Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers – Hard Drive (1957)

Bethlehem – BCP-6023Rec. Date : October 9 & 11, 1957Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Spanky DeBrestPiano : Sam Dockery, Junior ManceTenor Sax : Johnny GriffinTrumpet : Bill Hardman   Billboard : 12/23/1957Special Merit Jazz Album One of the best Messenger sets to hit the market in quite some time. Material treated is

Shorty Rogers – Wherever the Five Winds Blow (1957)

RCA Victor – LPM 1326Rec. Date : July 2, 1956 Stream this Album Trumpet/Flugelhorn : Shorty RogersBaritone Sax : Jimmy GiuffreBass : Ralph PenaClarinet : Jimmy GiuffreDrums : Larry BunkerPiano : Lou LevyTenor Sax : Jimmy Giuffre Cashbox : 03/09/1957 The jazz of Shorty Rogers and His Giants is employed in this Victor issue in

The Jazz Messengers – Ritual (1957)

Pacific Jazz – PJM-402Rec. Dates : January 14 & February 11, 1957Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Spanky DeBrestPiano : Sam DockeryTrumpet : Bill Hardman   Billboard : 10/28/1957 A significant set for this label features Art Blakey and his well-known hard sound, with Jackie McLean, Bill Hardman, Sam

Bill Perkins – Just Friends (1957)

Pacific Jazz – PJM-401Rec. Dates : October 29 & December 11, 1956Album is Not Streamable Tenor Sax : Bill Perkins, Richie KamucaAlto Sax : Art PepperBass : Red Mitchell, Ben TuckerBass Clarinet : Bill PerkinsDrums : Mel LewisFlute : Bill PerkinsPiano : Hampton Hawes, Jimmy Rowles   Audio MagaizineCharles A. Robertson : September, 1957 An

Chet Baker – Chet Baker Big Band (1957)

Pacific Jazz – PJ-1229Rec. Dates : October 18 & 26, 1956Stream this Album Trumpet : Chet Baker, Norman Faye, Conte CandoliAlto Sax : Fred Waters, Art PepperBaritone Sax : Bill Hood, Bud ShankBass : Jimmy BondDrums : Peter Littman, James McLean, Larance MarablePiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Phil Urso, Bob Graf, Bill PerkinsTrombone :

The Quintet – Jazz at Massey Hall (1957)

Debut – DEB-124Rec. Date : May 15, 1953 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Charlie ParkerBass : Charles MingusDrums : Max RoachPiano : Bud PowellTrumpet : Dizzy Gillespie Down Beat : 03/11/1953Bird, Diz to Pace Toronto Jazz Fete Toronto—Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach will be among some 20 musicians participating in the New

Charlie Parker – Bird at St. Nick’s (1957)

Jazz Workshop – JWS 500Rec. Date : February 18, 1950Stream this Album Alto Sax : Charlie ParkerBass : Tommy PotterDrums : Roy HaynesPiano : Al HaigTrumpet : Red Rodney   Jazz TodayJack Maher : November, 1957 Two and a half years after his death, Charlie Parker is still the predominating figure in alto jazz, trumpet

Prestige All-Stars – After Hours (1957)

Prestige – PRLP 7118Rec. Date : June 21, 1957 Bass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorFlute : Frank WessGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Frank WessTrumpet : Thad Jones Listening to Prestige : #243Stream this Album (Youtube only) Billboard : 12/30/1957Score of 78 A blues set in feeling, and ofttimes in form, that is most notable for the solo contributions