ABC-Paramount – ABC-167Rec. Dates : May 14, 1956, May 23, 1956, June 15, 1956Album is Not Streamable Guitar : Jimmy RaneyBass : Red Mitchell, Whitey MitchellDrums : Osie Johnson, Jack EdiePiano : John Williams, Hall OvertonTenor Sax : Al CohnValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 05/13/1957Score of 79 A classy, loosely swinging jazz set that may be sold, first, to guitar addicts,…
ABC-Paramount – ABC-162Rec. Date : November, 1956Album is Not Streamable Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Earl MayDrums : Ed ThigpenTrumpet : Ira Sullivan Billboard : 03/30/1957Jazz Talent Album Considering the difficulty of selling a new name in the jazz field, Am-Par ingeniously gave young Sullivan a “sponsor” – popular pianist Taylor, and also one of the better covers of the year. Sullivan…
ABC-Paramount – ABC-155Rec. Date : November 2, 1956, November 19, 1956Stream this Album Alto Sax : Zoot SimsBaritone Sax : Zoot SimsBass : Knobby TotahDrums : Gus JohnsonPiano : John WilliamsTenor Sax : Zoot SimsVocals : Zoot Sims Billboard : 03/02/1957Score of 76 Tenor sax is Sims instrument, of course, but here in his first recorded alto and baritone soloing, he…
ABC-Paramount – ABC-149Rec. Date : September 14, 1956, September 19, 1956Stream this Album Conductor/Arranger : Quincy JonesAlto Sax : Gene Quill, Phil WoodsBaritone Sax : Jack NimitzBass : Charlie MingusDrums : Charlie PersipFlute : Herbie Mann, Jerome RichardsonHandclaps : Father John CrawleyPiano : Hank Jones, Billy TaylorTenor Sax : Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson, Herbie Mann, Jerome Richardson, Bunny BardachTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank RehakTrumpet : Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Ernie…
Verve – MGV-8206Rec. Dates : March 7, 1957, March 12, 1957Stream this Album Violin : Stuff SmithBass : Ray BrownDrums : Alvin StollerGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Oscar Peterson A nice article about Stuff Smith’s violin, “Big Red,” from the June 2018 issue of Strings Magazine. Billboard : 08/05/1957Score of 70 An appealing slice of the jazz violin work that Smith has long been…
Verve – MGV-8246Rec. Dates : August 2, 1957, August 27, 1957Stream this Album Alto Sax : Paul DesmondBaritone Sax : Gerry MulliganBass : Joe BenjaminDrums : Dave Bailey Billboard : 12/12/1957Spotlight on… selection The clarity of Paul Desmond‘s alto and the warm intensity of Gerry Mulligan on baritone were never so richly captured as they are on this, their first package together.…
Verve – MGV-8201Rec. Date : May 31, 1956Stream this Album Guitar : Tal FarlowBass : Vinnie BurkePiano : Eddie Costa Billboard : 11/18/1957Score of 82 Farlow‘s tremendous dexterity and vivid imagination make this one of the better jazz guitar packages on the market. The music is bright thruout the set, with some superb piano by Eddie Costa and a pleasing…
Verve – MGV-8199Rec. Date : September 7, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Count BasieAlto Sax : Bill Graham, Marshall RoyalBaritone Sax : Charlie FowlkesBass : Eddie JonesClarinet : Marshall RoyalDrums : Sonny PayneGuitar : Freddie GreenFlute : Frank WessTenor Sax : Frank Foster, Frank WessTrumpet : Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe NewmanTrombone : Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny PowellVocals : Joe Williams Billboard : 10/14/1957Spotlight on… selection Another…
Verve – MGV-8118Rec. Date : January 27, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Art TatumBass : Red CallenderDrums : Jo Jones Billboard : 07/08/1957Score of 76 One of the last packages cut by Tatum before his death, and a set worthy of one of the true giants in jazz. Tho Red Callender and Jo Jones ably support the sprightly 88’er, there’s little doubt that Tatum…
Verve – MGV-8024Rec. Date : August 8, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Oscar PetersonBass : Ray BrownGuitar : Herb Ellis Billboard : 07/08/1957Score of 81 One of the best Peterson sets in a long while, with the buoyant pianist framed by Ray Brown on bass and Herb Ellis on guitar in “concert.” A loose, relaxed feeling pervades, with subtle ensemble changes giving way to…
