Capitol – T-761Rec. Dates : May 25 & 26, 1956 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Earl WarrenBass : Arvell Shaw, Milt HintonClarinet : Peanuts HuckoDrums : Osie JohnsonGuitar : Art RyersonPiano : Lou SteinTenor Sax : Coleman Hawkins, Jerry JeromeTrombone : Lou McGarity, Urbie GreenTrumpet : Billy Butterfield, Charlie Shavers Billboard : 03/02/1957Score of…
Capitol – T-785Rec. Dates : July 25, 26 & 28, 1956 Stream this Album Piano : Marian McPartlandBass : William BrittoDrums : Joe Morello Billboard : 04/13/1957Score of 80 This newest McPartland package has the same type of fine playing and tasty selection as her past albums. Bass man William Britto and Joe Morello on…
Capitol – T-762Rec. Dates : January 21 & April 22, 1949, March 9, 1950 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Lee KonitzArranger/Conductor : Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans, John Carisi, John LewisBaritone Sax : Gerry MulliganBass : Al McKibbon, Joe Shulman, Nelson BoydDrums : Kenny Clarke, Max RoachFrench Horn : Gunther Schuller, Junior…
RCA Victor – LPM-1509Rec. Dates : March 21 & 27, April 10, 1957 Stream this Album Trumpet/Vocals : Red AllenBass : Lloyd TrotmanClarinet : Buster BaileyDrums : Cozy ColeGuitar : Everett BarksdalePiano : Marty NapoleonTenor Sax : Coleman HawkinsTrombone : J.C. Higginbotham High FidelityJohn S. Wilson : November, 1957 The unjustified neglect in current…
Vanguard – VRS-8514Rec. Date : March 14, 1957Album is Not Streamable Trumpet : Buck ClaytonAlto Sax : Earle WarrenBass : Aaron BellDrums : Jo JonesElectric Guitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Hank JonesTrombone : Vic Dickenson Cashbox : 10/05/1957 The veteran trumpeter has assembled a first-rate ensemble for this issue, which features the jazzists in…
Savoy – MG 12096Rec. Date : January 15, 1957Stream this Album (YT Only) Trumpet : Harold “Shorty” Baker, Emmett Berry, Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Charlie ShaversArranger/Director : Ernie WilkinsBass : Wendell MarshallDrums : Bobby DonaldsonPiano : Don Abney Billboard : 05/13/1957Score of 82 A follow-up to Top Brass (MG 12044) featuring trumpets and rhythm. Wealth of solo…
Verve – MGV-8214Rec. Date : 04/17/1957Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy GillespieViolin : Stuff SmithDrums : J.C. HeardPiano : Wynton KellyBass : Paul WestVocals : The Gordon Family Cashbox : 11/23/1957 Two jazz notables blend their talents and make beautiful music together. Gillespie’s slick trumpet and Smith’s catchy violin are accompanied by two of…
Columbia – CL 999Rec. Date : December 19-21, 1956, February 20, 1957 Stream this Album Trombone : Kai Winding, Carl Fontana, Wayne AndreBass : Kenny O’BrienBass Trombone : Dick LiebBaritone Horn : Dick LiebDrums : Jack Franklin, Tom MontgomeryPiano : Roy Frazee Billboard : 06/24/1957 LP illustrates how much can be done with a group…
Jubilee – JLP 1054Rec. Date : July 9, 1957Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Hampton Hawes Billboard : 11/18/1957 Inventive interplay, rare cohesion make this trio date highly recommendable. Mingus, considered by some to be “far out,” reveals his feeling for the grass roots of jazz. His bass work…
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…
