Blue Note – BLP 4008Rec. Date : February 1, 1959 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Gene TaylorDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Junior CookTrumpet : Blue Mitchell Strictlyheadies : July 11, 2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/27/1959Three Stars Horace Silver and his quintet have come thru with a real funky album here, one that will appeal to those hard bop fans who…
Riverside – RLP 336 / 9336Rec. Dates : August 24 & 25, 1960Stream this Album Trumpet, Cornet : Blue MitchellBass : Sam JonesDrums : Roy BrooksPiano : Wynton Kelly Cashbox : 12/17/1960 Blue Mitchell, mainstay of the Horace Silver group, has proved his strong, youthful leadership ability on a previous Riverside album, Blue Soul. Here he is featured with Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones and Roy Brooks.…
Riverside – RLP 12-304Rec. Dates : August 4 & 5, 1959Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Johnny GriffinBass : Sam JonesDrums : Albert HeathPiano : Wynton KellyTrombone : Julian PriesterTrumpet : Blue Mitchell Billboard : 12/07/1959Three stars Johnny Griffin‘s strong blowing has won him a sizable following. In this set, his tenor sax leads a sextet in efforts which are also…
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…
