Roost – RLP 2204Rec. Dates : September 30, 1955, October 9, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Saxophone : Sonny Stitt, Anthony OrtegaArranger/Conductor : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Jo JonesFlute : Anthony OrtegaGuitar : Freddie GreenPiano : Hank JonesTenor Saxophone : Seldon PowellTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. JohnsonTrumpet : Thad…
Atlantic – 1224Rec. Date : xx/xx/1955, June 11, 1955 Stream this Album Piano : Lennie TristanoAlto Sax : Lee KonitzBass : Peter Ind, Gene RameyDrums : Jeff Morton, Arthur 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…
Atlantic – 1217Rec. Dates : June 14, 1955, June 15, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Lee KonitzTenor Sax : Warne MarshBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Kenny ClarkeGuitar : Billy BauerPiano : Sal Mosca, Ronnie Ball Featured Links10 Minute Record ReviewsEpisode #318 Billboard : 12/17/1955Score of 80 This album is remarkable not only for…
Blue Note – BLP 1517Rec. Date : April 1, 1956 Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Gil MelléBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Ed ThigpenGuitar : Joe CinderellaTrombone : Eddie Bert Cashbox : 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…
