Miles Davis – Blue Moods (1955)

Debut – DEB-120Rec. Date : July 9, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Charles MingusDrums : Elvin JonesTrombone : Britt WoodmanVibes : Teddy Charles Featured LinksFull Vinyl VideoBlueNote33RPM Cashbox : 07/28/1962 Here’s an interesting session cut quite a while ago displaying an introspective Miles Davis playing old, standard blues with an impressive,

Charles Mingus – Town Hall Concert, 1964 (1964)

Jazz Workshop – JWS 005Rec. Date : April 4, 1964Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Eric DolphyBass Clarinet : Eric DolphyDrums : Dannie RichmondFlute : Eric DolphyTenor Sax : Clifford JordanTrumpet : Johnny ColesPiano : Jaki Byard   San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA)Ralph J. Gleason : 11/06/1966Jazz Artist vs. Huge Obstacles

Charlie Parker – Bird at St. Nick’s (1957)

Jazz Workshop – JWS 500Rec. Date : February 18, 1950Stream this Album Alto Sax : Charlie ParkerBass : Tommy PotterDrums : Roy HaynesPiano : Al HaigTrumpet : Red Rodney   Jazz TodayJack Maher : November, 1957 Two and a half years after his death, Charlie Parker is still the predominating figure in alto jazz, trumpet

George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers (1961)

Jazzland – JLP 55Rec. Date : October 9 & 10, 1961Stream this Album (YT only) Piano : George ShearingBass : Monk MontgomeryDrums : Walter PerkinsGuitar : Wes MontgomeryPercussion : Armando Peraza, Ricardo ChimelisVibes : Buddy Montgomery   Cashbox : 11/18/1961 What might at first appear to be an incongruous meeting turns out not to be so,

Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sextet (1954)

Pacific Jazz – PJ-15Rec. Date : September 9 & 15, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Chet BakerBaritone Sax : Bud ShankBass : Carson SmithDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Russ FreemanValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer   Billboard : 12/11/1954Score of 80 Put Chet Baker, Bud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer and Russ Freeman together on one record,

Nat Adderley – That’s Nat (1955)

Savoy – MG-12021Rec. Date : July 26, 1955Album is Not Streamable Cornet : Nat AdderleyBass : Wendell MarshallDrums : Kenny ClarkeFlute : Jerome RichardsonPiano : Hank JonesTenor Sax : Jerome Richardson Fort Lauderdale News (Fort Lauderdale, FL)Robert E. (Bob) Dickey : 10/30/1955 Julian, Nat Blow Up A Storm The fine music of the two brightest

Cannonball Adderley – Julian Cannonball Adderley (1955)

EmArcy – MG 36043Rec. Dates : July 21 & 29, August 5, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyArranger : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Paul ChambersCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Kenny Clarke, Max RoachFlute : Jerome RichardsonPiano : John WilliamsTenor Sax : Jerome RichardsonTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson Billboard

Cannonball Adderley – Presenting Cannonball (1955)

Savoy – MG 12018Rec. Date : July 14, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyCornet : Nat AdderleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : Hank Jones Billboard : 11/26/1955 After the big buildup, here’s the proof: Cannonball is quite an alto man. He’s directly in the tradition of Charlie Parker; has similar

Red Mitchell – Presenting Red Mitchell (1958)

Contemporary – C3538Rec. Date : March 26, 1957Stream this Album Bass : Red MitchellDrums : Billy HigginsFlute : James ClayPiano : Lorraine GellerTenor Sax : James Clay   Cashbox : 03/15/1958 The waxing features the strong sounds of the Red Mitchell quartet. Rounding out the group are James Clay on flute and tenor, Lorraine Geller

Jimmy Woods – Awakening!! (1962)

Contemporary – M3605 / S7605Rec. Dates : September 13, 1961 & February 19, 1962Stream this Album Alto Sax : Jimmy WoodsBass : Jimmy Bond, Gary PeacockDrums : Milt TurnerPiano : Amos Trice, Dick WhittingtonTrumpet : Joe Gordon, Martin Blanks   Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ)Don Lass : 07/13/1962 This is Woods’ first album as