Jose Mangual – The Jazz Tome

Dizzy Gillespie – Afro (1954)

Nov 11, 2024grogg1954, Bobby Rodriguez, Cándido, Charlie Persip, Chico O'Farrill, Danny Bank, Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Royal, George Dorsey, George Matthews, Gilberto Valdes, Hank Mobley, Hilton Jefferson, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Nottingham, Jose Mangual, Leon Comegys, Lewis Hackney, LN - Granz, Lucky Thompson, Mongo Santamaria, Norgran, Quincy Jones, Ralph Miranda, Ray Concepcion, René Hernández, Ubaldo Nieto, Wade Legge

Norgran MGN-1003Rec. Dates : May 24 & June 3, 1954Stream 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 ValdesPiano : Wade Legge, Ray Concepcion, René HernándezTenor Sax : Hank Mobley, Lucky ThompsonTimbales : Ubaldo NietoTrombone : Leon Comegys, J.J. Johnson, George…

Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain (1960)

Nov 8, 2023grogg1960, Al Block, Bernie Glow, Bill Barber, Columbia, Danny Bank, Dick Hixson, Earl Chapin, Eddie Caine, Elvin Jones, Ernie Royal, Frank Rehak, Gil Evans, Harold Feldman, Jack Knitzer, Janet Putnam, Jimmy Buffington, Jimmy Cobb, Jimmy McAllister, Joe Singer, John Barrows, Johnny Coles, Jose Mangual, LN - Hentoff, Louis Mucci, Miles Davis, Paul Chambers, Romeo Penque, Taft Jordan, Tony Miranda

Columbia – CL 1480 / CS 8271Rec. Dates : November 20, 1959, March 10, 1960Stream this Album Arranger/Conductor : Gil EvansTrumpet : Miles Davis, Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Taft Jordan, Johnny Coles, Louis MucciBass : Paul ChambersBass Clarinet : Harold Feldman, Danny BankBassoon : Jack KnitzerDrums/Percussion : Jimmy Cobb, Elvin Jones, Jose MangualFlugelhorn : Miles…

Billy Taylor – Cross Section (1957)

Feb 1, 2023grogg1957, Billy Taylor, Charlie Smith, Chcio Guerrero, Earl May, Jose Mangual, LN - Gitler, Percy Brice, Prestige, Ubaldo Nieto

Prestige – PRLP 7071Rec. Dates : May 7, 1953, July 30, 1954 Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Earl MayDrums : Charlie Smith, Percy BricePercussion : Chico Guerrero, Jose Mangual, Ubaldo Nieto Listening to Prestige : #85, #116Album is Not Streamable Liner Notes by Ira Gitler Billy Taylor has, as Leonard Feather tells it in the Encyclopedia of Jazz, “won great respect among fellow musicians as…

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Dizzy Gillespie – Afro (1954)

Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain (1960)

Billy Taylor – Cross Section (1957)