1961 Album Releases

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Mar 1
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
John Coltrane
My Favorite Things
95
critic score
(2)
85
user score
(522)
Nov 1
John Coltrane - Olé Coltrane
John Coltrane
Olé Coltrane
70
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(185)
Sep 1
John Coltrane - Africa/Brass
The John Coltrane Quartet
Africa/Brass
85
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(174)
Sep 1
Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz
Ornette Coleman
Free Jazz
100
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(152)
Jan
Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
Max Roach
We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
90
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(146)
Jul
Milt Jackson & John Coltrane - Bags & Trane
Milt Jackson & John Coltrane
Bags & Trane
80
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(136)
Jun 25
Bill Evans Trio - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Sunday at the Village Vanguard
100
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(118)
Jan 1
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers
Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues Singers
100
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(101)
1961
Ronald Reagan - Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine
Ronald Reagan
Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine
14
user score
(91)
May 1
Miles Davis Quintet - Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet
Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet
100
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(86)
1961
Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds
Yusef Lateef
Eastern Sounds
100
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(83)
Dec 11
Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come
Miles Davis
Someday My Prince Will Come
80
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(75)
Aug 1
Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the Abstract Truth
Oliver Nelson
The Blues and the Abstract Truth
100
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(72)
Oct
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
100
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(69)
Jan 21
John Coltrane - Coltrane Jazz
John Coltrane
Coltrane Jazz
80
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(54)
Feb
The Ornette Coleman Quartet - This Is Our Music
The Ornette Coleman Quartet
This Is Our Music
92
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(54)
Jan
Charles Mingus - Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
90
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(53)
Jan
John Coltrane - Lush Life
John Coltrane
Lush Life
80
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(52)
1961
Eric Dolphy - Out There
Eric Dolphy
Out There
100
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(51)
Oct 20
Elvis Presley - Blue Hawaii
Elvis Presley
Blue Hawaii
60
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(49)
Mar
Bill Evans Trio - Explorations
Bill Evans Trio
Explorations
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(41)
1961
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - A Night in Tunisia
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
A Night in Tunisia
85
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(40)
Oct 1
Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love
Elvis Presley
Can't Help Falling In Love
91
user score
(38)
Jun 8
Marvin Gaye - The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye
60
critic score
(1)
56
user score
(35)
Nov
John Coltrane - Settin' the Pace
John Coltrane
Settin' the Pace
80
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(35)
Jun 17
Elvis Presley - Something for Everybody
Elvis Presley
Something for Everybody
60
critic score
(2)
61
user score
(34)
Nov
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Further Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Further Out
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(33)
1961
Roy Orbison - Lonely and Blue
Roy Orbison
Lonely and Blue
70
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(31)
Nov 27
Patsy Cline - Showcase
Patsy Cline
Showcase
60
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(31)
Jan 1
Nina Simone - Forbidden Fruit
Nina Simone
Forbidden Fruit
60
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(29)
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Apr 24
Ben E King - Stand By Me
Ben E King
Stand By Me
95
user score
(25)
Feb
The Gil Evans Orchestra - Out of the Cool
The Gil Evans Orchestra
Out of the Cool
80
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(24)
Apr
Columbia Symphony Orchestra / Igor Stravinsky - Stravinsky Conducts Le Sacre du printemps
Columbia Symphony Orchestra / Igor Stravinsky
Stravinsky Conducts Le Sacre du printemps
79
user score
(24)
1961
Cecil Taylor - The World of Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
The World of Cecil Taylor
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(23)
Oct
Charles Mingus - Mingus
Charles Mingus
Mingus
60
critic score
(1)
61
user score
(23)
1961
João Gilberto - João Gilberto
João Gilberto
João Gilberto
81
user score
(22)
Jul 10
Judy Garland - Judy at Carnegie Hall
Judy Garland
Judy at Carnegie Hall
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(22)
Sep
Charles Mingus - Pre-Bird
Charles Mingus
Pre-Bird
80
critic score
(1)
68
user score
(21)
Oct
Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim - West Side Story (Original Sound Track Recording)
Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
West Side Story (Original Sound Track Recording)
90
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(21)
1961
Dion - Runaround Sue
Dion
Runaround Sue
50
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(20)
1961
Django Reinhardt - Djangology
Django Reinhardt
Djangology
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(19)
1961
Elza Soares - A Bossa Negra
Elza Soares
A Bossa Negra
76
user score
(19)
1961
Eric Dolphy - Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1
80
user score
(18)
1961
Pierre Fournier - Sechs Suiten für Violoncello Solo BWV 1007-1012
Pierre Fournier
Sechs Suiten für Violoncello Solo BWV 1007-1012
83
user score
(18)
Jan 1
Bobby Bland - Two Steps from the Blues
Bobby Bland
Two Steps from the Blues
100
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(18)
Feb 27
Aretha Franklin - Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo
Aretha Franklin
Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo
50
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(17)
Jul
Hank Mobley - Roll Call
Hank Mobley
Roll Call
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(17)
Jan 1
Serge Gainsbourg - L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(16)
Jun
Del Shannon - Runaway with Del Shannon
Del Shannon
Runaway with Del Shannon
75
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(15)
Jul 8
George Russell Sextet - Ezz-thetics
George Russell Sextet
Ezz-thetics
90
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(15)
Aug
Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet
Max Roach
Percussion Bitter Sweet
100
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(15)
Mar
Frank Sinatra - Ring-a-Ding-Ding!
Frank Sinatra
Ring-a-Ding-Ding!
70
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(14)
Jan 1
Lee Konitz - Motion
Lee Konitz
Motion
80
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(13)
Mar
Chuck Berry - New Juke Box Hits
Chuck Berry
New Juke Box Hits
75
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(13)
Sep 1
Joan Baez - Joan Baez, Vol. 2
Joan Baez
Joan Baez, Vol. 2
80
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(13)
1961
Frank Sinatra - Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(12)
1961
Tod Dockstader - Eight Electronic Pieces
Tod Dockstader
Eight Electronic Pieces
75
user score
(12)
1961
Roy Orbison - Roy Orbison at the Rock House
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison at the Rock House
70
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(12)
Jun 16
The Miracles - Hi... We're the Miracles
The Miracles
Hi... We're the Miracles
90
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(12)
1961
Henry Mancini - Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture
Henry Mancini
Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(11)
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