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Charles Mingus – Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964)

Jun 3, 2024grogg1964, Booker Ervin, Britt Woodman, Charles Mingus, Charlie Mariano, Dannie Richmond, Dick Hafer, Don Butterfield, Eddie Preston, Eric Dolphy, Impulse!, Jaki Byard, Jay Berliner, Jerome Richardson, LN - Hentoff, Quentin Jackson, Richard Williams, Rolf Ericson, Walter Perkins

Impulse! – A-54Rec. Dates : January 20 & September 20, 1963Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Charlie Mariano, Eric DolphyBaritone Sax : Jerome RichardsonBass Clarinet : Eric DolphyClarinet : Dick HaferDrums : Dannie Richmond, Walter PerkinsFlute : Jerome Richardson, Eric Dolphy, Dick HaferGuitar : Jay BerlinerPiano : Jaki Byard, Charles MingusSoprano Sax : Jerome RichardsonTenor Sax : Booker Ervin, Dick HaferTrombone : Quentin…

Don Byrd / Gigi Gryce – Jazz Lab (1957)

Aug 11, 2023grogg1957, Art Taylor, Benny Powell, Columbia, Don Butterfield, Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce, Jimmy Cleveland, Julius Watkins, LN - Unknown, Sahib Shihab, Tommy Flanagan, Wade Legge, Wendell Marshall

Columbia – CL 998Rec. Dates : January 13, 1957, February 4, 1957, February 5, 1957, March 13, 1957Stream this Album Trumpet : Donald ByrdAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBaritone Sax : Sahib ShihabBass : Wendell MarshallDrums : Art TaylorFrench Horn : Julius WatkinsPiano : Wade Legge, Tommy FlanaganTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, Benny PowellTuba : Don Butterfield Billboard : 06/24/1957Special Merit Jazz Album Unusually well-conceived program of modern…

Teddy Charles – The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956)

Jul 9, 2023grogg1956, Art Farmer, Atlantic, Don Butterfield, George Barrow, Gigi Gryce, J.R. Monterose, Jimmy Raney, Joe Harris, LN - Artist, Mal Waldron, Sol Schlinger, Teddy Charles, Teddy Kotick

Atlantic – 1229Rec. Dates – January 6, 1956, January 11, 1956, January 17, 1956Stream this Album Vibes : Teddy CharlesAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBaritone Sax : George Barrow, Sol SchlingerBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Joe HarrisGuitar : Jimmy RaneyPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : J.R. MonteroseTrumpet : Art Farmer (as Peter Urban)Tuba : Don Butterfield Billboard : 05/12/1956Score of 78 Using an unusually constructed jazz ensemble (vibes,…

Charles Mingus – The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)

May 4, 2023grogg1963, Charles Mingus, Charlie Mariano, Dannie Richmond, Dick Hafer, Don Butterfield, Impulse!, Jaki Byard, Jay Berliner, Jerome Richardson, LN - Artist, Quentin Jackson, Richard Williams, Rolf Ericson

Impulse! – A-35Rec. Date : January 20, 1963Stream this Album Bass, Piano : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Charlie MarianoBaritone Sax : Jerome RichardsonDrums : Dannie RichmondFlute : Jerome Richardson, Dick HaferGuitar : Jay BerlinerPiano : Jaki ByardSoprano Sax : Jerome RichardsonTenor Sax : Dick HaferTrombone : Quentin JacksonTrumpet : Rolf Ericson, Richard WilliamsTuba : Don Butterfield Billboard : 07/27/1963Special Merit Pick The prolific Mingus is back with another…

Cannonball Adderley – African Waltz (1961)

Feb 18, 2023grogg1961, Arnett Sparrow, Arthur Clarke, Bob Brookmeyer, Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Persip, Clark Terry, Don Butterfield, Ernie Royal, Ernie Wilkins, George Dorsey, George Matthews, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Newman, LN - Keepnews, Louis Hayes, Melba Liston, Michael Olatunji, Nat Adderley, Nick Travis, Oliver Nelson, Paul Faulise, Ray Barretto, Riverside, Sam Jones, Wynton Kelly

Riverside – RLP 377 / 9377Rec. Dates : February 28, 1961, May 9, 1961, May 15, 1961Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball Adderley, George DorseyArranger : Ernie Wilkins, Bob BrookmeyerBaritone Sax : Arthur ClarkeBass : Sam JonesConductor : Ernie WilkinsDrums/Percussion : Charlie Persip, Louis Hayes, Michael Olatunji, Ray BarrettoFlute : George Dorsey, Oliver Nelson, Jerome RichardsonPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Oliver Nelson, Jerome RichardsonTrumpet : Nat Adderley, Ernie…

Gil Mellé – Gil’s Guests (1957)

Jan 31, 2023grogg1957, Art Farmer, Don Butterfield, Ed Thigpen, Gil Mellé, Hal McKusick, Joe Cinderella, Julius Watkins, LN - Gitler, Prestige, Vinnie Burke

Prestige – PRLP 7063Rec. Dates : August 10, 1956, August 24, 1956 Baritone Sax : Gil MelléAlto Sax : Hal McKusickBass : Vinnie BurkeDrums : Edmond ThigpenFlute : Hal McKusickFrench Horn : Julius WatkinsGuitar : Joe CinderellaTrumpet : Art FarmerTuba : Don Butterfield Listening to Prestige : #183Stream this Album High Fidelity : March 1957 Gil Melle’s quartet, augmented by such visitors as Art Farmer, Hal McKusick, Don…

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