Xanadu – 118Rec. Date : September 22, 1975Stream this Album Tenor/Soprano Sax : Jimmy HeathBass : Sam JonesDrums : Billy HigginsPiano : Barry Harris Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ)John Devonshire : 10/31/1976 Jimmy Heath of the famous Heath family (Percy, bass, and Al, drums) is always a joy to listen to. This recording…
Contemporary – C3538Rec. Date : March 26, 1957Stream this Album Bass : Red MitchellDrums : Billy HigginsFlute : James ClayPiano : Lorraine GellerTenor Sax : James Clay Cashbox : 03/15/1958 The waxing features the strong sounds of the Red Mitchell quartet. Rounding out the group are James Clay on flute and tenor, Lorraine Geller…
Atlantic – 1317Rec. Date : May 22, 1959 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Ornette ColemanBass : Charlie HadenCornet : Don CherryDrums : Billy Higgins Billboard : 11/09/1959 Ornette Coleman is one of the controversial new artists to spring from the modern jazz scene. By some he is considered an important new innovator and creator;…
Horizon SP-717Rec. Dates : Two sessions in Spring 1975Stream this Album Cornet : Don CherryBass : Charlie Haden, Hakim JamilBongos : Bunchie FoxDrums : Billy HigginsPiano / Electric Piano : Don Cherry, Ricky CherryTamboura : Moki CherryTenor Sax : Frank LoweVocals : Verna Gills, Don Cherry Billboard : 02/12/1977 Eclectic trumpeter Cherry combines Eastern and Western musical elements in a very unusual and…
Muse – MR 5076Rec. Date : March 26, 1975Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Clifford JordanBass : Sam JonesDrums : Billy HigginsPiano : Cedar Walton Boston PhoenixBob Blumenthal : 04/13/1976 The perseverance of some musicians never ceases to amaze me. Clifford Jordan, who has been playing strong, rhythmically charged tenor for two decades, continues to garner nary a sliver of…
Atlantic – 1327Rec. Dates : October 8, 1959, October 9, 1959 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Ornette ColemanBass : Charlie HadenDrums : Billy HigginsPocket Trumpet/Cornet : Don Cherry Billboard : 06/06/1960Jazz Spotlight Winner Ornette Coleman, the alto sax man whose style has aroused violent debate, shows on this waxing that he has both imagination…
