Hank Mobley Quintet – Hank Mobley Quintet (1957)

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Blue Note – BLP 1550Rec. Date : March 8, 1957 Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Horace SilverTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 03/02/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/26/1957Score of 73 Mobley‘s unit, in tradition of Jazz Messengers, generates a good deal of excitement. Material is in staccato, boppish vein, has brittle quality, but is…

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John Coltrane – Blue Train (1958)

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Blue Note – BLP 1577Rec. Date : September 15, 1957 Tenor Sax : John ColtraneBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Kenny DrewTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 04/15/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/27/1958Special Merit Jazz Album A provocative item in the hard, modern idiom, most notable for tenorist Coltrane‘s arresting solo continuity. Obviously moved by vibrant, creative…

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