Summertime
Every version of “Summertime” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 25 recordings, 1949 to 1995, by 20 leaders, including Oscar Peterson, Terumasa Hino, The Three Sounds. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Summertime. 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★★★★★
- 1955In EuropeChet Baker★★★★☆
- 1955West Coast JazzStan Getz★★★★★
- 1956Duke Ellington Presents...Duke Ellington and His Orchestra★★★★☆
- 1957Mingus ThreeCharles Mingus★★★★☆
- 1957Porgy & BessElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong★★★★★
- 1958Porgy and BessMiles Davis / Gil Evans★★★★★
- 1959The George Gershwin SongbookOscar Peterson★★★★☆
- 1960Here We ComeThe Three Sounds★★★☆☆
- 1960My Favorite ThingsJohn Coltrane★★★★★
- 1962How My Heart Sings!Bill Evans Trio★★★★☆
- 1962The Artistry of Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbard★★★★☆
- 1962Tippin' on ThroughCurtis Amy★★★☆☆
- 1963Sonny Meets Hawk!Sonny Rollins & Coleman Hawkins★★★★☆
- 1967Alone, Alone and AloneTerumasa Hino Quartet★★★★☆
- 1967Live at The LighthouseThe Three Sounds★★★★★
- 1968Mellow MoodOscar Peterson★★★★☆
- 1971Hino StoryTerumasa Hino★★★☆☆
- 1973SvengaliGil Evans★★★★☆
- 1974Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings: JoustsOscar Peterson★★★★☆
- 1974Oscar Peterson in RussiaOscar Peterson★★★★☆
- 1975La Chanson d'OrphéeTerumasa Hino★★★☆☆
- 1975Zoot Sims and the Gershwin BrothersZoot Sims★★★★★
- 1988AranzazuXimo Tebar Group★★★★★
- 1995It's the Real SoulGene Harris★★★★☆
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.