Calvin H. Neal, Jr.
January 12, 2017
This is a limited discography of West Coast hard bop during the era. The majority of this music is available on compact disc or vinyl and all is very highly recommended. And the hard to find recordings will be absolutely worth the search.
Herb Geller, Herb
Geller Plays, EmArcy Records, recorded August 1954 & 1955 in Los
Angeles, CA; Herb Geller, alto sax;
Lorraine Geller, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Lawrence Marable , drums; Eldridge
Freeman, drums
Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Brown and Roach, Inc., EmArcy
Records, recorded August 2, 3 & 10, 1954, Los Angeles, CA; Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor
sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums
Conte Candoli, Powerhouse
Trumpet, Bethlehem Records, recorded July 1955 in Los Angeles, CA; Conte Candoli, trumpet; Bill Holman, tenor
sax; Lou Levy, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums
Red Mitchell, Red
Mitchell, Bethlehem Records, recorded September 27, 1955, Los Angeles, CA; Red Mitchell, bass; Conte Candoli, trumpet;
Joe Maini, alto and tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Chuck Thompson, drums
Kenny Drew, The
Kenny Drew Quartet and Quintet, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded November 18
and December 14, 1955, Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Kenny Drew, piano; Joe Maini, alto and tenor sax; Jack Sheldon,
trumpet; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums
John Lewis, Grand
Encounter: 2 Degrees East, Three
Degrees West, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded, February 10, 1956, Los
Angeles, CA; John Lewis, piano; Bill
Perkins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums
Frank Rosolino, I
Play Trombone, Bethlehem Records, recorded May, 1956, Hollywood, CA; Frank Rosolino, trombone, Sonny Clark,
piano; Wilfred Middlebrooks, bass; Stan Levey, drums
Chet Baker, The
Route, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded at the Forum Theatre, July 26, 1956,
Los Angeles, CA; Chet Baker, trumpet; Art
Pepper, alto sax; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Pete Jolly, piano; Leroy Vinnegar,
bass; Stan Levey, drums
Mel Lewis, Gotcha:
With music of the Mel Lewis septet, Jazz Records, recorded November
19&20, 1956, San Francisco, CA; Ed
Laddy, trumpet; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Jerry Coker, trumpet; Pepper Addams,
baritone sax; Johnny Marabuto, piano; Dean Reilly, bass; Mel Lewis, drums
Lawrence Marable, Tenorman,
The Lawrence Marable Quartet featuring James Clay, Jazz West Records,
recorded August 4, 1956 at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Lawrence Marable, drums; James Clay, tenor
sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Jimmy Bond, bass
Curtis Counce, More
Bounce With Curtis Counce You Get, Contemporary Records, recorded October
15, 1956, April 22, 1957, May 13, 1957, September 3, 1957 at Contemporary
Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Curtis Counce,
bass; Jack Sheldon, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Carl Perkins, piano; Frank
Butler, drums
Curtis Counce, Sonority,
Contemporary Records, recorded October 15, 1956, April 22, 1957, August 29,
1957, January 6, 1858 at Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Curtis Counce, bass; Jack Sheldon, trumpet;
Gerald Wilson, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Carl Perkins, piano; Elmo Hope,
piano; Frank Butler, drums
Art Pepper, Picture
of Heath, Pacific
Jazz Records, recorded October 31, 1956, Radio Recorder Studio, Hollywood, CA; Art Pepper, alto sax; Chet baker, trumpet;
Phil Urso, tenor sax; Carl Perkins, piano, Curtis Counce, bass;
Larance(Lawrence) Marable, drums
Howard Rumsey presents Conte Candoli
& Lee Morgan,
Double or Nothing, Liberty Records,
recorded February 14 & 27, 1957, Hollywood, CA; Conte Candoli, trumpet; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax;
Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Dick
Shreve, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Wilfred Middlebrooks, bass; Charlie Persip,
drums; Stan Levey, drums
Art Pepper, Meets
The Rhythm Section, Contemporary
Records, recorded January 19, 1957, Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Art Pepper, alto sax; Red Garland, piano;
Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums
Herb Geller, That
Geller Feller, Bel Canto Records, recorded March 14, 1957, Los Angeles, CA;
Herb Geller, alto sax; Kenny Dorham, trumpet;
Lou Levy, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums
Curtis Counce, Carl’s
Blues, Contemporary Records, recorded April 22, 1957, August 29, 1957,
January 6, 1958, Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Curtis Counce, bass; Jack Sheldon, trumpet; Gerald Wilson, trumpet;
Harold Land, tenor sax; Carl Perkins,
piano; Frank Butler, drums
Mel Lewis, Mel
Lewis Sextet, Mode Records, recorded June 1957, Hollywood, CA; Mel Lewis, drums; Charlie Mariano, alto and
tenor sax; Bill Holman, tenor and baritone sax; Jack Sheldon, trumpet; Marty
Paich, piano; Buddy Clark, bass
Leroy Vinnegar, Leroy
Walks, Contemporary Records, recorded July 15, 1957, September 16 & 23,
1957, Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Victor Feldman, vibraharp; Gerald Wilson,
trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Carl Perkins, piano; Tony Bazley, drums
Red Mitchell, Presenting
Red Mitchell, Contemporary Records, recorded March 26, 1957, Contemporary
Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Red Mitchell,
bass; James Clay, tenor sax, flute; Lorraine Geller, piano; Billy Higgins,
drums
Pepper Adams, Pepper
Adams 5, Mode Records, recorded July 10, 1957, Radio Recorder Studios,
Hollywood, CA; Pepper Adams, baritone
sax; Stu Williamson, trumpet; Carl Perkins, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Mel
Lewis, drums
Herbie Harper, Herbie
Harper Sextet, Mode Records, recorded June 1957, December 1958, Hollywood,
CA; Herbie Harper, trombone; Jay Core,
tenor sax; Howard Roberts, guitar; Marty Paich, piano; Red Mitchell, bass;
Frankie Capps/Mel Lewis, drums
Frank Rosolino, Let’s
Make It, Mode Records, recorded June 1957, Hollywood, CA; Frank Rosolino; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax;
Harold Land, tenor sax; Victor Feldman; Vince Guaraldi, piano; Monty Budwig,
bass; Stan Levey; drums
Richie Kamuca, Richie
Kamuca Quartet, Mode Records, recorded June 1957, Radio Recorder Studio,
Hollywood, CA; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax;
Carl Perkins, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Stan Levey, drums
Harold Land, Harold
In The Land of Jazz, Contemporary Records, recorded January 3 & 14, 1958,
Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Harold
Land, tenor sax; Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Carl Perkins, piano; Leroy Vinnegar,
bass; Frank Butler, drums
Hampton Hawes, For
Real, Contemporary Records, recorded March 17, 1958, Contemporary Studios,
Los Angeles, CA; Hampton Hawes, piano;
Harold Land, tenor sax; Scott LaFaro, bass; Frank Butler, drums
Chico Hamilton Quintet with Eric Dolphy, Original
Ellington Suite, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded August 22, 1958, Pacific
Jazz Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Chico Hamilton,
drums; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, flute, clarinet; Nate Gershman, cello; John
Pisano, guitar; Hal Gaylor, bass
Harold Land, The Fox, HiFi Jazz, recorded August
1959, Radio Recorders Studio, Studio B, Los Angeles, CA; Harold Land, tenor sax; Dupree Bolton, trumpet; Elmo Hope, piano;
Herbie Lewis, bass;
Shelly Manne, Shelley
Manne & His Men At The Blackhawk – Vol. 1-5, Contemporary Records,
recorded September 22-24, 1958 at The Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA; Shelly Manne, drums; Joe Gordon, trumpet;
Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Victor Feldman, piano; Monty Budwig, bass
Teddy Edwards, Sunset
Eyes, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded August 16, 1958, August 16, 1960, Los
Angeles, CA; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax;
Ronnie Ball, Amos Trice, Joe Castro, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, Ben Tucker, bass;
Billy Higgins, Al Levitt, drums
Art Pepper, Getting’ Together, Contemporary
Records, recorded February 29, 1960, Contemporary Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Art Pepper, alto sax; Conte Candoli,
trumpet; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmie Cobb, drums
Lenny McBrowne & The Four Souls, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded January
2, March 21, 1960, Rex Production Studio, Hollywood, CA; Don Sleet, trumpet; Daniel Jackson, tenor sax; Terry Trotter, piano;
Herbie Lewis, bass; Lenny McBrowne, drums
Lenny McBrowne & The Four Souls, Eastern
Lights, Riverside Records, recorded October 13, 1960, United Recording
Studios, Hollywood, CA; Don Sleet,
trumpet; Daniel Jackson, tenor sax; Terry Trotter, piano; Jimmy Bond, bass;
Lenny McBrowne, drums
James Clay, A
Double Dose of Soul, Riverside Records, recorded October 11, 1960, Los
Angeles, CA; James Clay, tenor sax,
flute; Nat Adderley, cornet; Victor Feldman, vibes; Gene Harris, piano; Sam
Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums
Harold Land, West
Coast Blues, Jazzland Records, recorded May 17 & 18, 1960, San
Francisco, CA; Harold Land, tenor sax;
Joe Gordon, trumpet; Wes Montgomery, guitar; Barry Harris, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums
Carmell Jones, The
Remarkable Carmell Jones, Pacific Jazz Records, Pacific Jazz Studios, 1961,
Los Angeles, CA; Carmell Jones, trumpet;
Harold Land, tenor sax; Frank Strazzeri, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Leon
Petties, drums
Bud Shank, New
Groove, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded Pacific Jazz Studios, 1961, Los
Angeles, CA; Bud Shank, alto &
baritone sax; Carmell Jones, trumpet; Dennis Budimir, guitar; Gary Peacock,
bass; Mel Lewis, drums
Shelly Manne, Shelly
Manne & His Men at The Manne Hole, Contemporary Records, recorded at
Shelly’s Manne Hole, March 3-5, 1961, Hollywood, CA; Shelly Manne, drums; Conte Candoli, trumpet; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax;
Russ Freeman, piano; Chuck Berhofer, bass
Joe Gordon, Lookin’
Good, Contemporary Records, recorded July 11, 12, & 18, 1961,
Contemporary Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Joe
Gordon, trumpet; Jimmy Woods, alto sax; Dick Whittington, piano; Jimmy Bond,
bass; Milt Turner, drums
Teddy Edward with Howard McGhee, Together
Again, Contemporary Records, recorded May 15 & 17, 1961, Contemporary
Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Teddy Edwards,
tenor sax; Howard McGhee, trumpet; Phineas Newborn, Jr., piano; Ray Brown,
bass; Ed Thigpen, drums
The Jazz Crusaders, Freedom
Sound, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded, May 24, 1961, Pacific Jazz Studios,
Los Angeles, CA; Wayne Henderson,
trombone; Wilton Felder, tenor sax; Joe Sample, piano; Jimmy Bond, bass; Stix
Hooper, drums
Red Mitchell-Harold Quintet, Hear
Ye!, Atlantic Records, recorded 1961, Los Angeles, CA; Harold Land, tenor sax; Carmell Jones, trumpet; Frank Strazzeri, piano;
Leon Petties, drums; Red Mitchell, bass
Earl Anderza, Outa
Sight, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded March 1962, Pacific Jazz Studios, Los
Angeles, CA; Earl Anderza, alto sax; Jack
Wilson, piano, harpsichord; George Morrow, Jimmy Bond, bass; Donald Dean, drums
Carmell Jones, Business
Meetin’, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded 1962, Pacific Jazz Studios, Los
Angeles, CA; Carmell Jones, trumpet; ;
Harold Land, tenor sax; Frank Strazzeri, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Leon
Petties, drums ; Bud Shank, Clifford Scott, alto sax; Wilbur Brown, tenor sax;
Don Raffell, baritone sax; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Ron Jefferson, drums; Donald Dean,
drums; Gerald Wilson, arranger
Teddy Edwards, Heart
& Soul, Contemporary Records, recorded June 1962, Contemporary Studios,
Los Angeles, CA; Teddy Edwards, tenor
sax; Gerry Wiggins, organ; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Milt Turner, drums
The Jazz Crusaders, Lookin’
Ahead, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded January 7, 1962, Pacific Jazz
Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Wayne
Henderson, trombone; Wilton Felder, tenor sax; Joe Sample, piano; Jimmy Bond,
bass; Stix Hooper, drums
The Jazz Crusaders, At
The Lighthouse, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded August 5, 1962 at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA: Wayne Henderson, trombone; Wilton Felder,
tenor sax; Joe Sample, piano; Victor Gaskin, bass; Stix Hooper, drums
Roy Ayers, West
Coast Vibes, Liberty Records, recorded 1963, Los Angeles, CA; Roy Ayers, vibes; Curtis Amy, tenor and
soprano sax; Jack Wilson, piano; Bill Plummer, Vic Gaskin, bass; Tony Bazley,
Kenny Dennis, drums
The Jazz Crusaders, Tough
Talk, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded February 13, 1963, Pacific Jazz
Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Wayne
Henderson, trombone; Wilton Felder, tenor sax; Joe Sample, piano; Bobby Haynes,
bass; Stix Hooper, drums
Curtis Amy/Dupree Bolton, Katanga,
Pacific Jazz Records, recorded March 1963, Pacific Jazz Studios, Los
Angeles, CA; Curtis Amy, tenor and
soprano sax; Dupree Bolton, trumpet; Jack Wilson, piano; Ray Crawford, guitar;
Victor Gaskin, bass; Doug Sides, drums
The Jazz Crusaders, Heat
Wave, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded, September 24, 1963, Pacific Jazz
Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Wayne
Henderson, trombone; Wilton Felder, tenor sax; Joe Sample, piano; Bobby Haynes,
bass; Stix Hooper, drums
The Jazz Crusaders, Stretchin’
Out, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded July 19, 1964, Pacific Jazz Studios,
Los Angeles, CA; Wayne Henderson,
trombone; Wilton Felder, tenor sax; Joe Sample, piano; Monk Montgomery, bass;
Stix Hooper, drums
The Jazz Crusaders, The
Festival Album, Pacific Jazz Records, recorded July 4, 1966 at the Newport
Jazz Festival, Newport, RI; October 8, 1966 at Pacific Jazz Festival, Costa
Mesa, CA; Wayne Henderson, trombone;
Wilton Felder, tenor sax; Joe Sample, piano; Jimmy Bond, Herbie Lewis, bass;
Stix Hooper, drums
Jack Wilson Quartet, Ramblin’,
Vault Recording Corp., recorded 1966, Los Angeles, CA; Jack Wilson, piano; Roy Ayers, vibes; Monk Montgomery, bass; Warner
Barlow, drums
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