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Mel Lewis (d)Los Angeles, CA, January 31, 1961
| 23463-1 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Verve unissued |
| 23464-3 | Got Nobody Now | - |
| 23465-1 | Have A Rib | - |
| 23466-1 | It's Nookie | - |
| 23467-1 | Got One Going | - |
| 23468-4 | Exactly Like You | - |
| 23469-6 | I'm Beginning To See The Light | - |
| 23470-1 | Virginia's Lament | - |
| 23471-1 | Tipsy Joe | - |
| 23472-1 | Wailing On The Champagne | - |
Mel Torme With Johnny Mandel Orchestra
Jack Sheldon (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Stu Williamson (vtb) Joe Maini (as) Ed Theodore (ts) Bill Perkins (bars) Jimmy Rowles (p) Al Hendrickson (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (d) Mel Torme (vo) Johnny Mandel (arr, dir)Los Angeles, CA, February 2, 1961
| 23477-4 | 62VK554 | Oh What A Night For Love | Verve MGV 2153 |
| 23478-2 | 62VK551 | Down For Double | - |
| 23479-4 | 62VK555 | Sent For You Yesterday | - |
| 23480-2 | 62VK552 | Outskirts Of Town | - |
| 23481-1 | 62VK553 | Blue And Sentimental | - |
| 23482-1 | 62VK556 | In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) | - |
= Mel Torme - I Dig The Duke, I Dig The Count (Verve V/V6 8491)
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge (vo) unidentified orchestraFebruary 2, 1961
| 23459-2 | Somebody | Verve V 10231, 314 547 514-2 |
| 23460-4 | Stay With It | - |
| 23461-5 | It's A Beautiful Evening | Verve 314 547 514-2 |
| 23462-2 | Smooth Operator | - |
* Dorothy Dandridge - Somebody c/w Stay With It (Verve V 10231)
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Leo Wright (as, fl) Lalo Schifrin (p) Bob Cunningham (b) Chuck Lampkin (d) Candido Camero (cga)"Museum Of Modern Art", NYC, February 9, 1961
| 61VK257 | Kush | Verve V/V6 8401 |
| 61VK258 | Salt Peanuts | - |
| 61VK259 | The Mooche | - |
| 61VK260 | A Night In Tunisia | Verve V/V6 8401, V/V6 8566 |
| I Can't Get Started | unissued | |
| Groovin' High | - | |
| Hot House | - | |
| Confirmation | - | |
| Manteca | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - |
* The Essential Dizzy Gillespie (Verve V/V6 8566)
Stan Getz Quintet
Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Stan Getz (ts) Dick Katz (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)NYC, February 13, 1961
| 23483-7 | Upper Manhattan Medical Centre | Verve unissued |
| 23484-2 | Just In Time | - |
Stan Getz Quartet
Stan Getz (ts) Victor Feldman (p) Sam Jones (b) Louis Hayes (d)Chicago, IL, February 20, 1961
| 23485-1 | Evening In Paris | Verve 815 239-1 |
Stan Getz Quartet
Stan Getz (ts) Steve Kuhn (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Pete LaRoca (d)Chicago, IL, February 21, 1961
| 23486-3 | Baubles, Bangles And Beads | unissued |
| 23487-1 | Little Old Lady | - |
| 23488-1 | I Remember Clifford | - |
| 23489-2 | For You, For Me, Forevermore | - |
| 23490-3 | Airegin | Verve 815 239-1 |
| 23491-4 | Speak Low | unissued |
| 23492-4 | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | - |
Johnny Hodges and others
Johnny Hodges (as) and othersLos Angeles, CA, February 21, 1961
| 26935-1 | Sweet Cookie | Verve unissued |
| 26936-3 | Frog Hop | - |
| 26937-2 | Zag Zig | - |
| 26938-3 | Dag Knows | - |
| 26939-2 | Twice Daily | - |
| 26940-4 | John Smith | - |
| 26941-2 | Romeo | - |
| 26942-5 | Black Sapphire | - |
| 26943-1 | Fancy Pants | - |
| 26944-4 | Don Juan | - |
Jimmy Giuffre 3
Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts, bars) Paul Bley (p) Steve Swallow (b)NYC, March 3, 1961
| 23493-3 | Used To Be | Verve MGV 8397 |
| 23494-3 | Emphasis | - |
| 23495-1 | Brief Hesitation | - |
| 23496-1 | Venture | - |
| 23497-5 | Trudgin' | - |
| 23498-6 | Jesus Maria | - |
| 23499-3 | In The Morning Out There (On The Morning Of The Mountain) | - |
| 23500-8 | Cry Want | - |
| 23501-4 | Scootin' About | - |
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
John Frosk, Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Paul Faulise, George Matthews, Arnett Sparrow, Britt Woodman (tb) John Barrows, Richard Berg, Jim Buffington, Gunther Schuller (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Leo Wright (as, fl) Lalo Schifrin (p) Art Davis (b) Chuck Lampkin (d) Ray Barretto, Julio Collazo, Jose Mangual (per) Joe Carroll (vo)"Carnegie Hall", NYC, March 4, 1961
| 61VK248 | This Is The Way | Verve V/V6 8423 |
| 61VK249 | Manteca | - |
| 61VK250 | Things To Come | unissued |
| 61VK251 | Ool-Ya-Koo | Verve V/V6 8423 |
| 61VK252 | Ow | unissued |
| 61VK253 | Emanon | - |
| 61VK254 | Con Alma | - |
| 61VK255 | I Waited For You | - |
| 61VK256 | Tunisian Fantasy | Verve V/V6 8423 |
| Kush | - | |
| 61VK660 | Kush, Pt. 2 |
Sonny Stitt With Ralph Burns Orchestra
Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Ralph Burns (arr, dir) unidentified orchestraNYC?, March 6 & 7, 1961
| 23502-4 | 61VK399 | They Say It's Wonderful | Verve MGV 8404 |
| 23503-3 | 61VK362 | Time After Time | - |
| 23504-2 | 61VK363 | I Love You | - |
| 23505-2 | 61VK364 | Once In A While | - |
| 23506-1 | 61VK365 | Talk To Me | - |
| 23507-2 | 61VK366 | Try A Little Tenderness | Verve MGV 8404, VSP 38 |
| 23508-2 | 61VK367 | Back To My Home Town | Verve MGV 8404 |
| 23509-3 | 61VK368 | All Of You | - |
| 23510-1 | 61VK369 | I Never Felt That Way Before | - |
| 23511-6 | 61VK370 | World Really Isn't | - |
= The Sensual Sound Of Sonny Stitt With The Ralph Burns Strings (Verve V/V6 8451)
* Various Artists - The Art Of The Ballad, #2 (Verve VSP 38)
Johnny Hodges Septet
Ray Nance (tp, vln) Lawrence Brown (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bars) Al Williams (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d)live in Stockholm, Sweden, March 15, 1961
| 61VK204 | C Jam Blues | Verve unissued |
| 61VK205 | The Jeep Is Jumping | - |
| 61VK206 | Good Queen Bess | - |
| 61VK207 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | - |
| 61VK208 | If I Were A Bell | - |
| 61VK209 | Sophisticated Lady | - |
| 61VK210 | I'll Get By | - |
Johnny Hodges Septet
same personnellive in Helsinki, Finland, March 16, 1961
| 61VK211 | Squeeze Me | Verve unissued |
| 61VK212 | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me | - |
| 61VK213 | Blues For Madelon | - |
| 61VK214 | Autumn Leaves | - |
Johnny Hodges Septet
same personnellive in Paris, France, March 18, 1961
| 61VK215 | Rose Of The Rio Grande | Verve unissued |
| 61VK216 | All Of Me | - |
| 61VK217 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | - |
| 61VK218 | Blue Moon | - |
| 61VK219 | Perdido | - |
| 61VK220 | Take The "A" Train | - |
| 61VK221 | Mood Indigo | - |
| 61VK222 | In My Solitude | - |
| 61VK223 | Satin Doll | - |
Johnny Hodges Septet
same personnellive in Berlin, West Germany, March 23, 1961
| 61VK224 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Verve unissued |
| 61VK225 | You Go To My Head | - |
| 61VK226 | Rockin' In Rhythm | - |
| 61VK227 | Stompy Jones | - |
Terry Gibbs Quartet
Terry Gibbs (vib) Pat Moran (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Gary Frommer (d)"Shelly's Manne-Hole", Hollywood, CA, April 5-8, 1961
| 61VK238 | Moanin' | Verve V/V6 8447 |
| 61VK239 | Let My People Blow | - |
| 61VK240 | Blues Wednesday | - |
| 61VK241 | What My Doing | unissued |
| 61VK242 | The Mannehole March | Verve V/V6 8447 |
| 61VK243 | Lady Bug | unissued |
| 61VK244 | Three Blind Mice | Verve VK 10271, V/V6 8447 |
| 61VK245 | What's New? | unissued |
| 61VK246 | I'll Remember April | - |
| 61VK247 | Stella By Starlight | Verve V/V6 8447 |
* Terry Gibbs - Three Blind Mice c/w Hippie Twist (Verve VK 10271)
Judy Holliday With Gerry Mulligan Orchestra
Al DeRisi, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis (tp) Alan Raph (btb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, arr) Earl Chapin, Fred Klein, Gunther Schuller (frh) Don Ashworth (ob, sax) Walter Levinsky (as, cl) Al Klink (ts, fl) Gene Allen (bars, bcl) Gerry Mulligan (bars, arr, cond) Bernie Leighton (p) Bill Crow (b) Mel Lewis (d) Judy Holliday (vo) Ralph Burns, Al Cohn, Bill Finnegan (arr)NYC, April 10, 1961
| 61VK321 | It's Bad For Me | DRG SL 5191 |
| 61VK322 | Loving You | - |
| 61VK323 | Blue Prelude | Verve unissued |
| 61VK324 | Supper Time | DRG SL 5191 |
Ernie Heckscher And His Orchestra
Ernie Heckscher And His OrchestraLos Angeles, CA, April 10 & 11, 1961
| 26996-8 | Medley: You Are My Lucky Star / ... | Verve MGV 4047 |
| 26997-5 | Under Paris Skies | - |
| 26998-3 | Carioca | - |
| 26999-3 | Non Dimenticar | - |
| 27000-10 | The Third Man Theme | - |
| 27001-4 | Theme From "Never On Sunday" | - |
| 27002-3 | 61VK530 | Song Of The Sad Ranchero | Verve VK 10238, MGV 4047 |
| 27003-3 | Medley: The Second Time Around / An Affair To Remember | Verve MGV 4047 |
| 27004-7 | Medley: Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing / Laura / Over The Rainbow | - |
| 27005-3 | Lullaby Of Broadway | - |
| 27006-6 | 61VK529 | St. Louis Blues | Verve VK 10238, MGV 4047 |
| 27007-3 | Medley: Let's Face The Music And Dance / Cheek To Cheek | Verve MGV 4047 |
| 27008-5 | Medley: Should I? / San Francisco | - |
* Ernie Heckscher - Song Of The Sad Ranchero c/w St. Louis Blues (Verve VK 10238)
Judy Holliday With Gerry Mulligan Orchestra
Al DeRisi, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis (tp) Alan Raph (btb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, arr) Earl Chapin, Fred Klein, Gunther Schuller (frh) Don Ashworth (ob, sax) Walter Levinsky (as, cl) Al Klink (ts, fl) Gene Allen (bars, bcl) Gerry Mulligan (bars, arr, cond) Bernie Leighton (p) Bill Crow (b) Mel Lewis (d) Judy Holliday (vo) Ralph Burns, Al Cohn, Bill Finnegan (arr)NYC, April 11, 1961
| 61VK325 | I've Got A Right To Sing The Blues | DRG SL 5191 |
| 61VK326 | Blue Prelude | - |
| 61VK327 | It Must Be Christmas | - |
| 61VK328 | Hong Kong Blues | Verve unissued |
Judy Holliday With Gerry Mulligan Orchestra
same personnelNYC, April 12, 1961
| 61VK329 | While We're Young | Verve unissued |
| 61VK330 | The Party's Over | DRG SL 5191 |
Judy Holliday With Gerry Mulligan Orchestra
same personnelNYC, April 14, 1961
| 61VK331 | Summer's Over | DRG SL 5191 |
Judy Holliday With Gerry Mulligan Orchestra
same personnelNYC, April 17, 1961
| 61VK332 | Lazy | DRG SL 5191 |
| 61VK333 | What's The Rush | - |
| 61VK334 | Pass That Peace Pipe | - |
Paul Smith Septet
Paul Smith (p) Joe Gibbons, Tony Rizzi (g) Rollie Bundock (b) Irv Cottler (d) Milt Holland (cga) Frank Guerrero (tim)Los Angeles, CA, April 24, 1961
| 27009-15 | Can't You Imagine That | Verve MGV 2156 |
| 27010-14 | Yes, My Heart | - |
| 27011-10 | Very Nice Man | - |
| 27012-9 | She's My Love | - |
| 27013-25 | Sword, Rose And Cape | - |
| 27014-19 | Yum Ticky Tum Tum | - |
| 27015-8 | Theme From "Carnival" | - |
| 27016-18 | It Was Always You | - |
| 27017-7 | Her Face | - |
| 27018-9 | Magic, Magic, Magic | - |
| 27019-10 | Beautiful Candy | - |
| 27020-12 | Direct From Vienna | - |
= Paul Smith Ensemble - Carnival! In Percussion (Verve MGV 4051)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (g, vo) Teacho Wiltshire (dir) unidentified small instrumental group and chorusNYC, April, 1961?
| God Is Wonderful | Verve MGV 3005 | |
| Just Keep Still | - | |
| Everything To Me | - | |
| Look In The Good Book, Brother | - | |
| With His Great Love | - | |
| As You Sow, So Shall You Reap | - | |
| There's A Hand Leading Me | - | |
| Faith In God | - | |
| Woman | - | |
| Lonesome Road | - |
Ella Fitzgerald
Lou Levy (p) Jim Hall (g) Wilfred Middlebrooks (b) Gus Johnson (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)"Crescendo Club", Los Angeles, CA, May 11 & 21, 1961
| 23540 | Mr. Paganini | Verve V 10237 |
| 27036 | 64VK316 | 106651 | Mr. Paganini (You'll Have To Swing It) | Verve MGV 4052, V/V6 4063, V6 8795 |
| 27037 | Show Me The Simple Life | unissued |
| 27038 | I've Got The World On A String | Verve MGV 4052 |
| 27039 | You're Driving Me Crazy | Verve V 10237, MGV 4052 |
| 27040 | Just In Time | Verve MGV 4052 |
| 27041 | St. Louis Blues | unissued |
| 27042 | Blue Moon | Verve MGV 4052 |
| 27043 | On A Slow Boat To China | unissued |
| 27044 | This Could Be The Start Of Something Big | Verve MGV 4052 |
| 27045 | Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? | - |
| 27046 | Caravan | unissued |
| 27047 | The Blues | - |
| 27048 | It Might As Well Be Spring | Verve MGV 4052 |
| 27049 | Take The "A" Train | - |
| 27050 | 106652 | Stairway To The Stars | Verve MGV 4052, V6 8795 |
| 27051 | Satin Doll | Verve MGV 4052 |
| 27052 | 106649 | Air Mail Special | Verve MGV 4052, V6 8795 |
* The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (Verve V/V6 4063)
* Ella Fitzgerald (Verve V6 8795)
* Ella Fitzgerald - Mr. Paganini c/w You're Driving Me Crazy (Verve V 10237)
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) and othersMay 17, 1961
| 61VK228 | Deep Purple | Verve unissued |
| 61VK229 | But Not For Me | - |
| 61VK230 | Untitled Minor Tune | - |
Dizzy Gillespie With Gunther Schuller Orchestra
Dizzy Gillespie, Bernie Glow, Robert Nagel, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Nick Travis (tp) Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, Dick Hixson, Jimmy Knepper (tb) John Barrows, Jim Buffington (frh) Harvey Phillips, William Stanley (tu) Gloria Agostini, Laura Newell (harp) George Duvivier (b) Charlie Persip (d) J.J. Johnson (arr) Gunther Schuller (cond)NYC, May 18, 1961
| 61VK261 | The Sword Of Orion | Verve V/V6 8411 |
| 61VK262 | Jubelo | - |
| 61VK263 | Blue Mist | - |
| 61VK264 | Fantasia | - |
| 61VK265 | Horn Of Plenty | - |
| 61VK266 | Ballade | - |
Ray Brown Duo
Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)NYC, May 25, 1961
| 27021 | Untitled Original | Playboy unknown? |
Gene Krupa With George Williams Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen (tp) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tom Mitchell (tb) Don Butterfield (tu) Toots Mondello, Jerry Sanfino (as) Romeo Penque, Eddie Wasserman (ts) Danny Bank (ts, fl) Hank Jones (p) Milt Hinton (b) Gene Krupa (d) Mousie Alexander, Doug Allen, Joe Venuto (per) George Williams (arr)NYC, June 5, 1961
| 61VK312 | American Bolero | Verve VK 10242, V/V6 8414 |
| 61VK313 | The Galloping Comedians | Verve V/V6 8414 |
| 61VK314 | Meadowland | Verve VK 10242, V/V6 8414 |
= Gene Krupa - Classics In Percussion (Verve V/V6 8450)
* Gene Krupa - American Bolero c/w Meadowland (Verve VK 10242)
Gene Krupa With George Williams Orchestra
Joe Wilder (tp) replaces Glow, Maxwell, JonesNYC, June 12, 1961
| 61VK315 | Espana Cani | Verve V/V6 8414 |
| 61VK316 | Arab Dance | - |
| 61VK317 | Valse Triste | Verve V/V6 8414, V/V6 8594 |
= Gene Krupa - Classics In Percussion (Verve V/V6 8450)
* The Best Of Gene Krupa - Verve's Choice (Verve V/V6 8594)
Gene Krupa With George Williams Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell (tp) Moe Wechsler (p) replaces WilderNYC, June 16, 1961
| 61VK318 | Poet And Peasant Overture | Verve V/V6 8414 |
| 61VK319 | Sabre Dance | - |
| 61VK320 | March (From The Nutcracker Suite) | - |
| 61VK320A | Ritual Fire Dance | - |
= Gene Krupa - Classics In Percussion (Verve V/V6 8450)
Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra
Kenyon Hopkins (arr, cond) unidentified orchestraNYC, June 19 & 20, 1961
| 61VK621 | Train Bleu | Verve V/V6 50000 |
| 61VK622 | Pays Des Bikinis | - |
| 61VK623 | Casino | - |
| 61VK624 | Fishing Village | - |
| 61VK625 | Pastoral | - |
| 61VK626 | Scene De Rue | - |
| 61VK627 | Cafe Terrasse | - |
| 61VK628 | Place Elegante | - |
| 61VK629 | Theatre | - |
| 61VK630 | Place Pigalle | - |
| 61VK631 | Au Revoir Paris | - |
| 61VK632 | Depart Le Havre | - |
Ella Fitzgerald
Lou Levy (p) Herb Ellis (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Stan Levey (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)Los Angeles, CA, June 22, 1961
| 27022-2 | 61VK393 | Stella By Starlight | Verve V/V6 4053 |
| 27023-4 | 61VK394 | This Year's Kisses | - |
| 27024-8 | 61VK395 | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most | - |
| 27025-12 | 61VK396 | Jersey Bounce | - |
| 27026-4 | 61VK397 | You're My Thrill | - |
| 27027-2 | 61VK398 | Good Morning, Heartache | - |
Ella Fitzgerald
same personnelLos Angeles, CA, June 23, 1961
| 27028-6 | 61VK407 | Born To Be Blue | Verve V/V6 4053 |
| 27029-1 | 61VK408 | 'Round About Midnight | - |
| 27030-6 | 61VK409 | My Reverie | - |
Ella Fitzgerald
same personnelLos Angeles, CA, June 24, 1961
| 27031-3 | 61VK410 | Cry Me A River | Verve VK 10241, V/V6 4053 |
| 27032-4 | 61VK406 | Singing Off | Verve V/V6 4053 |
| 27033-5 | 61VK411 | Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie | Verve VK 10241, V/V6 4053 |
| 27034-4 | 61VK412 | A Night In Tunisia | Verve V/V6 4053 |
| 27035-1 | 61VK413 | The Music Goes 'Round And Around | - |
* Ella Fitzgerald - Cry Me A River c/w Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Verve VK 10241)
Bob Brookmeyer Quartet
Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, p) Jim Hall (g) Bill Crow (b) Mel Lewis (d)NYC, June 29, 1961
| 61VK231 | The Wrong Blues | Verve V/V6 8413 |
| 61VK232 | I'll Be Around | - |
| 61VK233 | It's So Peaceful In The Country | - |
| 61VK234 | Blues For Alice | - |
| 61VK235 | Who Can I Turn To? | - |
| 61VK236 | While We're Young | - |
| 61VK237 | That's The Way It Goes | - |
Jack Teagarden Septet
Don Goldie (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb, vo) Henry Guesta (cl) Don Ewell (p) Shay Torrent (org -8) Stan Puls (b) Ronnie Greb (d)Chicago, IL, June, 1961
| 1. | Don't Tell A Man About His Woman | Verve V/V6 8416, V/V6 8505 |
| 2. | Basin Street Blues | Verve V/V6 8416 |
| 3. | Froggie Moore Blues | - |
| 4. | I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi | - |
| 5. | It's All In Your Mind | - |
| 6. | Mis'ry And The Blues | - |
| 7. | Original Dixieland One-Step | - |
| 8. | Love Lies | - |
| 9. | Afternoon In August | - |
| 10. | Peaceful Valley | - |
* Various Artists - The Essential Jazz Vocals (Verve V/V6 8505)
no information
unknown artistscirca June, 1961???
| 61VK200 | The Enchanted Sea | Verve unissued |
| 61VK201 | Abra Kadabra | - |
Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band
Don Ferrara, Doc Severinsen, Nick Travis (tp) Willie Dennis (tb) Alan Raph (btb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, arr) Bob Donovan (as, fl) Gene Quill (as, cl) Jim Reider (ts) Gene Allen (bars, bcl) Gerry Mulligan (bars, p, dir) Bill Crow (b) Mel Lewis (d) Johnny Carisi, Gary McFarland, George Russell (arr)Webster Hall, NYC, July 10 & 11, 1961
| 61VK335 | All About Rosie | Verve V/V6 8415 |
| 61VK336 | Weep | - |
| 61VK337 | Chuggin' | - |
| 61VK338 | Israel | Verve V/V6 8415, V/V6 8567 |
| 61VK339 | Summer's Over | Verve V/V6 8415 |
| 61VK340 | All About Rosie, Pt. 3 | - |
| 61VK341 | I Know, Don't Know How | - |
| 61VK342 | Joost At The Roost | unissued |
= The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions (Mosaic MD4-221)
* The Essential Gerry Mulligan (Verve V/V6 8567)
Stan Getz With Hershey Key Orchestra
Stan Getz (ts) Allan Martin, Gerald Tarack (vln) Jacob Glick (vla) Bruce Rogers (vlc) Steve Kuhn (p) John Neves (b) Roy Haynes (d) Eddie Sauter (arr) Hershey Key (cond) unidentified woodwindsNYC, July 14, 1961
| 61VK275 | I'm Late, I'm Late | Verve VK 10251, V/V6 8412 |
| 61VK276 | Her | Verve V/V6 8412, V/V6 8719, V3HB 8844 |
| 61VK277 | Pan | Verve V/V6 8412 |
| 61VK278 | I Remember When | Verve VK 10251, V/V6 8412, V3HB 8844 |
* The Best Of Stan Getz (Verve V/V6 8719)
* Stan Getz - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8844)
* Stan Getz - I'm Late, I'm Late c/w I Remember When (Verve VK 10251)
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks (vo) and othersJuly 27, 1961
| 61VK202 | Flay By Night | Verve VK 10240 |
| 61VK203 | Lonely Song In My Heart | - |
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)"London House", Chicago, IL, July 28, 1961
| 61VK402 | Billy Boy | Verve VK 10268, V/V6 8420 |
| 61VK403 | Yours Is My Heart Alone | Verve VK 10268 |
| 61VK404 | I've Never Been In Love Before | Verve V/V6 8420 |
| 61VK405 | In The Wee, Small Hours Of The Morning | - |
| 61VK470 | Chicago | - |
* Oscar Peterson - Billy Boy c/w Yours Is My Heart Alone (Verve VK 10268)
Stan Getz With Hershey Key Orchestra
Stan Getz (ts) Allan Martin, Gerald Tarack (vln) Jacob Glick (vla) Bruce Rogers (vlc) Steve Kuhn (p) John Neves (b) Roy Haynes (d) Eddie Sauter (arr) Hershey Key (cond) unidentified woodwindsNYC, July 28, 1961
| 61VK279 | Night Rider | Verve V/V6 8412 |
| 61VK280 | Once Upon A Time | - |
| 61VK281 | A Summer Afternoon | - |
Paul Smith Sextet
Paul Smith (p) Joe Gibbons (g) Rollie Bundock (b) Irv Cottler (d) Frank Guerrero, Milt Holland (Latin per)Los Angeles, CA, July 28, August 4, 1961
| 27062-18 | Malaguena | Verve unissued |
| 27063-11 | My Romance | - |
| 27064-7 | The Desert Song | - |
| 27065-14 | My Reverie | - |
| 27066-10 | When I Fall In Love | - |
| 27067-13 | Saturday Night | - |
| 27068-13 | The Surrey With The Fringe On Top | - |
| 27069-10 | Promises | - |
| 27070-11 | Palos Verdes | - |
| 27071-6 | For All We Know | - |
| 27072-13 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream | - |
| 27073-12 | I Could Write A Book | - |
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)"London House", Chicago, IL, July 29, 1961
| 61VK463 | The Night We Called It A Day | Verve V/V6 8420 |
| 61VK471 | Sometimes I'm Happy | - |
| 61VK535 | Whisper Not | Verve V/V6 8420, V3HB 8842 |
* Oscar Peterson - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8842)
Sonny Stitt and others
Sonny Stitt (as, ts) and othersNYC, August 2, 1961
| 61VK371 | Skittoo'chy | Verve unissued |
| 61VK372 | Pampena | - |
| 61VK373 | My Romance | - |
| 61VK374 | Hi Bell | - |
| 61VK375 | I Want A Little Girl | - |
| 61VK376 | In Walked Joe | - |
Sonny Stitt and others
same personnelNYC, August 3, 1961
| 61VK377 | The Apartment Theme | Verve unissued |
| 61VK378 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | - |
| 61VK379 | unknown title | - |
Jimmy Giuffre Trio
Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts, bars) Paul Bley (p) Steve Swallow (b)NYC, August 4, 1961
| 61VK267 | That's True, That's True | Verve V/V6 8402 |
| 61VK268 | Ictus | Verve V/V6 8402, VE2 2514 |
| 61VK269 | Asphalt (The Gamut) | Verve V/V6 8402 |
| 61VK270 | Sonic | - |
| 61VK271 | Carla | Verve V/V6 8402, VE2 2514 |
| 61VK272 | Whirrrr | Verve V/V6 8402 |
| 61VK273 | Goodbye | - |
| 61VK274 | Flight | - |
* Various Artists - Masters Of The Modern Piano (Verve VE2 2514)
Mary Kaye Trio
Don Burke, Ronald Mancuso, Murray McEachern, Ken Shroyer (tb) Red Norvo (vib) Robert Small (p) Mary Ellen Pursley (g) Ernest McDaniel (b) George Gustafsson (d) Frank Guerrero (cga)Los Angeles, CA, August 9, 1961
| 27074-7 | 61VK647 | An Occasional Man | Verve V/V6 8446 |
| 27075-8 | 61VK645 | All At Once You Love Her | - |
| 27076-6 | 61VK646 | I Should Care | - |
| 27077-5 | 61VK644 | Bill Bailey Fugue | - |
| 27078-7 | 61VK648 | Squeeze Me | - |
Timme Rogers
Timme Rogers (vo) and othersNYC, August 9 & 10, 1961
| 61VK358 | Open The Door Richard | Verve unissued |
| 61VK359 | Be Bad | - |
| 61VK360 | Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven | - |
| 61VK361 | Fla-Ga-La-Pa | - |
Mary Kaye Trio
Don Burke, Ronald Mancuso, Murray McEachern, Ken Shroyer (tb) Red Norvo (vib) Robert Small (p) Mary Ellen Pursley (g) Ernest McDaniel (b) George Gustafsson (d) Frank Guerrero (cga)Los Angeles, CA, August 10, 1961
| 27079-5 | 61VK649 | My Kind Of Girl | Verve V/V6 8446 |
| 27080-6 | 61VK650 | All About Love | - |
| 27081-10 | 61VK651 | For The First Time | - |
| 27082-6 | 61VK652 | Day By Day | - |
| 27083-12 | 61VK653 | September Song | - |
| 27084-3 | 61VK654 | All Or Nothing At All | - |
| 27085-1 | 61VK655 | Unchained Melody | - |
Timme Rogers
Timme Rogers (vo) and othersNYC, August 10, 1961
| 61VK400 | Good Whiskey, Bad Women | Verve unissued |
Buddy Rich Sextet
Rolf Ericson (tp) Sam Most (fl, as) Mike Mainieri (vib) Johnny Morris (p) Wyatt Ruther (b) Buddy Rich (d)NYC, August 14, 1961
| 61VK354 | Caravan | Verve V/V6 8425, V6 8778 |
| 61VK355 | Rose Room | unissued |
* Buddy Rich - Super Rich (Verve V6 8778)
Lee Konitz and others
Lee Konitz (as) and othersNYC, August 15, 1961
| 61VK302 | It's Alright With Me | Verve unissued |
| 61VK303 | Foolin' Myself | - |
| 61VK304 | Just Friends | - |
| 61VK305 | I Remember You | - |
Buddy Rich Sextet
Rolf Ericson (tp) Sam Most (fl, as) Mike Mainieri (vib) Johnny Morris (p) Wyatt Ruther (b) Buddy Rich (d)NYC, August 16, 1961
| 61VK356 | B.R. Blues | Verve V/V6 8425 |
| 61VK357 | Satin Doll | unissued |
Buddy Rich Sextet
same personnelNYC, probably August 16, 1961
| Blowin' The Blues Away | Verve V/V6 8425, V6 8778 | |
| Late Date | Verve V/V6 8425 | |
| Young Blood | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | Verve V/V6 8425, V6 8778 |
* Buddy Rich - Super Rich (Verve V6 8778)
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)"London House", Chicago, IL, August 20, 1961
| 61VK465 | Ill Wind | Verve V/V6 8480 |
| 61VK466 | Tricotism | - |
| 61VK467 | Blues For Big Scotia | unissued |
Lee Konitz and others
Lee Konitz (as) and othersNYC, August 21, 1961
| 61VK306 | Out Of Nowhere | Verve unissued |
| 61VK307 | Imagination | - |
| 61VK308 | My Melancholy Baby | - |
| 61VK309 | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 61VK310 | That Old Feeling | - |
| 61VK311 | It's You Or No One | - |
Johnny Hodges Quintet
Johnny Hodges (as) Wild Bill Davis (org) Les Spann (g, fl) Sam Jones (b -1,3/5) Louis Hayes (d -1,3/5)NYC, August 23, 1961
| 1. 61VK292 | Blue Hodge | Verve V/V6 8406 |
| 2. 61VK293 | It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream | Verve VK 10273, V/V6 8406 |
| 3. 61VK294 | Why Are You Blue? | - |
| 4. 61VK295 | Knuckles | Verve V/V6 8406 |
| 5. 61VK296 | Stand By Blues | - |
* Johnny Hodges - It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream c/w Why Are You Blue? (Verve VK 10273)
Kai Winding Orchestra
Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen (tp) probably Clark Terry (flh) Billy Byers, Kai Winding (tb) Tony Studd, George West (btb) Phil Woods (as) Danny Bank (bars, cl) probably Ross Tompkins (p) Harold Gaylor (b) Ray Rodriguez (bgo) and othersNYC, August 23, 1961
| 61VK434 | Besame Mucho | Verve V/V6 8427 |
| 61VK435 | Adios | - |
| 61VK436 | The Surrey With The Fringe Arriba (The Surrey With The Fringe On Top) | - |
Johnny Hodges Quintet
Johnny Hodges (as) Wild Bill Davis (org) Les Spann (g, fl) Sam Jones (b) Louis Hayes (d)NYC, August 24, 1961
| 61VK297 | Hodge-Podge | Verve V/V6 8406 |
| 61VK298 | There Is No Greater Love | - |
| 61VK299 | And Then Some | - |
| 61VK300 | I Wonder Why | - |
| 61VK301 | Azure Te! | - |
Kai Winding Orchestra
Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen (tp) probably Clark Terry (flh) Billy Byers, Kai Winding (tb) Tony Studd, George West (btb) Phil Woods (as) Danny Bank (bars, cl) probably Ross Tompkins (p) Harold Gaylor (b) Ray Rodriguez (bgo) and othersNYC, August 24, 1961
| 61VK437 | Manteca | Verve V/V6 8427 |
| 61VK438 | Hojas De Otano (Autumn Leaves) | - |
| 61VK439 | Dansero | - |
| 61VK440 | Que Pasa | - |
Lee Konitz Trio
Lee Konitz (as) Sonny Dallas (b) Elvin Jones (d)NYC, August 24, 1961
| 61VK388 | Foolin' Myself | Verve V/V6 8399 |
| 61VK389 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | - |
| 61VK390 | I'll Remember April | - |
| 61VK391 | I Remember You | - |
| 61VK392 | All Of Me | - |
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)"London House", Chicago, IL, August 25, 1961
| 61VK464 | Daahoud | unissued |
| 61VK468 | Yesterdays | - |
| 61VK469 | Kadota's Blues | Verve V/V6 8480 |
Kai Winding Orchestra
Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen (tp) probably Clark Terry (flh) Billy Byers, Kai Winding (tb) Tony Studd, George West (btb) Phil Woods (as) Danny Bank (bars, cl) probably Ross Tompkins (p) Harold Gaylor (b) Ray Rodriguez (bgo) and othersNYC, August 25, 1961
| 61VK441 | Hacia El Fin De La Tierra (To The Ends Of The Earth) | Verve V/V6 8427 |
| 61VK442 | Amour | - |
| 61VK443 | Them There Ojos (Them There Eyes) | - |
| 61VK444 | Caribe | - |
| 61VK445 | Esto Es Felicidad | - |
Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Quintet
Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Gene Ammons (ts) John Houston (p) Charles Williams (b) George Brown (d)Chicago, IL, August 27, 1961
| 61VK380 | Blues Up And Down | Verve V/V6 8426 |
| 61VK381 | Blues | unissued |
| 61VK382 | Bye Bye Blackbird | - |
| 61VK383 | Three Blind Mice | - |
| 61VK384 | Counter Clockwise | Verve V/V6 8426 |
| 61VK385 | There Is No Greater Love | - |
| 61VK386 | The One Before This | - |
| 61VK387 | Autumn Leaves | - |
= Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt - Prime Cuts (Verve 2V6S 8812)
Cal Tjader Septet
Paul Horn (fl, as) Cal Tjader (vib) Lonnie Hewitt (p) Al McKibbon (b) Johnny Rae (d) Wilfredo Vicente (cga) Armando Peraza (bgo)Los Angeles, CA, August 28 & 29, 1961
| 61VK414 | Ben Hur (Love Theme) | Verve V/V6 8419 |
| 61VK415 | Davita | - |
| 61VK416 | On Green Dolphin Street | - |
| 61VK417 | Pauneto's Point | - |
| 61VK418 | Speak Low | - |
| 61VK419 | Triste | Verve V/V6 8419, V/V6 8725, V3HB 8843 |
| 61VK420 | Misty | Verve V/V6 8419 |
| 61VK421 | Mambo In Miami | - |
| 61VK422 | Ecstasy | - |
| 61VK423 | Half And Half | - |
* The Best Of Cal Tjader (Verve V/V6 8725)
* Cal Tjader - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8843)
Stan Getz - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet
Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Stan Getz (ts) Steve Kuhn (p) John Neves (b) Roy Haynes (d)San Francisco, CA, September 12 & 13, 1961
| 61VK286 | Minuet Circa '61 | Verve V/V6 8418 |
| 61VK287 | Would You Care? | Verve V/V6 8418, V/V6 8719 |
| 61VK288 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Verve VS 200, V/V6 8418 |
| 61VK289 | Thump, Thump, Thump | Verve V/V6 8418 |
| 61VK290 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Verve VS 200, V/V6 8418 |
| 61VK291 | Love Jumped Out | Verve V/V6 8418 |
* The Best Of Stan Getz (Verve V/V6 8719)
* The World Of Stan Getz (Verve VS 200)
Bob Brookmeyer and others
Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) and othersSeptember 14, 1961
| 61VK446 | Cohn's Tune | Verve unissued |
| 61VK447 | Slopjah | - |
| 61VK448 | Blue China | - |
| 61VK449 | Manuscript | - |
Clark Terry - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet
Clark Terry (tp, flh) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Eddie Costa (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Osie Johnson (d)possibly September 14 & 15, 1961
| 73L5916 | Simple Waltz | Verve V6 8836 |
| 73L5917 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | - |
| 73L5918 | Manuscript | - |
| 73L5919 | Stolen Moments | - |
Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson (vib) Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)NYC, September 15, 1961
| 61VK343 | Like Someone In Love | unissued |
| 61VK344 | On Green Dolphin Street | Verve V/V6 8429, V3HB 8842 |
| 61VK345 | Reunion Blues | Verve V/V6 8429 |
| 61VK346 | Untitled Peterson Original | unissued |
* Oscar Peterson - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8842)
Bob Brookmeyer and others
Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) and othersSeptember 15, 1961
| 61VK460 | I Remember Clifford | Verve unissued |
| 61VK461 | Weep No More | - |
| 61VK462 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | - |
Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson (vib) Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)NYC, September 18, 1961
| 61VK347 | Heartstrings | Verve V/V6 8429 |
| 61VK348 | The Work Song | Verve V/V6 8429, V3HB 8848 |
| 61VK349 | John Brown's Body | Verve V/V6 8429 |
| 61VK350 | A Wonderful Guy | Verve V/V6 8429, V/V6 8579 |
| 61VK351 | Untitled Peterson Original | unissued |
| 61VK352 | Seven Come Eleven | - |
| 61VK353 | Soft Winds | - |
* Milt Jackson - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8848)
* Various Artists - Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll (Verve V/V6 8579)
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day (vo) and othersSeptember 20, 1961
| 61VK283 | One More Mile | Verve unissued |
| 61VK284 | Boogie Blues | - |
| 61VK285 | The Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men | - |
| 61VK458 | You Came A Long Way From St. Louis | - |
| 61VK459 | Senor Blues | - |
Anita O'Day
same personnelSeptember 21, 1961
| 61VK401 | Up State | Verve unissued |
Ray Brown
Ray Brown (b)September 28, 1961
| 61VK450 | Ray's Blues | Verve unissued |
| 61VK451 | Old Folks | - |
| 61VK452 | Two Feet In The Mud | - |
| 61VK453 | The Very Thought Of You | - |
| 61VK454 | In Walked Ray | - |
| 61VK455 | Ray's Other Blues | - |
| 61VK456 | Afternoon In Paris | - |
| 61VK457 | Don Nothing Till You Hear From Me | - |
Paul Smith Trio
Paul Smith (p) unknown (b) unknown (d) unidentified stringsOctober 3, 1961
| 61VK424 | Angel Eyes | MGM E 4057 |
| 61VK425 | It Might As Well Be Spring | - |
| 61VK426 | I Love Paris | - |
| 61VK427 | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | - |
| 61VK428 | It's Only A Paper Moon | - |
Paul Smith Trio
same personnelOctober 4, 1961
| 61VK429 | On The Street Where You Live | MGM E 4057 |
| 61VK430 | Love Come Back To Me | - |
| 61VK431 | Ballad For Woody | - |
| 61VK432 | Love For Sale | - |
| 61VK433 | Night And Day | - |
Herb Ellis Quartet
Victor Feldman (vib, p) Herb Ellis (g) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Ronnie Zito (d)Los Angeles, CA, October 12 & 13, 1961
| 61VK634 | John Brown's Body | Verve V/V6 8448 |
| 61VK635 | Gravy Waltz | - |
| 61VK636 | Detour Ahead | - |
| 61VK637 | One Note Samba | - |
| 61VK638 | Like Someone In Love | - |
| 61VK639 | You'd Better Be Ready | - |
| 61VK640 | Hey Look Me Over | unissued |
| 61VK641 | Toni | Verve V/V6 8448 |
| 61VK642 | Jim's Blues | - |
| 61VK643 | One Note Samba (short ver.) | unissued |
Anita O'Day With Gary McFarland Orchestra
Herb Pomeroy (tp) Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis (tb) Walt Levinsky (cl, as) Phil Woods (as) Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims (ts) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Anita O'Day (vo) Gary McFarland (arr, dir) and othersNYC, October 16, 1961
| 61VK481 | One More Mile | Verve V/V6 8442 |
| 61VK482 | The Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men | Verve V/V6 8442, VE2 2534 |
| 61VK483 | Up State | - |
| 61VK484 | You Come A Long Way From St. Louis | - |
| 61VK485 | Senor Blues | Verve V/V6 8442 |
| 61VK486 | Boogie Blues | Verve V/V6 8442, VE2 2534 |
| 61VK487 | A Woman Alone With The Blues | - |
| 61VK488 | I Want To Sing A Song | Verve V/V6 8442 |
| 61VK489 | Night Bird | Verve V/V6 8442, VE2 2534 |
| 61VK490 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | Verve V/V6 8442 |
* Anita O'Day - The Big Band Sessions (Verve VE2 2534)
Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd and others
Stan Getz (ts) Charlie Byrd (g) and othersOctober 25, 1961
| 61VK491 | Jazz Samba, No. 1 | Verve unissued |
| 61VK492 | Jazz Samba, No. 2 | - |
| 61VK493 | Jazz Samba, No. 3 | - |
Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd and others
same personnelOctober 26, 1961
| 61VK494 | Jazz Samba, No. 4 | Verve unissued |
| 61VK495 | Jazz Samba, No. 5 | - |
| 61VK496 | Jazz Samba, No. 6 | - |
Eddie Condon Octet
Jimmy McPartland (tp, vo) Jack Teagarden (tb, vo) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Bud Freeman (ts) Joe Sullivan (p) Eddie Condon (g) Bob Haggart (b) Gene Krupa (d)NYC, October 30, 1961
| 61VK514 | Logan Square | Verve V/V6 8441 |
| 61VK515 | Chicago | - |
| 61VK516 | After You've Gone | - |
| 61VK517 | China Boy | - |
Eddie Condon Octet
add Lil Armstrong, Blossom Sealey (vo)NYC, October 31, 1961
| 61VK518 | Take Me To The Land Of Jazz | Verve V/V6 8441 |
| 61VK519 | Sugar | - |
| 61VK521 | Nobody's Sweetheart | - |
| 61VK523 | Wolverine Blues | - |
| 61VK524 | Chicago | - |
Lil Armstrong Solo
Lil Armstrong (p)NYC, October 31, 1961
| 61VK520 | The Pearls (Original Boogie) | Verve V/V6 8441 |
| 61VK522 | Original Rag | - |
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)"London House", Chicago, IL, October, 1961
| 61VK661 | Thag's Dance | Verve V/V6 8480 |
| 61VK662 | There Is No Greater Love | unissued |
| On Green Dolphin Street | Verve V/V6 8480, V3HB 8842 |
* Oscar Peterson - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8842)
Benton Ames
Benton Amescirca October, 1961???
| 61VK497 | Love Theme From "El Cid" | Verve VK 10246 |
| 61VK498 | A Farewell To Arms | - |
Bob Brookmeyer And His Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry (tp) Wayne Andre, Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers, Alan Raph (tb) Wally Kane (basn -1) Eddie Caine (as) Phil Woods (as -1,3) Gene Quill (as -2) Phil Bodner (ts) Al Cohn (ts -2,3) Gene Allen (bars) Eddie Costa (vib) Hank Jones (p) George Duvivier (b) Mel Lewis (d)NYC, November 6 or 8, 1961
| 1. 61VK507 | Gloomy Sunday | Verve V/V6 8455 |
| 2. 61VK508 | Caravan | - |
| 3. 61VK509 | Some Of My Best Friends | - |
Bob Brookmeyer And His Orchestra
Nick Travis (tp) Bill Elton (tb) replaces Newman, Byers, Kane, QuillNYC, November 7, 1961
| 61VK512 | Ho Hum | Verve V/V6 8455 |
| 61VK513 | Why Are You Blue? | - |
| 61VK544 | Days Gone By, Oh My! | - |
Gary McFarland And His Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Herb Pomeroy, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry (tp) Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers, Willie Dennis (tb) Ed Wasserman (cl) Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn, Oliver Nelson (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Hank Jones (p) Jim Hall (g) George Duvivier (b) Mel Lewis (d) Gary McFarland (arr, cond)NYC, November 8, 1961
| 61VK503 | Love From A Heart Of Gold | Verve V/V6 8443 |
| 61VK506 | Grand Old Ivy, Pt. 2 | - |
Bob Brookmeyer And His Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis (tp) Wayne Andre, Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers, Alan Raph (tb) Eddie Caine, Eddie Wasserman (as) Phil Bodner, Al Cohn (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Eddie Costa (vib) Hank Jones (p) George Duvivier (b) Mel Lewis (d)NYC, November 8 or 6, 1961
| 61VK510 | Detour Ahead | Verve V/V6 8455 |
| 61VK511 | Where Oh Where | - |
Gary McFarland And His Orchestra
Joe Newman, Herb Pomeroy, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry (tp) Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers, Willie Dennis (tb) Ed Wasserman (cl) Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn, Oliver Nelson (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Gary McFarland (vib, arr, cond) Hank Jones (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, November 14, 1961
| 61VK499 | How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying | Verve VK 10272, V/V6 8443 |
| 61VK500 | Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm | Verve V/V6 8443 |
| 61VK501 | Grand Old Ivy, Pt. 1 | - |
* Gary McFarland - How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying c/w I Believe In You (Verve VK 10272)
Gary McFarland And His Orchestra
McFarland plays (arr, cond). Bernie Glow (tp) Jim Hall (g) George Duvivier (b) Mel Lewis (d) replaces Newman, Burrell, Benjamin, JohnsonNYC, November 15, 1961
| 61VK502 | Paris Original | Verve V/V6 8443 |
| 61VK504 | I Believe In You | Verve VK 10272, V/V6 8443 |
| 61VK505 | Brotherhood Of Man | Verve V/V6 8443 |
* Gary McFarland - How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying c/w I Believe In You (Verve VK 10272)
Frances Faye
Stu Williamson (tp) Bud Shank (as) Al Hendrickson (g) Frances Faye (vo) Marty Paich (arr) and othersLos Angeles, CA, November 20, 1961
| 61VK531 | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me | Verve V/V6 8434 |
| 61VK532 | It's All Right With Me | - |
| 61VK533 | Love For Sale | - |
| 61VK534 | So In Love | - |
Johnny Hodges and others
Johnny Hodges (as) and othersNovember 20, 1961
| 61VK525 | Twist Time | Verve unissued |
| 61VK526 | Tippin' In | - |
| 61VK527 | Castle Twist | - |
| 61VK528 | For Dancers Only | - |
Frances Faye
Stu Williamson (tp) Bud Shank (as) Al Hendrickson (g) Frances Faye (vo) Marty Paich (arr) and othersLos Angeles, CA, November 21, 1961
| 61VK536 | Should I? | Verve V/V6 8434 |
| 61VK537 | Them Who Has Gets | - |
| 61VK538 | There Will Never Be Another You | - |
| 61VK539 | Miss Otis Regrets | - |
Frances Faye
same personnelLos Angeles, CA, November 24, 1961
| 61VK540 | Everything Happens To Me | Verve V/V6 8434 |
| 61VK541 | More Than You Know | - |
| 61VK542 | That's All | - |
| 61VK543 | Don't Worry 'Bout Me | - |
Kid Ory Band
Andrew Blakeney (tp) Kid Ory (tb) Bob McCracken (cl) Bob Van Eps (p) Johnny St. Cyr (g) Bob Boyack (b) Doc Cenardo (d)Los Angeles, CA, December 4, 1961
| 61VK552 | Bill Bailey | Verve unissued |
| 61VK553 | Heebie Jeebies | - |
| 61VK554 | Brush Stomp | - |
| 61VK555 | Sweet Little Papa | - |
| 61VK556 | Cornet Shop Suey | - |
| 61VK557 | Without You | - |
| 61VK558 | Muskrat Ramble | - |
| 61VK559 | Little Liza Jane | - |
| 61VK560 | Ory's Boogie | - |
| 61VK561 | Squeeze Me | - |
| 61VK562 | Crazy About The Way You Walk | - |
| 61VK563 | Big Butter And Egg Man | - |
Kid Ory Band
same personnelLos Angeles, CA, December 5, 1961
| 61VK564 | Storyville Blues | Verve V/V6 8456 |
| 61VK565 | Doctor Jazz | - |
| 61VK566 | Milenberg Joys | - |
| 61VK567 | Jelly Roll Blues | - |
| 61VK568 | Winin' Boy Blues | - |
| 61VK569 | Boogaboo | - |
| 61VK570 | Smoke House | - |
| 61VK571 | Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | - |
Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra
Cat Anderson, Harold Baker, Bill Berry, Ed Mullens (tp) Howard McGhee (tp -6) Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Quentin Jackson (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bars) Jimmy Jones (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Billy Strayhorn (arr, cond)NYC, December 11, 1961
| 1. 61VK572 | Stardust | Verve V/V6 8452 |
| 2. 61VK573 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Verve V/V6 8452, VSP 3 |
| 3. 61VK574 | Passion Flower | unissued |
| 4. 61VK575 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Verve V/V6 8452, VSP 3 |
| 5. 61VK576 | Jeep's Blues | - |
| 6. 61VK577 | Azure | - |
| 7. 61VK578 | The Gal From Joe's | - |
* Johnny Hodges And All The Duke's Men (Verve VSP 3)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
unknown (p) unknown (org) Sister Rosetta Tharpe (g, vo) unknown (d) unknown (vocal group)NYC, December 11 & 13, 1961
| 61VK613 | On My Way | Verve V/V6 8439 |
| 61VK614 | This Is A Mean Old World To Live In | Verve VK 10249, V/V6 8439 |
| 61VK615 | This Train | Verve V/V6 8439 |
| 61VK616 | I Heard My Mother Call My Name | - |
| 61VK617 | In These Dark Hours Of Distress (Stretch Out) | - |
| 61VK618 | Ring Those Golden Bells | - |
| 61VK619 | I Llok Down The Line And I Wonder | - |
| 61VK620 | Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares | - |
| 61VK659 | That's All | Verve VK 10249, V/V6 8439 |
* Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Is A Mean Old World To Live In c/w That's All (Verve VK 10249)
Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra
Cat Anderson, Bill Berry, Ed Mullens (tp) Harold Baker (tp -1/5,7,8) Howard McGhee (tp -3,6) Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Quentin Jackson (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bars) Jimmy Jones (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Billy Strayhorn (arr, cond)NYC, December 12, 1961
| 1. 61VK579 | Harmony In Harlem | unissued |
| 2. 61VK580 | Day Dream | Verve V/V6 8452, VSP 3 |
| 3. 61VK581 | Tailor Made | Verve V/V6 8452 |
| 4. 61VK582 | Lush Life | unissued |
| 5. 61VK583 | Day Dream | - |
| 6. 61VK584 | I'm Just A Lucky So And So | Verve V/V6 8452, VSP 3 |
| 7. 61VK585 | Your Love Has Faded | Verve V/V6 8452 |
| 8. 61VK586 | Juice A-Plenty | - |
* Johnny Hodges And All The Duke's Men (Verve VSP 3)
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Nelson Riddle's OrchestraLos Angeles, CA, December 13, 1961
| 61VK597 | Darn That Dream | Verve V/V6 4055 |
| 61VK598 | Mean To Me | Verve V/V6 4054 |
| 61VK599 | Georgia On My Mind | Verve V/V6 4055 |
| 61VK600 | I Can't Get Started | - |
* Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings Brightly With Nelson (Verve V/V6 4054)
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
same personnelLos Angeles, CA, December 14, 1961
| 61VK601 | What Am I Here For? | Verve V/V6 4054 |
| 61VK602 | Alone Together | - |
| 61VK603 | I Only Have Eyes For You | - |
| 61VK604 | It's A Pity Too Say Goodnight | Verve V/V6 4055 |
| 61VK605 | I Hear Music | Verve V/V6 4054 |
| 61VK606 | When Your Lover Has Gone | Verve V/V6 4054, V/V6 8720 |
* Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings Gently With Nelson (Verve V/V6 4055)
* The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (Verve V/V6 8720)
Ed Bland
Ed BlandDecember 14, 1961
| 61VK587 | Talkin' About You | Verve unissued |
| 61VK588 | Hallelujah, I Love Her So | - |
| 61VK589 | What Would I Do Without You | - |
| 61VK590 | Ain't That Love | - |
| 61VK591 | Moon River | - |
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Nelson Riddle's OrchestraLos Angeles, CA, December 15, 1961
| 61VK607 | Pick Yourself Up | Verve V/V6 4054 |
| 61VK608 | The Gentleman Is A Dope | - |
| 61VK609 | Call Me Darling | Verve VK 10248 |
| 61VK610 | Love Me Or Leave Me | Verve V/V6 4054 |
| 61VK611 | All Of Me | unissued |
* Ella Fitzgerald - Call Me Darling c/w What Is This Thing Called Love (Verve VK 10248)
Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band
Don Ferrara, Doc Severinsen, Nick Travis (tp) Clark Terry (tp, flh) Willie Dennis (tb) Tony Studd (btb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb, p, arr) Gene Quill (cl, as) Eddie Caine (as, afl) Jim Reider (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Gerry Mulligan (bars, cl, arr) Jim Hall (g) Bill Crow (b) Gus Johnson (d)Webster Hall, NYC, December 18, 1961
| 61VK592 | Big City Blues | Verve V/V6 8515 |
| 61VK593 | Pretty Little Gypsy | - |
| 61VK594 | Little Rock Getaway | - |
| 61VK595 | Sweet Young Girl (Bridgehampton South) | Verve unissued |
| 61VK596-5 | Ballad (alt. take) | Mosaic MD4-221 |
| 61VK596-7 | Ballad | Verve V/V6 8515, V/V6 8567 |
= The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions (Mosaic MD4-221)
* The Essential Gerry Mulligan (Verve V/V6 8567)
Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band
Mulligan plays (bars, arr)Webster Hall, NYC, December 19, 1961
| 61VK597A | Big City Life | Verve V/V6 8515 |
| 61VK598A | Bridgehampton South | - |
| 61VK598A-6 | Bridgehampton South (alt. take) | Mosaic MD4-221 |
| 61VK612 | My Kinda Love | Verve V/V6 8515 |
= The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions (Mosaic MD4-221)
Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band
Brookmeyer plays (vtb, arr)Webster Hall, NYC, December 21, 1961
| 61VK633 | Bridgehampton Strut | Verve V/V6 8515 |
| 61VK633-1 | Bridgehampton Strut (take 1) | Mosaic MD4-221 |
| 61VK633-17 | Bridgehampton Strut (alt. take) | - |
= The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions (Mosaic MD4-221)
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle's Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald (vo) Nelson Riddle's OrchestraLos Angeles, CA, December 27, 1961
| 61VK656 | Don't Be That Way | Verve V/V6 4054 |
| 61VK657 | I Won't Dance | Verve V/V6 4054, V/V6 8720 |
| 61VK658 | I'm Gonna Go Fishing | Verve V/V6 4054 |
* The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (Verve V/V6 8720)
Arthur Prysock
Zane Paul Zacharoff (fl, reeds) Stan Free (p, arr -1,2, p, dir -3/11) Ram Ramirez (org) Mundell Lowe or Wally Richardson (g) George Duvivier or Al Lucas or Art Davis (b) Maurice Marks or Ed Shaughnessy (d -1,2) Maurice Marks, Ed Shaughnessy (d -3/11) Arthur Prysock (vo)1961
| 1. 101681 | Unchained Melody | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6 5011 |
| 2. 101683 | When I Fall In Love | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6 5011, V6 650-2 |
| 3. 102326 | I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6 5014 |
| 4. 102327 | Time After Time | - |
| 5. 102328 | April In Paris | Old Town 1115, LP 2004; Verve V/V6 5014 |
| 6. 102330 | How Do You Speak To An Angel | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6 5014 |
| 7. 102331 | Let Her Wonder | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6 5014, V6 650-2 |
| 8. 102332 | Only For You | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6 5014 |
| 9. 102333 | Song From "Moulin Rouge" | - |
| 10. 102335 | Imagination | - |
| 11. 102336 | I'm Through With Love | Old Town LP 2004; Verve V/V6 5014, V6 650-2 |
* Arthur Prysock - 24 Karat Hits (Verve V6 650-2)
* Arthur Prysock - Mister Prysock (Verve V/V6 5014)
* Arthur Prysock (no details) (Old Town LP 2004, 1115)
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester (spoken word)1961?
| Overture: Won't You Buy My Sweet Blooming Lavender? / Charity | Verve MGV 15024 | |
| Cockney London / Bits And Pieces | - | |
| Our Three Penny Hop / Night Club Days / The Ballad Of Sister Anne | - | |
| I May Be Fast / Cat's Meat / Lola | - | |
| I'm Glad To See You're Back | - | |
| Dancing Days And Stink Bombs / Freedom And All That / Un Bon Mouvement | - | |
| The Boatmen's Dance / HRH And NYC | - | |
| Catalogue Woman | - | |
| When A Lady Has A Piazza / Finale | - |
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller (spoken word)1961?
| Introduction / Ad Libs / New Look | Verve MGV 15026, V6 15059 | |
| Management | Verve MGV 15026, V/V6 15053 | |
| Old Age | Verve MGV 15026, V/V6 15046, V6 15059 | |
| Beauty Parlour | - | |
| Plastic Surgery | Verve MGV 15026, V/V6 15046, V/V6 15053 | |
| Lipstick | Verve MGV 15026, V/V6 15053 | |
| New Cosmetic | - | |
| My Moment Of Truth | Verve MGV 15026, V/V6 15046, V6 15059 | |
| Driving Downtown | - | |
| Home Maker | Verve MGV 15026, V6 15059 | |
| Suki Yaki (Exotic Foods) (Suki Yaki Restaurant) | Verve MGV 15026, V/V6 15046, V6 15059 | |
| The Cleaners | Verve MGV 15026 | |
| Insecurity | - |
* Phyllis Diller - What's Left Of (Verve V6 15059)
* The Best Of Phyllis Diller (Verve V/V6 15053)
= Phyllis Diller - Beautiful (Verve V6 15062)
* Phyllis Diller - Great Moments (Verve V/V6 15046)
Timmie Rogers
Timmie Rogers (spoken word)1961?
| Be Good To Me | Verve MGV 15028 | |
| Richard Open The Door | - | |
| Uncle Sam Wants You | - |
Jonathan Winters
Jonathan Winters (comedian)1961?
| Opening-California | Verve V/V6 15032 | |
| Igor And The Monster | Verve V/V6 15032, V/V6 15057 | |
| The Lost Island | - | |
| New Frontiers | Verve V/V6 15032 | |
| Civil War | - | |
| T.V.C. Commercials / American In Paris | - | |
| Moon Map / Ivy Leaguer | - | |
| Human Torpedo | - | |
| Sail Cat | - | |
| My School Days | Verve V/V6 15032, V/V6 15041 |
* Jonathan Winters - Movies Are Better Than Ever (Verve V/V6 15057)
* Jonathan Winters' Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Verve V/V6 15041)
The Temperance Seven
The Temperance Seven1961
| You're Driving Me Crazy | Verve V 10236 | |
| Charley My Boy | - |
Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman (spoken word)1961
| A Personal Appearance, Pt. 1 | Verve MGV 15027 | |
| A Personal Appearance, Pt. 2 | - |
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker (spoken word)1961
| I Live On Your Visits | Verve V/V6 15029 | |
| Arrangement In Black And White | - | |
| Book Review / Four Verses / Partial Comfort / Bohemia / Coda / War Song | - |
Billy Gray
Billy Gray (spoken word)1961
| Celebrities | Verve V/V6 15030 | |
| Our Shrinking World | - | |
| A Few Words About Texas | - | |
| Never Catch A Cold In California | - | |
| Spoofing The Spas | - | |
| Romance In The Spas | - | |
| Looney Las Vegas | - | |
| Subsidies, Security And Health | - |
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller (spoken word)1961
| Don't Eat Here | Verve V/V6 15031, V/V6 15053 | |
| The Way I Dress | Verve V/V6 15031, V/V6 15046, V/V6 15053 | |
| Beadcraft | Verve V/V6 15031, V/V6 15053 | |
| Hypocondriac | - | |
| Cook Book | Verve V/V6 15031, V/V6 15046, V6 15059 | |
| Household Hints | - | |
| Cheese And Turkey | Verve V/V6 15031, V/V6 15046, V/V6 15053 | |
| Tight-Wad Airlines | - | |
| Small Chest Condition | Verve V/V6 15031, V6 15059 | |
| Labor Day | - |
* The Best Of Phyllis Diller (Verve V/V6 15053)
= Phyllis Diller - Beautiful (Verve V6 15062)
* Phyllis Diller - Great Moments (Verve V/V6 15046)
* Phyllis Diller - What's Left Of (Verve V6 15059)
Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason (comedian)1961
| Pt. 1 | Verve V/V6 15033 | |
| Pt. 2 | - |
Mel Torme
Mel Torme (vo) and othersNYC, 1961
| 23518 | Her Face | Verve V 10232 |
| 23519 | He's Got The Whole World In His Hands | unissued |
| 23520 | Yes Indeed | Verve V 10232 |
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (g, vo) unidentified small instrumental grouplive in unknown locations, 1961
| Take A New Look Int That Old Bible | Verve MGV 3005 | |
| Joy In This Land | - |
Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd and others
Stan Getz (ts) Charlie Byrd (g) and others1961
| 61VK472 | unknown title | Verve unissued |
| 61VK473 | - | - |
| 61VK474 | - | - |
The Chants
The Chants1961
| 61VK475 | Dick Tracy | Verve VK 10244 |
| 61VK476 | Choo Choo | - |
The Quotations
The Quotations (vocal group)1961
| 61VK477 | Imagination | Verve VK 10245 |
| 61VK478 | A-La-Men-Sy | - |
Robert Holliday
Leroy Holmes (as Robert Holliday)1961
| 61VK479 | Trade Winds | Verve VK 10243 |
| 61VK480 | Bachelor's Paradise | - |
Mel Torme With Geoff Love Orchestra
Mel Torme (vo) Geoff Love (cond) unidentified orchestraLondon, England, 1961
| 61VK668? | You And The Night And The Music | Verve V/V6 8440, V/V6 8593 |
| By Myself | Verve V/V6 8440 | |
| Shine On Your Shoes | - | |
| Welcome To The Club | - |
* The Best Of Mel Torme - Verve's Choice (Verve V/V6 8593)
Mel Torme With Tony Osborne Orchestra
Mel Torme (vo) Tony Osborne (cond) unidentified orchestraLondon, England, 1961
| Stranger In Town | Verve V/V6 8440 | |
| Born To Be Blue | - | |
| Dancing In The Dark | - |
Mel Torme With Wally Scott Orchestra
Mel Torme (vo) Wally Scott (cond) unidentified orchestraLondon, England, 1961
| I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans | Verve V/V6 8440 | |
| Country Fair | - | |
| 61VK676? | The Christmas Song | Verve V/V6 8440, V/V6 8593 |
| Alone Together | Verve V/V6 8440 |
* The Best Of Mel Torme - Verve's Choice (Verve V/V6 8593)
Jack Parker Quartet
Ernie Royal (tp) Jack Parker (p, vo) Don Cinderella (b) Sticks Evans (d)NYC, 1961
| I Thought About You | Verve V/V6 8424 | |
| Guess Who I Saw Today | - | |
| Here Comes Trouble Again | - | |
| My Ship | - | |
| Time After Time | - | |
| You're The Cream In My Coffee | - | |
| I Like The Likes Of You | - | |
| Sweet William | - | |
| Long Gone Love | - | |
| You Mean Old World | - | |
| But Beautiful | - |
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d)"London House", Chicago, IL, 1961-1962
| Billy Boy | Verve 314 531 766-2 | |
| It Happened In Monterey | - | |
| Billy Boy | - | |
| Introduction | - | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
| Moanin' | - | |
| Billy Boy | - | |
| Scapple From The Apple | - | |
| Jim | - | |
| Band Call | - | |
| The Night We Called It A Day | - | |
| The Lonesome One | - | |
| The Gravy Waltz | - | |
| Woody'n You | - | |
| Soon | - | |
| Daahoud | - | |
| As Long As There's Music | - | |
| Close Your Eyes | - | |
| Cubano Chant | - | |
| Sometimes I'm Happy | - | |
| Sophisticated Lady | - | |
| Better Luck Next Time | - | |
| Confirmation | - |
Dalida
Dalida (vo) unidentified studio orchestraParis, France, 1961-1962
| 62VK512 | Un Uomo Vivo | Verve VK 10263, V 8467 |
| 62VK513 | Comme Une Symphonie | - |
| 62VK514 | Garde Moi La Derniere Danse | Verve V 8467 |
| 62VK515 | Pepe | - |
| 62VK516 | Cordoba | - |
| 62VK517 | La Joie D'aimer | - |
| 62VK518 | 24 Milabaci | - |
| 62VK519 | S'endormir Comme D'habitude | - |
| 62VK520 | Mon Amour Oublie | - |
| 62VK521 | Aimez-Vous Brahms-Theme | - |
| 62VK522 | Vieni Vieni | - |
| 62VK523 | Le Bonheur | - |
| 62VK524 | Je Me Sens Vivre | - |
| 62VK525 | Nuit D'espagne | - |
* Dalida - Un Uomo Vivo c/w Comme Une Symphonie (Verve VK 10263)
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