Blue Note – BLP 4041Rec. Date : June 25, 1960 Tenor Sax : Tina BrooksBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke JordanTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard Strictlyheadies : 09/29/2019Stream this Album HiFi / Stereo ReviewNat Hentoff : April, 1961 Interest: Expressive new tenor manPerformance: ConfidentRecording: Clean and clear Tina Brooks, at twenty-eight, is an…
Signal – S-1203Rec Dates : May 19, 1956, May 22, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Baritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Tommy PotterDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke JordanTrumpet : Kenny Dorham AudioCharles A. Robertson : September, 1957 When Cecil Payne was a youngster in Brooklyn, he wanted to emulate Lester Young on the tenor saxophone. But he started out on the alto sax…
Prestige – PRLP 7050Rec. Dates : March 5, 1950, October 28, 1950, January 31, 1951, June 15, 1955 Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Gene Ammons, Sonny StittTenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Sonny StittAlto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Tommy Potter, Gene Wright, Addison FarmerDrums : Jo Jones, Wes Landers, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkeTrombone :…
Prestige – PRLP 7039Rec. Date : April 23, 1956 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Addison FarmerCongas : CandidoDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke JordanTrumpet : Art Farmer Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #169April 23, 1956 Billboard : 07/28/1956Score of 81 Ammons’ tenor has not been conspicuous on…
Prestige – PRLP 7017Rec. Dates : October 21, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Art FarmerAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Duke Jordan Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #155October 21 1955 Billboard : 06/30/1956Score of 77 A concert of mostly Gigi Gryce compositions that again spotlight the Farmer-Gryce…
Blue Note – BLP 1597Rec. Date : May 14, 1958 Guitar : Kenny BurrellBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Bobby Timmons, Duke JordanTenor Sax : Tina Brooks, Junior CookTrumpet : Louis Smith Strictlyheadies : 05/17/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 11/18/1961 This second deck, like the first, is a compilation of some jam sessions indulged in by several Blue Note regulars with guitarist Burrell at…
Blue Note – BLP 1596Rec. Date : May 14, 1958 Guitar : Kenny BurrellBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Bobby Timmons, Duke JordanTenor Sax : Tina Brooks, Junior CookTrumpet : Louis Smith Strictlyheadies : 05/16/2019Stream this Album Audio : December, 1958Charles A. Robertson As the nominal leader on this informal session, Kenny Burrell lives up to the designation, taking full charge and setting the…
Blue Note – BLP 1584Rec. Dates : February 4, 1958, February 9, 1958 Trumpet : Louis SmithAlto Sax : Buckshot La FunkeBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke Jordan Strictlyheadies : 05/02/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/28/1958New Jazz Talent Album Smith is one of the freshest newcomers on trumpet in some time. He has imagination, tone, and versatility. His…
