Prestige – PRLP 7115Rec. Date : March 29, 1957 Alto Sax : Phil Woods, Gene QuillBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : George Syran Listening to Prestige : #220Stream this Album (Youtube only) Glamorgan Gazette (Wales)M.E. : 07/11/1958 The Esquire Long Playing volume of American Prestige recordings displays the talents of Phil Woods as an alto saxophone player and composer, at the same…
Prestige – PRLP 7102Rec. Date : January 25, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Sax : Hal McKusickBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Ed ThigpenGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Al CohnTrumpet : Art Farmer Billboard : 10/07/1957Score of 76 An unusually rewarding jam session package that lives up to its title. Functional, pithy lines written by H. McKusick, M. Waldron and K. Burrell prove most…
RCA Victor – LPM-1372Rec. Dates : March 31, 1956, October 17, 1956, October 21, 1956Stream this Album Arranger : George RussellAlto Sax : Hal McKusickBass : Milt Hinton, Teddy KotickFlute : Hal McKusickGuitar : Barry GalbraithPercussion : Joe Harris, Paul Motian, George Russell, Osie JohnsonPiano : Bill EvansTrumpet : Art Farmer AudioEdward Tatnall Canby : October, 1957 Well, darn it, they will keep sending me…
RCA Victor – LPM-1366Rec. Dates : March 3, 1956, April 3, 1956, April 4, 1956, December 31, 1956Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Sax : Hal McKusickBaritone Sax : Gene Allen, Sol SchlingerBass : Milt Hinton, Teddy KotickDrums : Osie JohnsonGuitar : Barry Galbraith, Jimmy RaneyTambourine : George RussellTrombone : Jimmy ClevelandTrumpet : Art FarmerTuba : Bill Barber Billboard : 04/20/1957Score of 77 Still another McKusick LP, but this one…
Coral – CRL 57171Rec. Date : March 27, 1957Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Al Cohn, Zoot SimsBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : Mose Allison Billboard : 08/26/1957Spotlight on… selection Some of the best tenor sax blowing on recent disks, plus a group of fresh-sounding, thematically strong Cohn originals, smartly routine. The two Lester Young-derived modernists stimulate each other and swing…
Coral – CRL 57118Rec. Dates : December 4, 1956, December 5, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Al CohnValve Trombone : Bob BrookmeyerBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : Mose Allison Billboard : 04/06/1957Score of 81 Valve trombonist Brookmeyer once again acts as collaborator and catalyst in producing an outstanding, swinging, modern jazz program. It’s the best set in Coral’s new…
Atlantic – 1229Rec. Dates – January 6, 1956, January 11, 1956, January 17, 1956Stream this Album Vibes : Teddy CharlesAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBaritone Sax : George Barrow, Sol SchlingerBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Joe HarrisGuitar : Jimmy RaneyPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : J.R. MonteroseTrumpet : Art Farmer (as Peter Urban)Tuba : Don Butterfield Billboard : 05/12/1956Score of 78 Using an unusually constructed jazz ensemble (vibes,…
ABC-Paramount – ABC-129Rec. Dates : July 23, 1956, August 1, 1956Stream this Album Guitar : Jimmy RaneyValve Trombone : Bob BrookmeyerBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Osie JohnsonPiano : Dick Katz, Hank Jones Billboard : 11/03/1956Score of 78 In this LP, guitarist Raney is framed by B. Brookmeyer on valve trombone and three rhythm. The guitar-trombone combination is unusual and makes for some provocative sounds. The…
Riverside – RLP 12-223Rec. Dates : September 18, 1956, September 27, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Bill EvansBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Paul Motian Billboard : 03/02/1957Spotlight on… selection Evans, a young pianist, makes an auspicious solo debut. He has his own distinctive modern style, playing long, logical and appealing lines that won’t scare off less hip listeners.…
Prestige – PRLP 7089Rec. Dates : May 28, 1954, February 18, 1955, March 8, 1955 Guitar : Jimmy RaneyBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Art Mardigan, Nick StabulasTrumpet : John WilsonPiano : Hall Overton Listening to Prestige : #111, #139Stream this Album Billboard : 06/24/1957Score of 80 Freshness and inventiveness of performances on these recordings justify their re-release from 10-inchers. Guitarist Raney, framed in…
