Ended Monday and welcomed Tuesday after a swim with Smooth as the Wind an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell with strings and brass recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 and released on the Riverside label.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Trumpeter Blue Mitchell is in excellent form on this very interesting session... The arrangements (seven by Tadd Dameron and three from Benny Golson) are generally quite stimulating, inspiring the trumpeter to come up with many fresh melodic solos... By varying tempos and moods, Dameron and Golson helped create one of the better soloist-with-strings jazz dates". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sam6wqd0Ssg

#BlueMitchell #ClarkTerry #JazzTrumpet #JulianPriester #TommyFlanagan #PhillyJoeJones #TaddDameron #BennyGolson #Jazz #Strings #RiversideRecords #Music

Bennie Green with Art Farmer is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green with trumpeter Art Farmer. It was recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label.

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated: "The playing is not flawless on this recording but the soloists take chances and the music is often exciting. It's recommended to straightahead jazz fans." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaDGYa-Tl7U&list=OLAK5uy_mfBs9cnnf8v-bioq9ArGn9R_0kZ4ZJQ3U&index=1

#BennieGreen #JazzTrombone #ArtFarmer #Jazz #PrestigeRecords #PhillyJoeJones #Music

Blues for Dracula is the debut album by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1958 for the Riverside label.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow described it as a "worthwhile but not overly essential release". It features Jones's vocal impersonation of Bela Lugosi. The album "became an instant classic thanks to the title track." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz3d8C6xnmU&list=RDlz3d8C6xnmU&start_radio=1

#PhillyJoeJones #Dracula #BelaLugosi #Jazz #Music #NatAdderley #JulianPriester #JohnnyGriffin #TommyFlanagan #JimmyGarrison

Bill Evans - Quintessence

Late period Evans, on Fantasy, from 1976. On this, he's joined by Harold Land (tenor), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums).

A relatively short album, with no Evans originals...but the group does a nice job with these tracks.

I'm going to excuse the bad pun in the title.

#nowplaying #vinyl #postbop #cooljazz #BillEvans #HaroldLand #KennyBurrell #RayBrown #PhillyJoeJones

Ended Tuesday and welcomed Wednesday after a swim with Blue & Sentimental an album by American jazz saxophonist Ike Quebec recorded for Blue Note on December 16 & 23, 1961 and released the following year.

The album features a quartet made up of Quebec (occasionally doubling on piano), guitarist Grant Green, and rhythm section Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. The album features rare rhythm guitar accompaniment by Green, who was more typically a soloist.

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey calls Blue & Sentimental "a superbly sensuous blend of lusty blues swagger and achingly romantic ballads" and "a quiet, sorely underrated masterpiece".[4]

In 2004, critic Richard Cook wrote that the album "might be Quebec's masterpiece" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwf9NnOQ03k&list=OLAK5uy_l4I1mw03e57sIv-9VXdv7e1HonWFQtdCU

#IkeQuebec #GrantGreen #PaulChambers #PhillyJoeJones #Jazz #BlueNote #Music

Soulmates is an album by saxophonist Ben Webster and pianist Joe Zawinul featuring tracks recorded in 1963 for the Riverside label.

AllMusic's review by Jim Todd stated, "What initially seems like an unlikely pairing for this session delivers on its unique pedigree with performances that do full justice to tenor legend Ben Webster and to the then up and coming pianist Joe Zawinul". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjJ-g2_3nDY&list=OLAK5uy_lt031Dx_bcJ_JnMpAftLkGF8HhZm966hA

#BenWebster #JoeZawinul #ThadJones #RichardDavis #SamJones #PhillyJoeJones #DukeEllington #Jazz #Music #Riverside #WeatherReport

Bud Powell, Time Waits (The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 4), 1958 on Blue Note

Powell joined by Sam Jones and Philly Joe Jones, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack NJ, and produced by Alfred Lion. Sleeve notes by Leonard Feather.

My copy is the 2022 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series reissue, pressed at Optimal GmbH and mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent – wonderful pressing.