Verve – MGV-8214Rec. Date : 04/17/1957Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy GillespieViolin : Stuff SmithDrums : J.C. HeardPiano : Wynton KellyBass : Paul WestVocals : The Gordon Family Cashbox : 11/23/1957 Two jazz notables blend their talents and make beautiful music together. Gillespie’s slick trumpet and Smith’s catchy violin are accompanied by two of…
Riverside – RLP 12-256Rec. Dates : December 19 & 23, 1957Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Benny GolsonBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Charlie Persip, Max RoachPiano : Wynton KellyTrombone : J.J. JohnsonTrumpet : Kenny Dorham American Record GuideMartin Williams : August, 1958 In the past year or so, Golson has attracted considerable attention as…
EmArcy – MG 36126Rec. Dates : December 12 & 13, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Trombone : Jimmy ClevelandBass : Eddie JonesDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Benny GolsonTrumpet : Art FarmerTuba : Don Butterfield, Jay McAllister Billboard : 05/12/1958Three stars Jimmy Cleveland, one of the most exciting trombonists around today, gets…
Verve – V6-8633Rec. Dates : June 24, August 13, September 17 & 22, 1965Stream this Album Piano : Wynton KellyGuitar : Wes MontgomeryBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Jimmy Cobb Cashbox : 12/18/1965 The Wynton Kelly Trio, with the leader on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums, along with outstanding jazz…
Blue Note – BLP 4032Rec. Dates : December 5, 1959, January 23, 1960 Alto Sax : Sonny RedBass : Sam Jones, Paul ChambersDrums : Roy Brooks, Jimmy CobbPiano : Wynton Kelly Strictlyheadies : 09/19/2019Stream this Album Down Beat : 12/08/1960Pete Welding : 3 stars It’s almost inevitable that 27-year-old Red, who here makes his recording…
Prestige – PRLP 7125Rec. Date : November 1, 1957 Soprano Sax : Steve LacyBass : Buell NeidlingerDrums : Denis CharlesPiano : Wynton Kelly Listening to Prestige : #257Stream this Album Billboard : 02/24/1958Two stars The soprano sax sound, a relative rarity on the contemporary jazz scene, is the feature here. Practitioner Lacy turns the horn…
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…
Blue Note – BLP 4023Rec. Date : November 19, 1959 Trumpet : Dizzy ReeceBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Hank Mobley Strictlyheadies : 08/27/2019Stream this Album Cashbox : 02/20/1960 First heard in London and Paris by touring American jazzmen, Kingston, Jamaica born Reece recently came to the U.S. and one of the first things he did…
Riverside – RLP 12-298Rec. Dates : February 19, March 10, April 20, 1959Stream this Album Piano : Wynton KellyBass : Paul ChambersCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Jimmy CobbFlute : Bobby JasparTenor Sax : Benny Golson Cashbox : 09/12/1959 Kelly, Miles Davis’ pianist and one of the top new pianists on the scene, leads his own recording group here on a bill…
Riverside – RLP 12-286Rec. Date : 10/28/1958Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Percy HeathDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Wynton KellyVibes : Milt Jackson Boston GlobeRalph J. Gleason : 03/25/1959 Today you can with considerable safety order any LP that has Cannonball Adderley on it and be sure it’s a valuable jazz album. And when you have Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Art…
