Art Pepper + Eleven, “Modern Jazz Classics,” 1960 on Contemporary Records

Classic west coast jazz from Contemporary Records - sometimes just gets call Art Pepper + Eleven, sometimes Modern Jazz Classics. Not sure if 12 people counts as a big band - Wikipedia says "a small big band." Marty Paich did the arranging. Songs composed by Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, and Sonny Rollins among others. A must have for people (like me) who are fans of the west coast "cool jazz" and the late big band era. My copy—via private sale—is the […]

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Sonny Rollins, Way Out West, 1957 on Contemporary

This was the first Rollins album with Ray Brown and Shelly Manne, and the first time he recorded with only bass and drums. I love this cover photo emphasizing the New York native was out west. My copy—direct from Craft Recordings—is the 2009 Original Jazz Classics reissue which was remastered back in 1988 and repressed in 2009. It reproduces the yellow Contemporary labels but with a catalog number OJC-337.

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The Poll Winners - Ride Again!
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Hampton Hawes - This is Hampton Hawes Vol.2: The Trio
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Art Pepper - The Way It Was!
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Hampton Hawes Quartet - All Night Session, vol.3
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Hampton Hawes Quartet - All Night Session, vol.2
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Hampton Hawes Quartet - All Night Session, vol.1
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Phineas Newborn Jr. - Harlem Blues
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Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars. vol.3
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