Gerry Mulligan – Mulligan Plays Mulligan (1955)

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

Modern Jazz Quartet – Concorde (1955)

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

Lee Konitz – Subconscious-Lee (1955)

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

Milt Jackson – Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)

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

Stan Getz – Quartets (1955)

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

Billy Taylor – A Touch of Taylor (1955)

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

Bennie Green – Soul Stirrin’ (1958)

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

Bud Powell – Time Waits: The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume Four (1958)

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

Kenny Burrell – Blue Lights, Volume Two (1961)

Blue Note – BLP 1597Rec. Date : May 14, 1958 Guitar : Kenny BurrellBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Bobby Timmons, Duke JordanTenor Sax : Tina Brooks, Junior CookTrumpet : Louis Smith Strictlyheadies : 05/17/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 11/18/1961 This second deck, like the first, is a compilation of some jam sessions indulged in by several Blue Note regulars with guitarist Burrell at