Blue Note – BLP 4023Rec. Date : November 19, 1959 Trumpet : Dizzy ReeceBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Strictlyheadies : 08/27/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 02/20/1960 First heard in London and Paris by touring American jazzmen, Kingston, Jamaica born Reece recently came to the U.S. and one of the first things he did…
Norgran MGN-1003Rec. Dates : May 24 & June 3, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Ernie Royal, Jimmy NottinghamArranger : Chico O’FarrillAlto Sax : Hilton Jefferson, George DorseyBaritone Sax : Danny BankBass : Lewis Hackney, Bobby RodríguezBongos : José MangualCongas : Cándido, Mongo Santamaría, Ralph MirandaDrums : Charlie PersipFlute : Gilberto…
Blue Note – BLP 4016Rec. Date : April 15, 1959 Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Jymie MerrittPiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 08/07/2019Stream this Album Down Beat : 02/16/1961Don DeMichael : 3.5 starsThis review compares JCotWv2 to Paris Concert (Epic 16009) These two albums cry for comparison and contrast. Both were recorded live; both exude…
Blue Note – BLP 4015Rec. Date : April 15, 1959 Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Jymie MerrittPiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 08/04/2019Stream this Album Down Beat : 01/07/1960John S. Wilson : 2 stars The Jazz Messengers hit a high point in their next to last edition, which consisted of Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons, Jymie…
Blue Note – BLP 4031Rec. Date : February 7, 1960Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Wynton Kelly Cashbox : 09/24/1960 Mobley is a tenorman with a compulsion to swing, and this he does here, for not only does his own rhythmic sense stand him in good stead, he has the good…
United Artists – UAS 4041Rec. Date : March 9, 1959Stream this Album Trombone : Curtis FullerArranger : Gigi Gryce, Benny GolsonBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : Tommy FlanaganTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Lee Morgan Cashbox : 11/07/1959Jazz Pick of the Week The sextet is comprise of several important new star jazzmen – Fuller (trombone), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Hank Mobley (tenor), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Elvin Jones (drums). They…
Savoy – MG 12092Rec. Dates : July 23, 1956, November 7, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art TaylorPiano : Barry Harris, Hank JonesTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 74 A blowing session of some heat and significance on material in the hard, clipped, boppish idiom. Lengthiness of tracks lend…
Savoy – MG 12091Rec. Dates : November 5, 1956, November 7, 1956Stream this Album Trumpet : Lee MorganBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Hank JonesTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Down Beat : 04/18/1957Nat Hentoff : 4 stars Actually, Blue Note first “introduced” Morgan with an LP by him as a leader. This is really Mobley’s date, and the story I…
Epic – LN 3326Rec. Dates : July 2, 1956, July 17, 1956, July 18, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Horace SilverBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art TaylorTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Joe Gordon, Donald Byrd Billboard : 03/30/1957Score of 77 The Silver-Byrd combination, offshoot of the old Jazz Messengers, is all over the place these weeks, and is featured here, except…
Columbia – CL 897Rec. Dates : April 6, 1956, May 4, 1956 Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Doug WatkinsPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Billboard : 12/01/1956Spotlight on… selection The Messengers’ first Columbia album carries on in the brilliant, free-wheeling fashion that attracted so much critical admiration…
