Riverside – RLP 12-304Rec. Dates : August 4 & 5, 1959Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Johnny GriffinBass : Sam JonesDrums : Albert HeathPiano : Wynton KellyTrombone : Julian PriesterTrumpet : Blue Mitchell Billboard : 12/07/1959Three stars Johnny Griffin‘s strong blowing has won him a sizable following. In this set, his tenor sax leads a sextet in efforts which are also…
Riverside – RLP 339 / 1195Rec. Date : March 26, 1960Stream at Apple Music Piano : Billy TaylorBass : Henry GrimesDrums : Ray Mosca American Record GuideJoe Goldberg : December, 1960 The idea of this album is a worthy one, and does not need the apology and rebuttal-in-advance of the liner notes. There are twelve songs on the…
Riverside – RLP 325 / 1176Rec. Date : May 9, 1960Stream this Album Tenor Sax, Oboe, Flute : Yusef LateefBass : Herman WrightCeleste : Hugh LawsonCello : Ron CarterDrums : Lex HumphriesPiano : Hugh Lawson Miami HeraldFred Sherman : 01/22/1961 The big talent of Yusef Lateef is spotlighted in Riverside’s Three Faces, titled that way because the album salutes his work on tenor,…
Riverside – RLP 12-271Rec. Dates : May 7, 1958, May 12, 1958Stream this Album Flugelhorn : Clark TerryPiano : Thelonious MonkBass : Sam JonesDrums : Philly Joe Jones Audio : December, 1958Charles A. Robertson Since its adoption as a second horn by various jazz trumpet men, the flugelhorn is turning up in unexpected places, sprouting in the brass sections…
Riverside – RLP 12-262Rec. Date : August 7, 1958Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkBass : Ahmed Abdul-MalikDrums : Roy HaynesTenor Sax : Johnny Griffin San Bernardino County SunJim Angelo : 11/15/1958Album of the Week Musicians and critics alike generally recognize Thelonious Monk as one of the major figures in modern jazz. By virtue of his contributions to the Minton group…
Riverside – RLP 12-258Rec. Dates : February 27, 1958, March 7, 1958Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Max Roach Billboard : 07/14/1958Special Merit Jazz Album Freedom Suite represents Rollins‘ first entry into extended composition. Actually, the suite is a form of theme and variations. One blues-like theme is expanded upon in several melodic and…
Riverside – RLP 12-247Rec. Dates : August 12, 1957, August 13, 1957Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Gerry MulliganPiano : Thelonious MonkBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Shadow Wilson Billboard : 11/18/1957Special Merit Jazz Album A significant album in which these two major modern figures engage in relaxed, conversational jazz, and are obviously challenged by each other. Though their…
Riverside – RLP 12-242Rec. Dates : June 25, 1957, June 26, 1957Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Art BlakeyTenor Sax : Coleman Hawkins, John ColtraneTrumpet : Ray Copeland Billboard : 11/18/1957Special Merit Jazz Album During these performances Monk‘s compositions, always harmoniously arresting, assume the beauty and richness they have suggested in the past. In…
Riverside – RLP 12-241Rec. Dates : June 11, 1957, June 12, 1957, June 19, 1957Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Percy Heath, Paul ChambersDrums : Roy HaynesPiano : Sonny Clark Billboard : 11/18/1957Special Merit Jazz Album The public has yet to catch up with musicians in their appreciation of this superb tenor saxophonist, who combines the best…
Riverside – RLP 12-239Rec. Dates : May 21, 1957, May 27, 1957Stream this Album Trumpet : Kenny DorhamBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Max RoachHarp : Betty GlamannPiano : Hank JonesTenor Sax : Sonny Rollins Billboard : 10/14/1957Special Merit Jazz Album Package sells itself on the collective and individual excellent of all participants. Ballads are notable for the usage of harp, which…
