Cannonball Adderley – In the Land of Hi-Fi (1956)

EmArcy – MG 36077Rec. Dates : June 8, 1956, June 18, 1956Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBaritone Sax : Danny BankBass : Keter BettsCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Charles “Specs” WrightFlute : Jerome RichardsonPiano : Junior ManceTrombone : Bobby Byrne, Jimmy ClevelandTenor Sax : Jerome RichardsonTrumpet : Ernie Royal Billboard : 10/06/56Score of 74 The hard-swinging alto man, while in the “land of

Ray Bryant Trio – Piano Piano Piano (1957)

Prestige – PRLP 7098Rec. Date : April 5, 1957 Piano : Ray BryantBass : Ike IsaacsDrums : Specs Wright Listening to Prestige : #221Stream this Album Billboard : 08/12/1957Special Merit Jazz Album Bryant, a fast-maturing modern pianist, in a set of sensitively turned performances. Especially laudable for his excellent touch and development of ideas to a point of eloquence