Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers – Indestructible! (Blue Note BLP 4193)

The hardest of hard bop is synonymous with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and both the front cover and the title of Indestructible! leave you in no doubt that the man meant business.

Lee Morgan – The Gigolo (Blue Note/Liberty BST 84212)

Discographical Details Artist: Lee Morgan. Title: The Gigolo. Label and catalogue Number: Blue Note/Liberty BST 84212. Personnel: Lee Morgan (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Harold Mabern Jr (piano); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Billy Higgins (drums). Side 1: Yes I Can, No You Can’t; Trapped; Speed Ball. Side 2: The Gigolo; You Go To My Head. RecordingContinue reading “Lee Morgan – The Gigolo (Blue Note/Liberty BST 84212)”

Hank Mobley – Dippin’ (Blue Note BNST 84209)

Discographical Details Artist: Hank Mobley. Title: Dippin’. Label and Catalogue Number: Blue Note BNST 84209. Personnel: Lee Morgan (trumpet); Hank Mobley (tenor sax); Harold Mabern Jr (piano); Larry Ridley (bass); Billy Higgins (drums). Side 1: The Dip; Recado Bossa Nova; The Break Through. Side 2: The Vamp; I See Your Face Before Me; Ballin’. RecordingContinue reading “Hank Mobley – Dippin’ (Blue Note BNST 84209)”