Bennie Green – With Art Farmer (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7041Rec. Date : April 13, 1956 Stream this Album Trombone : Bennie GreenTrumpet : Art FarmerBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Cliff Smalls Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #168April 13, 1956 Billboard : 09/15/1956Score of 71 A trombone-trumpet formula is not overly common among current jazz combos. To offset

Prestige LP 7039

Gene Ammons – Hi Fidelity Jam Session (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7039Rec. Date : April 23, 1956 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Addison FarmerCongas : CandidoDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke JordanTrumpet : Art Farmer Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #169April 23, 1956 Billboard : 07/28/1956Score of 81 Ammons’ tenor has not been conspicuous on

Prestige LP 7031

Art Farmer Septet – Plays the Arrangements and Compositions of Gryce and Jones (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7031 Rec. Dates : July 2, 1953, June 7, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Art Farmer Alto Sax : Oscar Estell Arranger : Quincy Jones, Gigi Gryce Baritone Sax : Oscar Estell, Danny Bank Bass : Monk Montgomery, Percy Heath Drums : Sonny Johnson, Kenny Clarke Piano : Quincy Jones, Horace

Prestige LP 7017

Art Farmer Quintet – Art Farmer Quintet (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7017Rec. Dates : October 21, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Art FarmerAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Duke Jordan Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #155October 21 1955 Billboard : 06/30/1956Score of 77 A concert of mostly Gigi Gryce compositions that again spotlight the Farmer-Gryce

Horace Silver Quintet – Further Explorations (1958)

Blue Note – BLP 1589Rec. Date : January 13, 1958 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Clifford JordanTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 05/08/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/19/1958Two stars This new set featuring Horace Silver, one of the best of the hard-bop school of swinging pianists, is an attempt to fit Silver’s driving style into

Blue Note LP 1588

Sonny Clark – Cool Struttin’ (1958)

Blue Note – BLP 1588Rec. Date : January 5, 1958 Piano : Sonny ClarkAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 05/06/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/11/1958Two stars Sonny Clark, one of our good young pianists, shows off his blues-based style on this new set, backed by A. Farmer on trumpet, J. McLean on alto, P. Chambers on

Blue Note LP 1583

Curtis Fuller – Curtis Fuller, Volume Three (1961)

Blue Note – BLP 1583Rec. Date : December 1, 1957 Trombone : Curtis FullerBass : George TuckerDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Sonny ClarkTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 05/01/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/16/1961 Curtis Fuller is one of the most promising of the younger jazz trombonists. He has style and soul. He is also a writer, and much of the material

Blue Note LP 1573

Cliff Jordan – Cliff Craft (1958)

Blue Note – BLP 1582Rec. Date : November 10, 1957 Tenor Sax : Clifford JordanBass : George TuckerDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Sonny ClarkTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 04/29/2019Stream this Album AudioCharles A. Robertson : September, 1958 In its gift of saxophonists to jazz, Chicago’s DuSable High may soon acquire the fame Austin High School boasted in another day. Among Cliff

Sonny Clark – Dial “S” For Sonny (1958)

Blue Note – BLP 1570Rec. Date : July 21, 1957 Piano : Sonny ClarkBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 04/04/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 01/18/1958 It’s the young pianist’s initial effort as a leader, and he has a lot to contribute to the jazz scene. Clark has an excellent supporting cast

Horace Silver – The Stylings of Silver (1957)

Blue Note – BLP 1562Rec. Date : May 8, 1957 Stream this Album Piano : Horace SilverBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Art Farmer Billboard : 10/07/1957Score of 78 Hard modern swinging is the prescription here. The straightforward yet emotionally penetrating Silver compositions, plus top drawer performances from Art