Prestige – PRLP 7020Rec. Date : December 2, 1955 Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : George MorrowDrums : Max RoachPiano : Ray Bryant Listening to Prestige : #159Stream this Album Billboard : 04/07/1956Score of 76 Some facets of Rollins‘ work have never been brought out adequately until this issue. There are subtleties and depths in his hard swinging jazz tenor that…
Prestige – PRLP 7013Rec. Dates : June 21, 1949, January 6, 1950, March 15, 1950, March 8, 1951, October 5, 1951 Trumpet : Miles Davis, Don Ferrara, Howard McGhee, Al PorcinoAlto Sax : Lee Konitz, Charlie Kennedy, Jackie McLeanBaritone Sax : Gerry MulliganBass : Gene Ramey, Chubby Jackson, Tommy Potter, Arnold FishkinDrums : Stan Levey, Don Lamond, Roy Haynes, Max Roach, Art BlakeyGuitar : Billy BauerPiano : Al Haig, Tony Aless, Sal Mosca, Walter Bishop Jr.Tenor Sax…
Blue Note – BLP 1546Rec. Dates : July 14, 1956, February 3, 1957 Trumpet : Thad JonesAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Percy Heath, George DuvivierDrums : Max Roach, Elvin JonesPiano : Barry Harris, Tommy FlanaganTrombone : Benny Powell Strictlyheadies : 02/23/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/26/1957Special Merit Jazz Album A modern blowing session notable for its discipline and depth of improvisation. Jones is in excellent form,…
Blue Note – BLP 1542Rec. Date : December 16, 1956 Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Gene RameyDrums : Max RoachPiano : Wynton KellyTrumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 02/19/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/30/1957Jazz Special Merit Album Any listener jaded with the sameness of the modern sounds can freshen up with this one. Here’s some of the most vigorous and…
Blue Note – BLP 1533Rec. Date : April 17, 1956 Tenor Sax : Johnny GriffinBass : Curley RussellDrums : Max RoachPiano : Wynton Kelly Stream this AlbumStrictlyheadies : 02/10/2019 Billboard : 02/02/1957Score of 74 Griffin is a tenor man who, unhappily for East and West Coast club-goers, sticks very close to the Chicago scene. Those hearing him for the first time…
Blue Note – BLP 1519Rec. Date : August 1, 1955, August 7, 1955, April 19, 1956 Piano : Herbie NicholsBass : Al McKibbon, Teddy KotickDrums : Max Roach Strictlyheadies : 01/27/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 10/20/1956Score of 76 In jazz avant-garde circles Herbie Nichols has been touted for some time as one of “the” pianists to watch. His richly chorded style, with…
Blue Note – BLP 1511Rec. Dates : October 15, 1947, October 24, 1947, November 21, 1947, July 23, 1951, May 30, 1952 Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Danny Quebec West, Sahib Shihab, Lou DonaldsonBass : Eugene Ramey, Robert Paige, Al McKibbon, Nelson BoydDrums : Art Blakey, Max RoachTenor Sax : Billy Smith, Lucky ThompsonTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman, George Taitt, Kenny DorhamVibes : Milt Jackson Strictlyheadies : 01/19/2019Stream this Album Liner Notes…
Blue Note – BLP 1503Rec. Dates : August 8, 1949, August 9, 1949, May 1, 1951 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Tommy Potter, Curly RussellDrums : Roy Haynes, Max RoachTenor Sax : Sonny RollinsTrumpet : Fats Navarro Strictlyheadies : 01/11/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/31/1956 This is the most illuminating set to date exploring the art of this current leading influence in piano…
