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Thad Jones – Detroit-New York Junction (1956)

Jan 9, 2023grogg1956, Billy Mitchell, Blue Note, Kenny Burrell, LN - Feather, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson, Thad Jones, Tommy Flanagan

Blue Note – BLP 1513Rec. Date : March 13, 1956 Trumpet : Thad JonesBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Shadow WilsonGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Tommy FlanaganTenor Sax : Billy Mitchell Strictlyheadies : 01/21/2019Stream this Album Down Beat : 07/25/1956Nat Hentoff : 4 stars Detroit-New York Junction involves former Detroiters Jones, tenor Billy Mitchell, guitarist Kenny Burrell and pianist Tommy Flanagan with drummer Shadow Wilson and bassist Oscar Pettiford. Thad, potentially one of…

Jimmy Smith – A New Sound, A New Star, Volume One (1956)

Jan 8, 2023grogg1956, Bay Perry, Blue Note, Jimmy Smith, LN - Gonzalez, Thornel Schwartz

Blue Note – BLP 1512Rec. Date : February 18, 1956 Organ : Jimmy SmithDrums : Bay PerryGuitar : Thornel Schwartz Strictlyheadies : 01/20/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 07/21/1956Score of 77 The Jimmy Smith LP with the title reviewed in The Billboard May 26, 1956, issue was Volume II of a series. The first set more than confirms the earlier impression that…

Thelonious Monk – Genius of Modern Music, Volume Two (1956)

Jan 8, 2023grogg1956, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey, Billy Smith, Blue Note, Danny Quebec West, Eugene Ramey, George Taitt, Idrees Sulieman, Kenny Dorham, LN - Gitler, Lou Donaldson, Lucky Thompson, Max Roach, Milt Jackson, Nelson Boyd, Robert Paige, Sahib Shahib, Thelonious Monk

Blue Note – BLP 1511Rec. Dates : October 15, 1947, October 24, 1947, November 21, 1947, July 23, 1951, May 30, 1952 Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Danny Quebec West, Sahib Shihab, Lou DonaldsonBass : Eugene Ramey, Robert Paige, Al McKibbon, Nelson BoydDrums : Art Blakey, Max RoachTenor Sax : Billy Smith, Lucky ThompsonTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman, George Taitt, Kenny DorhamVibes : Milt Jackson Strictlyheadies : 01/19/2019Stream this Album Liner Notes…

Thelonious Monk – Genius of Modern Music, Volume One (1956)

Jan 8, 2023grogg1956, Art Blakey, Billy Smith, Blue Note, Danny Quebec West, Eugene Ramey, George Taitt, Idrees Sulieman, John Simmons, LN - Gitler, Milt Jackson, Robert Paige, Sahib Shahib, Shadow Wilson, Thelonious Monk

Blue Note – BLP 1510Rec. Dates : October 15, 1947, October 24, 1947, November 21, 1947, July 2, 1948 Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Danny Quebec West, Sahib ShihabBass : Eugene Ramey, Robert Paige, John SimmonsDrums : Art Blakey, Shadow WilsonTenor Sax : Billy SmithTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman, George TaittVibes : Milt Jackson Strictlyheadies : 01/18/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 06/02/1956Score of 72 A collection of Monk recordings made…

Milt Jackson – And The Thelonious Monk Quintet (1956)

Jan 8, 2023grogg1956, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey, Blue Note, John Lewis, John Simmons, Kenny Clarke, LN - Feather, Lou Donaldson, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Sahib Shahib, Shadow Wilson, Thelonious Monk

Blue Note – BLP 1509Rec. Dates : July 2, 1948, July 23, 1951, April 7, 1952 Vibes : Milt JacksonAlto Sax : Sahib Shihab, Lou DonaldsonBass : John Simmons, Al McKibbon, Percy HeathDrums : Shadow Wilson, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkePiano : Thelonious Monk, John Lewis Strictlyheadies : 01/17/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/12/1956Score of 76 Basically, this is a re-mastering of a 10-inch LP (BLP 5011), adding…

The Jazz Messengers – At the Café Bohemia, Volume Two (1956)

Jan 8, 2023grogg1956, Art Blakey, Blue Note, Doug Watkins, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Kenny Dorham, LN - Feather

Blue Note – BLP 1508Rec. Date : November 23, 1955 Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Doug WatkinsPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Strictlyheadies : 01/16/2019Stream this Album Cash Box : 07/07/1956 This is the second volume in the well-received first set of the “Jazz Messengers At The Café Bohemia.” The value of the on-the-spot recording can…

The Jazz Messengers – At the Café Bohemia, Volume One (1956)

Jan 8, 2023grogg1956, Art Blakey, Blue Note, Doug Watkins, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Kenny Dorham, LN - Feather

Blue Note – BLP 1507Rec. Date : November 23, 1955 Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Doug WatkinsPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Strictlyheadies : 01/15/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/14/1956 This is one of several sessions cut by this outstanding new jazz group on location at the Café Bohemia. The Messengers have since signed with Columbia. Blakey and Dorham are…

Jay Jay Johnson – The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume Two (1956)

Jan 8, 2023grogg1956, Blue Note, Charles Mingus, Clifford Brown, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Heath, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, LN - Feather, Paul Chambers, Percy Heath, Wynton Kelly

Blue Note – BLP 1506Rec. Dates : June 22, 1953, September 24, 1954, June 6, 1955 Trombone : J.J. JohnsonBaritone Sax : Jimmy HeathBass : Percy Heath, Charles Mingus, Paul ChambersDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : John Lewis, Wynton Kelly, Horace SilverTenor Sax : Jimmy Heath, Hank MobleyTrumpet : Clifford Brown Strictlyheadies : 01/14/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 09/08/1956Score of 81 Re-issue of Blue Note BLP 5070, Volume 3 of…

Jay Jay Johnson – The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume One (1956)

Jan 8, 2023grogg1956, Blue Note, Charles Mingus, Clifford Brown, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Heath, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, LN - Feather, Percy Heath, Sabú Martínez, Wynton Kelly

Blue Note – BLP 1505Rec. Dates : June 22, 1953, September 24, 1954 Trombone : J.J. JohnsonBaritone Sax : Jimmy HeathBass : Percy Heath, Charles MingusCongas : Sabú MartinezDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : John Lewis, Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Jimmy HeathTrumpet : Clifford Brown Strictlyheadies : 01/13/2019Stream this Album Liner Notes by Leonard Feather It was not until the summer of 1955 that Jay Jay Johnson, name…

Bud Powell – The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume Two (1956)

Jan 8, 2023grogg1956, Art Taylor, Blue Note, Bud Powell, George Duvivier, LN - Feather, Roy Haynes, Tommy Potter

Blue Note – BLP 1504Rec. Dates : August 9, 1949, May 1, 1951, August 14, 1953 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Tommy Potter, George DuvivierDrums : Roy Haynes, Art Taylor Strictlyheadies : 01/12/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/19/1956Score of 77 This LP contains all the material previously available on the 10-inch LP of the same title (Blue Note LP 5401) plus…

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