Items12The creator’s order
  1. 1Moanin' (2013)Moanin' (2013)Released 1 Jan 2013Bobby Timmons's opening piano riff plays like a traditional Sunday morning call-and-response church service, answered immediately by the brass horns. Behind them, Art Blakey conducts the ensemble from his drum kit, punctuating the blues melodies with crisp snare press rolls and joyous cymbal…0
  2. 2Saxophone Colossus (1957)Saxophone Colossus (1957)Released 1 Jan 1957Sonny Rollins demonstrates how a master improviser can build an entire musical world out of simple melodic fragments. On the opening calypso St. Thomas, Max Roach tunes his drums to play actual melodies alongside Sonny's buoyant tenor sax, turning a playful folk tune into an accessible lesson in…0
  3. 3Somethin' Else (1958)Somethin' Else (1958)Released 1 Jan 1958Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley pairs his joyous, blues-soaked alto saxophone with Miles Davis's delicate muted trumpet on a legendary reinvention of Autumn Leaves. Hank Jones's gentle piano chords and Art Blakey's understated brushwork create a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere where every note breathes…0
  4. 4Song for My Father (1964)Song for My Father (1964)Released 1 Jan 1964Pianist Horace Silver incorporated the Cape Verdean folk melodies of his father's heritage into a jaunty, irresistible rhythm. His percussive left-hand piano vamp anchors the title track, leaving space for Joe Henderson's robust tenor saxophone and Carmell Jones's bright trumpet to state memorable,…0
  5. 5The Sidewinder (2015)The Sidewinder (2015)Released 1 Jan 2015Lee Morgan scored a surprise chart hit with this swaggering, twenty-four-bar blues strut. Drummer Billy Higgins and bassist Bob Cranshaw lay down an infectious boogaloo rhythm, providing Morgan's witty, brassy trumpet and Joe Henderson's gritty tenor sax the ultimate platform for joyful, swaggering…0
  6. 6Go (1962)Go (1962)Released 1 Jan 1962Dexter Gordon possessed one of the biggest, warmest tenor saxophone tones in jazz history. Recorded with a dream rhythm section featuring pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Billy Higgins, Cheese Cake and Three O'Clock in the Morning swing with relaxed mastery and witty musical…0
  7. 7Clifford Brown and Max Roach (1955)Clifford Brown and Max Roach (1955)Released 1 Jan 1955Clifford Brown's golden, round trumpet tone and effortless articulation set the high-water mark for hard bop brass playing. In partnership with Max Roach's revolutionary, polyrhythmic drumming, quintet arrangements of Cherokee and Daahoud sparkle with melodic invention, speed and infectious mutual…0
  8. 8Soul Station (1960)Soul Station (1960)Released 1 Jan 1960Hank Mobley called his sound 'middleweight', sitting comfortably between John Coltrane's searing intensity and Stan Getz's airy cool. Backed by Art Blakey, Paul Chambers and pianist Wynton Kelly, Mobley strips away all clutter on This I Dig of You to deliver pure, melodic, blue-collar swing.0
  9. 9Ready for Freddie (1962)Ready for Freddie (1962)Released 1 Jan 1962Twenty-three-year-old Freddie Hubbard announced his fiery arrival with staggering technical power and harmonic boldness. The unusual inclusion of Bernard McKinney's warm euphonium alongside Wayne Shorter's searching tenor saxophone gives tracks like Crisis and Weaver of Dreams a rich, brassy…0
  10. 10A New Perspective (2014)A New Perspective (2014)Released 1 Jan 2014Trumpeter Donald Byrd merged a hard bop frontline with an eight-voice vocal choir arranged by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson. On the haunting spiritual Cristo Redentor, Herbie Hancock's elegant piano chords and Byrd's soaring trumpet melodies evoke the solemn, communal majesty of Black American church…0