Just Friends
Every version of “Just Friends” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 18 recordings, 1949 to 1996, by 16 leaders, including Oscar Peterson, Sonny Stitt, Anthony Braxton. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Just Friends. 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.
- 1949Charlie Parker with StringsCharlie Parker★★★★★
- 1955Chet Baker Sings and PlaysChet Baker★★★★☆
- 1956Rollins Plays for BirdSonny Rollins★★★★☆
- 1957House PartyJimmy Smith★★★☆☆
- 1959LD + 3Lou Donaldson with The Three Sounds★★★★★
- 1959Saxophone SupremacySonny Stitt★★★★☆
- 1960First SessionGrant Green★★★★☆
- 1961Good Gravy!Teddy Edwards★★★★☆
- 1961Meetin' HereCurtis Amy & Paul Bryant★★★★☆
- 1962Jug & DodoGene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa★★★★☆
- 1963Sonny Meets Hawk!Sonny Rollins & Coleman Hawkins★★★★☆
- 1972Tune-Up!Sonny Stitt★★★★★
- 1974In the TraditionAnthony Braxton★★★★★
- 1974Oscar Peterson in RussiaOscar Peterson★★★★☆
- 1975Just FriendsFrank Rosolino & Conte Candoli★★★★☆
- 1986GenerationKenny Burrell & the Jazz Guitar Band★★★☆☆
- 1986Live at Blues AlleyWynton Marsalis★★★★★
- 1996Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph MooreOscar 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.