Year[2][7] |
Album(s) |
Group |
Notes
|
1951 |
The Virginia Trio 1951: Their Early Gospel Recordings (Old Dominion, 2000); Sacred Songs of The Virginia Trio (Ultrasonic) |
The Virginia Trio or James and Jesse McReynolds with Larry Roll |
Ten songs originally recorded as singles for the Kentucky label, later released as a single album by Ultrasonic and Old Dominion.
|
1952, 1954, 1955 |
20 Great Songs by Jim and Jesse (Capitol, 1968); First Sounds: The Capitol Years (2002);[8] Jim and Jesse: 1952-1955 (Bear Family, 1992); Jim and Jesse: Best of the Early Years (Cleopatra, 2009) |
Jim and Jesse |
The duo recorded 20 songs for Capitol in three sessions. These songs have been released under various album names (not all albums listed include all 20 songs).
|
1958 |
Best of the Best: Legendary Bluegrass Duets[9] (Federal, 2003) |
Jim and Jesse |
14 singles recorded for Starday and released on various compilations but not released together until 2003 (and even then, only 10 of the tracks appear on the album)
|
1960 |
Bluegrass Special/Bluegrass Classics (2-LP set - Epic, 1963) |
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys |
|
1962 |
Radio Shows (2-LP set - Old Dominion, 1979) |
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys |
Recordings of several of Jim and Jesse's radio shows on WBAM (syndicated by Martha White)
|
1963 |
Country Music & Bluegrass at Newport (Vanguard, 1963) |
Various artists |
Live recording from 1963 Newport Folk Festival; four tracks from Jim and Jesse
|
unknown (1960–1964)[10] |
The Old Country Church (Epic, 1964) |
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys |
|
unknown (1960–1965) |
Y'all Come! Bluegrass Humor with Jim & Jesse & the Virginia Boys (Epic, 1965) |
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys |
Not to be confused with Y'all Come: The Essential Jim and Jesse, a greatest hits album released later
|
unknown (1960–1965) |
Berry Pickin' In the Country (The Great Chuck Berry Songbook) (Epic, 1965) |
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys |
A cover album of Chuck Berry songs
|
unknown (1960–1966) |
Sing Unto Him a New Song (Epic, 1966) |
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys |
|
unknown (1960–1967) |
Diesel on My Tail (Epic, 1967) |
Jim and Jesse |
|
1968 |
The All-Time Great Country Instrumentals (Epic, 1968) |
Jim and Jesse |
|
1968–1969[11] |
The Soft Parade (Elektra, 1969) |
The Doors |
Jesse plays mandolin on this Doors album
|
1969 |
Saluting the Louvin Brothers (Epic, 1969) |
Jim and Jesse |
|
1969 |
We Like Trains (Epic, 1969) |
Jim and Jesse |
|
1971 |
Freight Train (Capitol, 1971) |
Jim and Jesse |
|
1972 |
The Jim & Jesse Show (Prize, 1972; Old Dominion 1972) |
Jim and Jesse |
|
1972 |
Mandolin Workshop (Hilltop, 1972) |
Jesse McReynolds |
|
1973 |
Superior Sounds of Bluegrass (Old Dominion, 1973) |
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys |
|
1973 |
Me and My Fiddles (Old Dominion, 1973) |
Jesse McReynolds |
|
1973 |
Bean Blossom (MCA, 1973) |
Various Artists |
Live recording of the 7th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival; includes five tracks from Jim and Jesse
|
1974[12] |
Jesus is the Key to the Kingdom (Old Dominion, 1975) |
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys |
|
1975 |
The Jim & Jesse Show - Live in Japan[13] (2-LP set - Old Dominion, 1975) |
Jim and Jesse |
|
1976[13] |
Songs About Our Country (Old Dominion, 1976) |
Jim and Jesse |
|
1976 |
Allen Shelton - Shelton Special (Rounder, 1977) |
Allen Shelton |
Jesse plays backup for this solo album by Allen Shelton, long time banjo player in the Virginia Boys
|
1977[13] |
Palace of Songs (Old Dominion, 1977) |
Jim and Jesse |
|
1979[13] |
Songs of Inspiration (Old Dominion, 1979) |
Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys |
|
1981[14] |
Master of Bluegrass (MCA Records, 1981) |
Bill Monroe |
Jesse played on two of the tracks on this album, "Melissa's Waltz for J.B." and "Lady of the Blue Ridge"
|
1983[13] |
Homeland Harmony (Old Dominion, 1983) |
Jim and Jesse |
|
1983 |
Tanyards: Bluegrass Fiddle (Blueberry BB145) |
Jim Moss |
Jesse was one of the backing musicians on this album from Jim Moss
|
1986[13] |
Somewhere My Love (Old Dominion, 1986) |
Jesse McReynolds |
This was a solo effort by Jesse playing both mandolin and lead guitar, with a backup band that did not include Jim
|
1990 [15] |
The Masters (CMH Records, 1995) |
The Masters |
One of two albums released by the bluegrass super group The Masters (Josh Graves, Kenny Baker, Eddie Adcock, Jesse McReynolds) that toured together in the late 80s and early 90s
|
1990 [16] |
Saturday Night Fish Fry (CMH Records, 1995) |
The Masters |
|
1993[13] |
Honor the King of Country Music, Roy Acuff (Old Dominion, 1993) |
Jim and Jesse |
This album is sometimes referred to as "Tribute to Roy Acuff"
|
2001[17] |
Masters of the Mandolin |
Bobby Osborne and Jesse McReynolds |
|
2007 |
Dixie Road |
Jesse McReynolds |
|
2010[18] |
Songs of the Grateful Dead: A Tribute to Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter |
Jesse McReynolds and Friends |
|
2017[19] |
Portraits in Fiddles (Compass Records, 2017) |
Mike Barnett |
Jesse is featured on two tracks and a speaking intro where he shares the origins of his signature flat picking style.
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