Verve – MG V-4003Rec. Date : August 16, 1956 Stream this Album Vocals : Ella Fitzgerald, Louis ArmstrongTrumpet : Louis ArmstrongBass : Ray BrownDrums : Buddy RichGuitar : Herb EllisPiano : Oscar Peterson Cashbox : 11/03/1956 This package has already made a strong appearance on the charts. Little wonder. Two sturdy entertainers are coupled in…
Contemporary – C3509Rec. Date : June 20, 1955 Stream this Album Bass : Howard Rumsey, Red MitchellAlto Sax : Bud ShankArranger : Claude Williamson, Barney KesselDrums : Stan Levey, Shelly ManneFlute : Bud ShankGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Claude Williamson, Hampton HawesTenor Sax : Bob CooperTrombone : Frank Rosolino Billboard : 02/25/1956Score of 80 A…
Debut – DEB-123Rec. Date : December 23, 1955 Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusDrums : Willie Jones, Max RoachPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : George BarrowTrombone : Eddie Bert Jazz TodayBill Coss : October, 1956 This is an in-person recording done at the Cafe Bohemia in New York City. As Mal Waldron’s excellent liner…
Dawn – DLP-1102Rec. Dates : January 11, 1956, January 18, 1956 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Zoot SimsBass : Milt HintonDrums : Gus JohnsonPiano : John WilliamsValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 04/07/1956Score of 77 Full disks by this tenor sax star are fairly rare, and this excellent sampling of his romping art…
Dootone – DL-207Rec. Dates : November 11, 1955, November 12, 1955 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Dexter GordonBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Chuck ThompsonPiano : Carl PerkinsTrumpet : Jimmy Robinson Featured LinksFull Vinyl VideoBlueNote33RPM Billboard : 02/04/1956Score of 70 Dexter Gordon has not recorded much in the last few years, and many fans will…
Dootone – DL-211Rec. Date : 1955-1956 Stream this Album Piano : Carl PerkinsBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Lawrence Marable Featured Links10 Minute Record ReviewsEpisode #399 Billboard : 03/03/1956Score of 74 Perkins sounds like a real find. He’s authoritative and articulate in a moderately modern sense, and he has a fine feel for tempo and beat.…
Bethlehem – BCP-36Rec. Date : September 18, 1955 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Dexter GordonBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Lawrence MarablePiano : Kenny Drew Billboard : 11/24/1956Score of 78 Gordon plays some top-flight, Lester Young-inspired tenor here, with a more robust sound than that of the master or most of his other disciples. It’s…
Bethlehem – 6005Rec. Dates : February 7 & 8, 1956 Stream this Album Orchestra : Duke Ellington Billboard : 12/8/1956Score of 83 These sides were cut in February, 1956, and are representative of what the Ellington band has been doing this year. There have been greater Ellington ensembles and greater individual soloists in his organization,…
Clef – MG C-708Rec. Date : December 27, 1955 Stream this Album Piano : Oscar PetersonBass : Ray BrownDrums : Buddy RichGuitar : Herb Ellis Billboard : 05/19/1956Score of 80 Peterson salutes Basie, the composer, pianist and bandsman by building a program on numbers long associated with the band (e.g., Lester Leaps In and Easy…
Clef – MG C-721Rec. Dates : September 3, 1954, June 6, 1956, June 7, 1956 Stream this Album Vocals : Billie HolidayAlto Sax : Willie SmithArrangements : Tony ScottBass : Red Callender, Aaron BellClarinet : Tony ScottDrums : Chico Hamilton, Lenny McBrowneGuitar : Barney Kessel, Kenny BurrellPiano : Bobby Tucker, Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Paul…
