Stanley Turrentine – Look Out! (1960)

Blue Note – BLP 4039Rec. Date : June 18, 1960 Tenor Sax : Stanley TurrentineBass : George TuckerDrums : Al HarewoodPiano : Horace Parlan Strictlyheadies : 09/27/2019Stream this Album   Cashbox : 10/22/1960 Stanley Turrentine is heard with a crew that includes Horace Parlan, George Tucker and Al Harewood. It is basically a Turrentine and Parlan

Horace Parlan – Us Three (1961)

Blue Note – BLP 4037Rec. Date : April 20, 1960 Piano : Horace ParlanBass : George TuckerDrums : Al Harewood Strictlyheadies : 09/24/2019Stream this Album   HiFi / Stereo ReviewPeter J. Welding : August, 1961 Interest: DerivativePerformance: PolishedRecording: Excellent Here Horace Parlan strings together a series of acknowledgements of the several men who have influenced his

Lou Donaldson – Sunny Side Up (1961)

Blue Note – BLP 4036Rec. Dates : February 5 & 28, 1960 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Sam Jones, Laymon JacksonDrums : Al HarewoodPiano : Horace ParlanTrumpet : Bill Hardman Strictlyheadies : 09/23/2019Stream this Album   Cashbox : 02/04/1961 Altoist Donaldson is a hard-biting musician, relying on a driving blues vein for most of his

Lou Donaldson – The Time is Right (1960)

Blue Note – BLP 4025Rec. Dates : October 31, 1959, November 28, 1959 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Laymon Jackson, Sam JonesConga : Ray BarrettoDrums : Dave Bailey, Al HarewoodPiano : Horace ParlanTrumpet : Blue Mitchell Strictlyheadies : 08/30/2019Stream this Album   Billboard : 04/18/1960 Lou Donaldson on alto, Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Horace Parlan

Charles Mingus – Blues & Roots (1960)

Atlantic – 1305Rec. Date : 02/04/1959 Stream this Album 10 Minute Record Reviews : Episode #269 Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Jackie McLean, John HandyBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Horace Parlan, Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Booker ErvinTrombone : Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis Billboard : 03/21/1960Three stars Charlie Mingus gets a

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959)

Columbia – CL 1370Rec. Dates : May 5, 1959, May 12, 1959Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : John Handy, Shafi HadiClarinet : John HandyDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Horace ParlanTenor Sax : Booker Ervin, Shafi HadiTrombone : Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis Billboard : 10/05/1959Four Stars What Charlie Mingus says in jazz is never unimportant, and he has a lot to say on