Recorded: Paris, France, December 4, 1956
Personnel:
Barney Wilen – Tenor Sax
Sacha Distel – Guitar
John Lewis – Piano
Percy Heath – Bass
Kenny Clarke – Drums
Month: October 2015
Sonny Criss – Paris Blues (1967)
From “Up, Up And Away” (1967).
Sonny Criss (as)
Cedar Walton (p)
Tal Farlow (g)
Bob Cranshaw (b)
Lenny McBrowne (d)
Paul Chambers Sextet – We Six (1956)
Recorded: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 21, 1956
Personnel:
Donald Byrd – Trumpet
John Coltrane – Tenor Sax
Horace Silver – Piano
Kenny Burrell – Guitar
Paul Chambers – Bass
Philly Joe Jones – Drums
Wayne Shorter – Lee Morgan Sextet – Fat Lady (1960)
Recorded: Bell Sound Studios, Studio B, New York City, NY, April 25, 1960
Personnel:
Lee Morgan – Trumpet
Frank Strozier – Alto Sax
Wayne Shorter – Tenor Sax
Bobby Timmons – Piano
Bob Cranshaw – Bass
Albert Heath – Drums
Sonny Criss Quintet – In The Still Of The Night (1956)
Recorded: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, October 3, 1956
Personnel:
Sonny Criss – Alto Sax
Larry Bunker – Vibes
Sonny Clark – Piano
Buddy Clark – Bass
Lawrence Marable – Drums
Coleman Hawkins – I Remember You (1962)
Recorded: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 12, 1962
Personnel:
Coleman Hawkins – Tenor Sax
Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith – Guitar
Tommy Flanagan – Claves
Major Holley – Bass
Willie Rodriguez – Percussion
Eddie Locke – Drums
Sun Ra – The Magic City (1965)
The boundaries of Sun Ra’s self-proclaimed “space jazz” underwent a transformation in the mid-’60s. The Magic City is an aural snapshot of that metamorphic process. Many enthusiasts and scholars consider this to be among Ra’s most definitive studio recordings. [source]
Alto Saxophone – Harry Spencer / Alto Saxophone, Flute – Danny Davis / Alto Saxophone, Flute, Oboe, Piccolo Flute – Marshall Allen / Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Timpani – Pat Patrick / Bass – Ronnie Boykins / Bass Clarinet – Robert Cummings / Keyboards [Clavioline], Celesta [Electronic Celeste], Piano, Marimba [Bass], Harp [Sun Harp], Percussion [Dragon Drum], Timpani – Sun Ra / Percussion – Jimmi Johnson, Roger Blank / Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore / Trombone – Ali Hassan, Bernard Pettaway, Teddy Nance / Trumpet – Chris Capers, Walter Miller
