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A.K. Salim – Blues Suite (1959)

Oct 4, 2023grogg1959, A.K. Salim, Buster Cooper, Eddie Costa, George Duvivier, Joe Wilder, LN - Stein, Nat Adderley, Oscar Dennard, Paul Cohen, Phil Woods, Sahib Shihab, Savoy, Seldon Powell, Wilbur Hogan

Savoy MG-12132Rec. Dates : September 26, 1958, October 6, 1958Stream this Album (YT only) Composer/Arranger : A.K. SalimAlto Sax : Phil WoodsBaritone Sax : Sahib ShihabBass : George DuvivierDrums : Wilbur HoganFlute : Seldon PowellPiano : Eddie Costa, Oscar DennardTenor Sax : Seldon PowellTrombone : Buster CooperTrumpet : Nat Adderley, Paul Cohen, Joe Wilder Cashbox : 03/28/1959 Composer-conductor-arranger Salim has surrounded himself with an impressive aggregation of jazz names…

Yusef Lateef – Jazz Mood (1957)

Sep 30, 2023grogg1957, Curtis Fuller, Doug Watkins, Ernie Farrow, Hugh Lawson, LN - Stein, Louis Hayes, Savoy, Yusef Lateef

Savoy – MG 12103Rec. Date : April 9, 1957Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Yusef LateefBass : Ernie FarrowDrums : Louis HayesFlute : Yusef LateefPiano : Hugh LawsonTrombone : Curtis FullerPercussion : Doug Watkins, Yusef Lateef, Curtis Fuller, Ernie Farrow Detroit Free PressUnknown : 10/04/1957 The rabad, a musical instrument played thousands of years ago in the time of King…

Hank Mobley – Jazz Message #2 (1957)

Sep 29, 2023grogg1957, Art Taylor, Barry Harris, Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins, Hank Jones, Hank Mobley, Kenny Clarke, Lee Morgan, LN - Stein, Savoy

Savoy – MG 12092Rec. Dates : July 23, 1956, November 7, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Hank MobleyBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art TaylorPiano : Barry Harris, Hank JonesTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 74 A blowing session of some heat and significance on material in the hard, clipped, boppish idiom. Lengthiness of tracks lend…

Hank Mobley Quintet – Introducing Lee Morgan (1957)

Sep 29, 2023grogg1957, Art Taylor, Doug Watkins, Hank Jones, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, LN - Stein, Savoy

Savoy – MG 12091Rec. Dates : November 5, 1956, November 7, 1956Stream this Album Trumpet : Lee MorganBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Hank JonesTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Down Beat : 04/30/1957Nat Hentoff : 4 stars Actually, Blue Note first “introduced” Morgan with an LP by him as a leader. This is really Mobley‘s date, and the story I…

Various Artists – Jazz Men Detroit (1956)

Sep 29, 2023grogg1956, Kenny Burrell, Kenny Clarke, LN - Stein, Paul Chambers, Pepper Adams, Savoy, Tommy Flanagan

Savoy – MG 12083Rec. Date : April 30, 1956, May 9, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Baritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Kenny ClarkeGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Tommy Flanagan Billboard : 02/16/1957Score of 75 With the exception of Kenny Clarke, the quintet on this date have a Detroit origin in common. Most have come on the modern jazz…

Joe Wilder – Wilder ‘n Wilder (1956)

Jul 25, 2023grogg1956, Hank Jones, Joe Wilder, Kenny Clarke, LN - Stein, Savoy, Wendell Marshall

Savoy – MG 12063Rec. Date : January 19, 1956Stream this Album Trumpet : Joe WilderBass : Wendell MarshallDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : Hank Jones Billboard : 06/02/1956Score of 80 Trumpeter Wilder, on the basis of this program, should become a much bigger jazz name. He gets a gorgeous, full tone and plays like a warmer, tastier edition of Charlie Shavers. Also,…

Chico Hamilton Quintet – In Hi-Fi (1956)

Jul 24, 2023grogg1956, Buddy Collette, Carson Smith, Chico Hamilton, Fred Katz, Jim Hall, LN - Stein, Pacific

Pacific – PJ-1216Rec. Dates : November 12, 1954, January 4, 1956, February 10, 1956, February 13, 1956Stream this Album Drums : Chico HamiltonAlto Sax : Buddy ColletteBass : Carson SmithCello : Fred KatzClarinet : Buddy ColletteGuitar : Jim HallFlute : Buddy ColletteTenor Sax : Buddy Collette Billboard : 05/26/1956Spotlight on… selection Hamilton‘s first 12-inch LP (PJ 1209) was an unusual…

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