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Buddy Rich – This One’s for Basie (1957)

Sep 19, 2023grogg1957, Bill Pitman, Bob Cooper, Bob Enevoldsen, Buddy Collette, Buddy Rich, Conrad Gozzo, Frank Rosolino, Harry Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Joe Mondragon, LN - Unknown, Norgran, Pete Candoli

Norgran – MGN-1086Rec. Dates : August 18, 1956, August 25, 1956Stream this Album Drums : Buddy RichBaritone Saxophone : Buddy ColletteBass : Joe MondragonFlute : Buddy ColletteGuitar : Bill PitmanPiano : Jimmy RowlesTenor Saxophone: Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Buddy ColletteTrombone : Frank RosolinoTrumpet : Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Harry EdisonValve Trombone : Bob Enevoldsen Arlington Heights HeraldPaul Little : 12/13/1956 Norm Granz, on his Norgran label (1086…

Buddy DeFranco – Buddy DeFranco Wailers (1957)

Sep 19, 2023grogg1957, Barney Kessel, Bob Stone, Bobby White, Buddy DeFranco, Harry Edison, Jimmy Rowles, LN - Unknown, Norgran

Norgran – MGN-1085Rec. Date : December, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Clarinet : Buddy DeFrancoBass : Bob StoneDrums : Bobby WhiteGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Jimmy RowlesTrumpet : Harry Edison Army Times : 02/09/1957Tom Scanlan Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco has some swinging moments on a new sextet record appropriately called The Buddy DeFranco Wailers. Well, they do, especially Harry “Sweets” Edison and guitarist Barney Kessel. Greatly underrated pianist Jimmy Rowles is…

Bud Powell – Piano Interpretations (1956)

Jul 23, 2023grogg1956, Art Taylor, Bud Powell, George Duvivier, LN - Unknown, Norgran

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…

Modern Jazz Sextet – The Modern Jazz Sextet (1956)

Jul 23, 2023grogg1956, Charlie Persip, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis, LN - Unknown, Norgran, Percy Heath, Skeeter Best, Sonny Stitt

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…

Various Artists – The Jazz Giants ’56 (1956)

Jul 22, 2023grogg1956, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones, Lester Young, LN - Unknown, Norgran, Roy Eldridge, Teddy Wilson, Vic Dickenson

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”…

Lester Young – The President Plays With the Oscar Peterson Trio (1956)

Jul 22, 2023grogg1956, Barney Kessel, J.C. Heard, Lester Young, LN - Unknown, Norgran, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown

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…

Lester Young and Harry Edison – Pres and Sweets (1956)

Jul 21, 2023grogg1956, Buddy Rich, Harry Edison, Herb Ellis, Lester Young, LN - Unknown, Norgran, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown

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…

Buddy DeFranco / Oscar Peterson – Play George Gershwin (1955)

Jun 16, 2023grogg1955, Bobby White, Buddy DeFranco, Dan Lube, David Frishna, Dick Noel, Dick Perissi, Eudice Shapiro, George Neikrug, Harry Betts, Henry Hill, Herb Ellis, Herman Gunkler, Jack Dumont, Jules Jacobs, Kurt Reher, LN - Granz, Louis Kievman, Marshall Sosson, Marty Berman, Mischa Russell, Murray McEachern, Nick DiMaio, Norgran, Oscar Peterson, Ralph Schaeffer, Ray Brown, Rickey Marino, Sam Caplan, Saul Grant, Virginia Matewski

Norgran – MGN 1016Rec. Dates : December 6, 1954, December 7, 1954Stream this Album Clarinet : Buddy DeFrancoPiano : Oscar PetersonBass : Ray BrownCello : George Neikrug, Kurt ReherDrums : Bobby WhiteFrench Horn : Dick PerissiGuitar : Herb EllisViola : Virginia Matewski, Louis KievmanViolin : Dan Lube, Saul Grant, David Frisina, Henry Hill, Eudice Shapiro, Mischa Russell, Ralph Schaeffer, Sam Caplan, Rickey Marino, Marshall SossonTrombone : Nick DiMaio, Murray McEachern, Dick Noel, Harry BettsWoodwinds : Marty Berman, Jack Dumont, Herman Gunkler, Jules Jacobs…

Tal Farlow – The Interpretations of Tal Farlow (1955)

Jun 16, 2023grogg1955, Claude Williamson, LN - Morgan, Norgran, Red Mitchell, Stan Levy, Tal Farlow

Norgran – MGN 1027Rec. Date : January 17, 1955Stream this Album Guitar : Tal FarlowBass : Red MitchellDrums : Stan LeveyPiano : Claude Williamson Billboard : 05/21/1955Score of 76 Farlow, to at least one reviewer, swings as strongly as any other guitarist around today, tho his ballad sensitivity is somewhat less than that of a Johnny Smith or Mundell Lowe. His jazz…

Stan Getz – West Coast Jazz (1955)

Jun 16, 2023grogg1955, Conte Candoli, Leroy Vinnegar, LN - Unknown, Lou Levy, Norgran, Shelly Manne, Stan Getz

Norgran – MGN 1032Rec. Date : August 15, 1955Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Stan GetzBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Lou LevyTrumpet : Conte Candoli Billboard : 10/15/1955Score of 81 Name power, talent and a display-worthy cover tag this as a leader. Getz and Manne are the big names, of course, tho Candoli too has a following. The new star, comparatively, is Levy, whose…

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