Bill Perkins – Just Friends (1957)

Pacific Jazz – PJM-401Rec. Dates : October 29 & December 11, 1956Album is Not Streamable Tenor Sax : Bill Perkins, Richie KamucaAlto Sax : Art PepperBass : Red Mitchell, Ben TuckerBass Clarinet : Bill PerkinsDrums : Mel LewisFlute : Bill PerkinsPiano : Hampton Hawes, Jimmy Rowles   Audio MagaizineCharles A. Robertson : September, 1957 An

Bill Harris – Bill Harris and Friends (1958)

Fantasy – 3-263Rec. Date : September 23, 1957Stream this Album Trombone : Bill HarrisBass : Red MitchellDrums : Stan LeveyPiano : Jimmy RowlesTenor Sax : Ben Webster   Cashbox : 06/07/1958 Bill Harris’ ever fluent trombone takes on seven evergreens. Harris’ “friends,” Ben Webster on sax, Stan Levey on drums, Red Mitchell on bass and

Various Artists – Blues for Tomorrow (1958)

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

Buddy Rich – This One’s for Basie (1957)

Norgran – MGN-1086Rec. Dates : August 18, 1956, August 25, 1956Stream this Album Drums : Buddy RichBaritone Saxophone : Buddy ColletteBass : Joe MondragonFlute : Buddy ColletteGuitar : Bill PitmanPiano : Jimmy RowlesTenor Saxophone: Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Buddy ColletteTrombone : Frank RosolinoTrumpet : Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Harry EdisonValve Trombone : Bob Enevoldsen Arlington Heights HeraldPaul Little : 12/13/1956 Norm Granz, on his Norgran label (1086

Buddy DeFranco – Buddy DeFranco Wailers (1957)

Norgran – MGN-1085Rec. Date : December, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Clarinet : Buddy DeFrancoBass : Bob StoneDrums : Bobby WhiteGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Jimmy RowlesTrumpet : Harry Edison Army Times : 02/09/1957Tom Scanlan Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco has some swinging moments on a new sextet record appropriately called The Buddy DeFranco Wailers. Well, they do, especially Harry “Sweets” Edison and guitarist Barney Kessel. Greatly underrated pianist Jimmy Rowles is

Harry Edison and his Orchestra – Sweets (1957)

Clef – MGC 717Rec. Date : Unknown Stream this Album Trumpet : Harry EdisonBass : Joe MondragonDrums : Alvin StollerGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Jimmy RowlesTenor Sax : Ben Webster Billboard : 03/16/1957Jazz Disk Jockey Programming Album A few may find this on the old-fashioned side, but this is a session that has to be

Ray Brown – Bass Hit! (1957)

Verve – MGV-8022Rec. Dates : November 21, 1956, November 23, 1956 Stream this Album Bass : Ray BrownAlto Sax : Jack Dulong, Herb GellerArranger, Conductor : Marty PaichBaritone Sax : Jimmy GiuffreClarinet : Jimmy GiuffreDrums : Alvin Stoller, Mel LewisGuitar : Herb EllisPiano : Jimmy RowlesTenor Sax : Jimmy Giuffre, Bill HolmanTrombone : Herbie HarperTrumpet

Jimmy Giuffre – The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (1956)

Atlantic – 1238Rec. Dates : March 21, 1956, March 22, 1956 Stream this Album Clarinet : Jimmy GiuffreAlto Clarinet : Buddy ColletteAlto Flute : Bud ShankBaritone Sax : Maury BermanBass : Ralph PeñaBass Clarinet : Harry KleeBass Flute : Harry KleeBassoon : Maury BermanCeleste : Jimmy RowlesDrums : Stan Levey, Shelly ManneEnglish Horn : Dave