East-West – 4004Rec. Dates : April 4-6, 1957Stream this Album Piano : George WallingtonBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasTenor Sax : J.R. MonteroseTrumpet : Jerry Lloyd Billboard : 05/05/1958 Clean modern sound is the feature of this set. Actually most of the numbers feature four players. Only two of the seven tracks spotlight…
Epic – LN 3436Rec. Dates : September 11 & November 8, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Sax : Phil WoodsBass : Sonny DallasDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : Bob Corwin HiFi / Stereo ReviewRalph J. Gleason : June 1958 The Messengers are the other side of the coin from Rogers and Graas, with emphasis on…
Atlantic – 1275Rec. Date : September 4 & 5, 1956Stream this Album Piano : George WallingtonBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick Stabulas Billboard : 03/24/1958 Attractive modern readings here by pianist George Wallington and his trio of show tune standards and a group of jazz classics, penned by Wallington himself. Show tunes include It’s All…
Prestige – PRLP 7137Rec. Date : January 24, 1958 Piano : Mose AllisonBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Nick Stabulas Listening to Prestige : #142Album is not Streamable Billboard : 06/09/1958Two stars A package of tasteful jazz ranging from funky blues to urban performances of standards. Allison plays piano, trumpet and does vocals, with A. Farmer…
Prestige – PRLP 7121Rec. Date : November 8, 1957 Piano/Trumpet/Vocals : Mose AllisonBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Nick Stabulas Listening to Prestige : #258Stream this Album Billboard : 02/10/1958Special Merit Jazz Album Allison is a fresh young talent. He translates the feeling of the grass roots of jazz, the “country” background of his childhood, into modern language without losing…
Prestige – PRLP 7120Rec. Dates : September 6 & 27 1957, October 10, 1957 Stream this Album Piano : Gil EvansAlto Sax : Lee Konitz (as Zeke Tolin)Bass : Paul ChambersBass Trombone : Bart VarsalonaBassoon : Dave KurtzerDrums : Nick Stabulas, Jo JonesFrench Horn : Willie RuffSoprano Sax : Steve LacyTrombone : Jimmy ClevelandTrumpet :…
Prestige – PRLP 7115Rec. Date : March 29, 1957 Alto Sax : Phil Woods, Gene QuillBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : George Syran Listening to Prestige : #220Stream this Album Glamorgan Gazette (Wales)M.E. : 07/11/1958 The Esquire Long Playing volume of American Prestige recordings displays the talents of Phil Woods as an alto saxophone player and composer, at the same time…
Coral – CRL 57171Rec. Date : March 27, 1957 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Al Cohn, Zoot SimsBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : Mose Allison Billboard : 08/26/1957Spotlight on… selection Some of the best tenor sax blowing on recent disks, plus a group of fresh-sounding, thematically strong Cohn originals, smartly routine. The…
Coral – CRL 57118Rec. Dates : December 4, 1956, December 5, 1956 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Al CohnValve Trombone : Bob BrookmeyerBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : Mose Allison Billboard : 04/06/1957Score of 81 Valve trombonist Brookmeyer once again acts as collaborator and catalyst in producing an outstanding, swinging, modern jazz…
ABC-Paramount – ABC-198Rec. Date : January 11, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Sax : Zoot SimsAlto Sax : Zoot SimsAlto Sax : Zoot SimsAlto Sax : Zoot SimsBass : Knobby TotahDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : George Handy Army TimesTom Scanlan : 11/09/1957 Zoot Sims Plays Four Altos is a fascinating record, especially when you consider how it was made. This is one of those…
