Riverside – RLP 433 / 9433Rec. Dates : January 27, 1961, February 21, 1961, March 13, 1961Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : Bill Evans Billboard : 12/08/1962Spotlight Album of the Week Cannonball steps out of his usual sextet format for this date. Bill Evans is on piano and Connie Kay and Percy Heath from the Modern Jazz Quartet are…
RCA Victor – LSP / LPM 2569Rec. Dates : November 5, 10, 12, 14, 25, 1963Stream this Album Alto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Gene Cherico, Gene WrightDrums : Connie KayGuitar : Jim Hall Asbury Park PressDon Lass : 12/07/1963 Desmond, long the key soloist with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, is joined here by superb guitarist Jim Hall for a relaxed set of…
Impulse! A-14Rec. Date : December 14-15, 1961Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Connie KayPiano : Hank Jones Billboard : 03/03/1962Four Stars When Milt Jackson plays outside of the confines of the Modern Jazz Quartet he sheds his formal clothes and swings a bit. And he turns in some nicely relaxed and swinging work on this new set, aided…
RCA Victor – LSP-2624Rec. Dates : June 26, 1962, July 3, 1962, August 13, 1962Stream this Album Alto Sax : Paul DesmondBaritone Sax : Gerry MulliganBass : John Beal, Joe Benjamin, Wendell MarshallDrums : Connie Kay, Mel Lewis Billboard : 11/10/1962Jazz Spotlight Album Modern jazz listeners should welcome this one with open arms. It spotlights two of the most eloquent witty and…
Atlantic – 1269Rec. Dates : January 5, 1957, January 7, 1957Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonAlto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyArranger : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Sahib ShihabBass : Oscar Pettiford, Percy HeathDrums : Connie Kay, Art BlakeyPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Lucky Thompson, Frank FosterTrombone : Jimmy ClevelandTrumpet : Joe Newman American Record GuideMartin Williamson : February, 1958 Many of the “modern” jazz musicians are…
Atlantic – 1267Rec. Dates : December 4, 1956, December 7, 1956Stream this Album Piano : John LewisBass : Percy Heath, Pierre MichelotDrums : Kenny Clarke, Connie KayGuitar : Sacha DistelTenor Sax : Barney Wilen American Record Guide : February, 1958Martin Williamson These Paris-made recordings feature young tenor-saxophonist Barney Wilen. His style is yet derivative (at times one has the incongruous feeling that one…
Atlantic – 1265Rec. Date : April 5, 1957Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : John Lewis Billboard : 07/22/1957Spotlight on… selection Another excellent jazz package from Atlantic, “a characteristic 40-minute set” by MJQ that allows for more solo improvisation than do previous sets for label. Performance of diverse program reaffirms group’s rare integration and…
Atlantic – 1247Rec. Date : August 28, 1956Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Percy HeathClarinet : Jimmy GiuffreDrums : Connie KayPiano : John Lewis Billboard : 12/15/1956Spotlight on… selection This should be still another best-seller for the MJQ. The program is typical, except for the addition, on several tracks, of clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre. The cover is a stunning full-color…
Atlantic – 1231Rec. Dates : January 22, 1956, February 14, 1956Stream this Album Bass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : John LewisVibes : Milt Jackson Billboard : 04/28/1956Spotlight on… selection Atlantic has put its best feet forward by issuing this disk concurrently with the Chris Connor set. Both figure to hit pay dirt right quick, and they’ll draw attention to…
Prestige – PRLP 7005Rec. Date : July 2, 1955 Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : John Lewis Listening to Prestige : #149Stream this Album Billboard : 01/14/1956Spotlight on… selection Considering the critical esteem that the Modern Jazz Quartet enjoys, comparatively few recordings have been made available. Some of their outstanding recent work is presented here. The classic…
