Contemporary – M3602 / S7602Rec. Dates : October 24 & 25, 1960Stream this Album Alto Sax : Art PepperBass : Jimmy BondDrums : Frank ButlerPiano : Pete JollyTrumpet : Jack Sheldon Billboard : 04/21/1962 Some fine blowing by alto saxist Pepper on this album. The West Coast veteran of modern jazz punches away in…
Prestige – PRLP 7135Rec. Date : December 27, 1957 Alto Sax : Hal McKusickBass : Paul ChambersClarinet : Hal McKusickDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Eddie CostaTenor Sax : Hal McKusickTrombone : Billy Byers Stream this AlbumListening to Prestige : #261 Billboard : 04/28/1958Two stars Hal McKusick, one of the better reed men in today’s modern…
Prestige – PRLP 7134Rec. Date : August 15, 1957 Piano : Tommy FlanaganBass : Wilbur LittleDrums : Elvin Jones Stream this Album (YT only)Listening to Prestige : #249 Billboard : 04/28/1958Two stars This recoding featuring pianist Tommy Flanagan, was made when he was in Europe touring with the J.J. Johnson combo in 1957, by Metronome Records.…
Prestige – PRLP 7133Rec. Dates : February 17, June 28, October 8, & December 15, 1950 Tenor Sax : Sonny StittBaritone Sax : Gene AmmonsBass : Tommy Potter, Eugene WrightDrums : Art Blakey, Wesley LandersPiano : Kenny Drew, Junior ManceTrombone : Matthew GeeTrumpet : Bill MasseyVocals : Larry Townsend Listening to Prestige : #36Stream this Album (YT…
Blue Note – BLP 4041Rec. Date : June 25, 1960 Tenor Sax : Tina BrooksBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke JordanTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard Strictlyheadies : 09/29/2019Stream this Album HiFi / Stereo ReviewNat Hentoff : April, 1961 Interest: Expressive new tenor manPerformance: ConfidentRecording: Clean and clear Tina Brooks, at twenty-eight, is an…
Blue Note – BLP 4040Rec. Date : June 19, 1960 Trumpet : Freddie HubbardBass : Sam JonesDrums : Clifford JarvisPiano : McCoy TynerTenor Sax : Tina Brooks Strictlyheadies : 09/28/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 11/28/1960 This is spirited Jazz, featuring Hubbard’s trumpet, with Tina Brooks on tenor; McCoy Tyner, piano\; Sam Jones, bass, and Clifford…
HiFi Jazz – J612 (1960)Contemporary – S7619 (1969)Rec. Date : August, 1959Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Harold LandBass : Herbie LewisDrums : Frank ButlerPiano : Elmo HopeTrumpet : Dupree Bolton The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)Les Zacheis : 01/11/1970 A fine high-riding LP of contemporary combo jazz by some stellar West Coast musicians that was recorded…
Blue Note – BLP 4039Rec. Date : June 18, 1960 Tenor Sax : Stanley TurrentineBass : George TuckerDrums : Al HarewoodPiano : Horace Parlan Strictlyheadies : 09/27/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 10/22/1960 Stanley Turrentine is heard with a crew that includes Horace Parlan, George Tucker and Al Harewood. It is basically a Turrentine and Parlan…
Blue Note – BLP 4038Rec. Date : April 17, 1960 Alto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Arthur TaylorPiano : Walter Bishop Jr.Trumpet : Blue Mitchell Strictlyheadies : 09/26/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 12/19/1960Three stars Modern alto saxophonist McLean contributes some soul-searing solos on this album, especially on Condition Blue. Five of the Six…
Blue Note – BLP 4037Rec. Date : April 20, 1960 Piano : Horace ParlanBass : George TuckerDrums : Al Harewood Strictlyheadies : 09/24/2019Stream this Album HiFi / Stereo ReviewPeter J. Welding : August, 1961 Interest: DerivativePerformance: PolishedRecording: Excellent Here Horace Parlan strings together a series of acknowledgements of the several men who have influenced his…
