Sonny Stitt – Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1956)

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Roost – RLP 2204Rec. Dates : September 30, 1955, October 9, 1955Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Saxophone : Sonny Stitt, Anthony OrtegaArranger/Conductor : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Jo JonesFlute : Anthony OrtegaGuitar : Freddie GreenePiano : Hank JonesTenor Saxophone : Seldon PowellTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. JohnsonTrumpet : Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal Billboard : 02/25/1956Score of 77 Besides Stitt on alto sax,…

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Lennie Tristano – Lennie Tristano (1956)

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Atlantic – 1224Rec. Date : xx/xx/1955, June 11, 1955Stream this Album Piano : Lennie TristanoAlto Sax : Lee KonitzBass : Peter Ind, Gene RameyDrums : Jeff Morton, Art Taylor Billboard : 3/24/1956Score of 77 Pioneering modernist Tristano has his first album in several years. As expected, there are some strikingly original ideas advanced, but there’s nothing to scare off the less-than-intellectual listener. In…

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Lee Konitz – With Warne Marsh (1955)

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Atlantic – 1217Rec. Dates : June 14, 1955, June 15, 1955Stream this Album Alto Sax : Lee KonitzTenor Sax : Warne MarshBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Kenny ClarkeGuitar : Billy BauerPiano : Sal Mosca, Ronnie Ball Billboard : 12/17/1955Score of 80 This album is remarkable not only for the superb modern musicianship of Konitz (on alto) and Marsh (on tenor), but for their successful use of…

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Gil Mellé – Patterns in Jazz (1956)

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Blue Note – BLP 1517Rec. Date : April 1, 1956 Baritone Sax : Gil MelléBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Ed ThigpenGuitar : Joe CinderellaTrombone : Eddie Bert Strictlyheadies : 01/25/2019Stream this Album Cash Box : 10/27/1956 This five man combo, headed here by Gil Mellé (baritone sax), swing lightly but persuasively through several Mellé composed numbers and two standards. A noteworthy gift of…

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