Recorded: Paris, France, December 4, 1956 Personnel: Barney Wilen – Tenor Sax Sacha Distel – Guitar John Lewis – Piano Percy Heath – Bass Kenny Clarke – Drums Continue reading John Lewis Quintet – All The Things You Are (1956)
From “Up, Up And Away” (1967). Sonny Criss (as) Cedar Walton (p) Tal Farlow (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Lenny McBrowne (d) Continue reading Sonny Criss – Paris Blues (1967)
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 Continue reading Paul Chambers Sextet – We Six (1956)
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 Continue reading Wayne Shorter – Lee Morgan Sextet – Fat Lady (1960)
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 Continue reading Sonny Criss Quintet – In The Still Of The Night (1956)
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 Continue reading Coleman Hawkins – I Remember You (1962)
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, … Continue reading Sun Ra – The Magic City (1965)
