Jo Jones Trio is an album recorded by drummer Jo Jones in 1959 and released by the Everest label. AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated “Jo Jones is probably best known for his work with Count [More]
Slow Freight is an album by pianist Ray Bryant released by Cadet Records in 1967. “A killer album by soul jazz pianist Ray Bryant! The title track, “Slow Freight”, is an amazing 10-minute groover that [More]
Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet, also known as Quintet/Sextet and sometimes also as Miles Davis and Milt Jackson and reissued as Miles Davis: Odyssey!, is an album which compiles recordings made for Prestige Records [More]
“Recorded in 1974, Ray Bryant’s In the Cut is the one recording in his career that stands out from all the others — not necessarily because it is the best thing he ever cut, but [More]
Blues Groove is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins with guitarist Tiny Grimes recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label. “This music will appeal to fans of Grimes’ vintage electric guitar and to [More]
Gone with Golson is the fifth album by saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in 1959 and originally released on the New Jazz label. “Shortly before the formation of The Jazztet, tenor-saxophonist Benny Golson and [More]
Sonny Side Up is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, and the tenor saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins, recorded in December 1957 in New York City. It was released in 1959 on producer Norman [More]
Ray Bryant Plays is an album recorded by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1959 for the Signature label. Track listing: “Delauney’s Dilemma” (John Lewis) – 2:35 “Blue Monk” (Thelonious Monk) – 5:00 “Misty” [More]
