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A.K. Salim – Blues Suite (1959)

Oct 4, 2023thejazztome1959, A.K. Salim, Buster Cooper, Eddie Costa, George Duvivier, Joe Wilder, LN - Stein, Nat Adderley, Oscar Dennard, Paul Cohen, Phil Woods, Sahib Shihab, Savoy, Seldon Powell, Wilbur Hogan

Savoy MG-12132Rec. Dates : September 26, 1958, October 6, 1958Stream this Album (YT only) Composer/Arranger : A.K. SalimAlto Sax : Phil WoodsBaritone Sax : Sahib ShihabBass : George DuvivierDrums : Wilbur HoganFlute : Seldon PowellPiano : Eddie Costa, Oscar DennardTenor Sax : Seldon PowellTrombone : Buster CooperTrumpet : Nat Adderley, Paul Cohen, Joe Wilder Cashbox : 03/28/1959 Composer-conductor-arranger Salim has surrounded himself with an impressive aggregation of jazz names…

Hampton Hawes Quartet – All Night Session! Vols. 1-3 (1958)

Oct 3, 2023thejazztome1958, Bruz Freeman, Contemporary, Hampton Hawes, Jim Hall, LN - Shaw, Red Mitchell

Contemporary – C3545 / C3546 / C3547Rec. Dates : November 12, 1956, November 13, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Hampton HawesBass: Red MitchellDrums : Bruz FreemanGuitar : Jim Hall Cashbox : 06/14/1958 The common denominators here are: (1) the quartet membership is the same on all three disks; (2) the sixteen selections on the separately issued packages were…

Leroy Vinnegar Sextet – Leroy Walks! (1958)

Oct 1, 2023thejazztome1958, Carl Perkins, Contemporary, Gerald Wilson, Leroy Vinnegar, LN - Hentoff, Teddy Edwards, Tony Bazley, Victor Feldman

Contemporary – C3542Rec. Dates : July 15, 1957, September 16, 1957, September 23, 1957 Stream this Album Bass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Tony BazleyPiano : Carl PerkinsTenor Sax : Teddy EdwardsTrumpet : Gerald WilsonVibraharp : Victor Feldman Featured Links10 Minute Record ReviewsEpisode #299 Audio MagazineCharles A. Robertson : May, 1958 Not only does this appropriately…

Bob Brookmeyer And Zoot Sims – Whooeeee (1957)

Sep 30, 2023thejazztome1957, Bill Crow, Bob Brookmeyer, Hank Jones, Jo Jones, LN - Kolbe, Storyville, Zoot Sims

Storyville – STLP 914Rec. Date : February 8, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Zoot SimsTrombone : Bob BrookmeyerBass : Bill CrowDrums : Jo JonesPiano : Hank Jones Billboard : 01/19/1957Score of 78 An excellent, swinging, salable mainstream modern set, similar in content and appeal to the recent Dawn set which also featured Zoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer. Jo Jones, Hank Jones and Bill Crow offer big…

Cecil Payne – Cecil Payne (1957)

Sep 30, 2023thejazztome1957, Art Taylor, Cecil Payne, Duke Jordan, Kenny Dorham, LN - Gitler, Signal, Tommy Potter

Signal – S-1203Rec Dates : May 19, 1956, May 22, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Baritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Tommy PotterDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke JordanTrumpet : Kenny Dorham AudioCharles A. Robertson : September, 1957 When Cecil Payne was a youngster in Brooklyn, he wanted to emulate Lester Young on the tenor saxophone. But he started out on the alto sax…

Yusef Lateef – Jazz Mood (1957)

Sep 30, 2023thejazztome1957, Curtis Fuller, Doug Watkins, Ernie Farrow, Hugh Lawson, LN - Stein, Louis Hayes, Savoy, Yusef Lateef

Savoy – MG 12103Rec. Date : April 9, 1957Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Yusef LateefBass : Ernie FarrowDrums : Louis HayesFlute : Yusef LateefPiano : Hugh LawsonTrombone : Curtis FullerPercussion : Doug Watkins, Yusef Lateef, Curtis Fuller, Ernie Farrow Detroit Free PressUnknown : 10/04/1957 The rabad, a musical instrument played thousands of years ago in the time of King…

Hank Mobley – Jazz Message #2 (1957)

Sep 29, 2023thejazztome1957, Art Taylor, Barry Harris, Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins, Hank Jones, Hank Mobley, Kenny Clarke, Lee Morgan, LN - Stein, Savoy

Savoy – MG 12092Rec. Dates : July 23, 1956, November 7, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art TaylorPiano : Barry Harris, Hank JonesTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 74 A blowing session of some heat and significance on material in the hard, clipped, boppish idiom. Lengthiness of tracks lend…

Hank Mobley Quintet – Introducing Lee Morgan (1957)

Sep 29, 2023thejazztome1957, Art Taylor, Doug Watkins, Hank Jones, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, LN - Stein, Savoy

Savoy – MG 12091Rec. Dates : November 5, 1956, November 7, 1956Stream this Album Trumpet : Lee MorganBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Hank JonesTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Down Beat : 04/18/1957Nat Hentoff : 4 stars Actually, Blue Note first “introduced” Morgan with an LP by him as a leader. This is really Mobley’s date, and the story I…

Various Artists – Jazz Men Detroit (1956)

Sep 29, 2023thejazztome1956, Kenny Burrell, Kenny Clarke, LN - Stein, Paul Chambers, Pepper Adams, Savoy, Tommy Flanagan

Savoy – MG 12083Rec. Date : April 30, 1956, May 9, 1956 Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Kenny ClarkeGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Tommy Flanagan Billboard : 02/16/1957Score of 75 With the exception of Kenny Clarke, the quintet on this date have a Detroit origin in common. Most…

Bud Powell Trio – Strictly Powell (1957)

Sep 28, 2023thejazztome1957, Art Taylor, Bud Powell, George Duvivier, LN - Feather, RCA Victor

RCA Victor – LPM-1423Rec. Date : October 5, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : George DuvivierDrums : Art Taylor Army TimesTom Scanlan : 04/06/1957 Liner notes by Leonard Feather claim that Powell is “the most respected and most imitated pianist alive.” Whether this is true or not, it is certainly true that Powell has influenced innumerable young pianists.…

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