Verve – MGV-8214Rec. Date : 04/17/1957Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy GillespieViolin : Stuff SmithDrums : J.C. HeardPiano : Wynton KellyBass : Paul WestVocals : The Gordon Family Cashbox : 11/23/1957 Two jazz notables blend their talents and make beautiful music together. Gillespie’s slick trumpet and Smith’s catchy violin are accompanied by two of…
Verve – MGV-8218Rec. Date : September 13, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : Ray BrownDrums : Osie Johnson High FidelityJohn S. Wilson : May, 1958 One side of firmly played, neatly stacked piano solos by Powell is offset by a side marked by sloppy recording and sloppy performances. Powell’s full talent flashes…
Verve – MGV-8209Rec. Date : May 12, 1957Stream this Album Alto Sax : Lee KonitzBass : Peter IndDrums : Shadow WilsonPiano : Sal MoscaTrumpet : Don Ferrara Billboard : 03/03/1958 Small group modern jazz of the cohesive, thoughtful brand, most memorable for rare “unit” feeling: flow in ensemble, interplay between the horns. Altoist Konitz,…
Jubilee – JLP 1054Rec. Date : July 9, 1957Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Hampton Hawes Billboard : 11/18/1957 Inventive interplay, rare cohesion make this trio date highly recommendable. Mingus, considered by some to be “far out,” reveals his feeling for the grass roots of jazz. His bass work…
Jubilee – JLP 1047Rec. Date : May 29, 1957Stream this Album Vibes : Teddy CharlesBass : Oscar PettifordPiano : Hall Overton Billboard : 12/02/1957 Highly integrated modern trio date concerned with music by Ellington. Vibist Charles, pianist Overton and bassist Pettiford afford the listener a vital jazz experience — they fashion the material in…
Atlantic – 1272Rec. Date : July 30, 1956, February 21 & August 24, 1957Stream this Album Piano : John LewisBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayGuitar : Barry Galbraith, Jim Hall Billboard : 03/24/1958 The subtle, imaginative and penetrating work of John Lewis on piano in this new set makes it a standout disk…
EmArcy – MG 36126Rec. Dates : December 12 & 13, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Trombone : Jimmy ClevelandBass : Eddie JonesDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Benny GolsonTrumpet : Art FarmerTuba : Don Butterfield, Jay McAllister Billboard : 05/12/1958Three stars Jimmy Cleveland, one of the most exciting trombonists around today, gets…
ABC-Paramount – ABC-171Rec. Date : December 11 & 12, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Lucky ThompsonBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Osie JohnsonGuitar : Skeeter BestPiano : Don AbneyTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland Cashbox : 01/11/1958 The two jazz mainstays are heard on a program of originals by Lucky Thompson. Thompson, on tenor sax and…
Bethlehem – BCP-6023Rec. Date : October 9 & 11, 1957Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Spanky DeBrestPiano : Sam Dockery, Junior ManceTenor Sax : Johnny GriffinTrumpet : Bill Hardman Billboard : 12/23/1957Special Merit Jazz Album One of the best Messenger sets to hit the market in quite some time. Material treated is…
Atlantic – 1282Rec. Date : January 20, 21 & 23, 1958Stream this Album (YT only) Clarinet : Jimmy GiuffreBaritone Sax : Jimmy GiuffreGuitar : Jim HallTenor Sax : Jimmy GiuffreValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 05/12/1958 The new Jimmy Giuffre 3 featuring Bobby Brookmeyer on trombone and Jim Hall on guitar make an auspicious…
