Columbia – CL 1480 / CS 8271Rec. Dates : November 20, 1959, March 10, 1960Stream this Album Arranger/Conductor : Gil EvansTrumpet : Miles Davis, Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Taft Jordan, Johnny Coles, Louis MucciBass : Paul ChambersBass Clarinet : Harold Feldman, Danny BankBassoon : Jack KnitzerDrums/Percussion : Jimmy Cobb, Elvin Jones, Jose MangualFlugelhorn : Miles…
Atlantic – 1305Rec. Date : 02/04/1959 Stream this Album 10 Minute Record Reviews : Episode #269 Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Jackie McLean, John HandyBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Horace Parlan, Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Booker ErvinTrombone : Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis Billboard : 03/21/1960Three stars Charlie Mingus gets a…
Vee-Jay – LP 3012Rec. Date : May 12, 1960Stream this Album Bass : Paul ChambersDrums : Lex HumphriesFlute : Yusef LateefPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Yusef LateefTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Tommy Turrentine Cashbox : 10/01/1960 Emphasis here is on the solid rock bass playing of Chambers. His big buttery sound has been recorded well. But don’t neglect the excellent playing…
Vee-Jay 3011Rec. Date : April 27, 1960Stream this Album Piano : Wynton KellyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe Jones Cashbox : 10/22/1960 Having arrived as one of the most consistently compelling jazz pianists on the scene, Kelly does not rest on his laurels with the Miles Davis group, but rather works hard here for further recognition of his versatility. An infectious…
New Jazz – NJLP 8231Rec. Dates : February 15, 1957, August 30, 1957Stream this Album Alto Sax, Tenor Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Arthur Phipps, Paul ChambersDrums : Art Taylor, Louis HayesPiano : Mal Waldron, Gil CogginsTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Webster Young Cashbox : 06/25/1960 McLean’s emergence as a major new alto voice is marked by heaving recording activity, of which this session…
Argo – LP 671Rec. Date : April 30, 1960Stream this Album (YT only) Piano : Ramsey LewisBass : Eldee YoungDrums : Redd Holt An excellent history of Chicago’s Blue Note club Billboard : 12/19/1960Jazz Spotlight Winner Recorded at the now defunct Blue Note club in Chicago, the Ramsey Lewis Trio makes exhilarating jazz on this set. The group sounds tighter and…
Riverside – RLP 339 / 1195Rec. Date : March 26, 1960Stream at Apple Music Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Henry GrimesDrums : Ray Mosca American Record GuideJoe Goldberg : December, 1960 The idea of this album is a worthy one, and does not need the apology and rebuttal-in-advance of the liner notes. There are twelve songs on the…
Atlantic - 1311Rec Dates : May 4, 1959, May 5, 1959, December 2, 1959 Stream this Album 10 Minute Record Reviews : Episode #194 Tenor Sax : John ColtraneBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Arthur Taylor, Jimmy CobbPiano : Tommy Flanagan, Wynton Kelly Cashbox : 02/13/1960Jazz Pick of the Week Emerging from the confines of the…
Riverside – RLP 325 / 1176Rec. Date : May 9, 1960Stream this Album Tenor Sax, Oboe, Flute : Yusef LateefBass : Herman WrightCeleste : Hugh LawsonCello : Ron CarterDrums : Lex HumphriesPiano : Hugh Lawson Miami HeraldFred Sherman : 01/22/1961 The big talent of Yusef Lateef is spotlighted in Riverside’s Three Faces, titled that way because the album salutes his work on tenor,…
