In May 1957, “Prestige” label released “Mal-1”, the debut Mal Waldron album. It was recorded in November 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
In December 1957, “Verve” label released “The Greatest Trumpet of Them All”, the 26th Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded in December 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, arrangements
Benny Golson – tenor saxophone, arrangements
Pee Wee Moore – baritone saxophone
Henry Coker – trombone
Ray Bryant – piano
Tommy Bryant – bass
Charlie Persip – drums
Track listing:
Blues After Dark – Benny Golson
Sea Breeze – Larry Douglas, Fred Norman, Rommie Beardon
In November 1957, “Riverside” label released “Monk’s Music”, an album by Thelonious Monk Septet. It was recorded in June 1957, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews. In 2001, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, arrangements
Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Ray Copeland – trumpet
Wilbur Ware – double bass
Art Blakey – drums
Jack Higgins – recording
Paul Bacon – design
Paul Weller – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.
Abide with Me – Henry Francis Lyte, William Henry Monk
In October 1957, “Riverside” label released “Jazz Contrasts”, the fifth Kenny Dorham album. It was recorded in May 1957, at “Reeves Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Hank Jones – piano
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Max Roach – drums
Betty Glamann – harp
Jack Higgins – engineer
Keith Goodwin – liner notes
Track listing:
Falling in Love with Love – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
I’ll Remember April – Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
In October 1955, “Blue Note” label released “Afro-Cuban”, the second Kenny Dorham studio album. It was recorded January – March 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In September 1956, “Blue Note” label released “Memorial Album”, the 13th Clifford Brown album (it was released posthumously). It was recorded in June 1953, at “WOR Studios” in New York City, August 1953, at “Audio-Video Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Clifford Brown – trumpet
Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
Elmo Hope – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Francis Wolff – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Hymn of the Orient – Gigi Gryce
Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
Minor Mood – Clifford Brown
Cherokee – Ray Noble
Wail Bait – Quincy Jones
Brownie Speaks – Clifford Brown
De-Dah – Elmo Hope
Cookin’ – Lou Donaldson
You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
In July 1957, “Riverside” label released “The Hawk Flies High”, the twelve Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in March 1957, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer.
In April 1961, “Roulette” label released “Uhuru Afrika”, the thirteenth Randy Weston album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig. The album features lyrics and liner notes by the poet Langston Hughes and was banned in South Africa in 1964.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – piano
Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson – trombone
Julius Watkins – French horn
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, flute
Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, piccolo
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
Les Spann – guitar, flute
Kenny Burrell – guitar
George Duvivier, Ron Carter – bass
Max Roach, Charlie Persip – drums, percussion
Wilbert Hogan – drums
Babatunde Olatunji – percussion
Armando Peraza – bongos
Candido Camero – congas
Martha Flowers, Brock Peters – vocals
Tuntemeke Sanga – narrator
Melba Liston – arranger
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Weston, except where noted.
Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza – Langston Hughes
First Movement: Uhuru Kwanza
Second Movement: African Lady – Randy Weston, Langston Hughes
In April 1957, “Columbia” label released “Drum Suite”, album by Art Blakey, side one is the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble, side two is the Jazz Messengers. It was recorded June – December 1956, February 1957, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.
In January 1959, “Contemporary” label released “Benny Golson’s New York Scene”, the debut Benny Golson album. It was recorded in October 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.
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