Prestige – PRLP 7146Rec. Date : May 2, 1958 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Doug WatkinsCongas : Ray BarrettoDrums : Arthur TaylorPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Idrees Suileman Listening to Prestige : #274Stream this Album MetronomeBill Coss : August, 1959 Mal wrote all the lines and, as is most often…
Prestige – PRLP 7145Rec. Date : August 29, 1958 Arranger : Jerry ValentineAlto Sax : Jerome RichardsonBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Wendell MarshallFlute : Jerome RichardsonDrums : Osie JohnsonGuitar : Tiny GrimesPiano : Ray BryantTenor Sax : Jimmy ForrestTrombone : Buster CooperTrumpet : Art Farmer, Idrees Sulieman Listening to Prestige : #283Stream this Album …
New Jazz – NJLP 8202Rec. Date : October 25 & December 6, 1957Stream this Album Bari Sax : Cecil Payne, Pepper AdamsBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Elvin Jones, Louis HayesPiano : Tommy Flanagan, Bill EvansTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, Frank RehakTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman Billboard : 12/22/1958 This album is devoted to the down home…
Riverside – RLP 12-243Rec. Dates : April 10, 1957, May 28, 1957, June 19, 1957, June 26, 1957, July 3, 1957Stream this Album Alto Sax : Gene Quill, Gigi GryceBass : Les Grinage, Wilbur Little, Wilbur Ware, Paul Chambers, Buddy ClarkBass Clarinet / Flute : Herbie MannDrums : Ed Thigpen, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey, Mel LewisGuitar : Mundell LowePiano : Billy…
Prestige – PRLP 7112Rec. Date : March 22, 1957 Bass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : John Coltrane, Bobby JasparTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young Listening to Prestige : #218Stream this Album Billboard : 12/16/1957Score of 72 The set contains four lengthy tracks, providing well-executed solo and group work. Often-used “challenge” idea points up the similarity…
Prestige – PRLP 7111Rec. Dates : April 19, 1957, May 17, 1957 Piano : Mal WaldronAlto Sax : Jackie McLean, Sahib ShihabBass : Julian EuellDrums : Art Taylor, Ed ThigpenTenor Sax : John ColtraneTrumpet : Bill Hardman, Idrees Sulieman Listening to Prestige : #225 & #237Stream this Album Billboard : 12/16/1957Score of 71 Waldron’s fleet, concise style of piano is highly reminiscent of Bud Powell. While Waldron and…
Prestige – PRLP 7110Rec. Date : April 12, 1957 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman Listening to Prestige : #222Stream this Album Billboard : 12/16/1957Score of 75 This is one of the better sets by Ammons for the label. Highlight is an a-tempo expression of Pennies From Heaven by…
Riverside – RLP 12-233Rec. Dates : March 12, 1957, March 15, 1957Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Coleman HawkinsBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Jo JonesGuitar : Barry GalbraithPiano : Hank JonesTrombone : J.J. JohnsonTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman Billboard : 07/29/1957Special Merit Jazz Album An excellent example of “new” Coleman Hawkins featuring inspired blowing by the Hawk and fine support from such salable names…
Prestige – PRLP 7092Rec. Date : January 26, 1957 Trumpet : Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Idrees SuliemanBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Ed ThigpenPiano : Hod OBrien Listening to Prestige : #142Stream this Album Cash Box : 11/23/1957 The three top flight trumpeters receive the strong support of Hod O’Brien (piano), Addison Farmber (bass), and Ed Thigpen (drums). The featured artists blend their instruments smoothly…
Prestige – PRLP 7090Rec. Date : November 9, 1956 Piano : Mal WaldronAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Julian EuellDrums : Arthur EdgehillTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman Listening to Prestige: #193Stream this Album Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 77 For modernists who go for “thinking” jazz musicianship, this is a prize package. Front-line players Waldron on piano, Gigi Gryce on alto and Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, are all writers…
