By 1957, Sonny Rollins was established as the pre-eminent tenor saxophonist in modern jazz. Stints with Miles Davis, the Clifford Brown/Max Roach quintet and Thelonious Monk and a stunning series of records under his own name for Prestige Records had provided ample justification for the soubriquet Saxophone Colossus.
Category Archives: Riverside
Blue Mitchell – Blue Soul (Riverside RLP 12-309)
Discographical Details Artist: Blue Mitchell. Title: Blue Soul. Label and Catalogue Number: Riverside RLP 12-309. Personnel: Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Jimmy Heath (tenor sax); Curtis Fuller (trombone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Sam Jones (bass); “Philly” Joe Jones (drums). Side 1: Minor Vamp; The Head; The Way You Look Tonight; Park Avenue Petite; Top Shelf. Side 2: WaverleyContinue reading “Blue Mitchell – Blue Soul (Riverside RLP 12-309)”
Chet Baker – In New York (Riverside RLP 12-281)
Discographical Details Artist: Chet Baker. Title: In New York. Label and Catalogue Number: Riverside RLP 12-281. Personnel: Chet Baker (trumpet); Johnny Griffin (tenor sax); Al Haig (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); “Philly” Joe Jones (drums). Side 1: Fair Weather; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Hotel 49. Side 2: Solar; Blue Thoughts; When The Lights Are Low. RecordingContinue reading “Chet Baker – In New York (Riverside RLP 12-281)”
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet – Them Dirty Blues (Riverside RLP 12-322)
Discographical Details Artist: Julian Cannonball Adderley Title: Them Dirty Blues Label and Catalogue Number: Riverside RLP 12-322 Personnel: Julian Cannonball Adderley (alto sax); Nat Adderley (cornet); Barry Harris (piano); Bobby Timmons (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Louis Hayes (drums). Side 1: Work Song; Dat Dere; Easy Living. Side 2: Del Sasser; Jeannine; Soon; Them Dirty Blues.Continue reading “The Cannonball Adderley Quintet – Them Dirty Blues (Riverside RLP 12-322)”
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet – In San Francisco (Riverside RLP 12-311)
Discographical Details Artist: Julian Cannonball Adderley. Title: In San Francisco. Label and Catalogue Number: Riverside RLP 12-311. Personnel: Julian Cannonball Adderley (alto sax); Nat Adderley (cornet); Bobby Timmons (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Louis Hayes (drums). Side 1: This Here; Spontaneous Combustion. Side 2: Hi-Fly; You Got It!; Bohemia After Dark. Recording Date: 18 and 20Continue reading “The Cannonball Adderley Quintet – In San Francisco (Riverside RLP 12-311)”
2014’s Top Scores
The seed was sown for this blog almost exactly a year ago when, over the 2013-14 Christmas/New Year holidays, I stumbled across Andy’s London Jazz Collector blog. So, on this (more or less) first anniversary of that discovery, rather than sitting on the sidelines and posting the occasional comment, now seems a good time toContinue reading “2014’s Top Scores”
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