Charles Mingus, Booker Ervin, Dannie Richmond, Horace Parlan, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Knepper, John Handy, Pepper Adams, Willie Dennis – Blues & Roots (1960)
The twin LP to the other Ray Brown / Milt Jackson All Star big band LP Verve MV 4008 Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band - Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley - Engineer: Ray Hall recorded January 1962 - Ray Brown alternating with Sam Jones on bass
Hasn't done anything that I've heard that I don't love. Unique with a great understanding of history, that this album really spotlights.
(CD Artists House/Galaxy Omnivore Recordings OVCD-333 5CD-Box) 2019 .... February 23rd and May 25th + 26th,, 1979 @ Fantasy Studios Berkeley .... Art Pepper (as, cl) + George Cables or Hank Jones (p) + Ron Carter or Charlie Haden (b) + Al Foster or Billy Higgins (dr) .... in the late 70`s Art Pepper finally shook off his John Coltrane influences and during his final years consolidated himself as master of anguished balladry but still perfectly capable to gear up for speedier material .... both groups are excellent, but for me the rhythm section with George Cables + Charlie Haden + Billy Higgins hits the spot .... fought with myself but finally gave in and bought the Omnivore release - and was rewarded with superb sound quality .... highly recommended ....
Monday Miles . . . 1969/2015 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 2-438, Columbia – 88883731611 2 × Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, 180g
THE HOLY BARBARIAN ST. LOUIS 1959 - GRANT GREEN (Uptown) CD with Grant Green (guitar), Bob Graf (tenor sax), Sam Lazar (organ), Chauncey Williams (drums) All selections recorded at The Holy Barbarian Coffee House, St. Louis, 25th December 1959 except one track recorded at the same venue in February 1960. The recordings were first issued by Uptown Records in 2012 with a 20 page booklet included. This is a very listenable album, and despite what the cover may indicate, this is much more of a band session led more so by Bob Graf and Sam Lazar than Grant Green. I'm partial to the live-in-the-club vibe that's been captured on the recording.
Keeping the live vibes going with a double CD from Hep's The Metronome Series At The Crystal Gardens, Salem, Oregon 1952 - Duke ELLINGTON and His Orchestra (Hep) 2CD Cracker double live CD from the Duke & His Orchestra. 16 page booklet included. Full mono sound with restoration, editing and digital remastering by Alan Bunting
Original World Pacific Records PJM-407 "Critics Choice" Pepper Adams from 1958 Reissued by King Record Co., Ltd in 1979 as Cat# GXD 3137Ⓜ
Contemporary C-14051 "Jazz Invention" A 40 Anniversay Reuinon Concert with Bob Cooper (ts) / Bud Shank (as) / Conte Candoli (tp) / Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb) / Claude Williamson (p) / Monty Budwig (b) / John Guerin (dr)
(CD East Wind Universal Japan "East Wind Masters Collection 1000" UCCJ-9139) 2015 .... recorded "live" December 23rd, 1974 @ "Pit Inn" Tokyo .... Cedar Walton (p) + Sam Jones (b) + Billy Higgins (dr) .... describing the virtues of this superb rhythm section would mean "carrying coals to Newcastle" .... simply an outstanding live performance and this DSD remastered CD edition from 2015 has glorious sound ....
Is it you on bass? Just kidding, cause the moustache . Monty budwig played on lots of Guaraldi classics. All these guys are the greatests! Just the drummer i dont know
Indeed Cedar Walton is an excellent pianist and slightly underrated. Have several LPs I really do like Walton,Cedar Breakthrough! 1972 Muse (Cobblestone) 5132 Walton,Cedar A Night at Boomers, Vol 2 1973 Muse 5022 Walton,Cedar A Night at Boomers,Vol 1 1973 Muse 5010 Walton,Cedar Firm Roots 1974 Muse 5059
Tracklist: Disc One: So In Love (73:26) Straight, No Chaser So In Love Diane Stardust Bonus Tracks: Yesterdays (take 2) Landscape Straight, No Chaser Disc Two: Artworks (75:06) Body and Soul Anthropology Desafinado Donna Lee You Go to My Head Blues for Blanche Bonus Tracks: Desafinado(take 1) Anthropology(take 1) Donna Lee (alternate a) Blues for Blanche (alternate b) You Go to My Head (alternate a) Disc Three: New York Album (70:09) A Night in Tunisia Lover Man Straight, No Chaser Duo Blues My Friend John Bonus Tracks: Johnny’s Blues A Night in Tunisia (take 1) Lover Man (clarinet) Straight, No Chaser (take 1) My Friend John (alternate b) Disc Four: Stardust (75:55) My Friend John Tin Tin Deo Stardust In a Mellow Tone Bonus Tracks: Art’s Sweet Blues But Beautiful You Go to My Head (alternate b) Yesterdays (take 3) Stardust (alternate b) In a Mellow Tone (take 1) Disc Five: Sessions (64:58) Blues for Blanche (alt c) Yesterdays (take 1) My Friend John (take 1-long false start) My Friend John (take 2-false start) Blues for Blanche (alt. d) Stardust (long false start) Donna Lee (alt. b) But Beautiful (take 2) A Night in Tunisia (take 3) Blues for Blanche (alt. c) Lover Man (alternate sax take)
DUKE ELLINGTON'S FAR EAST SUITE / DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA (Bluebird/BMG Heritage) CD Recorded in RCA Victor's studio A, New York City on December 19, 20 & 21 1966 16 track CD includes 7 bonus tracks. Issued in digipak. 12 page booklet included. An extra strong sounding studio album from the Duke & His Orchestra. A rich and rewarding listen.
Pepper Adams, Bernard McKinney, Elvin Jones, George Duvivier, Hank Jones – The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams (1957)
