Capitol – T-634Rec. Dates : June 6, 7 & 10, 1955 Stream this Album Clarinet : Jimmy GiuffreBari Sax : Jimmy GiuffreBass : Ralph PenaDrums : Art AntonTenor Sax : Jimmy GiuffreTrumpet : Jack Sheldon AudioJean Shepherd : March, 1956 A very unusual and highly commendable offering showing the latest work of a young and…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Savoy – MG 15050Rec. Date : October 31, 1954 Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : John LaPortaBaritone Sax : Teo Macero, George BarrowClarinet : John LaPortaDrums : Rudy NicholsPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Teo Macero, George Barrow MetronomeBill Coss : April, 1955LP Rating: B+ This LP, the best Mingus has…
Prestige – PRLP 196Rec. Dates : December 24, 1954 Album is Not Streamable Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Percy HeathDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : Thelonious MonkVibes : Milt Jackson Fort Lauderdale News (Fort Lauderdale, FL)Bob Dickey : 06/19/1955“Frog” Horn Did you ever hear someone talk with a froglike tone and find yourself wanting to help…
Bethlehem – BCP-1019Rec. Date : 12/17/1954 Stream this Album Bass, Cello : Oscar PettifordAlto Sax : Dave SchildkrautBaritone Sax : Danny BankClarinet : Jimmy HamiltonDrums : Osie JohnsonPiano : Earl KnightTenor Sax : Jimmy HamiltonTrombone : Jimmy ClevelandTrumpet : Clark Terry, Joe Wilder San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA)Ralph J. Gleason : 04/03/1955Pettiford – The…
Norgran – MGN-1017Rec. Dates : December 16, 1954, January 11 & 12, 1955 Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : Percy Heath, Lloyd TrotmanDrums : Max Roach, Art Blakey Billboard : 04/02/1955 The title aptly describes Bud Powell, who is a prime influence among progressive musicians, and whose disks have a substantial-enough hard-core market.…
EmArcy – MG 36037Rec. Dates : February 23, 1955, February 24, 1955, February 25, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Clifford BrownDrums : Max RoachBass : George MorrowPiano : Richie PowellTenor Sax : Harold Land Down Beat : 01/11/1956Nat Hentoff : 4 stars Study in Brown is another powerfully rhythmic, emotionally driving session by this…
