Sam Records – SRLP29Rec. Date : 04/16/1976 Bass : Percy HeathDrums, Flute : Albert HeathFlute, Tenor/Soprano Sax : Jimmy Heath What follows is a collection of newspaper clippings from the American tour of 1975 and 1976. It is my hope that these reviews will provide added context to this Paris show. —– Hartford Courant : 03/30/1975 —–…
Riverside – RLP 433 / 9433Rec. Dates : January 27, 1961, February 21, 1961, March 13, 1961Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : Bill Evans Billboard : 12/08/1962Spotlight Album of the Week Cannonball steps out of his usual sextet format for this date. Bill Evans is on piano and Connie Kay and Percy Heath from the Modern Jazz Quartet are…
Contemporary – M3569Rec. Dates : January 16, 1959, February 23, 1959, March 9 & 10, 1959Stream this Album Alto Sax : Ornette ColemanBass : Percy Heath, Red MitchellDrums : Shelly ManneTrumpet, Pocket Trumpet : Don Cherry Billboard : 11/16/1959Three stars Ornette Coleman, hailed by some critics as an important new jazz artist and derided by others as much less important,…
Columbia – CL 935Rec. Dates : July 24, 1956, July 25, 1956, July 27, 1956Stream this Album Trombone : J.J. JohnsonBass : Percy Heath, Wilbur LittleDrums : Elvin JonesFlute : Bobby JasparPiano : Tommy Flanagan, Hank JonesTenor Saxophone : Bobby Jaspar Billboard : 01/12/1957Score of 83 Johnson, after several years’ experimentation in trombone sonorities with Kai Winding, is heard now in a different…
Atlantic – 1269Rec. Dates : January 5, 1957, January 7, 1957Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonAlto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyArranger : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Sahib ShihabBass : Oscar Pettiford, Percy HeathDrums : Connie Kay, Art BlakeyPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Lucky Thompson, Frank FosterTrombone : Jimmy ClevelandTrumpet : Joe Newman American Record GuideMartin Williamson : February, 1958 Many of the “modern” jazz musicians are concerned…
Atlantic – 1267Rec. Dates : December 4, 1956, December 7, 1956Stream this Album Piano : John LewisBass : Percy Heath, Pierre MichelotDrums : Kenny Clarke, Connie KayGuitar : Sacha DistelTenor Sax : Barney Wilen American Record Guide : February, 1958Martin Williamson These Paris-made recordings feature young tenor-saxophonist Barney Wilen. His style is yet derivative (at times one has the incongruous feeling that one…
Atlantic – 1265Rec. Date : April 5, 1957Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : John Lewis Billboard : 07/22/1957Spotlight on… selection Another excellent jazz package from Atlantic, “a characteristic 40-minute set” by MJQ that allows for more solo improvisation than do previous sets for label. Performance of diverse program reaffirms group’s rare integration and…
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…
Atlantic – 1247Rec. Date : August 28, 1956Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonBass : Percy HeathClarinet : Jimmy GiuffreDrums : Connie KayPiano : John Lewis Billboard : 12/15/1956Spotlight on… selection This should be still another best-seller for the MJQ. The program is typical, except for the addition, on several tracks, of clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre. The cover is a stunning full-color…
Atlantic – 1231Rec. Dates : January 22, 1956, February 14, 1956Stream this Album Bass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : John LewisVibes : Milt Jackson Billboard : 04/28/1956Spotlight on… selection Atlantic has put its best feet forward by issuing this disk concurrently with the Chris Connor set. Both figure to hit pay dirt right quick, and they’ll draw attention to…
