If I Were a Bell
Every version of “If I Were a Bell” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 7 recordings, 1956 to 1977, by 5 leaders, including Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Curtis Amy & Paul Bryant. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include If I Were a Bell. 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.
- 1956Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis QuintetMiles Davis★★★★★
- 1959Winchester SpecialLem Winchester & Benny Golson★★★★☆
- 1960It Just Got to BeThe Three Sounds★★★☆☆
- 1961In Person Friday & Saturday Nights at the BlackhawkMiles Davis★★★★☆
- 1961Meetin' HereCurtis Amy & Paul Bryant★★★★☆
- 1965Blues EtudeOscar Peterson★★★★★
- 1977Oscar Peterson Jam: Montreux ’77Oscar Peterson★★★★☆
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.