Riverside – RLP 399 / 9399Rec. Date : June 25, 1961Stream this Album Piano : Bill EvansBass : Scott LaFaroDrums : Paul Motian Billboard : 03/10/1962Spotlight Album of the Week This is one of the most satisfying of the Bill Evans Trio albums to date. It shows off the romantic side of Evans’ piano style, with warm and meaningful performances…
New Jazz – NJLP 8270Rec. Dates : December 21, 1960Stream this Album Alto Sax, Bass Clarinet, Flute : Eric DolphyBass : Ron CarterDrums : Roy HaynesPiano : Jaki ByardTrumpet : Booker Little Pittsburgh CourierH. Klein : 06/08/1963 Currently appearing at Pittsburgh’s Crawford Grill, the Eric Dolphy quintet is presenting an unusual array of sounds which have vaulted the group into the arena…
Impulse! A-16Rec. Dates : February 15-26-27, 1962Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachBass : Art DavisConductor : Coleridge PerkinsonPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Clifford JordanTrombone : Julian PriesterTrumpet : Richard WilliamsVocals : Abbey Lincoln16-member chorus Billboard : 08/18/1962Four Stars Angry jazz with a civil rights message is carved out here by Max Roach with chorus and ork, with all of the music composed by…
Impulse! A-15Rec. Dates : March 21-22, 1962Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Piano/Organ : Count BasieBass : Ed JonesDrums : Sonny PayneFlute : Frank Wess, Eric DixonGuitar : Freddie GreenTenor Sax : Frank Foster, Eric DixonTrumpet : Thad Jones Billboard : 08/11/1962Spotlight Album Here’s one for Basie buffs. The Count’s inimitable piano, so often lost to the general listener in the shouting big band sound,…
Impulse! A-14Rec. Date : December 14-15, 1961Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Connie KayPiano : Hank Jones Billboard : 03/03/1962Four Stars When Milt Jackson plays outside of the confines of the Modern Jazz Quartet he sheds his formal clothes and swings a bit. And he turns in some nicely relaxed and swinging work on this new set, aided…
Impulse! A-13Rec. Dates : November 15-16-17, 1961Stream this Album Trombone : Curtis FullerBass : Jymie MerrittDrums : Jimmy Cobb, G.T. HoganPiano : Cedar WaltonTenor Sax : Jimmy HeathTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard Billboard : 03/03/1962Four Stars Curtis Fuller, supported by Jimmy Heath, and Freddie Hubbard, turns in some pleasant solo work on this listenable jazz set. Fuller has had stronger albums, but this…
Impulse! A-12Rec. Dates : November 13, 1961, November 15, 1961Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Alto Sax : Benny Carter, Phil WoodsBass : Jimmy GarrisonDrums : Jo JonesGuitar : John CollinsPiano : Dick KatzTenor Sax : Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Rouse Billboard : 03/03/1962Four stars Trad fans should get a boot out of this fine new album featuring jazz giants such as Benny Carter (now back…
Impulse! A-11Rec. Dates : November 29, 1961, December 18, 1961, December 22, 1961Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Conductor/Arranger : Quincy JonesBass : George Catlett, Milt HintonDrums : Stu Martin, Bill English, James JohnsonFrench Horn : Julius Watkins, Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Earl ChapinHarp : Gloria AgnostiniPiano : Bobby Scott, Patricia BrownSaxophone : Eric Dixon, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods, Oliver Nelson, Frank WessTrombone : Billy Byers, Paul Faulise, Melba Liston, Rodney Levitt, Curtis Fuller, Thomas MitchellTrumpet : Jerome Kail, Joe…
Impulse! A-8Rec. Dates : August 1 / 3 / 8 / 9, 1961Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachAlto Sax : Eric DolphyBass : Art DavisBass Clarinet : Eric DolphyPercussion : Carlos “Patato” Valdés, Carlos EugenioPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Clifford JordanTrombone : Julian PriesterTrumpet : Booker LittleVocals : Abbey Lincoln Cashbox : 10/21/1961 Solidly embarked on a wave of music-for-freedom (initially established…
Impulse! – A-9Rec. Date : September 14, 1961, October 6, 1961, October 10, 1961, October 31, 1961Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Composer/Arranger : John Carisi, Cecil TaylorAlto Sax : Gene Quill, Phil Woods, Jimmy LyonsBass : Milt Hinton, Art Davis, Henry GrimesDrums : Osie Johnson, Jimmy MurrayFrench Horn : Jim BuffingtonGuitar : Barry GalbraithPiano : Eddie Costa, Cecil TaylorTenor Sax : Archie SheppTrombone : Urbie Green, Bob Brookmeyer, Roswell RuddTrumpet…
