Johnny Griffin – Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958)

Riverside – RLP 12-264Rec. Dates : February 25-27, 1958Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Johnny GriffinBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Kenny DrewTrumpet : Donald Byrd   Billboard : 06/09/1958Three stars An excellent and hard-driving session by the Griffin crew. D. Byrd is showcased on trumpet; P. Adams,

Gene Ammons – Blue Gene (1959)

Prestige – PRLP 7146Rec. Date : May 2, 1958 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Doug WatkinsCongas : Ray BarrettoDrums : Arthur TaylorPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Idrees Suileman Listening to Prestige : #274Stream this Album   MetronomeBill Coss : August, 1959 Mal wrote all the lines and, as is most often

Prestige Blues-Swingers – Outskirts of Town (1958)

Prestige – PRLP 7145Rec. Date : August 29, 1958 Arranger : Jerry ValentineAlto Sax : Jerome RichardsonBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Wendell MarshallFlute : Jerome RichardsonDrums : Osie JohnsonGuitar : Tiny GrimesPiano : Ray BryantTenor Sax : Jimmy ForrestTrombone : Buster CooperTrumpet : Art Farmer, Idrees Sulieman Listening to Prestige : #283Stream this Album  

Prestige All-Stars – Roots (1958)

New Jazz – NJLP 8202Rec. Date : October 25 & December 6, 1957Stream this Album Bari Sax : Cecil Payne, Pepper AdamsBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Elvin Jones, Louis HayesPiano : Tommy Flanagan, Bill EvansTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, Frank RehakTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman   Billboard : 12/22/1958 This album is devoted to the down home

Gene Ammons – The Big Sound (1958)

Prestige – PRLP 7132Rec. Date : January 3, 1958 Tenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Paul QuinichetteAlto Sax : John ColtraneArranger : Mal WaldronBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Jamil NasserDrums : Art TaylorFlute : Jerome RichardsonPiano : Mal Waldron Listening to Prestige : #262Stream this Album   Billboard : 04/28/1958Three stars The “Big Sound” it certainly

Donald Byrd – Byrd in Hand (1960)

Blue Note – BLP 4019Rec. Date : May 31, 1959 Trumpet : Donald ByrdBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Walter Davis, Jr.Tenor Sax : Charlie Rouse Strictlyheadies : 08/19/2019Stream this Album   Cashbox : 02/13/1960 Byrd is one of the most forthright of the modern jazz trumpeters. He has a full sound, when unleashed, overpowering in his

Pepper Adams – 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (1958)

Riverside – RLP 12-265Rec. Date : April 15, 1958Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : Bobby TimmonsTrumpet : Donald Byrd   American Record GuideMartin Williams : September, 1958 Adams is, first, probably as close to a virtuoso of baritone saxophone as there. Like that of several other saxists (who have probably gained attention

Donald Byrd – Off to the Races (1959)

Blue Note – BLP 4007Rec. Date : December 21, 1958 Trumpet : Donald ByrdAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Sam JonesDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Wynton Kelly Strictlyheadies : July 08, 2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/30/1959Three Stars This is Donald Byrd’s first waxing as a leader and his first for the label since his trip to Europe last

Charles Mingus – Blues & Roots (1960)

Atlantic – 1305Rec. Date : 02/04/1959 Stream this Album 10 Minute Record Reviews : Episode #269 Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Jackie McLean, John HandyBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Horace Parlan, Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Booker ErvinTrombone : Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis Billboard : 03/21/1960Three stars Charlie Mingus gets a