ABC-Paramount – ABC-135Rec. Dates : June 11, 12 & 19, 1956Steam this Album (YT only) Bass : Oscar Pettiford, Whitey MitchellAlto Sax : Gigi GryceArranger : Gigi Gryce, Lucky ThompsonBaritone Sax : Danny Bank, Dave KurtzerDrums : Osie JohnsonFlute : Jerome RichardsonFrench Horn : Julius Watkins, David AmramHarp : Janet PutnamPiano : Tommy FlanaganTenor Sax :…
Columbia – CL 1030Rec. Dates : April 11, 12 & 26, 1957 Stream this Album Trombone : J.J. JohnsonBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Max RoachPiano : Tommy Flanagan Cashbox : 09/28/1957 The jazzist, out for another solo stint since the famed J.J. Johnson – Kai Winding group ended its jazz run, is featured as part…
New Jazz – NJLP 8202Rec. Date : October 25 & December 6, 1957Stream this Album Bari Sax : Cecil Payne, Pepper AdamsBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Elvin Jones, Louis HayesPiano : Tommy Flanagan, Bill EvansTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, Frank RehakTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman Billboard : 12/22/1958 This album is devoted to the down home…
Prestige – PRLP 7134Rec. Date : August 15, 1957 Piano : Tommy FlanaganBass : Wilbur LittleDrums : Elvin Jones Stream this Album (YT only)Listening to Prestige : #249 Billboard : 04/28/1958Two stars This recoding featuring pianist Tommy Flanagan, was made when he was in Europe touring with the J.J. Johnson combo in 1957, by Metronome Records.…
Candid – CJM-8011 / CJS-9011Rec. Date : 11/25/1960Stream this Album Trumpet : Benny BaileyAlto Sax : Phil WoodsBass : Buddy CatlettBass Clarinet : Phil WoodsDrums : Art TaylorFlute : Les SpannFrench Horn : Julius WatkinsGuitar : Les SpannPiano : Tommy Flanagan Cashbox : 04/15/1961 From the sounds of this album, Benny Bailey is sorely…
Prestige – PRLP 7124Rec. Dates : March 12 & 21, 1957 Flute : Bobby Jaspar, Herbie MannBass : Doug Watkins, Wendell MarshallDrums : Bobby DonaldsonGuitar : Joe PumaPiano : Tommy FlanaganVibes : Eddie Costa Listening to Prestige : #215 & #216Stream this Album Billboard : 03/31/1958Three stars A swinging set that showcases two of today’s top jazz…
Time Records – 52011Rec. Dates : April 13 & 15, 1960Stream this Album Trumpet : Booker LittleBass : Scott LaFaroDrums : Roy HaynesPIano : Wynton Kelly, Tommy Flanagan Cashbox : August 27, 1960 Trumpeter of the Max Roach Quintet, Little has emerged as one of the best of the younger jazz artists. In this…
Riverside – RLP 12-320Rec. Dates : 01/26 & 01/28/1960Stream this Album Guitar : Wes MontgomeryBass : Percy HeathDrums : Albert HeathPiano : Tommy Flanagan American Record GuideJoe Goldberg : August, 1960 Yes, it is an incredible jazz guitar, but in a technical rather than a musical sense. He can do many things on a guitar that others cannot…
Enja 3031Issued in the U.S. as Inner City IC 3029Stream this AlbumRec. Date : November 15, 1978 Piano : Tommy FlanaganBass : George Mraz Albuquerque TribuneKeith Roether : 10/24/1979Flanagan album a ‘gem’ Seeing saxophonist Sonny Rollins on a recent edition of “The Tonight Show” brought Tommy Flanagan, among many things, to mind. Flanagan, known amicably by his colleagues as The Professor,…
Prestige – PRLP 7101Rec. Date : March 21, 1957 Flute, Tenor Sax : Herbie Mann, Bobby JasparBass : Wendell MarshallDrums : Bobby DonaldsonGuitar : Joe PumaPiano : Tommy Flanagan Listening to Prestige : #216Stream this Album Miami HeraldFred Sherman : 12/01/1957 Flute Soufflé with Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar and rhythm from Joe Puma, guitar; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Bobby Donaldson, drums, and Wendell Marhsall, bass. Four tracks; two compositions…
