Nat Adderley – To The Ivy League From Nat (1957)

EmArcy – MG 36100Rec. Dates : July 12 & 13, 1956Stream this Album Cornet : Nat AdderleyAlto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Al McKibbon, Sam JonesCello : Sam JonesDrums : Specs WrightPiano : Junior Mance   Madison Capital Times (Madison, WI)John Francis : 04/26/1957 To the Ivy League from Nat is the name of a new

Clark Terry – Duke With A Difference (1958)

Riverside – RLP 12-246Rec. Date : July 29 & September 6, 1957Stream this Album Trumpet : Clark TerryAlto Sax : Johnny HodgesBass : Jimmy WoodeCeleste : Luther HendersonDrums : Sam WoodyardPiano : Billy StrayhornTenor Sax : Paul GonsalvesTrombone : Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Tyree GlennVibes : Tyree GlennVocals : Marian Bruce   Cashbox : 05/24/1958

Jimmy Cleveland – Cleveland Style (1958)

EmArcy – MG 36126Rec. Dates : December 12 & 13, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Trombone : Jimmy ClevelandBass : Eddie JonesDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Benny GolsonTrumpet : Art FarmerTuba : Don Butterfield, Jay McAllister   Billboard : 05/12/1958Three stars Jimmy Cleveland, one of the most exciting trombonists around today, gets

Max Roach + 4 – On the Chicago Scene (1958)

EmArcy – MG 36132Rec. Date : June 3, 1958Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachBass : Bob CranshawPiano : Eddie BakerTenor Sax : George ColemanTrumpet : Booker Little   Billboard : 05/12/1958Three stars Roach sounds younger and younger with every effort. This is a great package by the master of polyrhythms with support from four

Conte Candoli and Lou Levy – West Coast Wailers (1958)

Atlantic – 1268Rec. Date : August 16 & 17, 1955Stream this Album Trumpet : Conte CandoliPiano : Lou LevyBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Larance MarableTenor Sax : Bill Holman   Cashbox : 07/19/1958 The disk is skillfully true to its title: Candoli, Levy and crew offer some hard-blowing on six of the eight sessions, and

George Wallington – Knight Music (1958)

Atlantic – 1275Rec. Date : September 4 & 5, 1956Stream this Album Piano : George WallingtonBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick Stabulas   Billboard : 03/24/1958 Attractive modern readings here by pianist George Wallington and his trio of show tune standards and a group of jazz classics, penned by Wallington himself. Show tunes include It’s All

Thomas Talbert – Bix Duke Fats (1957)

Atlantic – 1250Rec. Dates : August 24, September 7 & 14, 1956 Album is Not Streamable Arranger/Conductor : Thomas TalbertAlto Sax : Herb Geller, Joe SoldoBass : Oscar PettifordBass Clarinet : Danny BankBassoon : Harold GoltzerClarinet : Aaron Sachs, Danny BankDrums : Osie JohnsonFlute : Joe SoldoFrench Horn : Jimmy BuffingtonGuitar : Barry GalbraithPiano :

Billy Taylor – The New Billy Taylor Trio (1958)

ABC-Paramount – ABC-226Rec. Date : October 25, December 16 & 17, 1957Album is Not Streamable Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Earl MayDrums : Ed Thigpen   Billboard : 03/03/1958 Here’s another sock package by Taylor, whose polished, clean-cut pianistics are strong right now sales-wise. This LP marks wax debut of drummer Ed Thigpen (with the

Lucky Thompson & Oscar Pettiford – Vol. 2 (1957)

ABC-Paramount – ABC-171Rec. Date : December 11 & 12, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Lucky ThompsonBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Osie JohnsonGuitar : Skeeter BestPiano : Don AbneyTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland   Cashbox : 01/11/1958 The two jazz mainstays are heard on a program of originals by Lucky Thompson. Thompson, on tenor sax and