Blue Note – BLP 4029Rec. Date : March 6, 1960 Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Jymie MerrittPiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Wayne ShorterTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 09/05/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 06/25/1960 The drum giant’s present group can be compared very favorably with the days when Horace Silver was in it. Lee…
Blue Note – BLP 4028Rec. Date : February 29, 1960 Piano : Horace ParlanBass : Sam JonesDrums : Al Harewood Strictlyheadies : 09/03/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 06/18/1960 Parlan has overcome partial paralysis of his right hand to excel in jazz piano. In fact it is just this handicap—no use of two fingers—which gives him…
Blue Note – BLP 4027Rec. Date : 02/15/1960 Piano : Freddie ReddAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Mike MattosDrums : Larry Ritchie Strictlyheadies : 09/02/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/18/1960Spotlight Winner “The Connection” is currently one of off-Broadway’s hottest shows. The tunes in this set are those featured by a jazz group which appears in…
Blue Note – BLP 4026Rec. Date : October 4, 1959 Pocket Trumpet : Donald ByrdAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Lex HumphriesPiano : Duke Pearson Strictlyheadies : 09/01/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 07/25/1960 This Is a package of original material by Byrd – six numbers, several of them blues or blues-based. Byrd’s…
Blue Note – BLP 4025Rec. Dates : October 31, 1959, November 28, 1959 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Laymon Jackson, Sam JonesConga : Ray BarrettoDrums : Dave Bailey, Al HarewoodPiano : Horace ParlanTrumpet : Blue Mitchell Strictlyheadies : 08/30/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/18/1960 Lou Donaldson on alto, Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Horace Parlan…
Columbia – CL 1715 / CS 8515Rec. Dates : July 6 & 7, 1961Stream this Album Piano : Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billy StrayhornAlto Sax : Marshal Royal, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Frank WessBaritone Sax : Harry Carney, Charlie FowlkesBass : Eddie Jones, Aaron BellClarinet : Jimmy Hamilton, Marshal Royal, Russell ProcopeDrums : Sonny Payne,…
Impulse! – A-18 / AS-18Rec. Dates : January 10 & 11, 1962Stream this Album Piano : McCoy TynerBass : Art DavisDrums : Elvin Jones Billboard : 08/18/1962 This young jazz pianist plays with elan and good style. He’s been associated with John Coltrane, but shows a much more middle-of-the-road form than Trane on this…
Impulse! – A-9131 / AS-9131Rec. Dates : November 28 & 30, 1966Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Zoot SimsArranger : Gary McFarlandConductor : Jack Parnell, Kenny NapperA large orchestra Billboard : 05/13/1967 The romantic saxophonist comes across with a solid jazz package featuring an all-string background. Sims scores from start to finish with a…
Impulse – A-78 / AS-78Rec. Dates : October 26, 28 & 29, 1964Stream this Album Vibes : Lionel HamptonBass : Milt HintonDrums : Osie JohnsonPiano : Lionel Hampton, Hank JonesTenor Sax : Ben WebsterTrumpet : Clark Terry Billboard : 03/06/1965Jazz Spotlight Hamp at his best … surrounded by outstanding sidemen: Clark Terry (trumpet), Ben…
Verve – MGV-8205Rec. Date : January 13, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Lester YoungBass : Gene RameyDrums : Jo JonesPiano : Teddy Wilson Additional Background Reading on Lester Young and his place in Jazz History: The Parent Style – April, 1949 Lester Young interview – February, 1959 The Jazz Panorama – April, 1959…
