Prestige – PRLP 7063Rec. Dates : August 10, 1956, August 24, 1956 Baritone Sax : Gil MelléAlto Sax : Hal McKusickBass : Vinnie BurkeDrums : Ed ThigpenFlute : Hal McKusickFrench Horn : Julius WatkinsGuitar : Joe CinderellaTrumpet : Art FarmerTuba : Don Butterfield Listening to Prestige : #183Stream this Album High Fidelity : March 1957 Gil Melle’s quartet, augmented by such visitors as Art Farmer, Hal…
Prestige – PRLP 7062Rec. Date : August 3, 1956 Trumpet : Donald Byrd, Art FarmerAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsFlugelhorn : Art FarmerDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Barry Harris Listening to Prestige : #182Stream this Album Billboard : 01/26/1957Score of 78 The trumpets of Farmer and Byrd are framed in a familiar setting: Jackie McLean on alto, Barry Harris on piano, Art Taylor on drums and Doug Watkins on bass. Farmer and…
Prestige – PRLP 7059Rec. Dates : December 22, 1952, June 16, 1954 Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Percy HeathDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : John Lewis, Horace SilverTrumpet : Henry Boozier Listening to Prestige : #74, #113Stream this Album Billboard : 01/19/1957Album Cover of the Week Sometimes the simplest design is the most fetching, and this is an example of that principle. The repeated…
Prestige – PRLP 7058Rec. Dates : August 18, 1954, October 25, 1954 Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Tommy Potter, Percy HeathDrums : Art Blakey, Art TaylorPiano : Elmo Hope, Thelonious MonkTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Listening to Prestige : #118, #123Stream this Album Liner Notes by Ira Gitler When the title Movin’ Out is applied to this album, it bears no reference to leaving one…
Blue Note – BLP 1571Rec. Date : August 3, 1957 Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorTrombone : Curtis Fuller American Record GuideMartin Williams : February, 1958 Before saying anything about Bud Powell, one should point to the number of imitators he has, many of whom play a kind…
Blue Note – BLP 1569Rec. Date : July 14, 1957 Stream this Album Bass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Hank Jones 10 Minute Record Reviews : Episode #238 Billboard : 10/28/1957Special Merit Jazz Album A showcase for Paul Chambers, one of the most talented young bassists in jazz. Chambers utilizes…
Blue Note – BLP 1567Rec. Date : June 16, 1957 Stream this Album Trombone : Curtis FullerBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Billboard : 10/07/1957Score of 67 Fuller, another Blue Note “discovery,” essays a soft-spoken, Miles Davis approach to the trombone. Style is individual, but hardly dynamic…
Blue Note – BLP 1563Rec. Date : May 8, 1957 Stream this Album Organ : Jimmy SmithDrums : Donald BaileyGuitar : Eddie McFadden Billboard : 10/07/1957Score of 79 Organist Smith, interpreting a program of standards, tastefully utilizes full orchestral resources of his instrument, and thus invests selections with rare regality and color. Accessible to the…
Blue Note – BLP 1562Rec. Date : May 8, 1957 Stream this Album Piano : Horace SilverBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Art Farmer Billboard : 10/07/1957Score of 78 Hard modern swinging is the prescription here. The straightforward yet emotionally penetrating Silver compositions, plus top drawer performances from Art…
Blue Note – BLP 1561Rec. Date : April 28, 1957 Stream this Album Congas : “Sabú” L. MartínezBass : Evaristo BaroPercussion : “Sabú” L. Martínez, Ray “Mosquito” Romero, Israel Moises “Quique” Travieso, Arsenio Rodriguez, Raul “Caesar” TraviesoGuitar : Arsenio RodriguezVocals : “Sabú” L. Martínez, Arsenio Rodriguez, Raul “Caesar” Travieso, Sarah Baro, Willie Capó Billboard :…
