Wayne Shorter – Speak No Evil (1966)

Blue Note – BLP 4194Rec. Date : December 24, 1964 Tenor Sax : Wayne ShorterBass : Ron CarterDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : Herbie HancockTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard Strictlyheadies : 01/22/2021Stream this Album   Billboard : 04/30/1966Four Stars ----- Cashbox : 07/02/1966Jazz Best Bet A package inspired by legends, folklore, and the arts of mystery and darkness.

Tina Brooks – True Blue (1960)

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

Freddie Hubbard – Open Sesame (1960)

Blue Note – BLP 4040Rec. Date : June 19, 1960 Trumpet : Freddie HubbardBass : Sam JonesDrums : Clifford JarvisPiano : McCoy TynerTenor Sax : Tina Brooks Strictlyheadies : 09/28/2019Stream this Album   Billboard : 11/28/1960 This is spirited Jazz, featuring Hubbard’s trumpet, with Tina Brooks on tenor; McCoy Tyner, piano\; Sam Jones, bass, and Clifford

Art Blakey Jazz Messengers – Caravan (1963)

Riverside – RLP 438 / 9438Rec. Dates : October 23 & 24, 1962Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Reggie WorkmanPiano : Cedar WaltonTenor Sax : Wayne ShorterTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard   Billboard : 02/09/1963 Blakey and the Messengers work out of their usual strong selling bag on this LP. The

Herbie Hancock – Maiden Voyage (1966)

Blue Note – BLP 4195Rec. Date : March 17, 1965 Piano : Herbie HancockBass : Ron CarterDrums : Tony WilliamsTenor Sax : George ColemanTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard Strictlyheadies : 01/28/2021Stream this Album   Billboard : 03/12/1966Four Stars ----- Billboard : 07/16/1966Why Worry, Sooner or Later Good Jazz Sells The people at Blue Note Records aren’t too concerned about how well one

Eric Dolphy – Outward Bound (1960)

New Jazz – NJLP 8236Rec. Date : April 1, 1960Stream this Album Alto Sax, Bass Clarinet, Flute : Eric DolphyBass : George TuckerDrums : Roy HaynesPiano : Jaki ByardTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard American Record GuideJoe Goldberg : December, 1960 Dolphy has been described as being midway between John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, which is something that can be accepted as long as it is

Curtis Fuller – Soul Trombone (1962)

Impulse! A-13Rec. Dates : November 15-16-17, 1961Stream this Album Trombone : Curtis FullerBass : Jymie MerrittDrums : Jimmy Cobb, G.T. HoganPiano : Cedar WaltonTenor Sax : Jimmy HeathTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard Billboard : 03/03/1962Four Stars Curtis Fuller, supported by Jimmy Heath, and Freddie Hubbard, turns in some pleasant solo work on this listenable jazz set. Fuller has had stronger albums, but this

Quincy Jones and his Orchestra – The Quintessence (1962)

Impulse! A-11Rec. Dates : November 29, 1961, December 18, 1961, December 22, 1961Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Conductor/Arranger : Quincy JonesBass : George Catlett, Milt HintonDrums : Stu Martin, Bill English, James JohnsonFrench Horn : Julius Watkins, Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Earl ChapinHarp : Gloria AgnostiniPiano : Bobby Scott, Patricia BrownSaxophone : Eric Dixon, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods, Oliver Nelson, Frank WessTrombone : Billy Byers, Paul Faulise, Melba Liston, Rod Levitt,

John Coltrane Quartet – Africa/Brass (1961)

Impulse! – A-6Rec. Dates : May 23, 1961, June 7, 1961Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Tenor Sax : John ColtraneAlto Sax : Eric DolphyArranger/Orchestrator/Conductor : McCoy Tyner, Eric DolphyBaritone Sax : Pat PatrickBass : Reggie Workman, Art DavisBass Clarinet : Eric DolphyDrums : Elvin JonesEuphonium : Charles Greenlee, Julian PriesterFlute : Eric DolphyFrench Horn : Jimmy Buffington, Donald Corrado, Bob Northern, Robert Swisshelm, Julius WatkinsPiano : McCoy TynerPiccolo