compiled by Will Friedwald, Arnold Jay Smith, and Michael Fitzgerald
July-December 1997
Thanks to: Henry Schmidt, Greg Ehrbar, Henry Loess
| SHOW/MOVIE | ARTIST | LABEL |
|---|---|---|
| All American | Duke Ellington | Columbia |
| All American | Clark Terry | Prestige/Moodsville |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Gerald Wiggins | Specialty |
| Barnum | Cy Coleman | Gryphon |
| Bells are Ringing | Shelly Manne | Contemporary |
| Black Orpheus | Vince Guaraldi | Fantasy |
| Boy Named Charlie Brown, A | Vince Guaraldi | Fantasy |
| Brigadoon | Lee Schaefer & Hal Schaefer | United Artists |
| By Jupiter | Jackie Cain/Roy Kral | Roulette |
| Bye Bye Birdie | Chico Hamilton | Columbia |
| Bye Bye Birdie | Bill Potts | Colpix |
| Cabin in the Sky | Curtis Fuller | Impulse |
| Camelot | Andre Previn | Columbia |
| Can Can | Skip Martin | Stereo Fidelity |
| Carmen | Barney Kessel | Contemporary |
| Chicago | Lee Konitz | Groove Merchant/LRC |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Eddie Higgins | |
| Cleopatra | Paul Horn | Columbia |
| Company | Terry Trotter | Varese Sarabande |
| Crazy for You | John Hicks | Red Baron |
| Destry Rides Again | Roland Hanna | Atco |
| Destry Rides Again | Randy Weston | United Artists |
| Do Re Mi | June Christy & Bob Cooper | Capitol |
| Doctor Doolittle | Joe Bushkin | Columbia |
| Doctor Doolittle | Gordon Beck | |
| Evita | Mark Kramer | |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Cannonball Adderley | Capitol |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Mickey Katz | Capitol |
| Finian's Rainbow | Stan Kenton | Capitol |
| Finian's Rainbow | Lee Schaefer & Hal Schaefer | United Artists |
| Fiorello | Oscar Peterson | Verve |
| Fiorello | Jimmy Rowles | Signature |
| Fiorello | Leon Merian | Seeco |
| Flower Drum Song | Barbara Caroll | Kapp |
| Flower Drum Song | Cy Coleman | Westminster |
| Flower Drum Song | The Mastersounds | World Pacific |
| Flower Drum Song | Morris Nanton | Warner Bros. |
| Flower Drum Song | Johnny Smith | Roost |
| Funny Face | Buddy Bregman | Verve |
| Funny Girl | Mike Longo | Clamike |
| Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A | Terry Trotter | Varese Sarabande |
| Gigi | Dick Hyman | |
| Gigi | Shorty Rogers | RCA |
| Gigi | Andre Previn | Contemporary |
| Girl Crazy | Jackie Cain/Roy Kral | Roulette |
| Girl Crazy | Ruby Braff | Warner Bros. |
| Golden Boy | Quincy Jones | Mercury |
| Golden Boy | Art Blakey | Colpix |
| Guys and Dolls | Michael Hashim | Stash |
| Guys and Dolls | Eddie Costa | Decca |
| Guys and Dolls | Manhattan Jazz All-Stars | Columbia |
| Guys and Dolls | Jo Stafford | Columbia |
| Guys and Dolls | Kirby Stone | Columbia |
| Gypsy | Herb Geller | Atco |
| Gypsy | Tony Scott | Signature |
| Gypsy | Annie Ross | Pacific Jazz |
| Gypsy | Teddy Wilson | Columbia |
| Hair | Bobby Bryant | World Pacific |
| Hair | Stan Kenton | Capitol |
| Hair | Tom Scott | Flying Dutchman |
| Happiest Millionaire | Count Basie | Coliseum |
| How to Succeed in Business | Gary McFarland | Verve |
| I Had A Ball | Bobby Scott | Mercury |
| Illya Darling | Ralph Burns | United Artists |
| Irma la Douce | Chico Hamilton | Columbia |
| Jamaica | Cy Coleman | Jubilee |
| Jamaica | Phineas Newborn | RCA |
| Jamaica | Don Elliot/Gil Evans | abc-Paramount |
| Kean | Riverside Jazz Stars | Riverside |
| King and I, The | The Mastersounds | World Pacific |
| King and I, The | Andre Previn | Contemporary |
| King and I, The | Wilbur Harden | Savoy |
| King and I, The | Gerald Wiggins | Challenge |
| Kismet | The Mastersounds | World Pacific |
| Lawrence of Arabia | Walt Dickerson | AudioFidelity |
| Lil' Abner | Shelly Manne | Contemporary |
| Mame | Louis Armstrong | Mercury |
| Mame | Bobby Hackett/Ronnie David | Epic |
| Mary Poppins | Duke Ellington | Reprise |
| Mary Poppins | Louis Prima | Disneyland |
| Mary Sunshine | Jimmy Rowles | Signature |
| Mikado, The | Freddie Gambrell/Paul Horn | World Pacific |
| Most Happy Fella | Les Jazz Modes | |
| Music Man, The | Les Jazz Modes | Atlantic |
| Music Man, The | Stan Freeman | Columbia |
| Music Man, The | Jimmy Giuffre | Atlantic |
| Music Man, The | Jimmy McPartland | Epic |
| My Fair Lady | Nat 'King' Cole | Capitol |
| My Fair Lady | Wild Bill Davis | Everest |
| My Fair Lady | Dick Hyman/Ruby Braff | Concord |
| My Fair Lady | Shelly Manne | Contemporary |
| My Fair Lady | Shelly Manne | Capitol |
| My Fair Lady | Oscar Peterson | Verve |
| My Fair Lady | Andre Previn | Columbia |
| My Fair Lady | Johnny Richards | Roulette |
| My Fair Lady | Billy Taylor/Quincy Jones | abc-Paramount |
| My Fair Lady | (various) | Status |
| No Strings | Coleman Hawkins | Prestige/Moodsville |
| No Strings | "No Strings Septet" | Columbia |
| No Strings | Ralph Burns | Epic |
| No Strings | Chris Connor, Bobby Short et al | Atlantic |
| Oh Captain | Stan Freeman | Columbia |
| Oh Captain | Coleman Hawkins et al | MGM |
| Oh Captain | Bob Prince | Harmony |
| Oliver! | Bob Dorough | MMO |
| Oliver! | Frank Owens | Columbia |
| Oliver! | Dave Pike | Prestige/Moodsville |
| Our Man Crichton | Dave Lee/Tubby Hayes | Colpix (UK) |
| Paint Your Wagon | Tom Scott | Flying Dutchman |
| Pal Joey | Don Elliot | Design |
| Pal Joey | Andre Previn | Contemporary |
| Pal Joey | Kenny Drew | Riverside |
| Pal Joey | Chamber Jazz Sextet | Candid |
| Patch of Blue, A | Walt Dickerson | MGM |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | Peggy Lee/Ella Fitzgerald | Decca |
| Peter Gunn | Shelly Manne | Contemporary |
| Porgy and Bess | Miles Davis/Gil Evans | Columbia |
| Porgy and Bess | Sammy Davis, Jr./Carmen McRae | Decca |
| Porgy and Bess | Buddy Collette | Interlude |
| Porgy and Bess | Bob Crosby | Dot |
| Porgy and Bess | Rex Stewart/Cootie Williams | Warner Bros. |
| Porgy and Bess | Monty Kelly | Carlton |
| Porgy and Bess | Mundell Lowe | RCA/Camden |
| Porgy and Bess | Bill Potts | United Artists |
| Porgy and Bess | Mel Torme et al | Bethlehem |
| Porgy and Bess | Modern Jazz Quartet | Atlantic |
| Porgy and Bess | Oscar Peterson | Verve |
| Porgy and Bess | Oscar Peterson/Joe Pass | Pablo |
| Porgy and Bess | Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitzgerald | Verve |
| Porgy and Bess | George Rhodes | Aamco |
| Porgy and Bess | Hank Jones | Capitol |
| Roar of the Greasepaint, The | Ahmad Jamal | Cadet |
| Roar of the Greasepaint, The | Herbie Mann | Atlantic |
| Roberta | Morris Nanton | Warner Bros. |
| Robin Hood | Louis Prima | Disneyland |
| Saratoga | Paul Smith | Imperial |
| Saratoga | Larry Elgart | RCA/Victor |
| Show Boat | Andre Previn | Deutsche Gramophone |
| Show Boat | Jim Timmens | Warner Bros. |
| Show Boat | Bob Brookmeyer et al | Columbia |
| Show Boat | Kenny Dorham | Time |
| Some Like It Hot | Barney Kessel | Contemporary |
| Some Like It Hot | Lou McGarity | Jubilee |
| Sound of Music, The | Benny Goodman | MGM |
| Sound of Music, The | Mitchell-Ruff Duo | Roulette |
| Sound of Music, The | Paul Smith | Verve |
| South Pacific | Bob Crosby | Dot |
| South Pacific | Chico Hamilton | World Pacific |
| South Pacific | Bobby Hammack | Liberty |
| South Pacific | Dick Hyman/Ruby Braff | Concord |
| South Pacific | Tony Scott | abc-Paramount |
| Subways Are For Sleeping | Dave Grusin | Epic |
| Sweet Charity | Bobby Hackett/Ronnie David | Epic |
| Take Me Along | Marty Paich | RCA |
| Tenderloin | Phil Napoleon | Capitol |
| Unsinkable Molly Brown, The | Jonah Jones | Capitol |
| West Side Story | Stan Kenton | Capitol |
| West Side Story | Manny Albam | Decca/Coral |
| West Side Story | Bill Barron | Dauntless |
| West Side Story | Earl Hines | |
| West Side Story | Richard Behrke | Atco |
| West Side Story | Dave Liebman | |
| West Side Story | Marian McPartland | Time |
| West Side Story | Oscar Peterson | Verve |
| West Side Story | Andre Previn | Contemporary |
| West Side Story | Buddy Rich | |
| West Side Story | Cal Tjader | Fantasy |
| Wizard of Oz, The | Shorty Rogers | RCA |
| Wizard of Oz, The | Phil Wilson |