CURTIS FULLER — New Trombone (1957-1996) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This 1957 date matches Fuller with bluesy, fervent alto sax wailer Sonny Red Kyner. They make both a tight ensemble pair and an excellent contrasting frontline, with Kyner's spewing, flailing delivery featured on such cuts as "Blue Lawson" and "Namely You" operating against Fuller's equally intense, but lighter and smoother trombone lines. With Hank Jones operating as the rhythm section's harmonic link on piano, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Louis Hayes mesh underneath effectively. These undiluted, straight-ahead bop and blues numbers are still par for the course. Ron Wynn
Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND — Soul Burnin' (1964-1997) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Soul Burnin' contains material recorded at Red Garland' final two sessions for the Prestige label. Garland is generally in fine form, drawing on his bop and blues influences to produce cleanly coherent solos.
On "If You Could See Me Now" and "On Green Dolphin Street," Garland's trio (with Charlie Persip, drum, and Peck Morrison, bass) is supplemented by the trumpet of Richard Williams and the saxophone of Oliver Nelson. Nelson (known mostly as an arranger/ composer) has an unformed sound and a melodic conception that recalls Coltrane.
The three tunes performed by Garland's other trio (with Sam Jones, bass, and Art Taylor, drums) are solid, if uninspired. Also included as a bonus track is a tune called "A Little Bit of Basie" -- Garland's playing here echoes the elegance, economy, and style of the Count's. Rovi Staff    Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND — Rediscovered Masters, Vol.2 (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND — Red's Blues (1998-2006) RM | MONO | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

With sights set firmly set upon the blues, this is bedrock Red Garland, aimed squarely down the middle of his most fertile period. Not everything here is a blues, but they might as well be, given the sameness of mood and approach in this selection of small-group blowing sessions. Wherever you go on Red's Blues, you can't miss Garland's distinctive block chords and light-handed right-handed bop patterns recorded in the soft-focused Van Gelder studio manner, all of which jazz fans would hear constantly down the road in the '60s. And not only that, almost all of the tunes are in the keys of B flat or C, which could make this disc useful for background if not extended listening. Nevertheless, the personnel is often stellar; John Coltrane and Donald Byrd turn up on "Birks' Works," and Arnett Cobb saunters through "Black Velvet" (better known as "Don'Cha Go Way Mad"), Coleman Hawkins is in fine funky form on "Red Beans," and Ray Barretto's congas light up one of the few jazz compositions ever named after a critic ("Ralph J. Gleason Blues"). The 75-minute disc, all of whose contents have been issued on CD before, opens with a long, majestic Garland meditation on "See See Rider" -- and that pretty much sets the tone.  Richard S. Ginell   Tracklist & Credits :

CURTIS FULLER — New Trombone (1957-1996) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This 1957 date matches Fuller with bluesy, fervent alto sax wailer Sonny Red Kyner. They make both a tight ensemble pair and an excellent contrasting frontline, with Kyner's spewing, flailing delivery featured on such cuts as "Blue Lawson" and "Namely You" operating against Fuller's equally intense, but lighter and smoother trombone lines. With Hank Jones operating as the rhythm section's harmonic link on piano, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Louis Hayes mesh underneath effectively. These undiluted, straight-ahead bop and blues numbers are still par for the course. Ron Wynn
Tracklist :
1 Vonce #5 7:40
2 Transportation Blues 8:18
3 Blue Lawson 6:51
4 Namely You 9:25
5 What Is This Thing Called Love? 6:30
– BONUS TRACKS –
6 Alicia 5:11
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Sonny Red Kyner
Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Louis Hayes
Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Hank Jones
Trombone – Curtis Fuller

PEPPER ADAMS — Critics' Choice (1958-2005) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Pepper Adams was one of the greatest jazz baritone saxophonists of all time. During a time when Gerry Mulligan's cool-toned baritone was very influential, Adams rose to prominence with a harder and bigger sound, much more hard bop than cool. This relatively obscure release, originally an LP for the World Pacific label, finds the baritonist in Los Angeles matching his hard-driving style with several players identified with West Coast cool jazz. Trumpeter Lee Katzman, who is on every selection but "Blackout Blues" and "Four Funky People," has a tone closer to Chet Baker than to Donald Byrd, but fits in well with Adams. The rhythm section is mostly laid-back and quiet but swinging. A joy of this CD reissue is the repertoire, which contains catchy originals by Adams, Barry Harris (the memorable "High Step"), Tommy Flanagan, and Thad Jones in addition to a lone standard in "Alone Together." Adams was one of the most consistent of all jazzmen; he never seemed to make an unworthy record, so he is in typically fine form throughout this freewheeling hard bop set. "Four Funky People," not originally on the LP but from the same sessions, is included as a bonus cut. Scott Yanow  
Tracklist :
1  Minor Mishap  6:28
Tommy Flanagan
2  Blackout Blues 4:58
Pepper Adams
3  High Step 8:44
Barry Harris
4  Zec  6:35
Thad Jones
5  Alone Together 5:51
Schwartz-Dietz
6  50-21 8:12
Thad Jones
– BONUS TRACKS –
7  Four Funky People 4:56
Pepper Adams
Credits :
    Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams
    Bass – Doug Watkins
    Drums – Mel Lewis
    Piano – Jimmy Rowles
   Trumpet – Lee Katzman (tracks: 1, 3 To 6)

HANK MOBLEY - The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions (1998) 6xCD, BOX-SET | MONO | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This is a typically remarkable box set from Mosaic. The six-CD limited-edition package has all of tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley's recordings as a leader for Blue Note from a three-year period, all of the music originally included in the albums titled The Hank Mobley Quartet, Hank Mobley Sextet, Hank Mobley & His All-Stars, Hank Mobley Quintet, Hank, Hank Mobley, Curtain Call, Poppin', and Peckin' Time; not a lot of imagination went into these records' original titles. There is only one previously unissued selection (the alternate take of "Barrel of Funk"), but two of the albums were only out previously in Japan, and most of the others had not been previously available on CD. Mobley, an underrated player with a distinctive sound (influenced at times by Sonny Rollins), would continue to grow as an improviser and composer throughout the 1960s, but even on his earliest date here, he is a strong (if unsung) soloist. Featured along with the leader is a who's who of 1950s hard bop, including trumpeters Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Bill Hardman, Kenny Dorham, and Art Farmer, pianists Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons, Sonny Clark, and Wynton Kelly, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassists Doug Watkins, Paul Chambers, Wilbur Ware, and Jimmy Rowser, and drummers Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Philly Joe Jones, and Art Taylor. A must for Hank Mobley and 1950s Blue Note fans, but this deluxe box (released in 1998) promises to go out of print quickly. Scott Yanow  
All Tracks & Credits :

HANK MOBLEY - Complete The Jazz Message Sessions With Kenny Clarke (2003) FLAC (tracks), lossless

This set features four different sessions which tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded as a leader before he got to Blue Note label. Recorded in 1953 and 1956, Mobley is in four distinct settings here. The first two sessions are with Max Roach on drums, and one has a front line with Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, Gigi Gryce on alto, Franklin Skeete on bass, and Walter Davis, Jr. on piano. The second with Roach, also from that year, strips away the other horns into a quartet. This material is notable for its three Mobley compositions -- "Kismet," "Mobleyization," and "Orientation," as well as several by Roach, including the stellar "Cou-Manchi Cou." The latter material is significant because Mobley's sidemen include drummer Kenny Clarke, and Donald Byrd, as well as two different pianists (depending on the session), either Barry Harris or Ronnie Ball. Doug Watkins swings hard in the bass chair on both sessions. Mobley's compositional chops are way up here, and the interplay between the two is remarkable. They dovetail, go head to head, and complement each other as the hard bop wunderkinds they were, with the sheer joy of invention and competition everywhere present. This pairing of front-line players is, perhaps, the reason the folks at Jazz Factory chose to place the Byrd and Clarke material first on the disc, despite the fact that it was recorded later than the Roach sides. In any case, it's all very fine indeed, and brings to light some little-known early Mobley.
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Tracklist :
1     There Will Never Be Another You 5:49
Mack Gordon / Harry Warren    
2     Cattin' 4:36
Hank Mobley    
3     Madeline 4:41
Hank Mobley    
4     When I Fall in Love 3:45
Edward Heyman / Victor Young    
5     B. For B.B. 6:29
Hank Mobley    
6     Space Flight 4:13
Hank Mobley    
7     Blues Number Two 4:57
Hank Mobley    
8     Orientation 2:53
Hank Mobley
9     Mobleyzation 2:45
Hank Mobley    
10     Glow Worm 2:29
Paul Lincke / S. Wright    
11     Sfax 2:19
Max Roach    
12     Just One of Those Things 3:11
Cole Porter    
13     Cou Manchi-Cou 3:04
Max Roach    
14     Kismet 2:42
Hank Mobley    
15     Chi-Chi 3:03
Charlie Parker    
16     I'm a Fool to Want You 3:16
Joel Herron / Frank Sinatra / Jack Wolf    
17     Drum Conversation 2:41
Max Roach

HANK MOBLEY — Messages (1956-1989) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

With the exception of Hank Mobley's original "Alternating Current," which was left out due to lack of space, this single CD has all of the music from the two Prestige LPs Mobley's Message and Hank Mobley's Second Message; a two-LP set from 1976 which had the same Messages title and catalog number, but also the complete program, is actually the preferred acquisition, but will be difficult to locate. The first session mostly features the fine tenor Hank Mobley jamming on four superior bop standards, including "Bouncing with Bud," "52nd Street Theme" and "Au Privavem" and his own "Minor Disturbance" in a quintet with trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Barry Harris, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor; altoist Jackie McLean has a strong cameo on "Au Privave." The second set, recorded a week later, is less of a jam session, with Mobley, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, pianist Walter Bishop, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor essaying three of Mobley's now-obscure compositions, Benny Harris's "Crazeology" and the standards "These Are the Things I Love" and "I Should Care." The two dates give one a good example of Hank Mobley's playing prior to becoming a regular Blue Note artist, where he would create his greatest work. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Bouncing with Bud 6:57
Bud Powell    
2     52nd Street Theme 5:41
Thelonious Monk    
3     Minor Disturbance 6:15
Hank Mobley    
4     Au Privave 7:31
Charlie Parker    
5     Little Girl Blue 8:41
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers    
6     These Are the Things I Love 6:37
Harold Barlow / Lewis Harris    
7     Message from the Border 6:03
Hank Mobley    
8     Xlento 5:36
Hank Mobley    
9     The Latest 5:48
Hank Mobley    
10     I Should Care 10:01
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston    
11     Crazeology 6:56
Benny Harris
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean (tracks: 4)
Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Art Taylor
Piano – Barry Harris (tracks: 1 to 5), Walter Bishop (tracks: 7 to 11)
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
Trumpet – Donald Byrd (tracks: 1 to 4), Kenny Dorham (tracks: 6 to 11)

HANK MOBLEY - Hank Mobley Quartet (1955-2015) RM | 24 Bit By RVG | MONO | 24bits-192hz | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Horace Silver on piano and Doug Watkins on bass, plus someone named Art Blakey on drums. Ron Wynn

 Tracklist :
1 Hank's Prank 4:29
Hank Mobley
2 My Sin 3:48
Hank Mobley
3 Avila and Tequila  4:31
Hank Mobley
4      Walkin' the Fence 3:38
Hank Mobley
5 Love for Sale 4:30
Cole Porter
6 Just Coolin' 4:11
Hank Mobley
Credits :
Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Art Blakey
Engineer [Recording], Remastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Horace Silver
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley

HANK MOBLEY - The Jazz Message Of Hank Mobley # 2 (1956-1992) RM | MONO | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Impressive lineups, both in the front line and the rhythm section, fuel the two 1956 sessions on this Savoy reissue. The players are committed, the writing is good, and the performances reward repeated listening. The result is a worthwhile precursor to the industry-standard hard bop Mobley would later record for Blue Note.Lee Morgan, then 18, joins Mobley on two tracks that have pianist Hank Jones, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor in the rhythm section. Even if Morgan at this time was audibly still growing as a trumpet player, his poise, execution, and resourceful imagination were already the tools of a master. Donald Byrd, on form and playing with crispness and authority, moves into the trumpet chair for the three remaining tracks. This time it's Barry Harris on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums, and Watkins (again) on bass. The influence on Mobley of swing era tenors, from Lester Young to Illinois Jacquet, can be clearly heard on these tracks. Mobley's respect for and understanding of the pre-bebop style serve him well in his contribution to the development of the predominant jazz style that followed bebop. In addition to three Mobley originals, there is a blues by Thad Jones and another from Watkins. The standout track is Mobley's "Space Flight," a bright, up-tempo bop number that has memorable solos from Mobley, Byrd, Harris, and Clarke. The recording on this CD is very good but, as is common on Savoy reissues, the running time isn't long -- 32 minutes in the case of this jazz message. Jim Todd  
Tracklist:
1     Thad's Blues 9:48
Thad Jones    
2     Doug's Minor B' Ok" 6:40
Doug Watkins    
3     B. For B.B. 6:31
Hank Mobley    
4     Blues Number Two 5:00
Hank Mobley    
5     Space Flight 4:15
Hank Mobley
Credits:
1-3
Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Art Taylor
Piano – Hank Jones
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
Trumpet – Lee Morgan
3-5
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
Drums – Kenny Clarke  
Piano – Barry Harris   
Trumpet – Donald Byrd

HANK MOBLEY - Hank Mobley And His All Stars (1957-1996) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This CD is a straight reissue of a Hank Mobley LP that features the "Who's Who" of late-'50s hard bop: the tenor-leader, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, pianist Horace Silver, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Blakey. The quintet performs five Mobley compositions (best is the lyrical "Mobley's Musings"), songs that are generally more interesting for their chord changes than for their melodies, which is probably why none of them became standards. One's attention is constantly drawn to the inventive solos and Art Blakey's roaring "accompaniment." An above-average effort from some of the best. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Reunion 6:54
Hank Mobley
2     Ultra Marine 6:38
Hank Mobley    
3     Don't Walk 7:48
Hank Mobley    
4     Lower Stratosphere 10:36
Hank Mobley    
5     Mobley's Musings 6:04
Hank Mobley
Credits :
Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Art Blakey
Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Horace Silver
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Milt Jackson

COLEMAN HAWKINS - Coleman Hawkins With The Red Garland Trio (1959-1989) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

One of Hawkins's better Prestige sessions (originally on its Swingville subsidiary) finds him fronting a then-modern rhythm section for a variety of basic originals, the ballad "I Want to Be Loved" and "It's a Blues World." The lengthy "Bean's Blues" is the highpoint of this generally relaxed session. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     It's a Blue World 7:59
George Forrest / Robert Wright
2     I Want to Be Loved 5:54
Savannah Churchill
3     Red Beans 4:14
Red Garland    
4     Bean's Blues 11:54     
Coleman Hawkins
5     Blues for Ron 6:14
Doug Watkins
Credits :
Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Charles "Specks" Wright
Piano – Red Garland
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins

ART FARMER | DONALD BYRD - 2 Trumpets (1956-1992) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1     The Third 7'42
Donald Byrd
2     Contour 7'38
Kenny Drew
3     When Your Lover Has Gone 5'13
Einar A. Swan
4     Dig 14'29
Miles Davis
5     'Round Midnight 6'38
Bernie Hanighen / Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean (pistas: 1, 2, 4)
Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Arthur Taylor
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Barry Harris
Remastered By [Digital] – Phil De Lancie
Trumpet – Art Farmer (pistas: 1 to 4), Donald Byrd (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5)

HANK MOBLEY - Hank Mobley Quintet (1957-2007) RVG Edition | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley has been called underrated so many times that the word may as well have been his middle name, and when combined with the numerous financial, personal, and health issues the saxophonist endured during his career, it all added up to a middle of the pack position in the jazz canon. He truly deserves a reevaluation. This delightfully warm set was cut on March 8, 1957 with Mobley on tenor sax, Art Farmer on trumpet, Horace Silver on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and the energetic and busy Art Blakey on drums, which makes for a pretty nice session band when all is said and done. All eight selections (two are bonus tracks, alternate versions of "Funk in Deep Freeze" and "Wham and They're Off") are original Mobley compositions and show off his -- you guessed it -- underrated writing and arranging ability. "Wham and They're Off" is an aptly named piece, bouncing breezily out of the box in both versions, while "Base on Balls" is wonderfully lazy and laconic, unwinding into a perfectly loose and soulful jam for a long summer's day. "Funk in Deep Freeze," by the way, seems more frozen than it is funk, but it's still fun. The bottom line is that this is a superior quintet working effortlessly together, and Mobley's concisely measured, round sax tone binds everything into a beautifully nuanced set. Mobley might not have been out there pushing the envelope with his instrument, but here he plays with confidence and lyrical economy, making this easily one of his best outings. by Steve Leggett  
Tracklist :
1-"Funk in Deep Freeze" - 6:50
Hank Mobley
2-"Wham and They're Off" - 7:42
Hank Mobley
3-"Fin de l'affaire" - 6:39
Hank Mobley
4-"Startin' from Scratch" - 6:43
Hank Mobley
5-"Stella-Wise" - 7:18
Hank Mobley
6-"Base on Balls" - 7:33
Hank Mobley
7-"Funk in Deep Freeze" (Alternate Take) - 6:57
Hank Mobley
8-"Wham and They're Off" (Alternate Take) - 7:37
Hank Mobley
Personnel :
Hank Mobley - Tenor Saxophone
Art Farmer - Trumpet
Horace Silver - Piano
Doug Watkins - Bass
Art Blakey - Drums

LEE MORGAN WITH HANK MOBLEY QUINTET - Introducing Lee Morgan (1957-1996) MONO / APE (image+.cue), lossless

Originally a Hank Mobley session, this is one of trumpeter Lee Morgan's earliest recordings. At the time Morgan (who was just 18) was very much under the musical influence of Clifford Brown although a bit of his own personality was starting to shine through. With the fine tenor of Mobley, pianist Hank Jones, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor, Morgan sounds quite comfortable playing bebop and participating in a ballad medley. This set (along with a previously unissued version of "Nostalgia") was later reissued as A-1 -- The Savoy Sessions. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1. Hank's Shout 7:03
Hank Mobley
2. Nostalgia 8:53
Fats Navarro
3. Bet 7:56
Doug Watkins
4. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 2:29
Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg
5. P.S. I Love You 4:22
Gordon Jenkins / Johnny Mercer
6. Easy Living 2:49
Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin
7. That's All 2:43
Alan Brandt / Bob Haymes
Personnel:
Lee Morgan (Trumpet);
Hank Mobley (Tenor Saxophone);
Hank Jones (Piano);
Doug Watkins (Bass);
Art Taylor (Drums). 

LEE MORGAN – Candy (1958-2007) RM | RVG Edition | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Recorded when he was only 19, Candy was one of the first albums (along with The Cooker, recorded the same year) where Lee Morgan showed his own unique style. His prodigal technical virtuosity had already been proven at this time in the Dizzy Gilliespie band, but Morgan's first solo ventures had been remarkable only because of his young age. Here, the influence of some of Morgan's mentors can be seen, but instead of just emulating the style of older trumpeters like Clifford Brown, he has begun absorbing bits and pieces of the phrasing and style of a wide range of musicians, from Gillespie to Miles Davis, then using them to forge his own sound. Morgan places himself front and center here -- there are no other horns to carry the melodic lines, leaving him quite exposed, but he manages to perform beautifully. Not merely a technical marvel, his tone on this album was sweet and his playing fluid, infused with joy and crisply articulated emotion. Morgan would later turn out to be an expert songwriter, but here songs like Buddy Johnson's "Since I Fell for You," and Jimmy Heath's "C.T.A." gave him ample space to show off his talents. Stacia Proefrock  

Tracklist :

1. Candy 7:07
Kramer, Whitney, David
2. Since I Fell For You 5:35
Buddy Johnson
3. C.T.A. 5:04
Jimmy Heath
4. All the Way 7:24
S. Cahn-J. Van Heusen
5. Who Do You Love, I Hope 4:58
Irving Berlin
6. Personality 6:12
J. Burke-J. Van Heusen
7. All At Once You Love Her 5:26
R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein

Personnel :

Lee Morgan (trumpet);

Sonny Clark (piano);

Doug Watkins (bass);

Art Taylor (drums).

DONALD BYRD - Byrd in Paris (1959-2000) Jazz in Paris 4 / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Trumpeter Donald Byrd spent a few months in France in 1958, and a Paris concert resulted in two LPs' worth of material. Byrd's quintet at the time included Bobby Jaspar (on tenor and flute), pianist Walter Davis, Jr., bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor. Byrd was just beginning to find his own sound in the late '50s and he is in excellent form on "Dear Old Stockholm," Sonny Rollins' "Paul's Pal," Jaspar's "Flute Blues," "Ray's Idea," and "The Blues Walk." This is a fine all-around hard bop session. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist  :
1     Dear Old Stockholm 12:23
Traditional
2 Paul's Pal 12:23
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
3 Flute Blues 7:12
Written-By – Bobby Jaspar
4 Ray's Idea 7:26
Written-By – Ray Brown
5 The Blues Walk 9:17
Written-By – Chris Woods
Credits :
Double Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Art Taylor
Flute – Bobby Jaspar (tracks: 3)
Piano – Walter Davis Jr.
Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Jaspar (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5)
Trumpet – Donald Byrd

DONALD BYRD QUINTET - Parisian Thoroughfare (1958-2000) Jazz In Paris 5 / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The second of two sets that document a Paris concert by trumpeter Donald Byrd, Parisian Thoroughfare features Bobby Jaspar on tenor and flute, pianist Walter Davis, Jr., bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor. Other than Byrd's "At This Time" and Davis' "Formidable," the quintet sticks to bop standards, many of which are quite concise and clock in at around three minutes. Longer versions of the title track (a high point) and "52nd Street Theme" are exceptions. This spirited, bop-oriented music is the equal of the first volume. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Salt Peanuts 2:13
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke
2    Parisian Thoroughfare 9:05
Written-By – Bud Powell
3    Stardust 3:19
Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
4    52nd Street Theme 6:42
Written-By – Thelonious Monk
5    At This Time 10:03
Written-By – Donald Byrd
6    Formidable 9:28
Written-By – Walter Davis Jr.
7    Two-Bass Hit 2:56
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis
8    Salt Peanuts 2:15
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke
Credits :
Double Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Art Taylor
Piano – Walter Davis Jr.
Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Jaspar
Trumpet – Donald Byrd
Nota :
Recorded live on October 22, 1958 at the Olympia, Paris.
Reissue of the Brunswick LP 87 904. 

SONNY ROLLINS - Saxophone Colossus (1957-1991) RM / MONO / Masters Of Jazz Series / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Sonny Rollins recorded many memorable sessions during 1954-1958, but Saxophone Colossus is arguably his finest all-around set. Joined by pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Max Roach, Rollins debuts and performs the definitive version of "St. Thomas," tears into the chord changes of "Mack the Knife" (here called "Moritat"), introduces "Strode Rode," is lyrical on "You Don't Know What Love Is," and constructs a solo on "Blue Seven" that practically defines his style. Essential music that, as with all of Rollins' Prestige recordings, has also been reissued as part of a huge "complete" box set; listeners with a tight budget are advised to pick up this single disc and be amazed. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 St. Thomas 6:48
Sonny Rollins
2 You Don't Know What Love is 6:31
Gene Paul / Don Raye
3 Strode Rode 5:17
Sonny Rollins
4 Moritat (Mack the Knife) 10:07
Bertolt Brecht / Kurt Weill
5 Blue 7 11:20
Sonny Rollins
Credits:
Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Max Roach
Engineer [Original Recordings] – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Tommy Flanagan
Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins