Debut – DEB-123Rec. Date : December 23, 1955 Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusDrums : Willie Jones, Max RoachPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : George BarrowTrombone : Eddie Bert Jazz TodayBill Coss : October, 1956 This is an in-person recording done at the Cafe Bohemia in New York City. As Mal Waldron’s excellent liner…
Atlantic – 1237Rec. Date : January 30, 1956 Stream this Album Bass : Charlie MingusAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanDrums : Willie JonesPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : J.R. Monterose Billboard : 8/25/1956Score of 77 In his first Atlantic LP, Mingus departs from the strict composter-imposed discipline of his “Composer Workshop” series. There is more of…
Atlantic – 1229Rec. Date : January 6, 1956 / January 11, 1956 / January 17, 1956 Stream this Album Vibes : Teddy CharlesTrumpet : Art Farmer (as Peter Urban)Alto Sax : Gigi GryceTenor Sax : J.R. MonteroseBaritone Sax : George Barrow, Sol SchlingerTuba : Don ButterfieldPiano : Mal WaldronGuitar : Jimmy RaneyBass : Teddy KotickDrums…
Prestige – PRLP 7096Rec. Date : March 15, 1957 Tuba : Ray DraperAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Spanky DeBrestDrums : Ben DixonPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Webster Young Listening to Prestige : #216Stream this Album San Francisco ExaminerC.H. Garrigues : 09/29/1957 Originally the tuba performed the chores in the jazz band which have been taken over in latter days by the…
Prestige – PRLP 7090Rec. Date : November 9, 1956 Piano : Mal WaldronAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Julian EuellDrums : Arthur EdgehillTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman Listening to Prestige: #193Stream this Album Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 77 For modernists who go for “thinking” jazz musicianship, this is a prize package. Front-line players Waldron on piano, Gigi Gryce on alto and Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, are all writers…
Prestige – PRLP 7087Rec. Date : February 8, 1957 Alto Sax : Jackie McleanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Arthur TaylorPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Bill HardmanTuba : Ray Draper Listening to Prestige : #207Album is Not Streamable Miami HeraldFred Sherman : 11/10/1957 On the offbeat side is Jackie McLean & Co., a quintet session with Ray Draper’s tuba added on three of the five…
Prestige – PRLP 7084Rec. Date : February 16, 1957 Bass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Elvin JonesFlute, Tenor Sax : Frank WessPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Thad JonesVibes : Teddy Charles Listening to Prestige : #210Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 06/24/1957Score of 76 An “All Star” package – T. Jones, M. Waldron, T. Charles, F. Wess, etc – where the writing of Charles and Waldron and…
Prestige – PRLP 7083Rec. Date : January 11, 1957 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Art Farmer Listening to Prestige : #203Stream this Album Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 70 Primarily a ‘down-home,’ bluesy collection that could interest both the jazz buyer and periphery jazz-rhythm and blues clientele.…
Prestige – PRLP 7073Rec. Date : December 28, 1956 Bass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorFlute, Tenor Sax : Jerome RichardsonGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Listening to Prestige : #199Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 03/30/1957Score of 71 Line-up consists entirely of stars of the new generation, and value of this set will have…
Prestige – PRLP 7068Rec. Date : August 31, 1956 Alto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Bill Hardman Listening to Prestige : #186Stream this Album Billboard : 02/23/1957Score of 76 Bill Hardman, a talented trumpet man who has been with Jackie McLean both in the Charlie Mingus Workshop group and in the “Messengers,” gets his first…
