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…
Riverside – RLP 377 / 9377Rec. Dates : February 28, 1961, May 9, 1961, May 15, 1961Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball Adderley, George DorseyArranger : Ernie Wilkins, Bob BrookmeyerBaritone Sax : Arthur ClarkeBass : Sam JonesConductor : Ernie WilkinsDrums/Percussion : Charlie Persip, Louis Hayes, Michael Olatunji, Ray BarrettoFlute : George Dorsey, Oliver Nelson, Jerome RichardsonPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Oliver Nelson, Jerome RichardsonTrumpet : Nat Adderley, Ernie…
Blue Note – BLP 1589Rec. Date : January 13, 1958 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Clifford JordanTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 05/08/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/19/1958Two stars This new set featuring Horace Silver, one of the best of the hard-bop school of swinging pianists, is an attempt to fit Silver’s driving style into…
Blue Note – BLP 1587Rec. Date : March 23, 1958 Trombone : Bennie GreenBass : George TuckerDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Joe KnightTenor Sax : Charlie Rouse Strictlyheadies : 05/05/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 06/30/1958Three stars A very tasty set that features several good tracks. The arrangements are inventive, and Green’s trombone sound is nicely showcased with excellent support from this…
Blue Note – BLP 1583Rec. Date : December 1, 1957 Trombone : Curtis FullerBass : George TuckerDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Sonny ClarkTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 05/01/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/16/1961 Curtis Fuller is one of the most promising of the younger jazz trombonists. He has style and soul. He is also a writer, and much of the material…
Blue Note – BLP 1582Rec. Date : November 10, 1957 Tenor Sax : Clifford JordanBass : George TuckerDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Sonny ClarkTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 04/29/2019Stream this Album AudioCharles A. Robertson : September, 1958 In its gift of saxophonists to jazz, Chicago’s DuSable High may soon acquire the fame Austin High School boasted in another day. Among Cliff…
Blue Note – BLP 1570Rec. Date : July 21, 1957 Piano : Sonny ClarkBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrombone : Curtis FullerTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 04/04/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 01/18/1958 It’s the young pianist’s initial effort as a leader, and he has a lot to contribute to the jazz scene. Clark has an excellent supporting cast…
Blue Note – BLP 1562Rec. Date : May 8, 1957 Stream this Album Piano : Horace SilverBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Art Farmer Billboard : 10/07/1957Score of 78 Hard modern swinging is the prescription here. The straightforward yet emotionally penetrating Silver compositions, plus top drawer performances from Art…
Blue Note – BLP 1539Rec. Date : November 10, 1956 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Louis HayesTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Billboard : 02/02/1957Score of 81 A lot of Horace Silver’s work on piano is available on records. This LP of his, however, is something special, and it will be…
