New Directions by Teddy Charles, released on Prestige as part of their Original Jazz Classics series in 1999

Review by Rick Anderson

Vibraphonist Teddy Charles was turning people's heads when he recorded these tracks in the early 1950s...these performances find him taking standards like "Ol' Man River" and "Basin Street Blues" down strange paths and creating unusually challenging "modern" music in collaboration with pianist and pedagogue Hall Overton. The last four tracks on this collection are the most interesting and challenging: titled "Mobiles," "Antiphony," "Metalizing," and "Decibels," they are compositions based on organizational concepts rather than melodic ideas and sound something like a cross between John Cage and Charles Mingus..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlcMWPrgSt8&list=RDQlcMWPrgSt8&start_radio=1

#TeddyCharles #HallOverton #Jazz #Vibraphone #Music #ThirdStream #PrestigeRecords

Hip Twist is an album by organist Shirley Scott featuring saxophonist Stanley Turrentine which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.

The Allmusic review stated " Hip Twist, like nearly all of the Shirley Scott and Stanley Turrentine albums, is an underappreciated gem" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR-oMssIbW0&list=RDtR-oMssIbW0&start_radio=1

#ShirleyScott #StanleyTurrentine #SoulJazz #JazzOrgan #HardBop #Jazz #Music #PrestigeRecords

Lightnin' (subtitled The Blues of Lightnin' Hopkins) is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.

AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Lightnin' is among the rewarding acoustic dates Lightnin' Hopkins delivered in the early '60s. The session has an informal, relaxed quality, and this approach serves a 48-year-old Hopkins impressively well ... Lightnin' is a lot like being in a small club with Hopkins as he shares his experiences, insights and humor with you". The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings awarded the album 3 stars, noting that "Lightnin's performances are unfailingly fluent, perhaps because he doesn't challenge himself: almost all the songs on Lightnin' are well-tried pieces from his core repertoire" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh9VupThS_s&list=RDLh9VupThS_s&start_radio=1

#LightninHopkins #Blues #Music #PrestigeRecords #Bluesville

Travelin' Light is an album by organist Shirley Scott and guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "It's Sunday morning soul-jazz, and such is the languor and even keel of most of the tunes" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOL40rOxIn8&list=RDUOL40rOxIn8&start_radio=1

#ShirleyScott #KennyBurrell #SoulJazz #JazzOrgan #JazzGuitar #Music #Jazz #PrestigeRecords

Ramblin' with Mose is the sixth album to be released (but fourth recorded) by blues/jazz pianist and vocalist Mose Allison which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.

Thom Jurek of Allmusic states, "Allison displays absolutely brilliant instrumental prowess as both an arranger and as an improviser. His unique, often unorthodox interpretations of standards and pop songs set him apart from virtually every one of his peers" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly8cgNFbsVg&list=OLAK5uy_lZnhWPsp114aTT8PHeEC_lAAzRyee6LE8&index=1

#MoseAllison #Jazz #Blues #PrestigeRecords #VocalJazz #JazzPianoTrio #Music

Blue Flames is a collaboration album by organist Shirley Scott and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.

Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "All of the many collaborations between organist Shirley Scott and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine in the 1960s resulted in high-quality soul jazz, groovin' music that was boppish enough to interest jazz listeners and basic enough for a wider audience" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuqPKhuS7hQ&list=RDCuqPKhuS7hQ&start_radio=1

#ShirleyScott #StanleyTurrentine #HardBop #soulJazz #PrestigeRecords #Jazz #Music

The New Boss Guitar of George Benson is the debut studio album by American jazz/soul guitarist George Benson released in 1964 under Prestige Records

Review by Alex Henderson

George Benson was only 21 when, on May 1, 1964, he recorded his first album as a leader, The New Boss Guitar of George Benson. At that point, the guitarist had yet to become a huge name in jazz, although many of those who knew him for his work with Jack McDuff's group (which he joined in 1962) agreed that he showed great potential. Benson still had some growing to do in 1964, but even so, this is an impressive debut. The guitarist had developed a distinctive, recognizable sound on his instrument, and he plays with both feeling and technique...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx-WBQ8swkg&list=PLifQFWY_emBi036OH_ZShB1enfSQRqCbG&index=1

#GeorgeBenson #BrotherJackMCDuff #JazzGuitar #JazzOrgan #SoulJazz #HardBop #Jazz #Music #PrestigeRecords

Bennie Green Blows His Horn is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green. It was recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "Green and his band show that there is no reason that swinging jazz has to be viewed as overly intellectual and esoteric... a fine example of Bennie Green's talents and winning musical personality." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9WYUKN5jvM&list=RD_9WYUKN5jvM&start_radio=1

#BennieGreen #Trombone #Jazz #HardBop #PrestigeRecords #Music

Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "The altoist is backed for the set by a nonet arranged by the great Los Angeles legend Horace Tapscott. The arrangements are challenging but complementary to Criss' style, and he is in top form on the six Tapscott originals... highly recommended for both Criss' playing and Tapscott's writing". The Penguin Guide to Jazz identified it as part of their recommended "core collection". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drobQ1BlnWc&list=RDdrobQ1BlnWc&start_radio=1

#SonnyCriss #HoraceTapscott #Jazz #PrestigeRecords #Music #TommyFlanagan

Rakin' and Scrapin' is the second album led by pianist Harold Mabern that was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating that "the music is essentially boppish, with some ballads and blues included. .." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WlHlFyV-u4&list=RD-WlHlFyV-u4&start_radio=1

#Harold Mabern #electricpiano
#BlueMitchell #GeorgeColeman #HardBop #SoulJazz #PrestigeRecords #Music