Prestige LP 7087

Jackie McLean – Jackie McLean & Co. (1957)

Prestige – PRLP 7087Rec. Date : February 8, 1957 Alto Sax : Jackie McleanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Arthur TaylorPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Bill HardmanTuba : Ray Draper Listening to Prestige : #207Album is Not Streamable Miami HeraldFred Sherman : 11/10/1957 On the offbeat side is Jackie McLean & Co., a quintet session with Ray Draper’s tuba added on three of the five

Prestige LP 7083

Gene Ammons – Funky (1957)

Prestige – PRLP 7083Rec. Date : January 11, 1957 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Art Farmer Listening to Prestige : #203Stream this Album Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 70 Primarily a ‘down-home,’ bluesy collection that could interest both the jazz buyer and periphery jazz-rhythm and blues clientele.

Jackie McLean Quintet – Jackie’s Pal (1957)

Prestige – PRLP 7068Rec. Date : August 31, 1956 Alto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Bill Hardman Listening to Prestige : #186Stream this Album Billboard : 02/23/1957Score of 76 Bill Hardman, a talented trumpet man who has been with Jackie McLean both in the Charlie Mingus Workshop group and in the “Messengers,” gets his first

Art Farmer / Donald Byrd – Two Trumpets (1957)

Prestige – PRLP 7062Rec. Date : August 3, 1956 Trumpet : Donald Byrd, Art FarmerAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsFlugelhorn : Art FarmerDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Barry Harris Listening to Prestige : #182Stream this Album Billboard : 01/26/1957Score of 78 The trumpets of Farmer and Byrd are framed in a familiar setting: Jackie McLean on alto, Barry Harris on piano, Art Taylor on drums and Doug Watkins on bass. Farmer and

Prestige LP 7060

Gene Ammons All-Stars – Jammin’ With Gene (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7060Rec. Date : July 13, 1956 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Art Farmer Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #178July 13, 1956 MetronomeJack Maher : January, 1957 Jammin’ with Gene, which serves as a

Jackie McLean – 4, 5, and 6 (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7048Rec. Dates : July 13, 1956, July 20, 1956 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #179July 20, 1956 Billboard : 11/24/1956Score of 77 Altoist McLean is heard in three

Prestige LP 7039

Gene Ammons – Hi Fidelity Jam Session (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7039Rec. Date : April 23, 1956 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Addison FarmerCongas : CandidoDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke JordanTrumpet : Art Farmer Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #169April 23, 1956 Billboard : 07/28/1956Score of 81 Ammons’ tenor has not been conspicuous on

Jackie McLean Quintet – Lights Out! (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7035Rec. Date : January 27, 1956 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Arthur TaylorTrumpet : Donald ByrdPiano : Elmo Hope Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #163January 27, 1956 Billboard : 06/23/1956Score of 80 Interest is evenly divided here between the truly outstanding work of McLean on

Prestige LP 7034

Miles Davis / Milt Jackson – Quintet / Sextet (1956)

Prestige – PRLP 7034Rec. Date : August 5, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisVibes : Milt JacksonAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Percy HeathDrums : Arthur TaylorPiano : Ray Bryant Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #151August 5, 1955 Billboard : 09/08/1956Score of 83 Davis – and his featured soloists, Jackie McLean and Milt