Prestige – PRLP 7108Rec. Dates : June 22, 1957, June 28, 1957 Bass : Addison FarmerDrums : Jerry SegalPiano : Mal WaldronVibes : Teddy Charles Listening to Prestige : #244Stream this Album Cashbox : 11/09/1957 The newly formed disk group is patterned somewhat after the Modern Jazz Quartet in its regard for classical development of thematic material. The main dish…
Prestige – PRLP 7104Rec. Date : April 27, 1957 Tenor Sax : Teo MaceroBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Jerry SegalPiano : Mal WaldronVibes : Teddy Charles Listening to Prestige : #230Stream this Album Billboard : 10/07/1957Score of 72 Tenorist Macero plays with warmth and sensitivity on this program of engagingly melodic original ballad material by various contributors – T. Charles, Macero, J. Ross, M. Waldron,…
Prestige – PRLP 7092Rec. Date : January 26, 1957 Trumpet : Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Idrees SuliemanBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Ed ThigpenPiano : Hod O’Brien Listening to Prestige : #142Stream this Album Cash Box : 11/23/1957 The three top flight trumpeters receive the strong support of Hod O’Brien (piano), Addison Farmer (bass), and Ed Thigpen (drums). The featured artists blend their instruments smoothly as they render five…
Prestige – PRLP 7085Rec. Dates : May 19, 1954, May 26, 1955 Alto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Percy Heath, Addison FarmerDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art TaylorPiano : Horace Silver, Freddie ReddTrumpet : Art Farmer Listening to Prestige : #110Stream this Album Liner Notes by Ira Gitler There have been brilliant solo pianists in jazz (even most of them have achieved more of an…
Prestige – PRLP 7050Rec. Dates : March 5, 1950, October 28, 1950, January 31, 1951, June 15, 1955 Baritone Sax : Gene Ammons, Sonny StittTenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Sonny StittAlto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Tommy Porter, Gene Wright, Addison FarmerDrums : Jo Jones, Wes Landers, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkeTrombone : Chippy OutcaltTrumpet : Billy Massey, Art FarmerPiano : Duke Jordan, Junior Mance, Charlie Bateman, Freddie ReddVocals…
Prestige – PRLP 7041Rec. Date : April 13, 1956 Trombone : Bennie GreenTrumpet : Art FarmerBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Cliff Smalls Listening to Prestige : #168Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 09/15/1956Score of 71 A trombone-trumpet formula is not overly common among current jazz combos. To offset the unrelieved brassiness of the sound, Green and Farmer provide variety in the…
Prestige – PRLP 7039Rec. Date : April 23, 1956 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Addison FarmerCongas : CandidoDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke JordanTrumpet : Art Farmer Listening to Prestige : #169Stream this Album Billboard : 07/28/1956Score of 81 Ammons‘ tenor has not been conspicuous on the jazz scene the past few years, but the warmth and facility…
Prestige – PRLP 7017Rec. Dates : October 21, 1955 Trumpet : Art FarmerAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Duke Jordan Listening to Prestige : #155Stream this Album Billboard : 06/30/1956Score of 77 A concert of mostly Gigi Gryce compositions that again spotlight the Farmer-Gryce fivesome as one of the more intriguing modern groups. Gryce experiments boldly with…
