Prestige – PRLP 7084Rec. Date : February 16, 1957 Bass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Elvin JonesFlute, Tenor Sax : Frank WessPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Thad JonesVibes : Teddy Charles Listening to Prestige : #210Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 06/24/1957Score of 76 An “All Star” package – T. Jones, M. Waldron, T. Charles, F. Wess, etc – where the writing of Charles and Waldron and…
Prestige – PRLP 7083Rec. Date : January 11, 1957 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Art Farmer Listening to Prestige : #203Stream this Album Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 70 Primarily a ‘down-home,’ bluesy collection that could interest both the jazz buyer and periphery jazz-rhythm and blues clientele.…
Prestige – PRLP 7082Rec. Date : July 27, 1956 Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Arthur TaylorPiano : Walter BishopTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Listening to Prestige : #181Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 74 Mobley‘s adventurous modern tenor has a definite message that has to reach more and more buyers. This smart-looking package will sell on…
Prestige – PRLP 7081Rec. Date : January 4, 1957 Bass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorFlute, Tenor Sax : Frank FosterGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Tommy FlanaganTrumpet : Donald Byrd Listening to Prestige : #202Stream this Album Billboard : 04/29/1957Score of 74 Follow-up to recent Prestige release in the same vein, All Night Long (7073). Title tune, a medium-tempoed blues, takes up one full…
Prestige – PRLP 7080Rec. Date : November 2, 1956 Alto Sax : Phil WoodsBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Al HaigTrumpet : Donald Byrd Listening to Prestige : #192Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 04/29/1957Score of 79 This package, which features the blowing of Woods and Byrd, will sell itself on the strength of their solo efforts. In addition, the Parker-designed or oriented…
Prestige – PRLP 7079Rec. Date : June 22, 1956 Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Max RoachPiano : Tommy Flanagan Listening to Prestige : #175Stream this Album Billboard : 04/27/1957Jazz Special Merit Album This one is aptly named, and Rollins‘ latest effort should really start musicians buzzing. The tenorman is one of the most vigorous, dynamic and inventive…
Prestige – PRLP 7078Rec. Dates : August 31, 1953, January 6, 1955 Vibes, Piano : Teddy CharlesDrums : Shelly ManneBass : Curtis Counce, Charles MingusTenor Sax : Jimmy Giuffre, J.R. MonteroseTrumpet : Shorty Rogers Listening to Prestige : #91, #134Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 04/29/1957Score of 74 A representative, varied sampling of the West and East Coast recording activities of the adventurous vibist-writer, Teddy…
Prestige – PRLP 7077Rec. Dates : February 17, 1950, December 15, 1950, February 1, 1951, February 25, 1952 Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax : Sonny StittBass : Tommy Potter, Gene Wright, Ernie ShephardCongas : Humberto MoralesDrums : Art Blakey, Teddy Stewart, Shadow WilsonPiano : Kenny Drew, Junior Mance, Charlie Bateman, John HoustonTrumpet : John Hunt, Bill Massey, Joe Newman Listening to Prestige : #18, #37, #41, #52Stream this Album Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of…
Prestige – PRLP 7076Rec. Dates : April 3, 1954, April 29, 1954 Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Davey SchildkrautBass : Percy HeathDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Lucky ThompsonTrombone : J.J. Johnson Listening to Prestige : #107Stream this Album Billboard : 04/06/1957Jazz Special Merit Album Walkin’, the elongated blues, has been Davis‘ best-known disk performance in the last few years,…
Prestige – PRLP 7075Rec. Date : November 13, 1953, September 22, 1954, October 25, 1954 Piano : Thelonious MonkTenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Percy Heath, Tommy PotterDrums : Willie Jones, Art Blakey, Art TaylorFrench Horn : Julius Watkins Listening to Prestige : #97, #121, #123Stream this Album Billboard : 04/06/1957Score of 76 Both of these names have more market appeal today than they did…
