Riverside – RLP 12-310Rec. Dates : October 5 & 6, 1959Stream this Album Guitar : Wes MontgomeryDrums : Paul ParkerOrgan : Melvin Rhyne Billboard : 02/15/1960Three stars Montgomery is an accomplished cat with his amplified guitar and he plays here in combo form with Melvin Rhyne on organ and Paul Parker on drums. The group plays a moody kind of easy-going jazz…
Riverside – RLP 12-298Rec. Dates : February 19, March 10, April 20, 1959Stream this Album Piano : Wynton KellyBass : Paul ChambersCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Jimmy CobbFlute : Bobby JasparTenor Sax : Benny Golson Cashbox : 09/12/1959 Kelly, Miles Davis‘ pianist and one of the top new pianists on the scene, leads his own recording group here on a bill…
Riverside – RLP 12-286Rec. Date : 10/28/1958Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Percy HeathDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Wynton KellyVibes : Milt Jackson Boston GlobeRalph J. Gleason : 03/25/1959 Today you can with considerable safety order any LP that has Cannonball Adderley on it and be sure it’s a valuable jazz album. And when you have Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Art…
Riverside – RLP 12-265Rec. Date : April 15, 1958Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : Bobby TimmonsTrumpet : Donald Byrd American Record GuideMartin Williams : September, 1958 Adams is, first, probably as close to a virtuoso of baritone saxophone as there. Like that of several other saxists (who have probably gained attention…
Capitol – ST 2822Rec. Dates : June 12 & July 24, 1967Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Victor GaskinCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Roy McCurdyPiano/Electric Piano : Joe Zawinul Cashbox : 11/11/1967 The Cannonball Adderley Quintet moves though a five-session jazz set. The tracks are Do Do Do (What Now Is Next?, I Remember Bird, Walk Tall (Baby, That’s What I…
Columbia – PG 34650Rec. Dates : December 11 & 12, 1976Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Dexter GordonBass : Stafford JamesDrums : Louis HayesFluegelhorn : Woody ShawPiano : Ronnie MathewsTrumpet : Woody Shaw Cashbox : 04/23/1977 This double album, done live at the Village Vanguard, accurately captures the excitement of Dexter‘s visit last fall. Eight stretched–out titles with good Dexter,…
Blue Note – BLP 4195Rec. Date : March 17, 1965 Piano : Herbie HancockBass : Ron CarterDrums : Tony WilliamsTenor Sax : George ColemanTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard Strictlyheadies : 01/28/2021Stream this Album Billboard : 03/12/1966Four Stars —– Billboard : 07/16/1966Why Worry, Sooner or Later Good Jazz Sells The people at Blue Note Records aren’t too concerned about how well one…
Columbia – CL 2601Rec. Dates : October 24 & 25, 1966Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Ron CarterDrums : Tony WilliamsPiano : Herbie HancockTenor Sax : Wayne Shorter Asbury Park PressDon Lass : 04/08/1967 Davis is best known for his singularly laconic, wistful manner of expressing himself on the trumpet, a style that is best portrayed when he uses…
Impulse! – A-9104Rec. Dates : December 3, 6 & 7, 1965Album is Not StreamableLiner Notes courtesy of mcrichley Arranger, Electric Piano : Gary McFarlandDrums/ Percussion : Grady Tate, Mel Lewis, Willie BoboElectric Bass : Bob BushnellGuitar : Barry Galbraith, Toots ThielemansTrumpet / Flugelhorn : Clark Terry, Joe NewmanValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 02/19/1966Jazz Spotlight The marriage of jazz and Latin music has been attempted…
Atlantic LP – 1469Rec. Date : June 20, 1966Stream this Album Drums : Shelly ManneAlto Sax : Frank StrozierBass : Monty BudwigPiano : Russ FreemanTrumpet : Conte Candoli Billboard : 11/19/1966 Rack up one more for Shelly Manne. Two of the six numbers written by alto sax man Frank Strozier, demonstrate the varied talent of Shelley’s supporting artists. They are Idle One, slow…
