Pacific – PJ-1221Rec. Date : February 9, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Bill PerkinsAlto Sax : Bud ShankBaritone Sax : Jack NimitzBass : Red MitchellBass Clarinet : Jack NimitzDrums : Mel LewisPiano : Russ FreemanTrombone : Carl FontanaTrumpet : Stu WilliamsonValve Trombone : Stu Williamson Army TimesTom Scanlan : 12/22/1956 Bill Perkins is not one of the most famous tenor sax men in…
Pacific – PJ-1219Rec. Date : January 19, 1956Stream this Album Alto Sax : Bud ShankBass : Don PrellDrums : Chuck FloresFlute : Bud ShankOboe : Bob CooperPiano : Claude WilliamsonTenor Sax : Bob Cooper Army TimesTom Scanlan : 01/26/1957 A different kind of modern jazz, the kind that swings, is offered by the Bud Shank Quartet on Jazz at Cal-Tech. The music…
Norgran – MGN-1086Rec. Dates : August 18, 1956, August 25, 1956Stream this Album Drums : Buddy RichBaritone Saxophone : Buddy ColletteBass : Joe MondragonFlute : Buddy ColletteGuitar : Bill PitmanPiano : Jimmy RowlesTenor Saxophone: Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Buddy ColletteTrombone : Frank RosolinoTrumpet : Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Harry EdisonValve Trombone : Bob Enevoldsen Arlington Heights HeraldPaul Little : 12/13/1956 Norm Granz, on his Norgran label (1086…
Norgran – MGN-1085Rec. Date : December, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Clarinet : Buddy DeFrancoBass : Bob StoneDrums : Bobby WhiteGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Jimmy RowlesTrumpet : Harry Edison Army Times : 02/09/1957Tom Scanlan Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco has some swinging moments on a new sextet record appropriately called The Buddy DeFranco Wailers. Well, they do, especially Harry “Sweets” Edison and guitarist Barney Kessel. Greatly underrated pianist Jimmy Rowles is…
Mode – MOD 112Rec. Date : July 12, 1957Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Mel LewisPianist : Carl PerkinsTrumpet : Stu Williamson Billboard : 11/18/1957Spotlight on… New Jazz Talent In his first LP as a leader, ex-Kenton baritonist Adams fulfills promise shown on records earlier this year, playing with heat, urgency and consistently interesting continuity on faster…
Mode – MOD 105Rec. Date : June, 1957Stream this Album Piano : Marty PaichBass : Red MitchellDrums : Mel Lewis Cashbox : 10/19/1957 The disk is Paich’s first effort for Mode since becoming its Musical Director. Working with pianist Paich on the trio format are bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Mel Lewis, a fine threesome, who play the eight tune program with…
Jazz: West – JWLP-10Rec. Date : August 6, 1956Stream this Album Alto Sax : Art PepperBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Russ FreemanTrumpet : Jack Sheldon Billboard : 01/05/1957Score of 80 The sound of Pepper’s alto has been badly misses the last few years. He is active now again on the West Coast and in very good form, if…
Intro – ILP-606Rec. Dates : December 28, 1956, January 14, 1957Stream this Album Alto Sax : Art PepperBass : Ben TuckerDrums : Chuck FloresPiano : Russ Freeman MetronomeJack Maher : June, 1957 Opening unusually with two slow tunes, blues and ballad, Art appears here again as in past performances as an expressive, soft and yet gritty artist. The two…
Imperial – LP 9027Rec. Date : September, 1956 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Warne Marsh, Ted BrownBass : Ben TuckerDrums : Jeff MortonPiano : Ronnie Ball Billboard : 02/02/1957 A new group on the jazz scene, the Warne Marsh five definitely show strong possibilities for future fame on the strength of their first album.…
Epic – LN 3326Rec. Dates : July 2, 1956, July 17, 1956, July 18, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Horace SilverBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art TaylorTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Joe Gordon, Donald Byrd Billboard : 03/30/1957Score of 77 The Silver-Byrd combination, offshoot of the old Jazz Messengers, is all over the place these weeks, and is featured here, except…
