dimanche 28 juin 2026

BLUE NOTE 1958 ~ Vol.3 (March 30, 1958 - April 28, 1958)


01. Louis Smith - There Will Never Be Another You (bonus track)
    Louis Smith (tp); Charlie Rouse (ts); Sonny Clark (p); Paul Chambers (b); 
    Art Taylor (dms
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1958
02. Louis Smith - Au Privave (bonus track)
    Louis Smith (tp); Charlie Rouse (ts); Sonny Clark (p); Paul Chambers (b); 
    Art Taylor (dms  
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1958
03. Louis Smith  - Later
    Louis Smith (tp); Charlie Rouse (ts); Sonny Clark (p); Paul Chambers (b); 
    Art Taylor (dms
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1958
04. Louis Smith  - Wetu
    Louis Smith (tp); Charlie Rouse (ts); Sonny Clark (p); Paul Chambers (b); 
    Art Taylor (dms
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1958
05. Jimmy Smith  - Cool Blues 
    Lou Donaldson (as); Tina Brooks (ts); Jimmy Smith (org); Eddie McFadden (g); 
    Donald Bailey (dms)
    Smalls Paradise, Harlem, NY, 1st set, April 7, 1958
06. Jimmy Smith - A Night In Tunisia
    Lou Donaldson (as); Tina Brooks (ts); Jimmy Smith (org); Eddie McFadden (g); 
    Art Blakey (dms)
    Smalls Paradise, Harlem, NY, 3rd set, April 7, 1958
07. Bennie Green - We Wanna Cook
    Bennie Green (tb), (voc); Gene Ammons as "Jug", Billy Root (ts); Sonny Clark (p); 
    Ike Isaacs (b); Elvin Jones (dms); Babs Gonzales (voc)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 28, 1958
08. Bennie Green - Soul Stirrin'
    Bennie Green (tb), (voc); Gene Ammons as "Jug", Billy Root (ts); Sonny Clark (p); 
    Ike Isaacs (b); Elvin Jones (dms); Babs Gonzales (voc)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 28, 1958


Louis Smith




mardi 23 juin 2026

dimanche 21 juin 2026

BLUE NOTE 1958 ~ Vol.2 (March 9, 1958 - March 30, 1958)


01. Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else
    Miles Davis (tp); Cannonball Adderley (as); Hank Jones (p); Sam Jones (b); 
Art Blakey (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 9, 1958
02. Cannonball Adderley  - One for Daddy-O
    Miles Davis (tp); Cannonball Adderley (as); Hank Jones (p); Sam Jones (b); 
Art Blakey (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 9, 1958
03. Cannonball Adderley - Alison's Uncle
    Miles Davis (tp); Cannonball Adderley (as); Hank Jones (p); Sam Jones (b); 
Art Blakey (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 9, 1958
04. Tina Brooks - Nutville
    Lee Morgan (tp); Tina Brooks (ts); Sonny Clark (p); Doug Watkins (b); 
Art Blakey (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1958
05. Tina Brooks - Star Eyes
    Lee Morgan (tp); Tina Brooks (ts); Sonny Clark (p); Doug Watkins (b); 
Art Blakey (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1958
06. Bennie Green - Melba's Mood
    Bennie Green (tb); Charlie Rouse (ts); Joe Knight (p); George Tucker (b); 
Louis Hayes (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 23, 1958
07. Bennie Green - Green Street
    Bennie Green (tb); Charlie Rouse (ts); Joe Knight (p); George Tucker (b); 
Louis Hayes (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 23, 1958
08. Bennie Green - Bennie BlowsThe Blues
    Bennie Green (tb); Charlie Rouse (ts); Joe Knight (p); George Tucker (b); 
Louis Hayes (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 23, 1958
09. Louis Smith - Smithville
    Louis Smith (tp); Charlie Rouse (ts); Sonny Clark (p); Paul Chambers (b); 
Art Taylor (dms
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1958


Julian "Cannonball" Adderley

*And by the way, a personal tribute to Miles for his centenary...


"Call it Anything"






vendredi 12 juin 2026

mercredi 10 juin 2026

BLUE NOTE 1958 ~ Vol.1 (January 5, 1958 - February 26, 1958)


01. Sonny Clark - Blue Minor 
    Art Farmer (tp); Jackie McLean (as); Sonny Clark (p); Paul Chambers (b); 
    "Philly" Joe Jones (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 5, 1958
02. Sonny Clark - Royal Flush
    Art Farmer (tp); Jackie McLean (as); Sonny Clark (p); Paul Chambers (b); 
    "Philly" Joe Jones (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 5, 1958
03. Horace Silver - Moonrays 
    Art Farmer (tp); Clifford Jordan (ts); Horace Silver (p); Teddy Kotick (b); 
    Louis Hayes (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 13, 1958
04. Curtis Fuller - Fuss Budget 
    Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton (tb); Sonny Clark (p) ; George Tucker (b); 
    Charlie Persip (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 22, 1958
05. Lee Morgan Quartet - All The Way
    Lee Morgan (tp); Sonny Clark (p); Doug Watkins (b); Art Taylor (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 2, 1958
06. Hank Mobley - Lee Morgan Quintet - Stretchin' Out
    Lee Morgan (tp); Hank Mobley (ts); Wynton Kelly (p); Paul Chambers (b); 
    Charlie Persip (dms)
    Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 9, 1958
07. Jimmy Smith Trio - It Could Happen To You
    Jimmy Smith (org); Kenny Burrell (g); "Philly" Joe Jones (dms)
    Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 26, 1958
08. Jimmy Smith Trio - Sometimes I'm Happy
    Jimmy Smith (org); Kenny Burrell (g); "Philly" Joe Jones (dms)
    Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 26, 1958


Rudy Van Gelder

Sonny Clark






lundi 8 juin 2026


Les Tresors Du Jazz 1957 [Disc 75] (Le Chant du Monde 2007)






"On The Sunny Side Of The Street"

1958 to come...









 

dimanche 7 juin 2026

THELONIOUS MONK ~ Brilliant Corners (1957)


01. Brilliant Corners (Thelonious Monk)
02. Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are (Thelonious Monk)
03. Pannonica (Thelonious Monk)
04. I Surrender Dear (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)
05. Bemsha Swing (Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best)

Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano, celesta (3)
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone (1-3,5)
Ernie Henry – alto saxophone (1-3)
Clark Terry – trumpet (5)
Oscar Pettiford – double bass (1-3)
Paul Chambers – double bass (5)
Max Roach – drums (1-3,5), timpani (5)

Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City; 
October 9, October 15 and December 7, 1956.
Released on April 4, 1957
Engineer: Jack Higgins
Producer: Orrin Keepnews


Thelonious Monk 1957




samedi 6 juin 2026

mercredi 3 juin 2026