Blue Note – BLP 1565Rec. Date : June 2, 1957 Tenor Sax : Clifford JordanAlto Sax : John JenkinsBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Ray BryantTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 03/30/2019Stream this Album San Francisco ExaminerC.H. Garrigues : 04/27/1958 Another of the fine Blue Note series featuring a group of young hornmen including Jordan, tenor; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller,…
Blue Note – BLP 1555Rec. Date : March 7, 1957 Drums : Art Blakey, Jo Jones, Art Taylor, Charles “Specs” WrightBass : Wendell MarshallFlute : Herbie MannPercussion: “Sabú” Martinez, Carlos “Patato” Valdés, José Valiente, Ubaldo Nieto, Evelio QuinteroPiano : Ray BryantVocals : Art Blakey, “Sabú” Martinez Strictlyheadies : 03/05/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 10/28/1957Score of 77 A percussion set that leans to the primitive. Generally explosive and exciting,…
Blue Note – BLP 1554Rec. Date : March 7, 1957 Drums : Art Blakey, Jo Jones, Art Taylor, Charles “Specs” WrightBass : Wendell MarshallFlute : Herbie MannPercussion: “Sabú” Martinez, Carlos “Patato” Valdés, José Valiente, Ubaldo Nieto, Evelio QunteroPiano : Ray BryantVocals : Art Blakey, “Sabú” Martinez Strictlyheadies : 03/04/2019Stream this Album Audio : August, 1957Charles A. Robertson An exuberant drummer who chafes under the restrictions of the ordinary…
Blue Note – BLP 1545Rec. Date : January 27, 1957 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Peck MorrisonDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Herman FosterTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/22/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 07/01/1957Score of 72 Second Donaldson set for Blue Note in last two months. Tho the material and blowing is typically boppish, the straight-ahead, uncluttered feeling of the performances lend…
Blue Note – BLP 1537Rec. Dates : June 20, 1952, November 19, 1952, August 22, 1954 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Gene Ramey, Percy HeathDrums : Arthur Taylor, Art BlakeyPiano : Horace Silver, Elmo HopeTrombone : Matthew GeeTrumpet : Blue Mitchell, Kenny Dorham Strictlyheadies : 02/14/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/27/1957Score of 74 Donaldson, one of the less-touted Charlie Parker followers, is one of the best, from…
Blue Note – BLP 1504Rec. Dates : August 9, 1949, May 1, 1951, August 14, 1953 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Tommy Potter, George DuvivierDrums : Roy Haynes, Art Taylor Strictlyheadies : 01/12/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/19/1956Score of 77 This LP contains all the material previously available on the 10-inch LP of the same title (Blue Note LP 5401) plus…
