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Oscar Pettiford – Basically Duke (1955)

Nov 18, 2024grogg1955, Bethlehem, Clark Terry, Danny Bank, Dave Schildkraut, Earl Knight, Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Hamilton, Joe Wilder, LN - Unknown, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson

Bethlehem – BCP-1019Rec. Date : 12/17/1954Stream this Album (YouTube only) Bass, Cello : Oscar PettifordAlto Sax : Dave SchildkrautBaritone Sax : Danny BankClarinet : Jimmy HamiltonDrums : Osie JohnsonPiano : Earl KnightTenor Sax : Jimmy HamiltonTrombone : Jimmy ClevelandTrumpet : Clark Terry, Joe Wilder San Francisco ChronicleRalph J. Gleason : 04/03/1955Pettiford – The Not-So-Bashful Bass Player Early in 1943, Charlie Barnet was playing the Orpheum Theater…

Bud Powell – Jazz Original (1955)

Nov 17, 2024grogg1955, Art Blakey, Bud Powell, Lloyd Trotman, LN - Unknown, Max Roach, Norgran, Percy Heath

Norgran – MGN-1017Rec. Dates : December 16, 1954, January 11 & 12, 1955Album is Not StreamableThis YouTube playlist has other period Powell Piano : Bud PowellBass : Percy Heath, Lloyd TrotmanDrums : Max Roach, Art Blakey Billboard : 04/02/1955 The title aptly describes Bud Powell, who is a prime influence among progressive musicians, and whose disks have a substantial-enough hard-core market. This…

Dizzy Gillespie – Afro (1954)

Nov 11, 2024grogg1954, Bobby Rodriguez, Cándido, Charlie Persip, Chico O'Farrill, Danny Bank, Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Royal, George Dorsey, George Matthews, Gilberto Valdes, Hank Mobley, Hilton Jefferson, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Nottingham, Jose Mangual, Leon Comegys, Lewis Hackney, LN - Granz, Lucky Thompson, Mongo Santamaria, Norgran, Quincy Jones, Ralph Miranda, Ray Concepcion, René Hernández, Ubaldo Nieto, Wade Legge

Norgran MGN-1003Rec. Dates : May 24 & June 3, 1954Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Ernie Royal, Jimmy NottinghamArranger : Chico O’FarrillAlto Sax : Hilton Jefferson, George DorseyBaritone Sax : Danny BankBass : Lewis Hackney, Bobby RodríguezBongos : José MangualCongas : Cándido, Mongo Santamaría, Ralph MirandaDrums : Charlie PersipFlute : Gilberto ValdesPiano : Wade Legge, Ray Concepcion, René HernándezTenor Sax : Hank Mobley, Lucky ThompsonTimbales : Ubaldo NietoTrombone : Leon Comegys, J.J. Johnson, George…

Billy Taylor – One for Fun (1960)

Oct 29, 2024grogg1960, Atlantic, Billy Taylor, Earl May, Kenny Dennis, LN - Billy Taylor

Atlantic – 1329Rec. Date : June 24, 1959Stream this Album Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Earl MayDrums : Kenny Dennis Billboard : 07/11/1960Four Stars Taylor‘s tasteful, smart piano solo work is nicely showcased in this package of nostalgic oldies and originals. Excellent backing is provided by Earl May on bass and Kenny Dennis on drums. A storng programming source for jazz…

Woody Shaw – The Moontrane (1975)

Oct 27, 2024grogg1975, Azar Lawrence, Buster Williams, Cecil McBee, Guilherme Franco, LN - Cuscuna, Muse, Onaje Allen Gumbs, Steve Turre, Tony Waters, Victor Lewis, Woody Shaw

Muse – MR 5058Stream this Album (YouTube only)December 11 & 18, 1974 Trumpet : Woody ShawBass : Buster Williams, Cecil McBeeDrums : Victor LewisCongas/Percussion : Tony Waters, Guilherme FrancoPiano/Electric Piano : Onaje Allen GumbsSoprano Sax : Azar LawrenceTenor Sax : Azar LawrenceTrombone : Steve Turre Billboard : 07/19/1975 Trumpeter Woody Shaw‘s premier on this label features sessions from last December that showcase some of the…

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – At the Jazz Corner of the World, Vol. 2 (1961)

Oct 3, 2024grogg1961, Art Blakey, Blue Note, Bobby Timmons, Hank Mobley, Jymie Merritt, Lee Morgan, LN - Feather

Blue Note – BLP 4016Rec. Date : April 15, 1959 Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Jymie MerrittPiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 08/07/2019Stream this Album Down Beat : 02/16/1961Don DeMichael : 3.5 starsThis review compares JCotWv2 to Paris Concert (Epic 16009) These two albums cry for comparison and contrast. Both were recorded live; both exude…

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – At the Jazz Corner of the World, Vol. 1 (1959)

Oct 3, 2024grogg1959, Art Blakey, Blue Note, Bobby Timmons, Hank Mobley, Jymie Merritt, Lee Morgan, LN - Feather

Blue Note – BLP 4015Rec. Date : April 15, 1959 Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Jymie MerrittPiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 08/04/2019Stream this Album Down Beat : 01/07/1960John S. Wilson : 2 stars The Jazz Messengers hit a high point in their next to last edition, which consisted of Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons, Jymie…

Cannonball Adderley Quintet – In San Francisco (1959)

Oct 2, 2024grogg1959, Bobby Timmons, Cannonball Adderley, LN - Gleason, Louis Hayes, Nat Adderley, Riverside, Sam Jones

Riverside – RLP 12-311Rec. Dates : 10/18 & 10/20/1959Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Sam JonesCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Bobby Timmons Billboard : 12/28/1959 Cannonball and company generate a lot of live excitement on this “on location” assignment. The set was cut at San Francisco’s Jazz Workshop, with Adderley introducing the numbers. The…

Wes Montgomery Trio – Wes Montgomery Trio (1960)

Sep 14, 2024grogg1960, LN - Keepnews, Melvin Rhyne, Paul Parker, Riverside, Wes Montgomery

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…

Wynton Kelly – Kelly Blue (1959)

Sep 10, 2024grogg1959, Benny Golson, Bobby Jaspar, Jimmy Cobb, LN - Keepnews, Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers, Riverside, Wynton Kelly

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…

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