Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (1959)

Columbia – CL 1355Rec. Dates : March 2, 1959, April 22, 1959Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Jimmy CobbPiano : Wynton Kelly, Bill EvansTenor Sax : John Coltrane   Billboard : 08/31/1959Spotlight Winner of the Week Miles Davis, with his almost-regular group, composed of Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers, James Cobb, Johnny (!?) Coltrane, Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans, turns in

A.K. Salim – Blues Suite (1959)

Savoy MG-12132Rec. Dates : September 26, 1958, October 6, 1958Stream this Album (YT only) Composer/Arranger : A.K. SalimAlto Sax : Phil WoodsBaritone Sax : Sahib ShihabBass : George DuvivierDrums : Wilbur HoganFlute : Seldon PowellPiano : Eddie Costa, Oscar DennardTenor Sax : Seldon PowellTrombone : Buster CooperTrumpet : Nat Adderley, Paul Cohen, Joe Wilder   Cashbox : 03/28/1959 Composer-conductor-arranger Salim has surrounded himself with an impressive aggregation of jazz names

Miles Davis – And The Modern Jazz Giants (1959)

Prestige – PRLP 7150Rec. Dates : December 24, 1954, October 26, 1956 Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Percy Heath, Paul ChambersDrums : Kenny Clarke, Philly Joe JonesPiano : Thelonious Monk, Red GarlandTenor Sax : John ColtraneVibes : Milt Jackson Listening to Prestige : #131, #191Stream this AlbumSee more about 12/24/1954: PRLP 7109, PRLP 7650 Billboard : 06/15/1959Jazz Spotlight Winner of the Week This album could easily

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959)

Columbia – CL 1370Rec. Dates : May 5, 1959, May 12, 1959Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : John Handy, Shafi HadiClarinet : John HandyDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Horace ParlanTenor Sax : Booker Ervin, Shafi HadiTrombone : Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis Billboard : 10/05/1959Four Stars What Charlie Mingus says in jazz is never unimportant, and he has a lot to say on

Lou Donaldson – Blues Walk (1959)

Blue Note – BLP 1593Rec. Date : July 28, 1958 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Peck MorrisonCongas : Ray BarrettoDrums : Dave BaileyPiano : Herman Foster Strictlyheadies : 05/13/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 01/24/1959 Donaldson, who has had an alto sax say in seven Blue Note issues, mixes tempos up nicely under a quintet format here. Digging into a program

Hank Mobley / Lee Morgan – Peckin’ Time (1959)

Blue Note – BLP 1574Rec. Date : February 9, 1958 Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Lee MorganBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Wynton Kelly Strictlyheadies : 04/09/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 12/26/1959 This is a good album. A free-wheeling session in which everyone cooks up a storm, ensemble-wise and especially on the solos. Mobley and Morgan are driven by a vigorous rhythm

Jimmy Smith – The Sounds of Jimmy Smith (1959)

Blue Note – BLP 1556Rec. Dates : February 11, 1957, February 12, 1957, February 13, 1957 Organ : Jimmy SmithDrums : Art Blakey, Donald BaileyGuitar : Eddie McFadden Strictlyheadies : 03/11/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/24/1959Four stars Smith applies some interesting organ effects to his stylings of a flock of stands and original tunes. All the Things You Are, is given an