Pacific Jazz – PJ-19Rec. Dates : October 10, 1960 & January 10, 1961Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Curtis AmyBass : Jimmy BondDrums : Frank ButlerPiano : Frank StrazzeriTrumpet : Carmell JonesVibes : Bobby Hutcherson Cashbox : July, 1961 Tenor saxist Curtis Amy has become a leading figure in the new “return to roots”…
Jazzland – JLP 55Rec. Date : October 9 & 10, 1961Stream this Album (YT only) Piano : George ShearingBass : Monk MontgomeryDrums : Walter PerkinsGuitar : Wes MontgomeryPercussion : Armando Peraza, Ricardo ChimelisVibes : Buddy Montgomery Cashbox : 11/18/1961 What might at first appear to be an incongruous meeting turns out not to be so,…
Blue Note – BLP 4037Rec. Date : April 20, 1960 Piano : Horace ParlanBass : George TuckerDrums : Al Harewood Strictlyheadies : 09/24/2019Stream this Album HiFi / Stereo ReviewPeter J. Welding : August, 1961 Interest: DerivativePerformance: PolishedRecording: Excellent Here Horace Parlan strings together a series of acknowledgements of the several men who have influenced his…
Blue Note – BLP 4036Rec. Dates : February 5 & 28, 1960 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Sam Jones, Laymon JacksonDrums : Al HarewoodPiano : Horace ParlanTrumpet : Bill Hardman Strictlyheadies : 09/23/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 02/04/1961 Altoist Donaldson is a hard-biting musician, relying on a driving blues vein for most of his…
Blue Note – BLP 4035Rec. Dates : December 16 & 19, 1959 Piano : Duke PearsonBass : Gene TaylorDrums : Lex Humphries Strictlyheadies : 09/22/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/20/1961Three stars Pearson has appeared with the Donald Byrd group and the Golson-Farmer Jazzier in earlier dales and here he offers the second LP under his…
Candid – CJM-8011 / CJS-9011Rec. Date : 11/25/1960Stream this Album Trumpet : Benny BaileyAlto Sax : Phil WoodsBass : Buddy CatlettBass Clarinet : Phil WoodsDrums : Art TaylorFlute : Les SpannFrench Horn : Julius WatkinsGuitar : Les SpannPiano : Tommy Flanagan Cashbox : 04/15/1961 From the sounds of this album, Benny Bailey is sorely…
Blue Note – BLP 4034Rec. Date : 04/28/1960 Trumpet : Lee MorganAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Bobby Timmons Strictlyheadies : 09/21/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 04/29/1961 This is essentially a Jazz Messengers date with an expanded spotlight on Lee Morgan. Blakey is here to lay down a vitally…
Jazzland – JLP 46 / 946SRec. Dates : April 12, 1957, June 26, 1957, July 1957Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Art Blakey, Shadow WilsonTenor Sax : Coleman Hawkins, John ColtraneTrumpet : Ray Copeland Billboard : 10/16/1961 The highly popular and musically productive combination of…
Riverside – RLP 351 / 9351Rec. Date : February 2, 1961Stream this Album Piano : Bill EvansBass : Scott LaFaroDrums : Paul Motian Billboard : 03/27/1961 The consummate artistry of Bill Evans is once more portrayed In this LP of tunes known and unknown. The pianist plays three standards and then a number of…
Candid - CJM-8002 / CJS-9002Rec. Dates : August 31, 1960, September 6, 1960Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachBass : James SchenckConga Drums : Michael OlatunjiLyrics : Oscar Brown Jr.Percussion : Tomas DuVall, Raymond MantilloTenor Sax : Coleman Hawkins, Walter BentonTrombone : Julian PriesterTrumpet : Booker LittleVocals : Abbey Lincoln Billboard : 01/23/1961 Roach group is joined for this striking suite by singer Abbey Lincoln,…
