Body and Soul
Every version of “Body and Soul” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 23 recordings, 1947 to 1996, by 20 leaders, including Benny Golson, Sarah Vaughan, Thelonious Monk. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Body and Soul. The number is reviewed records.
Every reviewed version
By the year of the record’s first session. Red is the site’s rating of the whole record, out of five.
- 1947Satchmo at Symphony HallLouis Armstrong and the All Stars★★★★★
- 1951Strings and KeysCharles Mingus★★★☆☆
- 1952Stan Getz PlaysStan Getz★★★★★
- 1954ImagesSarah Vaughan★★★★☆
- 1955My Kinda LoveSarah Vaughan★★★★☆
- 1956Max Roach + 4Max Roach★★★★★
- 1956New York JazzSonny Stitt★★★★☆
- 1956The Hawk in Hi FiColeman Hawkins★★★★☆
- 1960Candid DolphyEric Dolphy★★★★☆
- 1960Movin' AlongWes Montgomery★★★★☆
- 1961Monk in ItalyThelonious Monk★★★★☆
- 1962Monk's DreamThelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1968My Favorite InstrumentOscar Peterson★★★★★
- 1970The Panther!Dexter Gordon★★★★☆
- 1971You Talk That Talk!Ammons & Stitt★★★★☆
- 1973Body and SoulAl Cohn & Zoot Sims★★★★★
- 1974In the Tradition, Volume 2Anthony Braxton★★★★☆
- 1977Live at Vidro '77Ryo Fukui★★★★☆
- 1978AffinityBill Evans★★★★☆
- 1978For Lady DayZoot Sims★★★★★
- 1978When Lights Are LowKenny Burrell★★★☆☆
- 1996Tenor LegacyBenny Golson★★★★☆
- 1996The Many Moods of Benny GolsonBenny Golson★★★☆☆
This page is built from the track listings of the records reviewed here, so it lists only versions on those records, not every recording of the tune. The site does not record composers, so it gathers tracks by title and says nothing about who wrote the tune. The year is the first session of the whole record, which on an album cut over several dates may not be the date of this track. It updates automatically when a new review goes up.