Tag: Kenny Clarke

  • Oscar Peterson featuring Stephane Grappelli, Peterson/Grappelli, 1974 on Prestige

    Oscar Peterson featuring Stephane Grappelli, Peterson/Grappelli, 1974 on Prestige

    2xLP from Prestige bringing together Canadian jazz pianist Peterson with French jazz violinist Grappelli. The two also appeared together on a live Pablo album (Skol) in 1982 (recorded in 1979). This double LP was recorded in Paris February 22nd and 23rd, 1973. Peterson and Grappelli are joined by Niels Henning Oersted Pederson on bass and…

  • Milt Jackson, Ballads & Blues, 1956 on Atlantic

    Milt Jackson, Ballads & Blues, 1956 on Atlantic

    Jackson’s most well know as the vibraphonist in the Modern Jazz Quartet but he also collaborated and recorded with many other bop musicians. Here he is joined by Lucky Thomson (sax), John Lewis (piano), Skeeter Best (guitar), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums), Barney Kessel (guitar), Percy Heath (bass), Lawrence Marable (drums), and Barry Gailbraith…

  • Bud Powell, The Essen Jazz Festival Concert, 2018 on Black Lion / Org Music

    Bud Powell, The Essen Jazz Festival Concert, 2018 on Black Lion / Org Music

    Bud Powell, The Essen Jazz Festival Concert, 2018 on Black Lion / Org Music Recorded live in 1970 in Essen, [West] Germany. With Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, and Coleman Hawkins (on side 2) Wonderful pressing