Blue Note – BLP 1541Rec. Date : December 2, 1956 Trumpet : Lee MorganAlto Sax : Kenny RodgersBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Strictlyheadies : 02/18/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/20/1957Score of 76 Morgan, one of the most promising of trumpet moderns, in another fine set of performances. Aided by a “cooking” rhythm section,…
Blue Note – BLP 1540Rec. Date : November 25, 1956 Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Horace SilverTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 02/17/2019Stream this Album Billboard 03/30/1957Score of 77 Still another on the Silver–Mobley–Byrd collections, but this time with the lesser-accepted Mobley name on top. However, there are additional sparks here from the addition of another trumpet,…
Blue Note – BLP 1539Rec. Date : November 10, 1956 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/16/2019Stream this Album AudioCharles A. Robertson : April, 1957 With the dispersal of the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver has formed his own quintet to act as a vehicle for his distinctive compositions and imaginative…
Blue Note – BLP 1538Rec. Date : November 4, 1956 Trumpet : Lee MorganAlto Sax : Clarence SharpeBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Horace Silver Strictlyheadies : 02/15/2019Stream this Album 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 18-year-old…
Blue Note – BLP 1537Rec. Dates : June 20, 1952, November 19, 1952, August 22, 1954 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Gene Ramey, Percy HeathDrums : Arthur Taylor, Art BlakeyPiano : Horace Silver, Elmo HopeTrombone : Matthew GeeTrumpet : Blue Mitchell, Kenny Dorham Strictlyheadies : 02/14/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/27/1957Score of 74 Donaldson, one of the less-touted Charlie Parker followers, is one of the best, from…
Blue Note – BLP 1536Rec. Date : October 21, 1956 Tenor Sax : J.R. MonteroseBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Horace SilverTrumpet : Ira Sullivan Strictlyheadies : 02/13/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/09/1957Score of 71 J.R. Monterose (not to be confused with another tenor-man, Jack Montrose) here gets his first LP showcase as leader. For the date he picked a…
Blue Note – BLP 1535Rec. Dates : January 30, 1955, March 29, 1955 Trumpet : Kenny DorhamBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Percy Heath, Oscar PettifordCongas : Carlos ValdésCowbell : Richie GoldbergDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrombone : J.J. Johnson Strictlyheadies : 02/12/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/20/1957Score of 73 Title is only half true, for one side of this collection…
Blue Note – BLP 1534Rec. Date : September 21, 1956 Bass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : John ColtraneTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/11/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/26/1957Score of 77 This is only the second LP which Chambers has been the “headliner,” but his work on bass on so many albums in the…
Blue Note – BLP 1532Rec. Dates : September 13, 1948, October 11, 1948, August 8, 1949 Trumpet : Fats Navarro, Howard McGheeAlto Sax : Ernie HenryBass : Curley Russell, Tommy PotterBongos : Chino PozoDrums : Kenny Clarke, Roy HaynesPiano : Tadd Dameron, Milt Jackson, Bud PowellTenor Sax : Allen Eager, Wardell Gray, Sonny RollinsVibes : Milt Jackson Strictlyheadies : 02/09/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 06/29/1957 This is a companion piece…
Blue Note – BLP 1531Rec. Dates : September 26, 1947, October 11, 1948, August 8, 1949 Trumpet : Fats Navarro, Howard McGheeAlto Sax : Ernie HenryBass : Nelson Boyd, Curley Russell, Tommy PotterDrums : Shadow Wilson, Kenny Clarke, Roy HaynesPiano : Tadd Dameron, Milt Jackson, Bud PowellTenor Sax : Charlie Rouse, Sonny RollinsVibes : Milt Jackson Strictlyheadies : 02/08/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 07/01/1957Score of 76 A valuable collection of Navarro performances…
