Mosura 1961

With a beautifully economical piano style full of grace, depth, tone, and plenty of swing, Ahmad Jamal is simply one of the greatest pianists in the history of jazz, but he has been woefully underexposed, even as he has been a giant influence in the genre, on Miles Davis, for one, and Gil Evans, who flirted with Jamal's chamber jazz style…

This compilation comprises everything they recorded between 1958 (when they were originally known as The Drifters) and the end of 1961, including an unfeasibly-rare South African EP…

A chronological, inexpensive British 52 track, 134 minute essential Del Shannon collection, with 33 of his 44 U.S. released single A-sides from 1961-91, starting w/his first, the #1 Runaway, to the fabulous (posthumously released, sadly non-charting) Walk Away, written will Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty, along with non-U.S. A-sides, rarities, B-sides & a few album cuts…

Lee Konitz - The Complete Motion (1961) {3CD Set Verve Elite Edition 314 557 107-2 rel 1998}
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Jazz / Cool / Post Bop / Saxophone

The album 'Motion' was originally released on LP with five tracks and later on CD with eight. All those tracks were taken from the session on 29 August, 1961 and feature the trio with Elvin Jones on drums. However previous to this date there had been two earlier sessions with a trio featuring Nick Stabulas on drums. In 1997 Verve issued all the sessions on a three CD set, now sadly OOP. Whilst it is clear why the session with Elvin Jones was the one marked for release, the other sessions with Nick Stabulas are also excellent and offer a fascinating alternative glimpse of a 'work in progress'.

John Coltrane - The 1961 Newport Set (2012) {Solar Records 4569918}
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Jazz / Hard Bop / Modal Music / Saxophone

1961 Newport Set album by John Coltrane was released May 15, 2012 on the Solar label. EU-only release containing John Coltrane's never before released 1961 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival. 1961 Newport Set songs At the time, his group consisted of a quintet with Trane as the only horn, plus piano, two basses, and drums. 1961 Newport Set album As a bonus, we have added another complete performance from the same year, recorded in Helsinki, Finland, during the tour on which Eric Dolphy joined the group. This is the first time this set is presented in the correct pitch. 1961 Newport Set CD music Includes 8-page booklet.

Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961) {2006 DSD Japan Mini LP Edition Analog Collection SICP 1208}
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Jazz / Cool / Hard Bop / Trumpet

The tenor sax here makes the album a standout – as John Coltrane still works with Miles Davis on 2 tracks for the record, but Blue Note stalwart Hank Mobley joins in on the rest! The approach is similar to that of the classic Coltrane/Davis years – and in a way, the record's kind of a swan song to that period – one of the last studio session that Miles would cut in such an unabashedly sweet and lyrical way. And while Mobley's always better known for his harder-blown notes at Blue Note, he sounds totally great here next to Davis – really keeping up the gentle spirit and spaciousness of the record, and working with a gentleness that surpasses even his work on the legendary Soul Station album. Rhythm is by the trio of Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb.

Franz Liszt composed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in E♭ major, S.124 over a 26-year period; the main themes date from 1830, while the final version is dated 1849. The concerto consists of four movements and lasts approximately 20 minutes. It premiered in Weimar on February 17, 1855, with Liszt at the piano and Hector Berlioz conducting.