1957 – Page 2 – The Jazz Tome

Ruby Braff – Braff!! (1957)

Feb 28, 2026thejazztome1957, Buddy Drootin, Coleman Hawkins, Dave McKenna, Don Elliott, Eddie Jones, Epic, Ernie Caceres, Freddie Green, Lawrence Brown, LN - Charles Edward Smith, Nat Pierce, Ruby Braff, Steve Jordan

Epic – LN 3377Rec. Dates : June 26 & 28, July 10, 1956Album is Not Streamable Trumpet : Ruby BraffBaritone Sax : Ernie CaceresBass : Eddie JonesDrums : Buzzy DrootinGuitar : Freddie Green, Steve JordanPiano : Dave McKenna, Nat PierceTenor Sax : Coleman HawkinsTrombone : Lawrence BrownVibes : Don Elliott Billboard : 08/19/1957Special Merit…

Jack Montrose & Red Norvo – Blues and Vanilla (1957)

Feb 25, 2026thejazztome1957, Bill Dolney, Buddy Clark, Jack Montrose, Jim Hall, Joe Maini, LN - Artist, Max Bennett, RCA Victor, Red Norvo, Shelly Manne

RCA Victor – LPM-1451Rec. Dates : December 24 & 26, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Jack MontroseVibes : Red NorvoAlto Sax : Joe MainiBass : Buddy Clark, Max BennettDrums : Bill Dolney, Shelly ManneGuitar : Jim Hall Cashbox : 07/20/1957 The highlight of the first Victor effort for composer-artist (tenor sax) Montrose is…

Dave Brubeck Quartet – Jazz Goes to Junior College (1957)

Feb 24, 2026thejazztome1957, Columbia, Dave Brubeck, Joe Morello, LN - Avakian, Norman Bates, Paul Desmond

Columbia – CL 1034Rec. Dates : May 1 & 2, 1957 Stream this Album Piano : Dave BrubeckAlto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Norman BatesDrums : Joe Morello Billboard : 09/16/1957 Generally excellent “live” performances by the quartet, particularly altoist Paul Desmond. Brubeck’s piano work on One Moment Worth Years is high spot of…

Kai Winding – The Trombone Sound (1957)

Feb 23, 2026thejazztome1957, Carl Fontana, Columbia, Dick Lieb, Jack Franklin, Kai Winding, Kenny O'Brien, LN - Unknown, Roy Frazee, Wayne Andre

Columbia – CL 936Rec. Dates : August 1-3, 1956 Stream this Album Trombone : Kai Winding, Carl Fontana, Wayne AndreBass : Kenny O’BrienBass Trombone : Dick LiebBaritone Horn : Dick LiebDrums : Jack FranklinPiano : Roy Frazee Billboard : 01/12/1957 Here Winding carries on in the spirit of the Kai and Jay experiments, but now…

Al Cohn / Zoot Sims – From A to Z (1957)

Feb 18, 2026thejazztome1957, Al Cohn, Dave McKenna, Dick Sherman, Hank Jones, LN - Wilson, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, RCA Victor, Zoot Sims

RCA Victor – LPM-1282Rec. Date : January 23 & 24, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Al Cohn, Zoot SimsBass : Milt HintonDrums : Osie JohnsonPiano : Dave McKenna, Hank JonesTrumpet : Dick Sherman Billboard : 09/02/1957Score of 80 Ability of tenorists Cohn and Sims to keep their improvisations vital and fresh lend musical…

Nat Adderley – To The Ivy League From Nat (1957)

Feb 17, 2026thejazztome1957, Al McKibbon, Cannonball Adderley, EmArcy, Junior Mance, LN - Unknown, Nat Adderley, Sam Jones, Specs Wright

EmArcy – MG 36100Rec. Dates : July 12 & 13, 1956Stream this Album Cornet : Nat AdderleyAlto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Al McKibbon, Sam JonesCello : Sam JonesDrums : Specs WrightPiano : Junior Mance Madison Capital Times (Madison, WI)John Francis : 04/26/1957 To the Ivy League from Nat is the name of a new…

Thomas Talbert – Bix Duke Fats (1957)

Feb 9, 2026thejazztome1957, Aaron Sachs, Atlantic, Barry Galbraith, Claude Williamson, Danny Bank, Eddie Bert, George Wallington, Harold Goltzer, Herb Geller, Jimmy Buffington, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Soldo, Joe Wilder, LN - Artist, Nick Travis, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson, Tom Talbert

Atlantic – 1250Rec. Dates : August 24, September 7 & 14, 1956 Album is Not Streamable Arranger/Conductor : Thomas TalbertAlto Sax : Herb Geller, Joe SoldoBass : Oscar PettifordBass Clarinet : Danny BankBassoon : Harold GoltzerClarinet : Aaron Sachs, Danny BankDrums : Osie JohnsonFlute : Joe SoldoFrench Horn : Jimmy BuffingtonGuitar : Barry GalbraithPiano :…

Lucky Thompson & Oscar Pettiford – Vol. 2 (1957)

Feb 7, 2026thejazztome1957, ABC Paramount, Don Abney, Jimmy Cleveland, LN - Hentoff, Lucky Thompson, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson, Skeeter Best

ABC-Paramount – ABC-171Rec. Date : December 11 & 12, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Lucky ThompsonBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Osie JohnsonGuitar : Skeeter BestPiano : Don AbneyTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland Cashbox : 01/11/1958 The two jazz mainstays are heard on a program of originals by Lucky Thompson. Thompson, on tenor sax and…

Ruby Braff – Featuring Dave McKenna (1957)

Feb 6, 2026thejazztome1957, ABC Paramount, Al Lucas, Buzzy Drootin, Dave McKenna, LN - Feather, Ruby Braff, Sam Herman

ABC-Paramount – ABC-141Rec. Date : July 18, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Trumpet : Ruby BraffBass : Al LucasDrums : Buzzy DrootinGuitar : Sam HermanPiano : Dave McKenna Cashbox : 01/26/1957 The Ruby Braff trumpet has taken part in a healthy amount of disk sessions and this release from ABC-Paramount has Braff’s expressive jazz artistry…

Oscar Pettiford Orchestra – In Hi-Fi (1957)

Feb 5, 2026thejazztome1957, ABC Paramount, Art Farmer, Danny Bank, Dave Kurtzer, David Amram, Ernie Royal, Gigi Gryce, Janet Putnam, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Cleveland, Julius Watkins, LN - Karpe, Lucky Thompson, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson, Tommy Flanagan, Whitey Mitchell

ABC-Paramount – ABC-135Rec. Dates : June 11, 12 & 19, 1956Steam this Album (YT only) Bass : Oscar Pettiford, Whitey MitchellAlto Sax : Gigi GryceArranger : Gigi Gryce, Lucky ThompsonBaritone Sax : Danny Bank, Dave KurtzerDrums : Osie JohnsonFlute : Jerome RichardsonFrench Horn : Julius Watkins, David AmramHarp : Janet PutnamPiano : Tommy FlanaganTenor Sax :…

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