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,…
Contemporary – C3545 / C3546 / C3547Rec. Dates : November 12, 1956, November 13, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Hampton HawesBass: Red MitchellDrums : Bruz FreemanGuitar : Jim Hall Cashbox : 06/14/1958 The common denominators here are: (1) the quartet membership is the same on all three disks; (2) the sixteen selections on the separately issued packages were…
Pacific – PJ-1227Rec. Dates : January 10, 1957, January 24, 1957Stream this Album Guitar: Jim HallBass : Red MitchellPiano : Carl Perkins Army TimesTom Scanlan : 05/18/1957 Jim Hall, a solo guitarist with a refreshing melodic sense who can remind you of Charlie Christian at times (like Christian, Hall leaves “holes” rather than cramming in meaningless runs) sits in with…
Pacific – PJ-1221Rec. Date : February 9, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Bill PerkinsAlto Sax : Bud ShankBaritone Sax : Jack NimitzBass : Red MitchellBass Clarinet : Jack NimitzDrums : Mel LewisPiano : Russ FreemanTrombone : Carl FontanaTrumpet : Stu WilliamsonValve Trombone : Stu Williamson Army TimesTom Scanlan : 12/22/1956 Bill Perkins is not one of the most famous tenor sax men in…
Mode – MOD 105Rec. Date : June, 1957Stream this Album Piano : Marty PaichBass : Red MitchellDrums : Mel Lewis Cashbox : 10/19/1957 The disk is Paich‘s first effort for Mode since becoming its Musical Director. Working with pianist Paich on the trio format are bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Mel Lewis, a fine threesome, who play the eight tune program with…
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…
ABC-Paramount – ABC-167Rec. Dates : May 14, 1956, May 23, 1956, June 15, 1956Album is Not Streamable Guitar : Jimmy RaneyBass : Red Mitchell, Whitey MitchellDrums : Osie Johnson, Jack EdiePiano : John Williams, Hall OvertonTenor Sax : Al CohnValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 05/13/1957Score of 79 A classy, loosely swinging jazz set that may be sold, first, to guitar addicts,…
Pacific – PJ-1210Rec. Date : June 1, 1954, June 3, 1954, June 7, 1954Stream this Album (YT only) Baritone Sax : Gerry MulliganBass : Red MitchellDrums : Frank IsolaValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 03/03/1956Spotlight on…. selection Bernie’s Tune and The Lady Is a Tramp, included here, are also in the Mulligan Sextet EmArcy set reviewed last week, but Mulligan fans will probably…
Contemporary – C3509Rec. Date : June 20, 1955Stream this Album Bass : Howard Rumsey, Red MitchellAlto Sax : Bud ShankArranger : Claude Williamson, Barney KesselDrums : Stan Levey, Shelly ManneFlute : Bud ShankGuitar : Barney KesselPiano : Claude Williamson, Hampton HawesTenor Sax : Bob CooperTrombone : Frank Rosolino Billboard : 02/25/1956Score of 80 A distinguished crowd of West Coast modernists who ordinarily make headquarters at…
Norgran – MGN 1027Rec. Date : January 17, 1955Stream this Album Guitar : Tal FarlowBass : Red MitchellDrums : Stan LeveyPiano : Claude Williamson Billboard : 05/21/1955Score of 76 Farlow, to at least one reviewer, swings as strongly as any other guitarist around today, tho his ballad sensitivity is somewhat less than that of a Johnny Smith or Mundell Lowe. His jazz…
