Blue Note – BLP 1546Rec. Dates : July 14, 1956, February 3, 1957 Trumpet : Thad JonesAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Percy Heath, George DuvivierDrums : Max Roach, Elvin JonesPiano : Barry Harris, Tommy FlanaganTrombone : Benny Powell Strictlyheadies : 02/23/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/26/1957Special Merit Jazz Album A modern blowing session notable for its discipline and depth of improvisation. Jones is in excellent form,…
Blue Note – BLP 1545Rec. Date : January 27, 1957 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Peck MorrisonDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Herman FosterTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/22/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 07/01/1957Score of 72 Second Donaldson set for Blue Note in last two months. Tho the material and blowing is typically boppish, the straight-ahead, uncluttered feeling of the performances lend…
Blue Note – BLP 1544Rec. Date : January 13, 1957 Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Horace SilverVibes : Milt Jackson Strictlyheadies : 02/21/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/29/1957Score of 76 An oft-times compelling, rhythmic program that derives its distinction from solos by the facile Milt Jackson, H. Silver and Mobley, who is evolving into one of the most…
Blue Note – BLP 1543Rec. Date : March 12, 1956, May 29, 1956, May 30, 1956 Guitar – Kenny BurrellBass : Oscar Pettiford, Paul Chambers, Sam JonesCongas : CándidoDrums : Shadow Wilson, Kenny Clarke, Arthur EdgehillPiano : Tommy Flanagan, Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Frank Foster, J.R. MonteroseTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Strictlyheadies : 02/20/2019Album is Not Streamable Audio : July, 1957Charles A. Robertson The second collection featuring Kenny Burrell is a most…
Blue Note – BLP 1542Rec. Date : December 16, 1956 Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Gene RameyDrums : Max RoachPiano : Wynton KellyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/19/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/30/1957Jazz Special Merit Album Any listener jaded with the sameness of the modern sounds can freshen up with this one. Here’s some of the most vigorous and…
Blue Note – BLP 1541Rec. Date : December 2, 1956 Trumpet : Lee MorganAlto Sax : Kenny RodgersBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Strictlyheadies : 02/18/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/20/1957Score of 76 Morgan, one of the most promising of trumpet moderns, in another fine set of performances. Aided by a “cooking” rhythm section,…
Blue Note – BLP 1540Rec. Date : November 25, 1956 Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Horace SilverTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 02/17/2019Stream this Album Billboard 03/30/1957Score of 77 Still another on the Silver–Mobley–Byrd collections, but this time with the lesser-accepted Mobley name on top. However, there are additional sparks here from the addition of another trumpet,…
Blue Note – BLP 1539Rec. Date : November 10, 1956 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/16/2019Stream this Album AudioCharles A. Robertson : April, 1957 With the dispersal of the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver has formed his own quintet to act as a vehicle for his distinctive compositions and imaginative…
Blue Note – BLP 1538Rec. Date : November 4, 1956 Trumpet : Lee MorganAlto Sax : Clarence SharpeBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Horace Silver Strictlyheadies : 02/15/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/02/1957Spotlight on… selection Blue Note has come up with another first that deserved much more circulation than it’s likely to get. This time it’s an 18-year-old…
Blue Note – BLP 1537Rec. Dates : June 20, 1952, November 19, 1952, August 22, 1954 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Gene Ramey, Percy HeathDrums : Arthur Taylor, Art BlakeyPiano : Horace Silver, Elmo HopeTrombone : Matthew GeeTrumpet : Blue Mitchell, Kenny Dorham Strictlyheadies : 02/14/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/27/1957Score of 74 Donaldson, one of the less-touted Charlie Parker followers, is one of the best, from…
