Blue Note – BLP 1527Rec. Date : July 14, 1956 Trumpet : Thad JonesBass : Percy HeathDrums : Max RoachPiano : Barry HarrisTenor Sax : Billy Mitchell Strictlyheadies : 02/04/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/12/1957Score of 80 Since winning the 1956 Down Beat critics’ poll as best new trumpet star, Thad Jones has come to throw more and more weight around…
Blue Note – BLP 1526Rec. Dates : June 9, 1953, August 28, 1953 Stream this Album Trumpet : Clifford BrownAlto Sax : Lou Donaldson, Gigi GryceBass : Percy HeathDrums : Philly Joe Jones, Art BlakeyFlute : Gigi GrycePiano : Elmo Hope, John LewisTenor Sax : Charlie Rouse Billboard : 09/29/1956Score of 80 Two sessions cut…
Blue Note – BLP 1522Rec. Date : February 21, 1954 Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyAlto Sax : Lou DonaldsonAnnouncer : Pee Wee MarquetteBass : Curley RussellPiano : Horace SilverTrumpet : Clifford Brown Billboard : 01/05/1957Score of 81 Tremendous modern “hard bop” session cut at the jazz clue during working hours in 1954. Line-up…
Blue Note – BLP 1521Rec. Date : February 21, 1954 Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyAlto Sax : Lou DonaldsonAnnouncer : Pee Wee MarquetteBass : Curley RussellPiano : Horace SilverTrumpet : Clifford Brown Featured LinksFull Vinyl VideoBlueNote33RPM Billboard : 09/01/1956Score of 78 Re-issue of material formerly on 10-inch, and worthy inventory for all ships…
Blue Note – BLP 1520Rec. Dates : October 9, 1952, October 20, 1952, November 23, 1953 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Gene Ramey, Curley Russell, Percy HeathDrums : Art Blakey, Sabú Martínez Strictlyheadies : 01/28/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/19/1957Score of 77 Re-issue of material previously available on Blue Note 10-inch LPs Nos BLP 5018 and BLP 5034. The silver trio sides…
Blue Note – BLP 1518Rec. Dates : November 13, 1954, February 6, 1955 Stream this Album Piano : Horace SilverBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art BlakeyTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Billboard : 10/06/1956Score of 77 Two earlier Blue Note 10-inchers are combined. Half were originally grouped under the Silver Quintet, which, on…
Blue Note – BLP 1511Rec. Dates : October 15, 1947, October 24, 1947, November 21, 1947, July 23, 1951, May 30, 1952 Stream this Album 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…
Blue Note – BLP 1510Rec. Dates : October 15, 1947, October 24, 1947, November 21, 1947, July 2, 1948 Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Danny Quebec West, Sahib ShihabBass : Eugene Ramey, Robert Paige, John SimmonsDrums : Art Blakey, Shadow WilsonTenor Sax : Billy SmithTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman, George TaittVibes :…
Blue Note – BLP 1509Rec. Dates : July 2, 1948, July 23, 1951, April 7, 1952 Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonAlto Sax : Sahib Shihab, Lou DonaldsonBass : John Simmons, Al McKibbon, Percy HeathDrums : Shadow Wilson, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkePiano : Thelonious Monk, John Lewis Featured LinksFull Vinyl VideoBlueNote33RPM Billboard : 05/12/1956Score…
Blue Note – BLP 1508Rec. Date : November 23, 1955 Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Doug WatkinsPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Featured Links10 Minute Record ReviewsEpisode #408 Cashbox : 07/07/1956 This is the second volume in the well-received first set of the “Jazz Messengers At The…
