The Swingin'est is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green and saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1958 and released on the Vee-Jay label. - Wikipedia

The Swingin'est indeed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkP5Mw8NsWs&list=PLccpwGk_xup9yOL8KcF3pCbY71D7NMlnr&index=1

#BennieGreen #GeneAmmons #NatAdderley #FrankWess #TommyFlanagan #HardBop #Music #Jazz #VeeJay

Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington: Song Book One, 1980 on Pablo Today

First of two records of Sarah Vaughan doing Duke Ellington songs recorded in 1979 and released in 1980 (there is a Song Book Two, also released in 1980). Produced by Norman Granz, and engineered by Val Valentin and Bob Simpson.

Supporting artists include Waymon Reed (trumpet), J. J. Johnson (trombone), Frank Foster (tenor sax), Frank Wess (flute, tenor sax), Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Jimmy Rowles & Mike Wofford (piano), Joe Pass & Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar), Andy Simpkins (bass), and Grady Tate (drums), with Billy Byers arranging and conducting.

Pablo Today was a sub-label that started in 1979 and focused on “non-mainstream jazz” – not sure what that means but I’ve had great luck picking up Pablo records in general.

My copy, via Beatnick Records in Montréal Québec, is an original 1980 US pressing. with “Manufactured by Pablo Records” rim text.

Here Comes The Swingin' Mr. Wilkins!
Ernie Wilkins and His Orchestra
Everest Records STEREO SDBR 1077
1960

From the back cover: This is the first album for Everest by one of the most consistently rewarding arranger-writers in jazz. The clarity of Ernie Wilkins' scoring; the brisk interplay between sections; the buoyant riffs and counter-lines behind each soloist – are all projected with unique presence and impact as a result of Everest's wide-ranged, full-bodied, exactly balanced sound.

Ernie intends this to be "a jazz dance band" set; and the relaxed, flowing arrangements make it easy for even novices to navigate while the pungent solos by several first-rate jazzmen, including a number from the Count Basie band, should sustain the interest of those who prefer to concentrate on listening...

https://artworkbymanicmark.blogspot.com/2025/07/here-comes-swingin-mr-wilkins-ernie.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvcxOCHnBDY&list=PLktwM2tNW2Powddavqv063rcz-lfZ47ul&index=1

#erniewilkins #algrey #swing #jazz #countbasie #frankwess

Back with Basie (subtitled More Hit Performances of the '60s) is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks recorded in 1962 (with one from 1960) and originally released on the Roulette label. - Wikipedia

The Basie band may have been out of fashion in 1962 but they were still great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg7l4ettNRY&list=RDEg7l4ettNRY&start_radio=1

#countbasie #bigband #swing #frankwess #1962inmusic

Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 is an album by American jazz bandleader and pianist Count Basie featuring small group performances recorded in 1962 for the Impulse! label.

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "One of Count Basie's few small-group sessions of the '60s was his best". In a contemporaneous review in the October 11, 1962 issue of Down Beat magazine, Leonard Feather rated the album at 4.5 stars. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxDtjgL6M4k&list=PLyqAz2idXOaXMdOVF702UVGO4lyQ3NsEF&index=1

#countbasie #swing #frankfoster #thadjones #freddiegreen #frankwess

Flutes & Reeds is an album by American jazz saxophonist/composer/arranger Ernie Wilkins and saxophonist/flautist Frank Wess featuring performances recorded in 1955 and first released on the Savoy label.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNH-fWnzF8Q&list=PLzddq4cluMn8jnUjWEcOlkkk3IlVfMPcF&index=1

#erniewilkins #flutejazz #modernjazz #50sjazz #frankwess #1955inmusic

Telefunken Blues is an album led by jazz drummer Kenny Clarke recorded in late 1954 and early 1955 and first released on the Savoy label.

The Allmusic review by Jim Todd stated: "Everyone's in good form on these two sessions from the mid-'50s. The earlier 1954 set, though, is the more interesting. It teams Modern Jazz Quartet alumni Kenny Clarke, Milt Jackson, and Percy Heath with West Coast beboppers ... The four tracks from the later 1955 date feature a familiar Savoy grouping of Count Basie band members ... Telefunken Blues is recommended for the set with Morgan, Benton, and Wiggins, although the session with the Count's men does offer several pleasures"

#kennyclarke #miltjackson #frankwess #jazz #modernjazzquartet #bebop #cheesecakeLPcover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLAxxmyUxJQ

May the Fourth be with you!

Ron Carter - Empire Jazz - The Imperial March - Darth Vader's Theme (1980)

#StarWarsDay #MayTheFourth #jazz #RonCarter
#BillyCobham #BobJames #FrankWess #JonFaddis #HubertLaws

https://youtu.be/KveDLDbNL8s

1962 - Jazz Podium #1 (Germany) - January 1962 - Frank Wess with the Count Basie Orchestra

#jazz #FrankWess #CountBasie #bigband