Blue Note – BLP 1537Rec. Dates : June 20, 1952, November 19, 1952, August 22, 1954 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Gene Ramey, Percy HeathDrums : Arthur Taylor, Art BlakeyPiano : Horace Silver, Elmo HopeTrombone : Matthew GeeTrumpet : Blue Mitchell, Kenny Dorham Billboard : 04/27/1957Score of 74 Donaldson, one of the less-touted Charlie Parker followers,…
Blue Note – BLP 1535Rec. Dates : January 30, 1955, March 29, 1955 Trumpet : Kenny DorhamBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Percy Heath, Oscar PettifordCongas : Carlos ValdésCowbell : Richie GoldbergDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Hank MobleyTrombone : J.J. Johnson Strictlyheadies : 02/12/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/20/1957Score of 73 Title is only half true, for one side of this collection…
Blue Note – BLP 1527Rec. Date : July 14, 1956 Trumpet : Thad JonesBass : Percy HeathDrums : Max RoachPiano : Barry HarrisTenor Sax : Billy Mitchell Strictlyheadies : 02/04/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/12/1957Score of 80 Since winning the 1956 Down Beat critics’ poll as best new trumpet star, Thad Jones has come to throw more and more weight around…
Blue Note – BLP 1526Rec. Dates : June 9, 1953, August 28, 1953 Stream this Album Trumpet : Clifford BrownAlto Sax : Lou Donaldson, Gigi GryceBass : Percy HeathDrums : Philly Joe Jones, Art BlakeyFlute : Gigi GrycePiano : Elmo Hope, John LewisTenor Sax : Charlie Rouse Billboard : 09/29/1956Score of 80 Two sessions cut…
Blue Note – BLP 1520Rec. Dates : October 9, 1952, October 20, 1952, November 23, 1953 Piano : Horace SilverBass : Gene Ramey, Curley Russell, Percy HeathDrums : Art Blakey, Sabú Martínez Strictlyheadies : 01/28/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/19/1957Score of 77 Re-issue of material previously available on Blue Note 10-inch LPs Nos BLP 5018 and BLP 5034. The silver trio sides…
Blue Note – BLP 1509Rec. Dates : July 2, 1948, July 23, 1951, April 7, 1952 Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonAlto Sax : Sahib Shihab, Lou DonaldsonBass : John Simmons, Al McKibbon, Percy HeathDrums : Shadow Wilson, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkePiano : Thelonious Monk, John Lewis Featured LinksFull Vinyl VideoBlueNote33RPM Billboard : 05/12/1956Score…
Blue Note – BLP 1506Rec. Dates : June 22, 1953, September 24, 1954, June 6, 1955 Stream this Album Trombone : J.J. JohnsonBaritone Sax : Jimmy HeathBass : Percy Heath, Charles Mingus, Paul ChambersDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : John Lewis, Wynton Kelly, Horace SilverTenor Sax : Jimmy Heath, Hank MobleyTrumpet : Clifford Brown Billboard :…
Blue Note – BLP 1505Rec. Dates : June 22, 1953, September 24, 1954 Stream this Album Trombone : J.J. JohnsonBaritone Sax : Jimmy HeathBass : Percy Heath, Charles MingusCongas : Sabú MartinezDrums : Kenny ClarkePiano : John Lewis, Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Jimmy HeathTrumpet : Clifford Brown Liner Notes by Leonard Feather It was not…
Blue Note – BLP 1502Rec. Dates : May 9, 1952, April 20, 1953, March 6, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Oscar Pettiford, Percy HeathDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art BlakeyPiano : Gil Coggins, Horace SilverTenor Sax : Jimmy HeathTrombone : J.J. Johnson Liner Notes by Leonard Feather At…
Blue Note – BLP 1501Rec. Dates : May 9, 1952, April 20, 1953 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Oscar Pettiford, Percy HeathDrums : Kenny Clarke, Art BlakeyPiano : Gil CogginsTenor Sax : Jimmy HeathTrombone : J.J. Johnson Billboard : 02/04/1956 An important jazz issue for “modernists,” Blue Note…
