Prestige – PRLP 7007Rec. Date : June 7, 1955 Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red Garland Listening to Prestige : #145Stream this Album San Francisco ChronicleRalph J. Gleason : 12/06/1955 Miles Davis has come into his own this year. His appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival resulted in considerable critical attention and his powerful…
Prestige – PRLP 7006Rec. Date : August 27, 1951 Baritone Sax : Gerry Mulligan, Max McElroyBass : Phil LeshinDrums : Walter BoldenMaracas : Gail MaddenPiano : George WallingtonTenor Sax : Allen EagerTrombone : Ollie WilsonTrumpet : Jerry Lloyd, Nick Travis Listening to Prestige : #48Stream this Album The Virginian-Pilot – Norfolk, VARobert C. Smith – 04/15/1956Re-recordings of Imperfect Jazz Recordings are Imperative for Modernist Afficionados…
Prestige – PRLP 7005Rec. Date : July 2, 1955 Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : John Lewis Listening to Prestige : #149Stream this Album Billboard : 01/14/1956Spotlight on… selection Considering the critical esteem that the Modern Jazz Quartet enjoys, comparatively few recordings have been made available. Some of their outstanding recent work is presented here. The classic…
Prestige – PRLP 7004Rec. Date : January 11, 1949, June 28, 1949, September 27, 1949, April 7, 1950 Alto Sax : Lee KonitzBass : Arnold FishkinDrums : Shelly Manne, Denzil Best, Jeff MortonGuitar : Billy BauerPiano : Sal Mosca, Lennie TristanoTenor Sax : Warne Marsh Listening to Prestige : #2, #12, #25Stream this Album The Virginian-PilotRobert C. Smith – 04/15/1956Re-recordings of Imperfect Jazz Recordings are Imperative for…
Prestige – PRLP 7003Rec. Date : May 20, 1955 Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : Horace Silver Listening to Prestige: #143Stream this Album High Fidelity : September 1955 The Milt Jackson Quartet is the Modern Jazz Quartet without John Lewis. The omission is somewhat monumental and although Lewis’ replacement, Horace Silver, plays an amusing style of piano, the approach of a…
Prestige – PRLP 7002Rec. Dates : June 21, 1949, January 6, 1950, April 14, 1950 Tenor Sax : Stan GetzBass : Percy Heath, Tommy Potter, Gene RameyDrums : Roy Haynes, Don Lamond, Stan LeveyPiano : Tony Aless, Al Haig Listening to Prestige : #9, #19, #26Stream this Album Liner Notes by Ira Gitler John Lewis, mentor of the Modern Jazz Quartet, likes to refer to the standard tunes…
Blue Note – BLP 1600Rec. Dates : September 16, 1958, September 28, 1958 Bass : Andrew SimpkinsCeleste : Gene HarrisDrums : Bill DowdyPiano : Gene Harris Strictlyheadies : 06/25/2019Stream this Album Down Beat : 04/16/1959John A. Tynan : 0 stars “THE CASE OF THE THREE SOUNDS” – A drama in one quick act. Cast: Prosecutor, Judge and absentee jury.…
Prestige – PRLP 7001Rec. Date : April 10, 1955 Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Earl MayDrums : Percy Brice Listening to Prestige : #142Stream this Album High Fidelity : September 1955 Billy Taylor is an unusually capable pianist who has disdained stylistic eccentricities in favor of well integrated, clearly defined performances. Probably it is this lack of a convenient…
Blue Note – BLP 1599Rec. Date : April 28, 1958 Trombone : Bennie GreenBass : Ike IsaacsDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : Sonny ClarkTenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Billy RootVocals : Bennie Green, Babs Gonzales Strictlyheadies : 05/19/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 10/20/1958Two stars Down home and funky is this Soul Stirrin’ set featuring Bennie Green on trombone, supported by J. & B. Root on tenors, S. Clark on piano, I. Isaacs on…
Blue Note – BLP 1598Rec. Date : May 25, 1958 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Sam JonesDrums : Philly Joe Jones Strictlyheadies : 05/18/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 12/01/1958Three stars The “amazing” Bud Powell is still one of the best of the hard-playing pianists. This set features him in a series of ballads, swingers and Latin-temp themes with Sam Jones on bass and Philly…
