Tag: 1954

Chet Baker, Chet Baker Sings, 1956 on World Pacific Records

Chet Baker is on of my all time favorite jazz trumpeters and singers. The tone in both his trumpet and his voice is just amazing – subtle, warm,…

Dave Brubeck Quartet, Brubeck On Campus, 1972 on Columbia

This is actually a reissue of two earlier LPs: Jazz Goes To College (1954) and Jazz Goes To Junior College (1957). The former featured Bob Bates (bass), Joe…

Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra, Afro, 1954 on Norgran Records

While this came out in 1954 on Norman Granz’s Norgran Records, my copy is a Vinyl Me, Please reissue from 2022, via UMG Recordings/Verve. When Granz formed Verve…

Buck Clayton, The Huckle-Buck and Robbin’s Nest: A Buck Clayton Jam Session, 1954 on Columbia.

Buck Clayton, The Huckle-Buck and Robbin’s Nest: A Buck Clayton Jam Session, 1954 on Columbia. Buck Clayton and a team of long standing swing players including portions of…

The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Brubeck At Storyville 1954, 1954 on Columbia

The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Brubeck At Storyville 1954, 1954 on Columbia Storyville was a Boston jazz institution in the 1940s, run by George Wein (the same that…