Decca – DL 8614Rec. Date : June 17, 1957, July 12, 1957Stream this Album Drums : Chico HamiltonAlto Sax : Paul HornBass : Carson SmithCello : Fred KatzClarinet : Paul HornComposter/Arranger : Fred KatzFlute : Paul HornGuitar : John Pisano Billboard : 08/19/1957Score of 80 Heavy advertising of this picture should help album sales. Side one presents selections from soundtrack;…
Columbia – CL 998Rec. Dates : January 13, 1957, February 4, 1957, February 5, 1957, March 13, 1957Stream this Album Trumpet : Donald ByrdAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBaritone Sax : Sahib ShihabBass : Wendell MarshallDrums : Art TaylorFrench Horn : Julius WatkinsPiano : Wade Legge, Tommy FlanaganTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, Benny PowellTuba : Don Butterfield Billboard : 06/24/1957Special Merit Jazz Album Unusually well-conceived program of modern…
Clef – MGC 717Rec. Date : UnknownStream this Album Trumpet : Harry EdisonBass : Joe MondragonDrums : Alvin StollerGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Jimmy RowlesTenor Sax : Ben Webster Army TimesTom Scanlan : 03/16/1957 There is much talk and a good many theories concerning just where jazz is heading. Meanwhile back at the ranch down home for a stimulating reminder of…
Norgran – MGN 1077Rec. Dates : April 25, 1955, April 27, 1955Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : George DuvivierDrums : Art Taylor Billboard : 06/30/1956Score of 79 While this LP may not rank among the top Powell sets, from a critical point of view, it is one of the more commercial offerings by the pianist to date. Collectors…
Norgran – MGN 1076Rec. Date : April 25, 1955, April 27, 1955Stream this Album Alto Sax : Sonny StittBass : Percy HeathDrums : Charlie PersipGuitar : Skeeter BestPiano : John LewisTrumpet : Dizzy Gillespie Army TimesTom Scanlan : 07/14/1956 Dizzy Gillespie, alto saxophonist Sonny Stitt, and a rhythm section including John Lewis make up the “Modern Jazz Sextet” on a 12-inch LP that will…
Norgran – MGN 1056Rec. Date : January 12, 1956Stream this Album Bass : Gene RameyDrums : Jo JonesGuitar : Freddie GreenPiano : Teddy WilsonTenor Sax : Lester YoungTrombone : Vic DickensonTrumpet : Roy Eldridge Billboard : 04/28/1956Spotlight on… selection A formidable collection of jazz talent was assembled for this recent date. Despite the long careers of all concerned, some rather surprising “first”…
Norgran – MGN 1054Rec. Date : August 4, 1952Stream this Album (YT only) Tenor Sax : Lester YoungPiano : Oscar PetersonBass : Ray BrownDrums : J.C. HeardGuitar : Barney Kessel Billboard : 05/05/1956Score of 72 Another re-issue on 12-inch $3.98 vinyl of two complete previously listed 10-inch LPs. The President, of course, is tenor saxman Lester Young, featured here in some of…
Norgran – MGN 1043Rec. Date : November 1, 1955Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Lester YoungTrumpet : Harry EdisonBass : Ray BrownDrums : Buddy RichGuitar : Herb EllisPiano : Oscar Peterson Billboard : 09/29/1956Score of 72 Lester (Pres) Young is less than a ghost of his once great self in this spotty set. Poor tone and feeble invention will scare off all…
Imperial – LP-9020Rec. Dates : July 10, 1956, July 31, 1956Stream this Album Alto Sax : Sonny CrissBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Lawrence MarablePiano : Sonny Clark Down Beat : 11/28/1956Nat Hentoff : 3 stars Criss‘ second LP for Imperial also involves Leroy Vinnegar, Lawrence Marable, and Sonny Clark. The rhythm section moves forcefully, and Sonny’s solos are pulsatingly pointed. The troubles…
Epic – LN 3212Rec. Date : October 1955Stream this Album Piano : Ahmad JamalBass : Israel CrosbyGuitar : Ray Crawford Down Beat : 05/30/1956Nat Hentoff : 2.5 stars On his first 12″ LP, pianist Jamal is assisted strongly by guitarist Ray Crawford and veteran bassist Israel Crosby. Potentially this could be a uniquely rewarding trio, but in actuality, it’s a frequently…
