Max Roach – Jazz in 3/4 Time (1957)

EmArcy – MG 36108Rec. Dates : October 12, 1956, March 18, 1957, March 20, 1957, March 21, 1957Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachBass : George MorrowPiano : Ray Bryant, Bill WallaceTenor Sax : Sonny RollinsTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Billboard : 10/14/1957Spotlight on… selection New idea in jazz sets has all the selections in waltz tempos. This in no way limits Roach from

Clifford Brown – Clifford Brown All-Stars (1957)

EmArcy – MG 36102Rec. Date : August 11, 1954Album is Not Streamable Trumpet : Clifford BrownAlto Sax : Herb Geller, Joe MainiBass : Curtis CounceDrums : Max RoachPiano : Kenny DrewTenor Sax : Walter Benton Billboard : 05/06/1957Score of 75 Package should move with dealers who cater to modern jazz clientele, for Brown’s recent death has created demand for his recorded efforts. Set

Gerry Mulligan – Mainstream of Jazz (1957)

EmArcy – MG 36101Rec. Dates : October 22, 1955, January 25, 1956, September 26, 1956Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Gerry MulliganBass : Peck Morrison, Bill CrowDrums : Dave BaileyPiano : Bob BrookmeyerTenor Sax : Zoot SimsTrumpet : Jon Eardley, Don FerraraValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Cashbox : 04/13/1957 One of the mainstays of modern jazz, Gerry Mulligan, has brought his sextet around for

Max Roach – Plus Four (1957)

EmArcy – MG 36098Rec. Dates : September 17, 1956, September 19, 1956Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachBass : George MorrowPiano : Ray BryantTenor Sax : Sonny RollinsTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Audio : July, 1957Charles A. Robertson This is the first record made by the Max Roach Quintet since the tragic deaths in an automobile accident last summer of Clifford Brown and Richie Powell,

Chico Hamilton Quintet – The Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Decca – DL 8614Rec. Date : June 17, 1957, July 12, 1957 Stream this Album Drums : Chico HamiltonAlto Sax : Paul HornBass : Carson SmithCello : Fred KatzClarinet : Paul HornComposter/Arranger : Fred KatzFlute : Paul HornGuitar : John Pisano Billboard : 08/19/1957Score of 80 Heavy advertising of this picture should help album sales.

Randy Weston – The Modern Art of Jazz (1957)

Dawn – DLP-1116Rec. Dates : November 21, 1956, November 22, 1956 Stream this Album Piano : Randy WestonAlto Sax : Cecil PayneBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Ahmed Abdul-MalikDrums : Wilbert Hogan, Willie JonesTrumpet : Ray Copeland AudioCharles A. Robertson : February 1958 In this discursive exposition of his pianistic abilities Randy Weston touches up

Al Cohn Quintet – Al and Zoot (1957)

Coral – CRL 57171Rec. Date : March 27, 1957 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Al Cohn, Zoot SimsBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : Mose Allison Billboard : 08/26/1957Spotlight on… selection Some of the best tenor sax blowing on recent disks, plus a group of fresh-sounding, thematically strong Cohn originals, smartly routine. The