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…
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…
Blue Note – BLP 1503Rec. Dates : August 8, 1949, August 9, 1949, May 1, 1951 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Tommy Potter, Curly RussellDrums : Roy Haynes, Max RoachTenor Sax : Sonny RollinsTrumpet : Fats Navarro Strictlyheadies : 01/11/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/31/1956 This is the most illuminating set to date exploring the art of this current leading influence in piano…
Blue Note – BLP 1502Rec. Dates : May 9, 1952, April 20, 1953, March 6, 1954 Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Oscar Pettiford, Percy HeathDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art BlakeyPiano : Gil Coggins, Horace SilverTenor Sax : Jimmy HeathTrombone : J.J. Johnson Strictlyheadies : 01/10/2019Stream this Album Liner Notes by Leonard Feather At the end of 1955 Miles Davis received an unexpected Christmas gift.…
Blue Note – BLP 1501Rec. Dates : May 9, 1952, April 20, 1953 Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Oscar Pettiford, Percy HeathDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art BlakeyPiano : Gil CogginsTenor Sax : Jimmy HeathTrombone : J.J. Johnson Strictlyheadies : 01/09/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 02/04/1956 An important jazz issue for “modernists,” Blue Note apparently has begun conversion of its catalog to…
