Sweet and Lovely
Every version of “Sweet and Lovely” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 13 recordings, 1952 to 1989, by 11 leaders, including Thelonious Monk, Ahmad Jamal, Benny Golson Quartet. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Sweet and Lovely. 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.
- 1952Thelonious Monk TrioThelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1956Introducing the Vince Guaraldi TrioVince Guaraldi★★★★☆
- 1957Mulligan Meets MonkThelonious Monk / Gerry Mulligan★★★★★
- 1961Ahmad Jamal's AlhambraAhmad Jamal★★★★☆
- 1961Babe's BluesThe Three Sounds★★★★☆
- 1961ExplorationsBill Evans Trio★★★★★
- 1962Monk's DreamThelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1964Solo MonkThelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1966SiriusColeman Hawkins★★★★☆
- 1973The ChampSonny Stitt★★★★☆
- 1976Thinking About YouFrank Rosolino★★★★★
- 1989Listen Here!Gene Harris★★★★★
- 1989LiveBenny Golson Quartet★★★★☆
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.