Blue Note – BLP 4010Rec. Date : January 25, 1959 Trombone : Bennie GreenBass : George TuckerDrums : Al DrearesTenor Sax : Eddy WilliamsPiano : Gildo Mahones Strictlyheadies : 07/23/2019Stream this Album San Francisco ExaminerC.H. Garrigues : 06/14/1959 Walkin’ and Talkin’ shows Bennie Green as a solider, more imaginative trombonist than I remembered him and, in addition displays an astonishingly competent new (to…
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…
Blue Note – BLP 1587Rec. Date : March 23, 1958 Trombone : Bennie GreeneBass : George TuckerDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Joe KnightTenor Sax : Charlie Rouse Strictlyheadies : 05/05/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 06/30/1958Three stars A very tasty set that features several good tracks. The arrangements are inventive, and Green‘s trombone sound is nicely showcased with excellent support from this group.…
Blue Note – BLP 1583Rec. Date : December 1, 1957 Trombone : Curtis FullerBass : George TuckerDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Sonny ClarkTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 05/01/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/16/1961 Curtis Fuller is one of the most promising of the younger jazz trombonists. He has style and soul. He is also a writer, and much of the material…
Blue Note – BLP 1582Rec. Date : November 10, 1957 Tenor Sax : Clifford JordanBass : George TuckerDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Sonny ClarkTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 04/29/2019Stream this Album AudioCharles A. Robertson : September, 1958 In its gift of saxophonists to jazz, Chicago’s DuSable High may soon acquire the fame Austin High School boasted in another day. Among Cliff…
