North, South, East….Wess is an album by saxophonist Frank Wess recorded in 1956 and released on the Savoy label. “This easygoing swing date is essentially a small group drawn from the Count Basie band of [More]
Jazz Mood is the first released album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Savoy label. Track listing: All compositions by Yusef Lateef “Metaphor” – 8:09 “Yusef’s Mood” – 8:36 “The [More]
Jazz for Playboys is an album by saxophonist Frank Wess, trumpeter Joe Newman and guitarists Kenny Burrell and Freddie Greene recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the Savoy label. Track listing: [More]
The Trio (also released as The Jazz Trio of Hank Jones) is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones recorded in 1955 for the Savoy label and released in 1956. “This is a superb [More]
The Jazz Guitarist is an album by jazz guitarist Chuck Wayne which was released on the Savoy label in 1956. The album comprised two recording sessions, one recorded in 1953 (originally released as Chuck Wayne [More]
“Although the original LP was reissued under guitarist Kenny Burrell’s name, it was originally led by Frank Wess, who is heard doubling on flute and tenor. With the assistance of Burrell, rhythm guitarist Freddie Green, [More]
Jazz and the Sound of Nature is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1957 and released on the Savoy label. Track listing: “Seulb” (Wilbur Harden) – 6:13 “Song of Delilah” (Ray Evans, Jay [More]
Mann Alone is solo album by American jazz flutist Herbie Mann featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Savoy label. In the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Seth Markow called it “an audacious album of solo flute”. Track [More]
The Fabric of Jazz is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1959 and released on the Savoy label. A rеvіеw іn the British Gramophone mаgаzіnе stated “Whеn the mood takes him, Lаtееf саn [More]
Presenting Cannonball is the 1955 debut album by American jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, released on the Savoy label, featuring a quintet with Nat Adderley, Hank Jones, Paul Chambers, and Kenny Clarke. “This set has altoist [More]
