Vee-Jay – LP 3012Rec. Date : May 12, 1960Stream this Album Bass : Paul ChambersDrums : Lex HumphriesFlute : Yusef LateefPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Yusef LateefTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Tommy Turrentine Cashbox : 10/01/1960 Emphasis here is on the solid rock bass playing of Chambers. His big buttery sound has been recorded well. But don’t neglect the excellent playing…
Vee-Jay 3011Rec. Date : April 27, 1960Stream this Album Piano : Wynton KellyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe Jones Cashbox : 10/22/1960 Having arrived as one of the most consistently compelling jazz pianists on the scene, Kelly does not rest on his laurels with the Miles Davis group, but rather works hard here for further recognition of his versatility. An infectious…
New Jazz – NJLP 8231Rec. Dates : February 15, 1957, August 30, 1957Stream this Album Alto Sax, Tenor Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Arthur Phipps, Paul ChambersDrums : Art Taylor, Louis HayesPiano : Mal Waldron, Gil CogginsTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Webster Young Cashbox : 06/25/1960 McLean’s emergence as a major new alto voice is marked by heaving recording activity, of which this session…
Argo – LP 671Rec. Date : April 30, 1960Stream this Album (YT only) Piano : Ramsey LewisBass : Eldee YoungDrums : Redd Holt An excellent history of Chicago’s Blue Note club Billboard : 12/19/1960Jazz Spotlight Winner Recorded at the now defunct Blue Note club in Chicago, the Ramsey Lewis Trio makes exhilarating jazz on this set. The group sounds tighter and…
Riverside – RLP 12-304Rec. Dates : August 4 & 5, 1959Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Johnny GriffinBass : Sam JonesDrums : Albert HeathPiano : Wynton KellyTrombone : Julian PriesterTrumpet : Blue Mitchell Billboard : 12/07/1959Three stars Johnny Griffin’s strong blowing has won him a sizable following. In this set, his tenor sax leads a sextet in efforts which are also…
Contemporary – M3569Rec. Dates : January 16, 1959, February 23, 1959, March 9 & 10, 1959Stream this Album Alto Sax : Ornette ColemanBass : Percy Heath, Red MitchellDrums : Shelly ManneTrumpet, Pocket Trumpet : Don Cherry Billboard : 11/16/1959Three stars Ornette Coleman, hailed by some critics as an important new jazz artist and derided by others as much less important,…
Contemporary – M3564Rec. Dates: October 20, 21 & 22, 1958Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly ManneGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Hampton HawesVibraharp : Victor Feldman Billboard : 11/23/1959Four stars This album captures Sonny Rollins at his most impressive, in fact it is one of his best performances in a long time. It was cut in October…
United Artists – UAS 4041Rec. Date : March 9, 1959Stream this Album Trombone : Curtis FullerArranger : Gigi Gryce, Benny GolsonBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : Tommy FlanaganTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Lee Morgan Cashbox : 11/07/1959Jazz Pick of the Week The sextet is comprise of several important new star jazzmen – Fuller (trombone), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Hank Mobley (tenor), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Elvin Jones (drums). They…
Atlantic – 1372Rec. Date : October 7, 1960, February 24, 1961, May 2, 1961Stream this Album Alto Sax : Hank CrawfordBari Sax : Leroy CooperBass : Edgar WillisDrums : Bruno Carr, Milt TurnerTenor Sax : Dave NewmanTrumpet : Phil Guilbeau, John Hunt High FidelityJohn S. Wilson : January 1962 Crawford is the alto saxophonist and musical director of Ray Charles’ sturdy little band, with…
Columbia – CL 1355Rec. Dates : March 2, 1959, April 22, 1959Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Jimmy CobbPiano : Wynton Kelly, Bill EvansTenor Sax : John Coltrane Billboard : 08/31/1959Spotlight Winner of the Week Miles Davis, with his almost-regular group, composed of Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers, James Cobb, Johnny Coltrane, Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans, turns in some…
