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Art Taylor: Taylor’s Tenors

In July 1959, “New Jazz” label released “Taylor’s Tenors”, the second Art Taylor studio album. It was recorded in June 1959, at Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Frank Foster, Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
  • Walter Davis Jr. – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass

Track listing:

  1. Rhythm-A-Ning – Thelonious Monk
  2. Little Chico – Charlie Rouse
  3. Cape Millie – Walter Davis Jr.
  4. Straight No Chaser – Thelonious Monk
  5. Fidel – Jackie McLean
  6. Dacor – Art Taylor

Jackie McLean & Tina Brooks: Street Singer

On June 6, 1980, “Blue Note (Japanese)” label released “Street Singer”, album by Jackie McLean & Tina Brooks. It was recorded in September 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Kenny Drew – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Melonae’s Dance – Jackie McLean
  2. Appointment in Ghana – Jackie McLean
  3. Medina – Tina Brooks
  4. Isle of Java – Tina Brooks
  5. Street Singer – Tina Brooks
  6. A Ballad for Doll – Jackie McLean

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messenger: A Night In Tunisia

In February 1958, “RCA Victor” label released “A Night in Tunisia”, album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers. It was recorded in April 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Rolontz.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jackie McLean (listed as Ferris Benda/Ferris Bender on the cover) – alto sax
  • Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Sam Dockery – piano
  • Spanky DeBrest – bass

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  2. Off the Wall – Johnny Griffin
  3. Theory of Art – Bill Hardman
  4. Couldn’t It Be You? – Art Blakey, Jackie McLean
  5. Evans – Sonny Rollins

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Tough!

In January 1966, “Cadet” label released “Tough!”, the fourth Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded in 1957, at “Swedien Recording Studio” in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Sam Dockery – piano
  • Spanky DeBrest – bass
  • Bruce Swedien – engineer
  • Michael Reid Design – design
  •  Don S. Bronstein – photography
  • Herb Wong – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Scotch Blues – Duke Jordan
  2. Flight to Jordan – Duke Jordan
  3. Transfiguration – Gigi Gryce
  4. Exhibit A – Gigi Gryce
  5. Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Summertime/Someone to Watch Over Me/The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Roy Haynes

On November 12, 2024 Roy Owen Haynes died aged 99. He was musician (drums), regarded as one of best and most influential drummers in the history of jazz music. In his career lasting over 80 years he recorded and performed with the best known and most important jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Lester Young, Kai Winding, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Wardell Gray, Sarah Vaughan, Cal Tjader, Eddie Shu, Nat Adderley, Milt Jackson, Red Rodney, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Art Farmer, Art Blakey, Dorothy Ashby, John Handy,  George Shearing, Randy Weston, Kenny Burrell,  Phineas Newborn, Jr,  Sonny Stitt, Lee Konitz, Eric Dolphy, Etta Jones, Booker Little, Betty Roché, Tommy Flanagan,  Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Oliver Nelson, Sonny Stitt,  Kai Winding, J. J. Johnson, Lem Winchester, Steve Lacy, Ray Charles, Jaki Byard, Ted Curson,  Bob Brookmeyer, Jackie Paris, Roland Kirk, Willis Jackson, McCoy Tyner, Ted Curson, John Coltrane, Frank Wess, Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Witherspoon, Gary Burton, Archie Shepp, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Leon Thomas, Clifford Jordan, Pharoah Sanders, Gato Barbieri, Dave Brubeck, Duke Jordan, Warne Marsh, Mary Lou Williams, Nick Brignola, Dizzy Reece, Johnny Griffin, Alice Coltrane,  Art Pepper,  Sal Nistico, Red Garland, Hank Jones, Stanley Cowell, Joe Albany, Freddie Hubbard, Toshiyuki Honda, Michel Petrucciani,  Mark Isaacs, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny and Kenny Barron.  Roy Haynes received big number of awards including “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences”, and the award at the “Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception” of the “54th Annual Grammy Awards”. In 2019, Haynes was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “Jazz Foundation of America”. As leader and co-leader, Roy Haynes released 32 albums.

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Hard Bop

In October 1957, “Columbia” label released “Hard Bop”, the second Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers studio album. It was recorded in December 1956, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Alan Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Sam Dockery – piano
  • Spanky DeBrest – bass

Track listing:

  1. Cranky Spanky – Bill Hardman
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. My Heart Stood Still – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  4. Little Melonae – Jackie McLean
  5. Stanley’s Stiff Chicken – Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean

Miles Davis And Milt Jackson: Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet

In August 1956, “Prestige” label released “Mile Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet”, album by Miles Davis and Milt Jackson (the 18th Miles Davis album overall). It was recorded in August 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

  1. Fr. Jackle – Jackie McLean
  2. Bitty Ditty – Thad Jones
  3. Minor March – Jackie McLean
  4. Changes – Ray Bryant

Jackie McLean: Jackie McLean & Co.

In June 1957, “Prestige” label released “Jackie McLean & Co.”, the sixth Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in February 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Jackie McLean – alto sax
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Ray Draper – tuba
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Flickers – Mal Waldron
  2. Help – Doug Watkins
  3. Minor Dream – Ray Draper
  4. Beau Jack – Jackie McLean
  5. Mirage – Mal Waldron

Jackie McLean: Jackie’s Pal

In February 1957, “Prestige” label released “Jackie’s Pal”, the fourth Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Bob Weinstock – cover
  • Tom Hannan – cover

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Doll – Jackie McLean
  2. Just for Marty – Bill Hardman
  3. Dee’s Dilemma – Mal Waldron
  4. Sublues – Bill Hardman
  5. Steeplechase – Charlie Parker
  6. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen

Miles Davis: Dig

In January 1956, “Prestige” label released “Dig”, the 17th Miles Davis album. It was recorded in October 1951, at “Apex” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
  • Tommy Potter – double bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

Track listing:

  1. Dig – Jackie McLean
  2. It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
  3. Denial – Miles Davis
  4. Bluing – Miles Davis
  5. Out of the Blue – Miles Davis