Laura
Every version of “Laura” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 12 recordings, 1950 to 2011, by 11 leaders, including Charlie Parker, Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Laura. 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.
- 1950Charlie Parker with Strings #2Charlie Parker★★★★☆
- 1950Night and DayCharlie Parker★★★☆☆
- 1953Jazz at the College of the PacificDave Brubeck Quartet★★★★☆
- 1955Clifford Brown with StringsClifford Brown★★★★☆
- 1956Duke Ellington Presents...Duke Ellington and His Orchestra★★★★☆
- 1956The Dave Brubeck OctetDave Brubeck Octet★★★★☆
- 1957Mingus ThreeCharles Mingus★★★★☆
- 1957The Hawk Flies HighColeman Hawkins★★★★★
- 1961Eric Dolphy in Europe, Vol. 2Eric Dolphy★★★★☆
- 1961Good Gravy!Teddy Edwards★★★★☆
- 1966A Simple Matter of ConvictionBill Evans★★★★☆
- 2011Blue MoonAhmad Jamal★★★★☆
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.