Riverside – RLP 12-262Rec. Date : August 7, 1958Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkBass : Ahmed Abdul-MalikDrums : Roy HaynesTenor Sax : Johnny Griffin San Bernardino County SunJim Angelo : 11/15/1958Album of the Week Musicians and critics alike generally recognize Thelonious Monk as one of the major figures in modern jazz. By virtue of his contributions to the Minton group…
Riverside – RLP 12-258Rec. Dates : February 27, 1958, March 7, 1958Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Max Roach Billboard : 07/14/1958Special Merit Jazz Album Freedom Suite represents Rollins‘ first entry into extended composition. Actually, the suite is a form of theme and variations. One blues-like theme is expanded upon in several melodic and…
Blue Note – BLP 1599Rec. Date : April 28, 1958 Trombone : Bennie GreenBass : Ike IsaacsDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : Sonny ClarkTenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Billy RootVocals : Bennie Green, Babs Gonzales Strictlyheadies : 05/19/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 10/20/1958Two stars Down home and funky is this Soul Stirrin’ set featuring Bennie Green on trombone, supported by J. & B. Root on tenors, S. Clark on piano, I. Isaacs on…
Blue Note – BLP 1598Rec. Date : May 25, 1958 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Sam JonesDrums : Philly Joe Jones Strictlyheadies : 05/18/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 12/01/1958Three stars The “amazing” Bud Powell is still one of the best of the hard-playing pianists. This set features him in a series of ballads, swingers and Latin-temp themes with Sam Jones on bass and Philly…
Blue Note – BLP 1596Rec. Date : May 14, 1958 Guitar : Kenny BurrellBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Bobby Timmons, Duke JordanTenor Sax : Tina Brooks, Junior CookTrumpet : Louis Smith Strictlyheadies : 05/16/2019Stream this Album Audio : December, 1958Charles A. Robertson As the nominal leader on this informal session, Kenny Burrell lives up to the designation, taking full charge and setting the…
Blue Note – BLP 1595Rec. Date : March 9, 1958 Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Hank JonesTrumpet : Miles Davis Strictlyheadies : 05/15/2019Stream this Album Audio : December, 1958Charles A. Robertson An adjective “best” or “most” to quality a jazz album in connection with a time period of a year or so now is…
Blue Note – BLP 1594Rec. Date : March 30, 1958 Trumpet : Louis SmithBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Sonny ClarkTenor Sax : Charlie Rouse Strictlyheadies : 05/14/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/11/1958Two stars Louis Smith, whose trumpet style is derivative of both Parker and Miles Davis, appears to be turning into one of the more capable of modern trumpet men according…
Blue Note – BLP 1591Rec. Date : December 15, 1957 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : George JoynerDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Sonny ClarkTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 05/10/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/11/1958Two stars A swingin’ four track set that offers three up-tempo times with solos by Donaldson and the rest of the crew and one medium-beat number. Supporting…
Blue Note – BLP 1590Rec. Dates : November 18, 1957, February 2, 1958 Trumpet : Lee MorganBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Sonny Clark Strictlyheadies : 05/09/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 12/01/1958Three stars Lee Morgan‘s growth as a top-flight modern jazz trumpeter is indicated on this new release on which he plays both up-tempo tunes and ballads with…
Blue Note – BLP 1589Rec. Date : January 13, 1958 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Clifford JordanTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 05/08/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/19/1958Two stars This new set featuring Horace Silver, one of the best of the hard-bop school of swinging pianists, is an attempt to fit Silver’s driving style into…
