Riverside – RLP 12-228Rec. Date : December 13, 1956, December 18, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Tenor Sax : Zoot SimsAlto Sax : Zoot SimsArranger : George HandyBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Osie JohnsonPiano : George HandyTrumpet : Nick Travis Billboard : 04/13/1957Score of 72 Sims is all over the disk scene these days, and some caution should be exercised with this…
Riverside – RLP 12-226Rec. Dates : October 9, 1956, October 15, 1956, December 7, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Ernie HenryBass : Oscar Pettiford, Paul ChambersCeleste : Thelonious MonkDrums : Max RoachTenor Sax : Sonny RollinsTrumpet : Clark Terry Billboard : 04/13/1957Special Merit Jazz Album Here’s another refresher for those who feel modern jazz is slipping into ruts.…
Riverside – RLP 12-224Rec. Date : September 20, 1956, September 26, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Kenny DrewBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe Jones Billboard : 03/02/1957Score of 73 Pianist Kenny Drew is one of the brighter lights in the circle of the up-and-coming modernists. This LP, like most of the others he has released so far, is highly…
Riverside – RLP 12-202 Rec. Date : August, 1953 Album is Not Streamable Piano : Joe Sullivan Bass : Dave Lario Drums : Smokey Stover Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) Maitland Zane : 03/18/1956 Under the Riverside label this week are three 12-inches by three pianists, all exceptionally well-recorded. For his efforts, the veteran Chicagoan Joe…
Riverside – RLP 12-223 Rec. Dates : September 18, 1956, September 27, 1956 Stream this Album Piano : Bill Evans Bass : Teddy Kotick Drums : Paul Motian Billboard : 03/02/1957 Spotlight on… selection Evans, a young pianist, makes an auspicious solo debut. He has his own distinctive modern style, playing long, logical and appealing…
Riverside – RLP 12-222Rec. Date : August 23, 1956, August 30, 1956Stream this Album Alto Sax : Ernie HenryBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Kenny DrewTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Billboard : 01/12/1957Score of 72 The first full showcasing of this young alto sax man is quite impressive. Henry is still another Charlie Parker follower, but he’s more resourceful than…
Riverside – RLP 12-227Rec. Dates : January 25, 1955, September 10, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Piano : Randy WestonBass : Sam GillDrums : Art Blakey Billboard : 04/20/1957Score of 75 The trio numbers which constitute six of the 10 bands here originally appeared on a 10-inch LP. The new material is a solo version of Weston in four…
Riverside – RLP 12-221Rec. Dates : July 19, 1956, August 22, 1956 Stream this Album Trombone : Matthew GeeAlto Sax : Ernie HenryBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : John Simmons, Wilbur WareDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Joe KnightTenor Sax : Frank FosterTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Billboard : 01/12/1957Score of 68 Trombonist Gee plays in the…
Riverside – RLP 12-214Rec. Dates : March 14, 1956, March 21, 1956 Stream this Album Piano : Randy WestonBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Ahmed Abdul-MalikDrums : Wilbert Hogan Billboard : 10/13/1956Score of 71 The critics’ New Star pianist isn’t at his most impressive in this set, tho an element is added in the shape…
Riverside – RLP 12-209Rec. Dates : March 17, 1956, April 3, 1956 Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Art Blakey Billboard : 08/25/1956Score of 77 Along with his other Riverside release, this rates as the most accessibie of all the Monk LP’s. Instead of the usual heavy emphasis on “originals,”…
