On September 29, an exceptionally favorable review of Dylan's performance appeared in the New York Times. On September 26, Dylan began a two-week run at Gerde's Folk City, second on the bill to The Greenbriar Boys. No record of that recording has turned up in Columbia's files, but Hammond, Dylan, and Columbia's A&R director Mitch Miller have all confirmed that an audition took place. Hammond later told Robert Shelton that he decided to sign Dylan 'on the spot', and invited him to the Columbia offices for a more formal audition recording. Hester had invited Dylan to the session as a harmonica player, and Hammond approved him as a session player after hearing him rehearse, with recommendations from his son, musician John P. The album did not initially receive much attention, but it achieved some popularity following the growth of Dylan's career, charting in the UK three years after its release, reaching #13.Дylan met John Hammond at a rehearsal session for Carolyn Hester on September 14, 1961, at the apartment shared by Hester and her then-husband, Richard FariГ±a. The latter was an ode to Woody Guthrie, a major influence in Dylan's early career. The album primarily features folk standards, but also includes two original compositions, ' Talkin' New York' and ' Song to Woody'. Hammond, who had earlier signed Dylan to the label, a decision which was at the time controversial. The album was produced by Columbia's legendary talent scout John H.

Bob Dylan is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on Ma by Columbia Records.

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