“Jam Session” is the only album I’ve heard that presents Charlie Parker in familiar company with room to stretch out and with microphones capable of capturing the moment with the versimilitude expected by today’s listeners. [More]
Track listing: A1 What Is This Thing Called Love (C. Porter) 15:53 B1 Funky Blues (Oscar Peterson) 13:46 Personnel: Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone Ray Brown – bass J.C. Heard – [More]
Cosmopolite is an album by American jazz saxophonist Benny Carter recorded at three sessions between 1952 and 1954 and released by Norgran Records. Track listing: 1 Gone With The Wind 2 I Got It Bad [More]
Sittin’ In is a 1957 studio album by Dizzy Gillespie, featuring the saxophonists Stan Getz, Paul Gonsalves and Coleman Hawkins. Track listing: “Dizzy Atmosphere” (Dizzy Gillespie) – 10:57 “I’m Thru’ with Love”/”Without a Word of [More]
Track listing: A1 Three O’Clock In The Morning 0:00 A2 One O’Clock Jump 2:59 A3 Harvard Blues 5:47 A4 Slammin’ Around 8:56 A5 Laura 11:42 A6 Star Dust 14:33 A7 Slam, Don’t Shake It Like [More]
Nice an’ Cool is an album by American tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1961 and released on the Moodsville label. Allmusic awarded the album four stars and reviewer Stewart Mason wrote that “Nice ‘n [More]
Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson is an album by American jazz trumpeter Howard McGhee with vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1948 and first released on the Savoy label in 1955. AllMusic Review by [More]
“(It Takes) Two to Tango” (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) Personnel: Lester Young – tenor saxophone, vocals Oscar Peterson – piano Barney Kessel – guitar Ray Brown – double bass J. C. Heard – drums
“I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” (Fields, McHugh) Personnel: Lester Young – tenor saxophone Oscar Peterson – piano Barney Kessel – guitar Ray Brown – double bass J. C. Heard – drums