Savoy – MG 12092Rec. Dates : July 23, 1956, November 7, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art TaylorPiano : Barry Harris, Hank JonesTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 74 A blowing session of some heat and significance on material in the hard, clipped, boppish idiom. Lengthiness of tracks lend…
Savoy – MG 12091Rec. Dates : November 5, 1956, November 7, 1956Stream this Album Trumpet : Lee MorganBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Hank JonesTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Down Beat : 04/18/1957Nat Hentoff : 4 stars Actually, Blue Note first “introduced” Morgan with an LP by him as a leader. This is really Mobley’s date, and the story I…
RCA Victor – LPM-1423Rec. Date : October 5, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : George DuvivierDrums : Art Taylor Army TimesTom Scanlan : 04/06/1957 Liner notes by Leonard Feather claim that Powell is “the most respected and most imitated pianist alive.” Whether this is true or not, it is certainly true that Powell has influenced innumerable young pianists.…
Epic – LN 3326Rec. Dates : July 2, 1956, July 17, 1956, July 18, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Horace SilverBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art TaylorTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Joe Gordon, Donald Byrd Billboard : 03/30/1957Score of 77 The Silver-Byrd combination, offshoot of the old Jazz Messengers, is all over the place these weeks, and is featured here, except…
Columbia – CL 1041Rec. Dates : May 6, 1957, May 10, 1957, May 23, 1957, May 27, 1957 Stream this Album Flugelhorn : Miles DavisArranger/Conductor : Gil EvansAlto Sax : Lee KonitzBass : Paul ChambersBass Clarinet : Danny BankBass Trombone : Tom MitchellClarinet/Flute : Edwin Caine, Sid Cooper, Romeo PenqueDrums : Art TaylorFrench Horn :…
Columbia – CL 998Rec. Dates : January 13, 1957, February 4 & 5, 1957, March 13, 1957 Stream this Album Trumpet : Donald ByrdAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBaritone Sax : Sahib ShihabBass : Wendell MarshallDrums : Art TaylorFrench Horn : Julius WatkinsPiano : Wade Legge, Tommy FlanaganTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, Benny PowellTuba : Don Butterfield…
Norgran – MGN 1077Rec. Dates : April 25, 1955, April 27, 1955 Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : George DuvivierDrums : Art Taylor Billboard : 06/30/1956Score of 79 While this LP may not rank among the top Powell sets, from a critical point of view, it is one of the more commercial offerings…
Atlantic – 1224Rec. Date : xx/xx/1955, June 11, 1955 Stream this Album Piano : Lennie TristanoAlto Sax : Lee KonitzBass : Peter Ind, Gene RameyDrums : Jeff Morton, Arthur Taylor Billboard : 3/24/1956Score of 77 Pioneering modernist Tristano has his first album in several years. As expected, there are some strikingly original ideas advanced, but…
Atlantic - 1311Rec Dates : May 4, 1959, May 5, 1959, December 2, 1959 Stream this Album 10 Minute Record Reviews : Episode #194 Tenor Sax : John ColtraneBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Arthur Taylor, Jimmy CobbPiano : Tommy Flanagan, Wynton Kelly Cashbox : 02/13/1960Jazz Pick of the Week Emerging from the confines of the…
Riverside – RLP 12-229Rec. Dates : February 27, 1957, March 7, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Wendell MarshallDrums : Art TaylorTrumpet : Donald ByrdPiano : Wade Legge Billboard : 07/15/1957Score of 79 Issue coincides with similar release on Columbia. An essentially boppish package that is better than most of its kind. Imaginative solo performances, integration…
