Hot Ptah Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) My first Richard Davis album, "Epistrophy and Now's The Time", with Clifford Jordan, Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, Joe Bonner, Richard Davis, Freddie Waits. Edited July 7, 2010 by Hot Ptah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Clifford Jordan, with Stanley Cowell, Bill Lee, and Billy Higgins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) My first Bill Lee album: with Bill Lee, Lisle Atkinson, Micheal Fleming, Milt Hinton, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Sam Jones, Harold Mabern, Sonny Brown, and on two cuts, George Coleman. The album cover states that the album was "Directed by Bill Lee" and that the group is "Performing excerpts from 'Baby Sweets', a narrative folk jazz opera written by Bill Lee and Sonny Brown." Edited July 7, 2010 by Hot Ptah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) My first Bill Lee album: with Bill Lee, Lisle Atkinson, Micheal Fleming, Milt Hinton, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Sam Jones, Harold Mabern, Sonny Brown, and on two cuts, George Coleman. The album cover states that the album was "Directed by Bill Lee" and that the group is "Performing excerpts from 'Baby Sweets', a narrative folk jazz opera written by Bill Lee and Sonny Brown." My first George Coleman was Amsterdam After Dark on Timeless vinyl, with Hilton Ruiz, Sam Jones and Billy Higgins Edited July 7, 2010 by BillF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) My first Sam Jones--The Chant. SAM JONES-bass (#1-3, 8); cello (other selections) NAT ADDERLEY-cornet BLUE MITCHELL-trumpet MELBA LISTON-trombone JULIAN "CANNONBALL ADDERLEY- alto saxophone JIMMY HEATH-tenor saxophone TATE HOUSTON-baritone saxophone WYNTON KELLY-piano (#4, 6, 7) VICTOR FELDMAN-piano (#1-3, 5, 8); vibes (#4-7) LES SPANN-guitar (#1, 2, 3, 8) KETER BETTS-bass (#4-7) LOUIS HAYES-drums Edited July 7, 2010 by Hot Ptah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivore Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 First Nat Adderley - To The Ivy League from Nat - with Cannon, Sam Jones/Al McKibbon, Junior Mance, and Charles Wright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 My first Sam Jones--The Chant. SAM JONES-bass (#1-3, 8); cello (other selections) NAT ADDERLEY-cornet BLUE MITCHELL-trumpet MELBA LISTON-trombone JULIAN "CANNONBALL ADDERLEY- alto saxophone JIMMY HEATH-tenor saxophone TATE HOUSTON-baritone saxophone WYNTON KELLY-piano (#4, 6, 7) VICTOR FELDMAN-piano (#1-3, 5, 8); vibes (#4-7) LES SPANN-guitar (#1, 2, 3, 8) KETER BETTS-bass (#4-7) LOUIS HAYES-drums My first Nat Adderley album: with Jimmy Heath, Yusef Lateef, Charlie Rouse, Cannonball Adderley, Tate Houston, Wynton Kelly, Jim Hall/Les Spann, Sam Jones and Jimmy Cobb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) My first Cannonball Adderley album: Somethin' Else. In fact, this was in the first batch of acoustic jazz albums I ever bought. Cannonball, with Miles Davis, Hank Jones, Sam Jones and Art Blakey. Edited July 7, 2010 by Hot Ptah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 My first Cannonball Adderley album: Somethin' Else. In fact, this was in the first batch of acoustic jazz albums I ever bought. Well, that takes me back to my first Miles Davis album, Miles Davis Blows, a 10" LP on the British Esquire label with Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) My first Miles Davis album was Kind of Blue. Miles, Coltrane, Cannonball, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, James Cobb (did I need to type out those names?) Edited July 7, 2010 by Hot Ptah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big Beat Steve Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Already been named earlier (by me). Try again, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 OK: with Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor (IIRC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) OK: with Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor (IIRC) My first Tommy Flanagan leader date: "Trio in Stockhom 1957" (Dragon DRLP 87) fest. Wilbur Little and Elvin Jones Edited July 7, 2010 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 My first Elvin Jones--Heavy Sounds, with Richard Davis, Frank Foster, William Green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 First Frank Foster: (The CD, which also included George Wallington Showcase) Here Comes Frank Foster: Benny Powell, Gildo Mahones, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke George Wallington Showcase: Dave Burns, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Foster, Danny Bank, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivore Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 (edited) First album with George Wallington on it: 'Bix Duke Fats' - Thomas Talbert with Nick Travis.Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Eddie Bert, Aaron Sachs, Oscar Pettiford. Osie Johnson. Edited July 8, 2010 by carnivore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 First album with George Wallington on it: 'Bix Duke Fats' - Thomas Talbert with Nick Travis.Joe Wilder, Jimmy Cleveland, Eddie Bert, Aaron Sachs, Oscar Pettiford. Osie Johnson. My first Nick Travis leader date: "The Panic Is On" (RCA 3-EP set) also feat. Al Cohn (ts), Johnny Williams (b), Teddy Kotick (b), Art Mardigan (dr) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivore Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 My first album on which Al Cohn played and wrote the charts: Miles Davis Plays Al Cohn Compositions: with Sonny Truitt, trombone, Al , Zoot Sims, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, bass and Kenny Clarke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 My first album on which Al Cohn played and wrote the charts: Miles Davis Plays Al Cohn Compositions: with Sonny Truitt, trombone, Al , Zoot Sims, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, bass and Kenny Clarke with Nick Travis, Horace Silver, Curley Russell, Max Roach, George Wallington, Tommy Potter and Tiny Kahn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 (edited) with Nick Travis, Horace Silver, Curley Russell, Max Roach, George Wallington, Tommy Potter and Tiny Kahn See my post #184 in this thread (same music, just different pressing), but never mind ... Is it OK if I use TINY KAHN as an arranger to go on by stating this: My first Tiny Kahn feature: Elliott Lawrence Plays Tiny Kahn and Johnny Mandel arrangements (Fantasy/Vogue) See here: http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/October%201958/105/793952/Elliot+Lawrence+Band++Plays+Tiny+Kahn+and+Johnny+Mandel+Arrangements+TNT+%3A+Blue+Room+%3A+Who+Fard+That+Shot++%3A+My+Heart+Stood+Still+%3A+Jeepers+Creepers+%3A+Tinys+Bow+MusicYou+Took+Advantage+Of+Me+%3A+Taking+A+Chance+On+Love+%3A+Tapeworm+%3A+A+Foggy+Day+%3A+Is+That+A+Fact++%3A+They+Cant+Take+That+Away+From+Me+%3A+Johnnys+Bow+Music. If arrangers don't qualify then please go on with Al Cohn, everybody (he'd be on that Elliott Lawrence LP anyway so you might as well go back to him from there if you want to). Edited July 8, 2010 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivore Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 First Zoot: 'Zoot' with Nick Travis, George Handy, Wilbur Ware and Osie Johnson Album spoilt by Handy's terrible comping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 with Nick Travis, Horace Silver, Curley Russell, Max Roach, George Wallington, Tommy Potter and Tiny Kahn See my post #184 in this thread (same music, just different pressing), but never mind ... Is it OK if I use TINY KAHN as an arranger to go on by stating this: My first Tiny Kahn feature: Elliott Lawrence Plays Tiny Kahn and Johnny Mandel arrangements (Fantasy/Vogue) See here: http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/October%201958/105/793952/Elliot+Lawrence+Band++Plays+Tiny+Kahn+and+Johnny+Mandel+Arrangements+TNT+%3A+Blue+Room+%3A+Who+Fard+That+Shot++%3A+My+Heart+Stood+Still+%3A+Jeepers+Creepers+%3A+Tinys+Bow+MusicYou+Took+Advantage+Of+Me+%3A+Taking+A+Chance+On+Love+%3A+Tapeworm+%3A+A+Foggy+Day+%3A+Is+That+A+Fact++%3A+They+Cant+Take+That+Away+From+Me+%3A+Johnnys+Bow+Music. with Bernie Glow, Stan Fishelson, Al Derisi, Nick Travis, Dick Sherman, Eddie Bert, Ollie Wilson, Paul Seldon, Al Robertson, Freddy Schmidt, Tony Miranda, Al Cohn, Hal McKusick, Sam Marowitz, Eddie Wasserman, Charlie O'Kane, Buddy Jones, Russ Saunders and Don Lamond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivore Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 a tie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 (edited) Go ahead and play your first Mulligan album, Carnivore! (We allow arrangers!) Edited July 8, 2010 by BillF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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