John Coltrane – Blue Train (1958)

Blue Note – BLP 1577Rec. Date : September 15, 1957 Tenor Sax : John ColtraneBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Kenny DrewTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 04/15/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/27/1958Special Merit Jazz Album A provocative item in the hard, modern idiom, most notable for tenorist Coltrane’s arresting solo continuity. Obviously moved by vibrant,

Hank Mobley – With Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan (1957)

Blue Note – BLP 1540Rec. Date : November 25, 1956 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Horace SilverTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan Billboard 03/30/1957Score of 77 Still another of the Silver-Mobley-Byrd collections, but this time with the lesser-accepted Mobley name on top. However, there are

Lee Morgan – Indeed! (1957)

Blue Note – BLP 1538Rec. Date : November 4, 1956 Trumpet : Lee MorganAlto Sax : Clarence SharpeBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Horace Silver Billboard : 03/02/1957Spotlight on… selection Blue Note has come up with another first that deserved much more circulation than it’s likely to get. This time it’s an