Prestige – PRLP 7124Rec. Dates : March 12 & 21, 1957 Flute : Bobby Jaspar, Herbie MannBass : Doug Watkins, Wendell MarshallDrums : Bobby DonaldsonGuitar : Joe PumaPiano : Tommy FlanaganVibes : Eddie Costa Listening to Prestige : #215 & #216Stream this Album Billboard : 03/31/1958Three stars A swinging set that showcases two of today’s top jazz…
Jazzland – JLP 46 / 946SRec. Dates : April 12, 1957, June 26, 1957, July 1957Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Art Blakey, Shadow WilsonTenor Sax : Coleman Hawkins, John ColtraneTrumpet : Ray Copeland Billboard : 10/16/1961 The highly popular and musically productive combination of…
Riverside – RLP 438 / 9438Rec. Dates : October 23 & 24, 1962Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Reggie WorkmanPiano : Cedar WaltonTenor Sax : Wayne ShorterTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard Billboard : 02/09/1963 Blakey and the Messengers work out of their usual strong selling bag on this LP. The…
Prestige – PRLP 7123Rec. Date : August 23, 1957 Tenor Sax : John ColtraneBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Red Garland Listening to Prestige : #251Stream this Album Billboard : 02/24/1958Three stars Another fine driving session from tenorist Coltrane. The Garland Trio has Paul Chambers on bass, Art Taylor on drums and Garland,…
Prestige – PRLP 7129Rec. Dates : May 11, 1956, October 26, 1956 Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red GarlandTenor Sax : John Coltrane Listening to Prestige : #171, #191Stream this Album Billboard : 03/31/1958Four stars A highly informal session by the Davis group, features remarks by the trumpet man…
Prestige – PRLP 7122Rec. Date : October 11, 1957Stream this Album Tenor Sax, Flute : Yusef LateefBass : Ernie FarrowFlugelhorn : Wilbur HardenDrums : Oliver JacksonPiano : Hugh Lawson Billboard : 02/24/1958Two stars On majority of titles here, Lateef and his colleagues attempt to “effect a fusion between Eastern music and mainstream-modern jazz”; on…
Blue Note – BLP 4024Rec. Date : October 20, 1959 Alto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Jimmy GarrisonDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Walter Bishop Jr. Strictlyheadies : 08/29/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 04/09/1960 One of the more individual alto voices around today, McLean has a generous capacity to swing and this date goes a long way in proving it. With…
Blue Note – BLP 4022Rec. Date : October 25, 1959 Piano : Duke PearsonBass : Gene TaylorDrums : Lex Humphries Strictlyheadies : 08/22/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/28/1960 Duke Pearson is a young pianist from Atlanta who bas been performing in New York for the past six months or so. He is a lyrical pianist with a style that…
Blue Note – BLP 4020Rec. Date : May 20, 1959 Bass : Andy SimpkinsDrums : Bill DowdyPiano : Gene Harris Strictlyheadies : 08/20/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 02/27/1960 As a tightly knit, fully integrated group, the Sounds rival any trio. Each is in complete accord with the needs and demands of the others and through this cohesion they are able…
Blue Note – BLP 4019Rec. Date : May 31, 1959 Trumpet : Donald ByrdBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Walter Davis, Jr.Tenor Sax : Charlie Rouse Strictlyheadies : 08/19/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 02/13/1960 Byrd is one of the most forthright of the modern jazz trumpeters. He has a full sound, when unleashed, overpowering in his…
