Jubilee – JLP 1047Rec. Date : May 29, 1957Stream this Album Vibes : Teddy CharlesBass : Oscar PettifordPiano : Hall Overton Billboard : 12/02/1957 Highly integrated modern trio date concerned with music by Ellington. Vibist Charles, pianist Overton and bassist Pettiford afford the listener a vital jazz experience — they fashion the material in…
Epic – LN 3377Rec. Dates : June 26 & 28, July 10, 1956Album is Not Streamable Trumpet : Ruby BraffBaritone Sax : Ernie CaceresBass : Eddie JonesDrums : Buzzy DrootinGuitar : Freddie Green, Steve JordanPiano : Dave McKenna, Nat PierceTenor Sax : Coleman HawkinsTrombone : Lawrence BrownVibes : Don Elliott Billboard : 08/19/1957Special Merit…
RCA Victor – LPM-1451Rec. Dates : December 24 & 26, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Jack MontroseVibes : Red NorvoAlto Sax : Joe MainiBass : Buddy Clark, Max BennettDrums : Bill Dolney, Shelly ManneGuitar : Jim Hall Cashbox : 07/20/1957 The highlight of the first Victor effort for composer-artist (tenor sax) Montrose is…
Columbia – CL 1034Rec. Dates : May 1 & 2, 1957 Stream this Album Piano : Dave BrubeckAlto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Norman BatesDrums : Joe Morello Billboard : 09/16/1957 Generally excellent “live” performances by the quartet, particularly altoist Paul Desmond. Brubeck’s piano work on One Moment Worth Years is high spot of…
Columbia – CL 936Rec. Dates : August 1-3, 1956 Stream this Album Trombone : Kai Winding, Carl Fontana, Wayne AndreBass : Kenny O’BrienBass Trombone : Dick LiebBaritone Horn : Dick LiebDrums : Jack FranklinPiano : Roy Frazee Billboard : 01/12/1957 Here Winding carries on in the spirit of the Kai and Jay experiments, but now…
East-West – 4004Rec. Dates : April 4-6, 1957Stream this Album Piano : George WallingtonBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasTenor Sax : J.R. MonteroseTrumpet : Jerry Lloyd Billboard : 05/05/1958 Clean modern sound is the feature of this set. Actually most of the numbers feature four players. Only two of the seven tracks spotlight…
Riverside – RLP 12-250Rec. Date : October 2, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Piano : Freddie ReddBass : George TuckerDrums : Al Dreares Billboard : 02/24/1958 Pianist Redd, long unheralded, shows indications of becoming a significant player and composer. His San Francisco Suite is a well designed, piece of impressionism; his playing, both on standard and original…
Epic – LN 3436Rec. Dates : September 11 & November 8, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Sax : Phil WoodsBass : Sonny DallasDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : Bob Corwin HiFi / Stereo ReviewRalph J. Gleason : June 1958 The Messengers are the other side of the coin from Rogers and Graas, with emphasis on…
Coral – CRL 57188Rec. Dates : April 25 & 29, 1957Stream this Album Composer-Arranger : Bill HolmanAlto Sax : Charlie Mariano, Herb GellerBaritone Sax : Steve PerlowBass : Max BennettDrums : Mel LewisPiano : Lou LevyTenor Sax : Bill Holman, Charlie Kennedy, Richie KamucaTrombone : Bob Fitzpatrick, Harry Betts, Lew McCreary, Ray SimsTrumpet : Al…
RCA Victor – LPM-1282Rec. Date : January 23 & 24, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Al Cohn, Zoot SimsBass : Milt HintonDrums : Osie JohnsonPiano : Dave McKenna, Hank JonesTrumpet : Dick Sherman Billboard : 09/02/1957Score of 80 Ability of tenorists Cohn and Sims to keep their improvisations vital and fresh lend musical…
