Imperial – LP-9020Rec. Dates : July 10, 1956, July 31, 1956 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Sonny CrissBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Lawrence MarablePiano : Sonny Clark Down Beat : 11/28/1956Nat Hentoff : 3 stars Criss’ second LP for Imperial also involves Leroy Vinnegar, Lawrence Marable, and Sonny Clark. The rhythm section moves forcefully,…
Dootone – DL-207Rec. Dates : November 11, 1955, November 12, 1955 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Dexter GordonBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Chuck ThompsonPiano : Carl PerkinsTrumpet : Jimmy Robinson Featured LinksFull Vinyl VideoBlueNote33RPM Billboard : 02/04/1956Score of 70 Dexter Gordon has not recorded much in the last few years, and many fans will…
Dootone – DL-211Rec. Date : 1955-1956 Stream this Album Piano : Carl PerkinsBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Lawrence Marable Featured Links10 Minute Record ReviewsEpisode #399 Billboard : 03/03/1956Score of 74 Perkins sounds like a real find. He’s authoritative and articulate in a moderately modern sense, and he has a fine feel for tempo and beat.…
Bethlehem – BCP-36Rec. Date : September 18, 1955 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Dexter GordonBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Lawrence MarablePiano : Kenny Drew Billboard : 11/24/1956Score of 78 Gordon plays some top-flight, Lester Young-inspired tenor here, with a more robust sound than that of the master or most of his other disciples. It’s…
Atlantic – 1232Rec. Dates : October 26, 1955, November 3, 1955, December 6, 1955, December 9, 1955, December 16, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Shorty Rogers, Conte Candoli, Harry Edison, Pete Candoli, Don FagerquistAlto Sax : Bud ShankBaritone Sax : Jimmy GiuffreClarinet : Jimmy GiuffreBass : Ralph Peña, Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly ManneFlugelhorn :…
Norgran – MGN 1032Rec. Date : August 15, 1955 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Stan GetzBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Lou LevyTrumpet : Conte Candoli Billboard : 10/15/1955Score of 81 Name power, talent and a display-worthy cover tag this as a leader. Getz and Manne are the big names, of course,…
Norgran – MGN 1037Rec. Date : August 1, 1955 Stream this Album Vibes: Lionel HamptonTenor Sax : Stan GetzBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Lou Levy Billboard : 12/31/1955Spotlight on… selection Differently oriented as Lionel Hampton and Stan Getz are in their basic approach to jazz, this first record session of theirs together…
Contemporary – M3596 / S7596Rec. Dates : June 26, 1961Stream this Album Trumpet : Howard McGheeBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Phineas Newborn Audio Charles A. Robertson : February, 1962 Words of praise always greet the initial recording of a jazz veteran staging a comeback, but everything depends on what is said after the third or fourth time…
