Lover Man
Every version of “Lover Man” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 17 recordings, 1951 to 2004, by 16 leaders, including Charlie Parker, Bill Evans with Jeremy Steig, Cannonball Adderley. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Lover Man. 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.
- 1951Swedish SchnappsCharlie Parker★★★★☆
- 1951The Magnificent Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker★★★★★
- 1954ImagesSarah Vaughan★★★★☆
- 1954Jazz at Ann ArborChet Baker★★★★☆
- 1954Stan Getz at The ShrineStan Getz★★★★★
- 1956The Young BloodsDonald Byrd★★★★☆
- 1957Cannonball EnrouteCannonball Adderley★★★★☆
- 1957House PartyJimmy Smith★★★☆☆
- 1957The CookerLee Morgan★★★★★
- 1959On View at the Five Spot CafeKenny Burrell★★★★★
- 1960The Montgomery BrothersThe Montgomery Brothers★★★★☆
- 1963Sonny Meets Hawk!Sonny Rollins & Coleman Hawkins★★★★☆
- 1969What’s NewBill Evans with Jeremy Steig★★★☆☆
- 1971The London Collection Vol. 1Thelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1981In SwedenGene Ammons★★★★☆
- 1986GenerationKenny Burrell & the Jazz Guitar Band★★★☆☆
- 2004RendezvousKohsuke Mine★★★☆☆
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.