Prestige – PRLP 7111Rec. Dates : April 19, 1957, May 17, 1957 Piano : Mal WaldronAlto Sax : Jackie McLean, Sahib ShihabBass : Julian EuellDrums : Art Taylor, Ed ThigpenTenor Sax : John ColtraneTrumpet : Bill Hardman, Idrees Sulieman Listening to Prestige : #225 & #237Stream this Album Billboard : 12/16/1957Score of 71 Waldron’s fleet, concise style of piano is highly reminiscent of Bud Powell. While Waldron and…
Prestige – PRLP 7110Rec. Date : April 12, 1957 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman Listening to Prestige : #222Stream this Album Billboard : 12/16/1957Score of 75 This is one of the better sets by Ammons for the label. Highlight is an a-tempo expression of Pennies From Heaven by…
Prestige – PRLP 7108Rec. Dates : June 22, 1957, June 28, 1957 Bass : Addison FarmerDrums : Jerry SegalPiano : Mal WaldronVibes : Teddy Charles Listening to Prestige : #244Stream this Album Cashbox : 11/09/1957 The newly formed disk group is patterned somewhat after the Modern Jazz Quartet in its regard for classical development of thematic material. The main dish…
Prestige – PRLP 7107Rec. Date : May 11, 1957 Trombone – Curtis FullerAlto Sax : Sonny Red KyserBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Hank Jones Listening to Prestige : #235Stream this Album MetronomeJack Maher : January, 1958 This is the best of the Curtis Fuller offerings to date. The young, Detroit trombonist has a lot of confidence to…
Limelight – LS 86071Rec. Date : July, 1969Stream this Album Electric Bass : Melvin JacksonArranger : Melvin Jackson, Robin McBrideAlto Sax : Roscoe MitchellBaritone Sax : Tobie WynnBass Sax : Roscoe MitchellDrums : Morris Jennings, Billy HartFlugelhorn : Wadada Leo SmithFlute : Byron Bowie, Roscoe MitchellGuitar : Phil Upchurch, Pete CoseyHammond Organ : Jodie ChristianPiano : Jodie-ChristianTenor Sax : Bobby Pitman, James-Tatum, Byron BowieTrombone : Steve…
Limelight – LN 82027/86027Rec. Date : January 13, 1965Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Roland KirkFlute : Roland KirkOboe : Roland KirkPercussion : Roland KirkBass : Richard DavisDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : Jaki Byard Asbury Park PressDon Lass : 12/11/1965 When Kirk exercises self control, as he does through most of this album, he is among the best of the modern…
RCA Victor – LSP-3867Rec. Dates : New York, January 9, 10, 1967Stream this Album Arranger/Conductor : Jimmy JonesAlto Sax : Johnny HodgesBaritone Sax : Harry CarneyBass : Milt Hinton, Aaron Bell, Joe BenjaminCornet : Ray NanceDrums : Gus Johnson, Rufus Jones, Oliver JacksonGuitar : Tiny Grimes, Les Spann, Billy ButlerPiano : Hank Jones, Nat Pierce, Jimmy JonesTenor Sax : Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy HamiltonTrombone : Buster Cooper, Lawrence Brown, Benny PowellTrumpet : Cat Anderson, Roy EldridgeVibes : Bill Berry…
Enja 3031Issued in the U.S. as Inner City IC 3029Stream this AlbumRec. Date : November 15, 1978 Piano : Tommy FlanaganBass : George Mraz Albuquerque TribuneKeith Roether : 10/24/1979Flanagan album a ‘gem’ Seeing saxophonist Sonny Rollins on a recent edition of “The Tonight Show” brought Tommy Flanagan, among many things, to mind. Flanagan, known amicably by his colleagues as The Professor,…
Muse – MR 5076Rec. Date : March 26, 1975Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Clifford JordanBass : Sam JonesDrums : Billy HigginsPiano : Cedar Walton Boston PhoenixBob Blumenthal : 04/13/1976 The perseverance of some musicians never ceases to amaze me. Clifford Jordan, who has been playing strong, rhythmically charged tenor for two decades, continues to garner nary a sliver of…
Muse MR 5136Rec. Date : May 20, 1976Stream this Album (YT Only) Tenor Sax : Houston PersonBass : Buster WilliamsConga : Buddy CaldwellDrums : Grady TatePiano : Cedar Walton Cashbox : 12/08/1979 Here is a straight-ahead session by this much overlooked tenor saxophonist. The tunes are familiar: This Love of Mine, Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good To You, Memories of You, and three more. Person’s…
