Herbie Nichols – Herbie Nichols Trio (1956)

Blue Note – BLP 1519Rec. Date : August 1, 1955, August 7, 1955, April 19, 1956 Piano : Herbie NicholsBass : Al McKibbon, Teddy KotickDrums : Max Roach Strictlyheadies : 01/27/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 10/20/1956Score of 76 In jazz avant-garde circles Herbie Nichols has been touted for some time as one of “the” pianists to watch. His richly chorded style, with

Thelonious Monk – Genius of Modern Music, Volume Two (1956)

Blue Note – BLP 1511Rec. Dates : October 15, 1947, October 24, 1947, November 21, 1947, July 23, 1951, May 30, 1952 Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Danny Quebec West, Sahib Shihab, Lou DonaldsonBass : Eugene Ramey, Robert Paige, Al McKibbon, Nelson BoydDrums : Art Blakey, Max RoachTenor Sax : Billy Smith, Lucky ThompsonTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman, George Taitt, Kenny DorhamVibes : Milt Jackson Strictlyheadies : 01/19/2019Stream this Album Liner Notes

Milt Jackson – And The Thelonious Monk Quintet (1956)

Blue Note – BLP 1509Rec. Dates : July 2, 1948, July 23, 1951, April 7, 1952 Vibes : Milt JacksonAlto Sax : Sahib Shihab, Lou DonaldsonBass : John Simmons, Al McKibbon, Percy HeathDrums : Shadow Wilson, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkePiano : Thelonious Monk, John Lewis Strictlyheadies : 01/17/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/12/1956Score of 76 Basically, this is a re-mastering of a 10-inch LP (BLP 5011), adding