Blue Note – BLP 4019Rec. Date : May 31, 1959 Trumpet : Donald ByrdBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Walter Davis, Jr.Tenor Sax : Charlie Rouse Strictlyheadies : 08/19/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 02/13/1960 Byrd is one of the most forthright of the modern jazz trumpeters. He has a full sound, when unleashed, overpowering in his…
Blue Note – BLP 4018Rec. Date : August 2, 1959 Piano : Walter Davis, Jr.Alto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art TaylorTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 08/18/2019Stream this Album New Pittsburgh Courier : 05/14/1960Harold L. Keith : 4 stars It’s indeed nice to know that Jackie McLean is once again saying many things of value. Along with Donald Byrd, Sam…
Blue Note – BLP 4017Rec. Dates : August 29 & 30, 1959, September 13, 1959 Stream this Album Piano : Horace SilverBass : Gene TaylorDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Junior CookTrumpet : Blue Mitchell Billboard : 11/23/1959 Real funky jazz in the progressive vein is this new Horace Silver LP, with all seven tunes…
Candid - CJM-8002 / CJS-9002Rec. Dates : August 31, 1960, September 6, 1960Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachBass : James SchenckConga Drums : Michael OlatunjiLyrics : Oscar Brown Jr.Percussion : Tomas DuVall, Raymond MantilloTenor Sax : Coleman Hawkins, Walter BentonTrombone : Julian PriesterTrumpet : Booker LittleVocals : Abbey Lincoln Billboard : 01/23/1961 Roach group is joined for this striking suite by singer Abbey Lincoln,…
Atlantic – 1443Rec. Dates : February 16 & March 18, 1965Stream this Album Drums : Elvin JonesArranger/Director : Melba ListonBaritone Sax : Charles DavisBass : Paul Chambers, Art DavisFlute : Frank WessPiano : Don Friedman, Hank JonesTenor Sax : Frank WessTrombone : J.J. Johnson (as Hunt Peters) Billboard : 10/16/1965 Jones, best known for his percussion with Coltrane, displays his unique ability to produce…
Atlantic – 1382Rec. Date : October 24, 1960Stream this Album Tenor / Soprano Sax : John ColtraneBass : Steve DavisDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : McCoy Tyner Billboard : 07/21/1962 One of Coltrane’s most provocative albums to date. The set, as the title indicates, is composed of blues tunes, and some of them have an unusual and telling sound. The…
Norgran – MGN-1055Rec. Dates : January 11 & 12, 1956 Album is Not Streamable Alto Sax : Johnny Hodges, Russell ProcopeBaritone Sax : Harry CarneyBass : Jimmy WoodeClarinet : Jimmy HamiltonDrums : Sam WoodyardPiano : Billy StrayhornTenor Sax : Jimmy Hamilton, Paul GonsalvesTrumpet : Ray Nance, Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, Willie CookTrombone : Lawrence Brown,…
RCA Victor – LJM-1009Rec. Dates : August 22 & December 22, 1947, December 29, 1948, April 14 & May 6 & July 6, 1949 Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Matthew McKay, Ray Orr, Benny Bailey, Lammar Wright, Willie Cook, Benny HarrisAlto Sax : John Brown, Howard Johnson, Ernie HenryBaritone…
Prestige – PRLP 196Rec. Dates : December 24, 1954 Album is Not Streamable Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Percy HeathDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : Thelonious MonkVibes : Milt Jackson Fort Lauderdale News (Fort Lauderdale, FL)Bob Dickey : 06/19/1955“Frog” Horn Did you ever hear someone talk with a froglike tone and find yourself wanting to help…
Bethlehem – BCP-1019Rec. Date : 12/17/1954 Stream this Album Bass, Cello : Oscar PettifordAlto Sax : Dave SchildkrautBaritone Sax : Danny BankClarinet : Jimmy HamiltonDrums : Osie JohnsonPiano : Earl KnightTenor Sax : Jimmy HamiltonTrombone : Jimmy ClevelandTrumpet : Clark Terry, Joe Wilder San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA)Ralph J. Gleason : 04/03/1955Pettiford – The…
