Goin' West is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1969. It is a loose concept album inspired by Western music. It features pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Billy Higgins.

The All About Jazz review by Colin Fleming stated "Goin' West, though nominally a country and western recording, moves us into the realm of folk music—bluegrass folk music and clippity-clappity cowboy tunes... Having said that, it would be hard to imagine Goin' West being a greater delight, a straight forward, unencumbered jazz delight—finesse jazz is a readily applicable moniker... Goin' West is an intriguing release nonetheless" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a5DpNbwJe8&list=RD_a5DpNbwJe8&start_radio=1

#GrantGreen #BlueNote #HerbieHancocck #ReggieWorkman #BillyHiggins #Jazz #Country #Music #BlueNote

Intents and Purposes is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon, which was released in 1967 on RCA Victor. ..The album's title is an example of a Siamese twins idiomatic expression.

In his review for All About Jazz, Troy Collins states: "Intents And Purposes has long been revered as Bill Dixon's singular masterpiece...The reissue allows the record to finally take its rightful place alongside such masterpieces as Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz, John Coltrane's Ascension and Miles Davis' Bitches Brew." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W10eSZDPqcU&list=RDW10eSZDPqcU&start_radio=1

#BillDixon #FreeJazz #Jazz #Music #JimmyGarrison #ReggieWorkman #ByardLancaster #JimmyCheatham #RobinKenyatta

Ended Tuesday and welcomed Wednesday after my swim with Ballads a jazz album by John Coltrane released in January 1963 by Impulse! Records. It was recorded in December 1961 and 1962, and released with catalogue number A-32 (mono) and AS-32 (stereo). Critic Gene Lees stated that the quartet had never played the tunes before. "They arrived with music-store sheet music of the songs" and just before the recordings, they "would discuss each tune, write out copies of the changes they'd use, semi-rehearse for a half hour and then do it". Each piece was recorded in one take, except for "All or Nothing at All". In 2008, the album was a recipient of the Grammy Hall of Fame award. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rOMV0A5jd0&list=RD8rOMV0A5jd0&start_radio=1

#JohnColtrane #Ballads #ModalJazz #ImpulseRecords #Jazz #Music #TenorSax #McCoyTyner #ElvinJones #JimmyGarrison #ReggieWorkman

A Flat, G Flat and C is an album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef, featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated:

Yusef Lateef (heard on tenor, alto, flute, oboe and the mysterious-sounding theremin) is in explorative and consistently colorful form... Lateef performs ten songs (eight are his originals) that are all at least in abstract form related to the blues. Well worth several listens. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_P_IZ6QApw&list=RD7_P_IZ6QApw&start_radio=1

#YusefLateef #Jazz #ImpulseRecords #Music #Flute #JazzFlute #Oboe #ReggieWorkman #SpirtiualJazz

Four for Trane is a studio album by tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1965. Four of the five tracks were composed and originally recorded by John Coltrane (released on his albums Giant Steps and Coltrane Plays the Blues) and rearranged by Shepp and trombonist Roswell Rudd.,,,

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it "one of the classic jazz albums of the '60s and a fascinating glimpse into how thoroughly different what was already thought of as the Coltrane revolution might sound." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiroNgSTn7I&list=RDqiroNgSTn7I&start_radio=1

#ArchieShepp #AlanShorter #JohnTchicai #RoswellRudd #ReggieWorkman #CharlesMoffett #JohnColtrane #Jazz #FreeJazz #Music #ImpulseRecords

OK, how about some more of the John Coltrane Quartet, augmented with a brass section arranged by Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner, representing wildlife? Dense, layered, modal, gorgeous. Listen to "Africa" (1961):

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#McCoyTyner (piano)
#ReggieWorkman (bass)
#ElvinJones (drumming)

and more!, if you check Wikipedia.

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#20thCenturyMusic

https://youtu.be/x5HdhiQN3U4?list=RDx5HdhiQN3U4

So what would happen if you put Wayne Shorter in front of John Coltrane's rhythm section? Blue Note records asked this question! Listen to "Twelve More Bars to Go," from "Juju" (1965):

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#20thCenturyMusic
#WayneShorter (tenor saxophone)
#McCoyTyner (piano)
#ReggieWorkman (bass)
#ElvinJones (drumming)

https://youtu.be/R_6tDGxuTI4?list=RDR_6tDGxuTI4

Indestructible is a jazz album by drummer Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers. It was recorded in 1964 but not released until 1966, and was Blakey's last recording for Blue Note.

Indestructible Review by Thom Jurek

Lee Morgan once again became part of the Jazz Messengers after replacing Freddie Hubbard, who left after replacing Morgan originally. The band is rounded out by pianist Cedar Walton, a steaming Wayne Shorter on tenor, Curtis Fuller on trombone, and bassist Reggie Workman with Art Blakey on the skins, of course. Indestructible is a hard-blowing blues 'n' bop date with Shorter taking his own solos to the outside a bit, and with Blakey allowing some of Fuller's longer, suite-like modal compositional work into the mix as well ("The Egyptian" and "Sortie"). ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcwEQB24wNc&list=RDdcwEQB24wNc&start_radio=1

#ArtBlakey #JazzMessengers #Jazz #HardBop #BlueNote #LeeMorgan #WayneShorter #CedarWalton #ReggieWorkman #CurtisFuller #Music

JuJu is the fifth album by American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter. It was released in July 1965 by Blue Note Records. It features a rhythm section of pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Elvin Jones, all of whom had worked extensively with Shorter's fellow tenor saxophonist John Coltrane.

Writing a retrospective review in AllMusic, Stacia Proefrock avers that the use of Coltrane's rhythm section "bolstered" criticism that Shorter was "a mere acolyte of John Coltrane". Proefrock goes on to say that "The truth is, though, that Elvin Jones, Reggie Workman, and McCoy Tyner were the perfect musicians to back Shorter." Proefrock concludes that the album "blooms with ideas, pulling in a world of influences and releasing them again as a series of stunning, complete visions." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dyzF3CuLeA&list=OLAK5uy_k5e_QuK5uzqlq51I2VgKwyVphlE9syZ-M

#WayneShorter #McCoyTyner #ReggieWorkman #ElvinJones #BlueNote #ModalJazz #Jazz #Music #PostBop #HardBop

The Body & the Soul is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded in 1963 as his second and last release on the Impulse! label. It features performances by Hubbard with an orchestra and string section, and with a septet featuring Curtis Fuller, Eric Dolphy, Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, Reggie Workman and Louis Hayes.

A reviewer for Negro Digest stated: "From the opening track to the last Hubbard establishes and maintains a mood of excellence that literally explodes out to the listener. His solos are pregnant with quality and melody, and his technique is flawless. Unquestionably, this is the best by Freddie Hubbard to date. As for the music itself, it is all mainstream. There is no attempt at far-out-ness. Each tune is easy discernible, being buoyant for the most part with beauty and form" - Wikipedia

#FreddieHubbard #ImpulseRecords #Jazz #Music #EricDolphy #WayneShorter #CurtisFuller #ReggieWorkman #StringSection #LouisHayes #BobThiele

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UVsNleQqqE&list=OLAK5uy_lx8J5wmLyQvxvp2bqWLoSK37jI37QiOKo