Prestige – PRLP 7047Rec. Date : May 24, 1956 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Sonny Rollins, John ColtraneBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red Garland Featured Links10 Minute Record ReviewsEpisode #132Listening to Prestige : #172May 24, 1956 Billboard : 11/10/1956Score of 76 Rollins, a prime influence among modern tenors, is rapidly…
Prestige – PRLP 7046Rec. Date : June 15, 1956 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Phil Woods, Gene QuillBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Tommy FlanaganTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #174June 15, 1956 Billboard : 11/24/1956Score of 80 The “pairs” here are two trumpets (Kenny Dorham…
Prestige – PRLP 7044Rec. Dates : January 30, 1953, March 16, 1956 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Paul Chambers, Percy HeathDrums : Art Taylor, Philly Joe JonesPiano : Tommy Flanagan, Walter BishopTenor Sax : Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #79January 30, 1953Listening to Prestige : #166March 16, 1956…
Prestige – PRLP 7043Rec. Date : May 7, 1956 Stream this Album Piano : Elmo HopeBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesTenor Sax : Hank Mobley, John ColtraneTrumpet : Donald Byrd Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #170May 7, 1956 Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, PA) : 12/08/1956Harold L. Keith : 3 stars This swinging group gives…
Prestige – PRLP 7041Rec. Date : April 13, 1956 Stream this Album Trombone : Bennie GreenTrumpet : Art FarmerBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Cliff Smalls Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #168April 13, 1956 Billboard : 09/15/1956Score of 71 A trombone-trumpet formula is not overly common among current jazz combos. To offset…
Prestige – PRLP 7017Rec. Dates : October 21, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Art FarmerAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Addison FarmerDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Duke Jordan Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #155October 21 1955 Billboard : 06/30/1956Score of 77 A concert of mostly Gigi Gryce compositions that again spotlight the Farmer-Gryce…
Prestige – PRLP 7014Rec. Date : November 16, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red GarlandTenor Sax : John Coltrane Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #157November 16, 1955 Billboard : 05/05/1956Score of 80 Two members of Davis’, “new” quintet – drummer Philly Joe Jones and…
Prestige – PRLP 7007Rec. Date : June 7, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Red Garland Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #145June 7, 1955 San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA)Ralph J. Gleason : 12/06/1955 Miles Davis has come into his own this year. His appearance…
Blue Note – BLP 1598Rec. Date : May 25, 1958 Piano : Bud PowellBass : Sam JonesDrums : Philly Joe Jones Strictlyheadies : 05/18/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 12/01/1958Three stars The “amazing” Bud Powell is still one of the best of the hard-playing pianists. This set features him in a series of ballads, swingers and Latin-temp themes with Sam Jones on bass and Philly…
Blue Note – BLP 1588Rec. Date : January 5, 1958 Piano : Sonny ClarkAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesTrumpet : Art Farmer Strictlyheadies : 05/06/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/11/1958Two stars Sonny Clark, one of our good young pianists, shows off his blues-based style on this new set, backed by A. Farmer on trumpet, J. McLean on alto, P. Chambers on…
