Randy Weston – The Modern Art of Jazz (1957)

Dawn – DLP-1116Rec. Dates : November 21, 1956, November 22, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Piano : Randy WestonAlto Sax : Cecil PayneBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Ahmed Abdul-MalikDrums : Wilbert Hogan, Willie JonesTrumpet : Ray Copeland AudioCharles A. Robertson : February 1958 In this discursive exposition of his pianistic abilities Randy Weston touches up some popular tunes and improvises on three of

Zoot Sims – Goes to Jazzville (1957)

Dawn – DLP-1115Rec. Dates : August 10, 1956, September 4, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Sax : Zoot SimsBass : Bill Anthony, Nabil TotahDrums : Gus JohnsonPiano : John WilliamsTenor Sax : Zoot SimsTrumpet : Jerry Lloyd Audio : July, 1957Charles A. Robertson Of the many problems facing a new recording company in the jazz field, good engineering is the one

Al Cohn – Cohn on the Saxophone (1957)

Dawn – DLP-1110Rec. Date : September 29, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Al CohnBass : Milt HintonDrums : Osie JohnsonPiano : Hank JonesTrombone : Frank Rehak Billboard : 02/16/1957Score of 80 There is an abundance of Al Cohn tenor on jazz disks, but this is the most satisfying Cohn LP to date. The reason is simply that the sides are not

Zoot Sims – The Modern Art of Jazz (1956)

Dawn – DLP-1102Rec. Dates : January 11, 1956, January 18, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Tenor Sax : Zoot SimsBass : Milt HintonDrums : Gus JohnsonPiano : John WilliamsValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 04/07/1956Score of 77 Full disks by this tenor sax star are fairly rare, and this excellent sampling of his romping art should find a good, ready