Pepper Adams – Pepper Adams Quintet (1957)

Mode – MOD 112Rec. Date : July 12, 1957Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Mel LewisPianist : Carl PerkinsTrumpet : Stu Williamson Billboard : 11/18/1957Spotlight on… New Jazz Talent In his first LP as a leader, ex-Kenton baritonist Adams fulfills promise shown on records earlier this year, playing with heat, urgency and consistently interesting continuity on faster

Quincy Jones – Go West, Man! (1957)

ABC-Paramount – ABC-186Rec. Dates : February 25, 1957, February 26, 1957, March 1, 1957Stream this Album Alto Sax : Benny Carter, Art Pepper, Herb Geller, Charlie MarianoBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Red Mitchell, Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly Manne, Mel LewisPiano : Lou Levy, Carl PerkinsTenor Sax : Buddy Collette, Bill Perkins, Walter BentonTrumpet : Harry Edison, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Jack SheldonConductor/Arranger : Johnny Mandel, Jimmy Giuffre, Lennie Niehaus, Charlie Mariano Army Times : 10/26/1957Tom

Lee Morgan – The Cooker (1958)

Blue Note – BLP 1578Rec. Date – September 29, 1957 Trumpet : Lee MorganBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Bobby Timmons Strictlyheadies : 04/18/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/27/1958Score of 77 Virile outpouring from young Morgan who is evolving into one of the most commanding trumpet voices on the modern scene. In this showcase, he is