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

Jimmy Smith – The Sermon (1959)

Blue Note – BLP 4011Rec. Dates : August 25, 1957, February 25, 1958 Organ : Jimmy SmithAlto Sax : George Coleman, Lou DonaldsonDrums : Donald Bailey, Art BlakeyGuitar : Eddie McFadden, Kenny BurrellTenor Sax : Tina BrooksTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 07/24/2019Stream this Album Delaware County Daily TimesBill Kagler : 02/12/1960 Sixteen years ago, a 14-year-old pianist was pulled off the bandstand

Jimmy Smith – House Party (1959)

Blue Note – BLP 4002Rec. Dates : August 25, 1957, February 25, 1958 Organ : Jimmy SmithAlto Sax : George Coleman, Lou DonaldsonDrums : Donald Bailey, Art BlakeyGuitar : Eddie McFadden, Kenny BurrellTenor Sax : Tina BrooksTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : June 28, 2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 03/07/1959 The title suggests informality, and that is just the atmosphere crated by organist Jimmy

Lee Morgan – City Lights (1958)

Blue Note – BLP 1575Rec. Date : August 25, 1957 Trumpet : Lee MorganAlto Sax : George ColemanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Ray BryantTenor Sax : George ColemanTrombone : Curtis Fuller Strictlyheadies : 04/10/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 06/30/1958Two stars Lee Morgan, the 19-year-old trumpeter who has received much acclaim for his work with the Dizzy Gillespie crew, displays his flashy, hard