Blue Note – BLP 1574Rec. Date : February 9, 1958 Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Lee MorganBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Wynton Kelly Strictlyheadies : 04/09/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 12/26/1959 This is a good album. A free-wheeling session in which everyone cooks up a storm, ensemble-wise and especially on the solos. Mobley and Morgan are driven by a vigorous rhythm…
Blue Note – BLP 1573Rec. Date : August 11, 1957 Alto Sax : John JenkinsGuitar : Kenny BurrellBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Sonny Clark Strictlyheadies : 04/08/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 02/17/1958Three stars Aided by flowing, consistently provocative rhythmic support and a most compatible, invigorating front-line compatriot in guitarist K. Burrell, Parker-influenced altoist Jenkins shows more promise than on previous records. It…
Blue Note – BLP 1572Rec. Date : August 4, 1957 Trombone : Curtis FullerBaritone Sax : Tate HoustonBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Sonny Clark Strictlyheadies : 04/06/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/27/1958Score of 74 A modern, blowing session that leans more to the melodic values than many of its kind. Trombonist Fuller, comparatively new to big time, grows more…
Blue Note – BLP 1571Rec. Date : August 3, 1957 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorTrombone : Curtis Fuller Strictlyheadies : 04/05/2019Stream this Album AudioCharles A. Robertson : February, 1958 To say that this session finds Bud Powell back in the form which marked his first great solo sides on this label, after a hiatus of several years,…
Blue Note – BLP 1570Rec. Date : July 21, 1957 Piano : Sonny ClarkBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 04/04/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 01/18/1958 It’s the young pianist’s initial effort as a leader, and he has a lot to contribute to the jazz scene. Clark has an excellent supporting cast…
Blue Note – BLP 1569Rec. Date : July 14, 1957 Bass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Hank Jones Strictlyheadies : 04/03/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 10/28/1957Special Merit Jazz Album A showcase for Paul Chambers, one of the most talented young bassists in jazz. Chambers utilizes it to good advantage, and has superlative support in the persons…
Blue Note – BLP 1568Rec. Date : June 23, 1957 Tenor Sax : Hank Mobley, Curtis PorterAlto Sax : Curtis PorterBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Sonny ClarkTrumpet : Bill Hardman Strictlyheadies : 04/02/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 06/30/1958Three stars Hank Mobley shows off some listenable tenor work on this new album, his fourth for the label. On this new release…
Blue Note – BLP 1567Rec. Date : June 16, 1957 Trombone : Curtis FullerBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Strictlyheadies : 04/01/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 10/07/1957Score of 67 Fuller, another Blue Note “discovery,” essays a soft-spoken, Miles Davis approach to the trombone. Style is individual, but hardly dynamic enough here for a market conditioned…
Blue Note – BLP 1566Rec. Date : June 9, 1957 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Peck MorrisonCongas : Ray BarrettoDrums : Dave BaileyPiano : Herman Foster Strictlyheadies : 03/31/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 01/04/1958 The Donaldson quintet displays a smooth delivery as it presents a well chosen lineup of tunes. Members of the group are Donaldson (alto sax), Herman Foster (piano), “Peck” Morrison (bass), Dave Bailey (drums), and Ray…
Blue Note – BLP 1565Rec. Date : June 2, 1957 Tenor Sax : Clifford JordanAlto Sax : John JenkinsBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Ray BryantTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 03/30/2019Stream this Album San Francisco ExaminerC.H. Garrigues : 04/27/1958 Another of the fine Blue Note series featuring a group of young hornmen including Jordan, tenor; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller,…
