Stan Getz – At The Shrine (1955)

Norgran – MGN 2000Rec. Date : November 8, 1954, November 9, 1954Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Stan GetzBass : Bill AnthonyDrums : Art Mardigan, Frank IsolaPiano : John WilliamsValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 04/02/1955Score of 80 With an ambitious concert album like this under his belt, Stan Getz may be said to have gotten the final measure of recognition of

Jimmy Raney – A (1957)

Prestige – PRLP 7089Rec. Dates : May 28, 1954, February 18, 1955, March 8, 1955 Guitar : Jimmy RaneyBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Art Mardigan, Nick StabulasTrumpet : John WilsonPiano : Hall Overton Listening to Prestige : #111, #139Stream this Album Billboard : 06/24/1957Score of 80 Freshness and inventiveness of performances on these recordings justify their re-release from 10-inchers. Guitarist Raney, framed in

Wardell Gray – Memorial, Volume One (1955)

Prestige – PRLP 7008Rec. Dates : November 11, 1949, April 25, 1950, February 20, 1953 Tenor Sax : Wardell GrayAlto Sax : Frank MorganBass : John Richardson, Tommy Potter, Dick NivisonDrums : Roy Haynes, Art Mardigan, Lawrence MarablePiano : Al Haig, Phil Hill, Sonny ClarkVibes : Teddy Charles Listening to Prestige : #16, #82Stream this Album Down Beat Review : 1/11/1956Nat Hentoff : 4 stars This