Jazz Bop Hard Bop
Recorded: 1949-1954
Milt Jackson, vibes John Lewis, piano 1-12 Percy Heath, bass 1-4, 9-12, 20-23 Kenny Clarke, drums 1-8, 13, 20-23 Ray Brown, bass 5-8 Julius Watkins, french horn 13-19 Billy Mitchell, tenor saxophone 13-19 Kenny Dorham, piano 13 Curly Russell, bass 13 Bill Massey, trumpet 14-19 Walter Bishop, piano 14-19 Nelson Boyd, bass 14-19 Roy Haynes, drums 14-19 Frank Morgan, alto saxophone 20-23 Walter Benton, tenor saxophone 20-23 Gerald Wiggins, piano 20-23
"It did not take the jazz world long to see that this was a magical conjunction of instruments and musicians that would blosson into the Modern Jazz Quartet."
Includes liner notes by Bob Blumenthal |