Clef – MG C-642Rec. Date : April 13, 1954Stream this Album Vibes : Lionel HamptonBass : Ray BrownClarinet : Buddy DeFrancoDrums : Buddy RichPiano : Oscar Peterson Billboard : 03/12/1955Score of 80 It is hard to think of any recent album in which a group of instrumentalists sound so relaxed and at home with each other’s ideas as is the…
Clef – MG C-671Rec. Date : October 29, 1954Stream this Album Trumpet : Roy Eldridge, Dizzy GillespieBass : Ray BrownDrums : Louis BellsonGuitar : Herb EllisPiano : Oscar PetersonVocals : Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie Billboard : 11/26/1955Score of 80 The first Roy-Diz set set, provocative as it was, struck many as more of a “cutting contest” than a collaboration. While the…
Columbia – CL 616Rec. Dates : June 24, 1954, July 1, 1954Stream this Album Guitar : Eddie CondonAlto Horn : Dick CaryBass : Al HallClarinet : Ed Hall, Peanuts HuckoCornet : Wild Bill DavisonDrums : Cliff LeemanPiano : Gene SchroederTenor Sax : Bud FreemanTrombone : Cutty Cutshall, Lou McGarityTrumpet : Billy Butterfield Army TimesTom Scanlan : 03/05/1955 You need not be a “moldy fig” to enjoy…
Columbia – CL 699Rec. Dates : October 12, 1954, July 23, 1955Stream this Album Piano : Dave BrubeckAlto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Bob BatesDrums : Joe Dodge Billboard : 10/15/1955Spotlight on… selection The Brubeck foursome scores another bullseye with this collection of on-the-spot recordings emanating from their Basin Street (New York) appearances of October 1954 and July 1955. All three…
Columbia – CL 701Rec. Dates : March 31, 1954, August 13, 1954, March 15, 1955Stream this Album (YT only) Trumpet : Buck Clayton, Joe Newman, Ruby BraffBass : Milt Hinton, Walter PageClarinet : Woody HermanDrums : Jo JonesGuitar : Freddie Green, Steve JordanPiano : Al Waslohn, Billy Kyle, Jimmy JonesSaxophone : Al Cohn, Buddy Tate, Charlie Fowlkes, Coleman Hawkins, Lem DavisTrombone : Bennie Green, Dicky Harris, Trummy Young, Urbie Green Cashbox : 10/22/1955 Buck Clayton, a Count…
Atlantic – 1212Rec. Dates : March 1, 1955, March 3, 1955Stream this Album Trumpet : Shorty RogersBaritone Sax : Jimmy GiuffreBass : Curtis CounceClarinet : Jimmy GiuffreDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Pete JollyTenor Sax : Jimmy Giuffre Billboard : 07/16/1955Score of 82 This is Shorty Rogers first album for Atlantic – and the first in which he uses his own…
Prestige – PRLP 7008Rec. Dates : November 11, 1949, April 25, 1950, February 20, 1953 Tenor Sax : Wardell GrayAlto Sax : Frank MorganBass : John Richardson, Tommy Potter, Dick NivisonDrums : Roy Haynes, Art Mardigan, Lawrence MarablePiano : Al Haig, Phil Hill, Sonny ClarkVibes : Teddy Charles Listening to Prestige : #16, #82Stream this Album Down Beat Review : 1/11/1956Nat Hentoff : 4 stars This…
Prestige – PRLP 7007Rec. Date : June 7, 1955 Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red Garland Listening to Prestige : #145Stream this Album San Francisco ChronicleRalph J. Gleason : 12/06/1955 Miles Davis has come into his own this year. His appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival resulted in considerable critical attention and his powerful…
Prestige – PRLP 7006Rec. Date : August 27, 1951 Baritone Sax : Gerry Mulligan, Max McElroyBass : Phil LeshinDrums : Walter BoldenMaracas : Gail MaddenPiano : George WallingtonTenor Sax : Allen EagerTrombone : Ollie WilsonTrumpet : Jerry Lloyd, Nick Travis Listening to Prestige : #48Stream this Album The Virginian-Pilot – Norfolk, VARobert C. Smith – 04/15/1956Re-recordings of Imperfect Jazz Recordings are Imperative for Modernist Afficionados…
Prestige – PRLP 7005Rec. Date : July 2, 1955 Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : John Lewis Listening to Prestige : #149Stream this Album Billboard : 01/14/1956Spotlight on… selection Considering the critical esteem that the Modern Jazz Quartet enjoys, comparatively few recordings have been made available. Some of their outstanding recent work is presented here. The classic…
