Gerry Mulligan – California Concerts (1955)

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Pacific – PJ-1201Rec. Dates : November 12, 1954, December 14, 1954Album is Not Streamable Baritone Sax : Gerry MulliganBass : Red MitchellDrums : Chico Hamilton, Larry BunkerPiano : Gerry Mulligan, Bob BrookmeyerTenor Sax : Zoot SimsTrumpet : Jon EardleyValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 05/07/1955Score of 81 In December, 1954, Mulligan temporarily disbanded his quartet. Two of the last concerts before doing so…

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Freddie Redd / Hamp Hawes – Piano East / Piano West (1957)

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Prestige – PRLP 7067Rec. Dates : December, 1952, February 28, 1955 Piano : Hampton Hawes, Freddie ReddBass : Clarence Jones, John OreDrums : Lawrence Marable, Ron JeffersonVibes : Larry Bunker Listening to Prestige : #140Stream this Album Liner Notes by Ira Gitler Undoubtedly the greatest of the modern pianists has been Bud Powell who despite illness has managed to cram into a relatively short period…

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