Blue Note – BLP 1576Rec. Date : September 1, 1957 Piano : Sonny ClarkBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorTenor Sax : John ColtraneTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 04/12/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/30/1958Three stars This is Sonny Clark‘s second featured LP for Blue Note and it shows growth on the part of this young pianist of the hard…
Blue Note – BLP 1575Rec. Date : August 25, 1957 Trumpet : Lee MorganAlto Sax : George ColemanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Ray BryantTenor Sax : George ColemanTrombone : Curtis Fuller Strictlyheadies : 04/10/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 06/30/1958Two stars Lee Morgan, the 19-year-old trumpeter who has received much acclaim for his work with the Dizzy Gillespie crew, displays his flashy, hard…
Blue Note – BLP 1572Rec. Date : August 4, 1957 Trombone : Curtis FullerBaritone Sax : Tate HoustonBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Sonny Clark Strictlyheadies : 04/06/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/27/1958Score of 74 A modern, blowing session that leans more to the melodic values than many of its kind. Trombonist Fuller, comparatively new to big time, grows more…
Blue Note – BLP 1571Rec. Date : August 3, 1957 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorTrombone : Curtis Fuller Strictlyheadies : 04/05/2019Stream this Album AudioCharles A. Robertson : February, 1958 To say that this session finds Bud Powell back in the form which marked his first great solo sides on this label, after a hiatus of several years,…
Blue Note – BLP 1563Rec. Date : May 8, 1957 Organ : Jimmy SmithDrums : Donald BaileyGuitar : Eddie McFadden Strictlyheadies : 03/28/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 10/07/1957Score of 79 Organist Smith, interpreting a program of standards, tastefully utilizes full orchestral resources of his instrument, and thus invest selections with rare regality and color. Accessible to the understanding of a…
Blue Note – BLP 1556Rec. Dates : February 11, 1957, February 12, 1957, February 13, 1957 Organ : Jimmy SmithDrums : Art Blakey, Donald BaileyGuitar : Eddie McFadden Strictlyheadies : 03/11/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/24/1959Four stars Smith applies some interesting organ effects to his stylings of a flock of stands and original tunes. All the Things You Are, is given an…
Blue Note – BLP 1546Rec. Dates : July 14, 1956, February 3, 1957 Trumpet : Thad JonesAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Percy Heath, George DuvivierDrums : Max Roach, Elvin JonesPiano : Barry Harris, Tommy FlanaganTrombone : Benny Powell Strictlyheadies : 02/23/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/26/1957Special Merit Jazz Album A modern blowing session notable for its discipline and depth of improvisation. Jones is in excellent form,…
Blue Note – BLP 1544Rec. Date : January 13, 1957 Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Horace SilverVibes : Milt Jackson Strictlyheadies : 02/21/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/29/1957Score of 76 An oft-times compelling, rhythmic program that derives its distinction from solos by the facile Milt Jackson, H. Silver and Mobley, who is evolving into one of the most…
Blue Note – BLP 1543Rec. Date : March 12, 1956, May 29, 1956, May 30, 1956 Guitar – Kenny BurrellBass : Oscar Pettiford, Paul Chambers, Sam JonesCongas : CándidoDrums : Shadow Wilson, Kenny Clarke, Arthur EdgehillPiano : Tommy Flanagan, Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Frank Foster, J.R. MonteroseTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Strictlyheadies : 02/20/2019Album is Not Streamable Audio : July, 1957Charles A. Robertson The second collection featuring Kenny Burrell is a most…
Blue Note – BLP 1542Rec. Date : December 16, 1956 Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Gene RameyDrums : Max RoachPiano : Wynton KellyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/19/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/30/1957Jazz Special Merit Album Any listener jaded with the sameness of the modern sounds can freshen up with this one. Here’s some of the most vigorous and…
