Blue Note – BLP 4032Rec. Dates : December 5, 1959, January 23, 1960 Alto Sax : Sonny RedBass : Sam Jones, Paul ChambersDrums : Roy Brooks, Jimmy CobbPiano : Wynton Kelly Strictlyheadies : 09/19/2019Stream this Album Down Beat : 12/08/1960Pete Welding : 3 stars It’s almost inevitable that 27-year-old Red, who here makes his recording…
Prestige – PRLP 7123Rec. Date : August 23, 1957 Tenor Sax : John ColtraneBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Red Garland Listening to Prestige : #251Stream this Album Billboard : 02/24/1958Three stars Another fine driving session from tenorist Coltrane. The Garland Trio has Paul Chambers on bass, Art Taylor on drums and Garland,…
Prestige – PRLP 7129Rec. Dates : May 11, 1956, October 26, 1956 Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red GarlandTenor Sax : John Coltrane Listening to Prestige : #171, #191Stream this Album Billboard : 03/31/1958Four stars A highly informal session by the Davis group, features remarks by the trumpet man…
Atlantic – 1291Rec. Dates : December 12, 1957, January 16, 1958Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Warne MarshBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe Jones, Paul MotianPiano : Ronnie Ball Billboard : 11/10/1958A Billboard Pick Tenor man Warne Marsh has had a long road to hew to gain recognition, but he is finally beginning to achieve a measure of fame. On…
Blue Note – BLP 4023Rec. Date : November 19, 1959 Trumpet : Dizzy ReeceBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Strictlyheadies : 08/27/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 02/20/1960 First heard in London and Paris by touring American jazzmen, Kingston, Jamaica born Reece recently came to the U.S. and one of the first things he did…
Atlantic – 1443Rec. Dates : February 16 & March 18, 1965Stream this Album Drums : Elvin JonesArranger/Director : Melba ListonBaritone Sax : Charles DavisBass : Paul Chambers, Art DavisFlute : Frank WessPiano : Don Friedman, Hank JonesTenor Sax : Frank WessTrombone : J.J. Johnson (as Hunt Peters) Billboard : 10/16/1965 Jones, best known for his percussion with Coltrane, displays his unique ability to produce…
Riverside – RLP 12-298Rec. Dates : February 19, March 10, April 20, 1959Stream this Album Piano : Wynton KellyBass : Paul ChambersCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Jimmy CobbFlute : Bobby JasparTenor Sax : Benny Golson Cashbox : 09/12/1959 Kelly, Miles Davis’ pianist and one of the top new pianists on the scene, leads his own recording group here on a bill…
Atlantic – 1354Rec. Dates : November 24 & December 2, 1959, October 21, 1960Stream this Album Tenor Sax : John ColtraneBass : Paul Chambers, Steve DavisDrums : Jimmy Cobb, Elvin JonesPiano : Wynton Kelly, McCoy Tyner Billboard : 01/30/1961Spotlight Winner of the Week Coltrane, who has been garnering much critical praise for his unorthodox rambling improvisations recently comes up with a rather…
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…
Blue Note – BLP 4013Rec. Date : May 2, 1959 Alto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Pete La RocaPiano : Walter Davis, Jr.Trumpet : Donald Byrd Strictlyheadies : 07/30/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 10/31/1959 McLean is one of the individual and important new alto voices today and this Blue Note date enables him to demonstrate his surging, hard driving…
