Buns O'Plenty

1. Lotus Blossom – 4:38
2. My Ideal – 5:04
3. Blue Friday – 8:43
4. Alone Together – 3:11
5. Blue Spring Shuffle – 7:35
6. I Had the Craziest Dream – 4:37
7. Old Folks – 5:12
8. Mack the Knife – 3:02

Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums

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::Quiet Kenny::

1. A Pilgrim’s Funny Farm – 13:36
2. The Rajah – 9:11
3. Is That So? – 5:18
4. Davisamba – 6:46
5. What Now, My Love? – 5:22
6. Once in My Lifetime – 5:47

Lee Morgan – trumpet
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Billy Higgins – drums

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::The Rajah::

Morgan’s 3rd L.P. If you are interested in his second record entitled Introducing Lee Morgan (1956) on Savoy Records, check it out here.

1. Whisper Not (Golson) – 7:22
2. Latin Hangover (Golson, Marshall) – 6:46
3. His Sister (Golson, Marshall) – 6:35
4. Slightly Hep (Golson, Marshall) – 6:29
5. Where Am I? (Golson, Marshall) – 5:51
6. D’s Fink (Golson, Marshall) – 7:42

Lee Morgan – trumpet
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Kenny Rogers – alto saxophone
Horace Silver – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Charlie Persip – drums

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::Sextet::

1. Come Rain or Come Shine – 5:55
2. Make the Man Love Me – 3:40
3. Autumn Leaves – 6:12
4. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top – 3:50
5. Joe’s Avenue – 2:52
6. Sassy – 5:12
7. Love, I’ve Found You – 2:37
8. Gone with the Wind – 4:14

Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Sam Jones – bass
Jimmy Cobb - drums

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::Wynton Kelly!::

1. Wrinkles (Wynton Kelly) – 8:05
2. Mama “G” (Wayne Shorter) – 7:42
3. June Night (Abel Baer, Cliff Friend) – 8:23
4. What I Know (Lee Morgan) – 8:01
5. Sydney (Shorter) – 3:55

Wynton Kelly – piano
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Paul Chambers – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums

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::Kelly Great::

Quality trio, recorded on November 14, 1958.

1. Reflection – 4:25
2. Sugar Ray – 6:26
3. Solitaire - 8:57
4. After Hours – 11:23
5. Sneakin’ Around – 4:27
6. Tadd’s Delight – 4:02

Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

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::We Three::

Quality piano trio.

1. Bobo
2. Swingin Till the Girls Come Home
3. My Ship
4. Out Front
5. Never
6. Blues on Purpose
7. If You Could See Me Now
8. Six Eight

Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Ray Stevenson – flute (track 1)

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::Undiluted::

Griffin with a quartet, his last Blue Note LP. The cover art was done by Andy Warhol.

1. Congregation – 6:48
2. Latin Quarter – 6:27
3. I’m Glad There Is You – 5:11
4. Main Spring – 6:34
5. It’s You or No One – 4:53
6. I Remember You* – 7:29

Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
Paul Chambers – bass
Sonny Clark – piano
Kenny Dennis – drums

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::The Congregation::

A line up featuring most of the East Coast’s highest regarded hard bop musicians at that time. Recorded by the legendary Rudy Van Gelder, as almost all Blue Note releases were during this time.

1. The Way You Look Tonight – 9:41
2. Ball Bearing – 8:11
3. All the Things You Are -10:15
4. Smoke Stack – 10:14
5. Smoke Stack (alternate) – 11:00

Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
Lee Morgan — trumpet
Wynton Kelly — piano
Paul Chambers — bass
Art Blakey — drums

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::A Blowing Session::

All tracks are Mobley originals except for Speak Low. Includes alternate takes.

1. High and Flighty – 6:05
2. Speak Low – 7:10
3. Peckin’ Time – 6:50
4. Stretchin’ Out Mobley – 9:00
5. Git-Go Blues 12:20
6. High and Flighty (alternate take)
7. Speak Low (alternate take)
8. Stretchin’ Out (alternate take)

Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Paul Chambers – bass
Wynton Kelly – piano
Charlie Persip – drums

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::Peckin’ Time::

A release from Bud’s later Blue Note period.

1. Cleopatra’s Dream
2. Duid Deed
3. Down With It
4. Danceland
5. Borderick
6. Crossin’ the Channel
7. Comin’ Up
8. Gettin’ There
9. The Scene Changes

Bud Powell – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums

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::The Scene Changes::

The legendary bassist’s first album as a leader. The last three tracks were not on the original LP. This was shared by Jazzever who’s blog seems to not be accessible anymore, so I thought I’d repost it.

1. Dexterity – 6:49
2. Stablemates – 5:56
3. Easy to Love – 3:54
4. Visitation – 4:57
5. John Paul Jones (Aka Trane’s Blues) – 6:59
6. Eastbound – 4:25
7. Trane’s Strain – 11:05
8, High Step – 8:13
9. Nixon, Dixon and y Ates Blues – 8:28

Paul Chambers – bass
John Coltrane – tenor sax
Kenny Drew – piano
Philly Joe Jones – drums

Last 3 tracks include:

Pepper Adams – baritone sax
Roland Alexander – piano
Curtis Fuller – trombone

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::Chambers’ Music::

A Prestige recording with the Red Garland trio. Recorded at engineer Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in New Jersey.

1. Traneing In (Coltrane) – 12:37
2. Slow Dance (Levister) – 5:28
3. Bass Blues (Coltrane) – 7:48
4. You Leave Me Breathless (Coltrane, Freed, Hollander) – 7:25
5. Soft Lights and Sweet Music (Berlin, Freed, Hollander) – 4:41

John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Red Garland — piano
Paul Chambers — bass
Art Taylor — drums

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::Traneing In::

Members of Miles Davis Sextet come together with Cannonball, recorded at Universal Studios in Chicago. Liner notes are here. “Wabash” is an Adderley tune while “Grand Central” and “The Sleeper” are Coltrane compositions. This was rereleased as Cannonball & Coltrane.

1. Limehouse Blues – 4:40
2. Stars Fell on Alabama – 6:14
3. Wabash – 5:46
4. Grand Central – 4:33
5. You’re a Weaver of Dreams – 5:34
6. The Sleeper – 7:12

Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums

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::Quintet In Chicago::

The Jamaican born pianist released this 1964 record on Verve. Wynton is best known for his work on Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue. Though the cover mentions the Wynton Kelly Trio, five musicians appear on the record.

1. It’s All Right (2:50)
2. South Seas (5:28)
3. Not A Tear (5:58)
4. Portrait Of Jenny (4:35)
5. Kelly Roll (3:50)
6. The Fall Of Love (2:05)
7. Moving Up (3:52)
8. On The Trail (4:29)
9. Escapade (2:48)
10. One For Joan (3:12)

Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Candido Camero – percussion

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::It’s All Right::

This is Lee Morgan’s third album on Blue Note and he was only 18 at the time of recording. Around this time he would also join Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and contribute to John Coltrane’s Blue Train record.

1. Hasaan’s Dream – 8:46
2. Domingo – 9:21
3. I Remember Clifford – 7:09
4. Mesabi Chant – 6:10
5. Tip-Toeing – 6:41

Lee Morgan – trumpet
Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, flute
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Charlie Persip – drums

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::Vol. 3::

Miles with his first quintet, released on the Prestige label. There are three short additional tracks with studio chatter included.

1. If I Were a Bell (Loesser) 8:14
2. You’re My Everything (Dixon, Warren, Young) 5:18
3. I Could Write a Book (Hart, Rodgers) 5:09
4. Oleo (Rollins) 5:53
5. It Could Happen to You (Burke, VanHeusen) 6:36
6. Woody ‘N You (Gillespie) 4:59

Miles Davis – Trumpet
John Coltrane – Tenor saxophone
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Red Garland – Piano
Paul Chambers – Bass

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::Relaxin’::