Capitol – ST 2822Rec. Dates : June 12 & July 24, 1967Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Victor GaskinCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Roy McCurdyPiano/Electric Piano : Joe Zawinul Cashbox : 11/11/1967 The Cannonball Adderley Quintet moves though a five-session jazz set. The tracks are Do Do Do (What Now Is Next?, I Remember Bird, Walk Tall (Baby, That’s What I…
Atlantic LP – 1469Rec. Date : June 20, 1966Stream this Album Drums : Shelly ManneAlto Sax : Frank StrozierBass : Monty BudwigPiano : Russ FreemanTrumpet : Conte Candoli Billboard : 11/19/1966 Rack up one more for Shelly Manne. Two of the six numbers written by alto sax man Frank Strozier, demonstrate the varied talent of Shelley’s supporting artists. They are Idle One, slow…
Blue Note – BLP 4014Rec. Dates : September 16 & 28 1958, February 11, 1959 Bass : Andy SimpkinsDrums : Bill DowdyPiano : Gene Harris Strictlyheadies : 07/31/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 08/01/1959 Comprised of Gene Harris, piano and celeste; Andrew Simpkins, bass; and Bill Dowdy, drums, the Three Sounds offer their jazz interpretation of eight pop tunes, among them Besame Mucho, Angel Eyes, I…
Blue Note – BLP 4176Rec. Date : June 2, 1964Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Dexter GordonBass : Niels-Henning Ørsted PedersenDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Kenny DrewTrumpet : Donald Byrd Billboard : 09/25/1965Three Stars —– Cashbox : 09/25/1965Jazz Best Bet Three blues numbers make up the delectable fare on this outing with Dexter Gordon featured at tenor sax with four other…
Blue Note – BLP 4009Rec. Date : December 29, 1958 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art Taylor Strictlyheadies : July 15, 2019Stream this Album Audio : February 1960 As Bud Powell made this recording just before leaving for Paris last year, the prevailing atmosphere is one of pleasant reminiscence on past achievements. All of the themes are his…
Blue Note – BLP 4008Rec. Date : February 1, 1959 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Gene TaylorDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Junior CookTrumpet : Blue Mitchell Strictlyheadies : July 11, 2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/27/1959Three Stars Horace Silver and his quintet have come thru with a real funky album here, one that will appeal to those hard bop fans who…
Blue Note – BLP 4003Rec. Date : October 30, 1958 Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Jymie MerrittPiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Benny GolsonTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : July 2, 2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/19/1959Four Stars There’s a flock of fine, virile blowing on these sides by the Messengers. Particularly the trumpet work of Lee Morgan is clean, crisp and pure. B.…
RCA Victor – LPM-1423Rec. Date : October 5, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : George DuvivierDrums : Art Taylor Army TimesTom Scanlan : 04/06/1957 Liner notes by Leonard Feather claim that Powell is “the most respected and most imitated pianist alive.” Whether this is true or not, it is certainly true that Powell has influenced innumerable young pianists.…
Epic – LN 3326Rec. Dates : July 2, 1956, July 17, 1956, July 18, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Horace SilverBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art TaylorTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Joe Gordon, Donald Byrd Billboard : 03/30/1957Score of 77 The Silver–Byrd combination, offshoot of the old Jazz Messengers, is all over the place these weeks, and is featured here, except…
Atlantic – 1246Rec. Dates : April 23, 1956, April 24, 1956, April 25, 1956, April 26, 1956Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Lars Gullin, Rune FalkAlto Sax : Arne DomnérusArranger : Gösta TheseliusBass : Georg Riedel, Bengt CarlssonClarinet : Arne DomnérusDrums : Bert DahlanderPiano : Rune ÖfwermanTenor Sax : Carl-Henrik Norin, Rolf BlomquistTrombone : George Vernon, Gordon Ohlsson, Åke PerssonTrumpet : Jan Allan, Weine Renliden, Nisse Skoog, Bengt-Arne Wallin Billboard…
