sistently inventive. He has listened to Bird and Art Pepper, and could have modern jazz begins on PRESTIGE What done worse, but should begin listening to himself. PAUL QU1NICHETTE 1103 Johnston, too, plays enthusiastically, OR THE SUNNY SIDE Makes but without the voice of an individual. with Cart!« Fallar. Jahn JanklM. Rod Kyaor, Mol Waldron Tucker contributes a walking, full- The fabuloui "Vice Fret" ond some young toned bass sound, but might benefit modernists on a happy, swinging LF. a from a session of listening to Paul Chambers or Red Mitchell to learn PHIL * QUILL WITH PRESTIGE II IS what can be attempted on the instru­ Phil Wood* and Gene Quill GOOD mio ment, aside from time-keeping. Togawa Two of Modern Jan'* important alto - phoniih are given a chance to "stretch supports sympathetically, with a mini­ out" end expreu themtelvet in an exciting mum of intrusion. album. Man The tunes are performed ably, with Baltazar particularly heated on AU EARTHY 1102 Right. On Sale, he suffers from a bad Al Coba, Hol McKusick, GREAT? Kenny Burrell, Mol Waldron splice or a strangled honk. Basically, This I* a truly relaxed all-star (onion with .. a lot of thing* beside* good training! this LP does not suffer from inade­ tha accent on Individual nxpreuion. But if you’ve talent . are in shooting quate ability. The group is professional. distance of the TOP . why not sharpen It is possible to be professional with­ your aim? out being significant and Togawa is NOVEMBER RELEASES 08 PRESTIGE Be coached on techniques . reviewed on the victim of the race to flood the BAGS' GROOVE 7108 fundamentals . broadened in musical the­ MILES DAVIS, SONNY ROLLINS. MILT market with LPs by every contracted ory nnd history. It’s the way ahead! JACKSON, THELONIOUS MONK, HOR­ group. Perhaps in time this group will ACE SILVER Advanca yur TRAINING at Homa make a valid contribution to the field JAMMIN' IN HI N . conveniently . tackle the weak spots of recorded jazz. At this point in its WITH GENI AMMONS 7110 In your performance. Develop that unmistak­ development it does not do so. (D. G.) GENE AMMONS with JACKIE McLEAN, KENNY BURRELL, IDREES SULIEMAN, able sparkle of flawless perfection . widen MAL WALDRON your versatility . , . accept more top jobs Gerald Wiggins MAL/2 7111 ... win over more audience. MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MAL WALDRON with JACKIE McLEAN. Investigate PEC Advante TralklB| mw. DAYS IN MODERN J AZZ—Speel.lly 18' LP SP JOHN COLTRANE, IDREES SULIEMAN 2101t Around tho World (Port l)f Aoudaf INTERPLAY FOR Send for catalog of Course Announcements. Patiopartouti Around tho World (Port I), La 2 TRUMPETS * 2 TENORS 7111 Coquottot Around tho World (bo^tinojl Tho Check subject of most interest below. Receive IDREES SULIEMAN. WEBSTER YOUNG, free sample lesson. Write today. Korol Barge: ’Way Out Tut, Peraonnal: Gerald Wiggins, piaaa I Fngxax JOHN COLTRANE, BOBBY JASPAR Wright. baas | Bill Douglass, drams. LIST PRICE MH UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Rating t A AAA FREE CATALOG ON REQUEST " CONSERVATORY This is the kind of album that you can put on when you wake up in the ■ test. E-733 2000 S. MichijH, CWc*g« U morning, play it in between Miles and ra i» □ Dance Band Arranging □ Piano PRESTIGE RECORDS INC. Monk, and go out at night listening to B ’• □m History,u:-s— Analysisi. t..:. of■ < Musicl. □ Guitar 447 west 50th street, new york 19 it. It is not a great jazz LP, in the - □ HARMONY □ Clarinet sense that it isn’t creating any new ■ □ Trumpet □ Saxophone style or sound or conception. But it is ■ □ Advanced Composition □_ Violin firstrate music, it swings all the way, NOTES BETWEEN THE LINERS and 10 other Courses. Send for Catalog. the tunes are fine, and the perform­ The flrat name in modern sound«! SAVOY create« I Name. ances are excellent, with enough of a . others juat imitate. It’a been many yearn since Street. real jazz flavor to be acceptable at all SAVOY started pioneering modern jaaa with the B City— .Statt greater BIRD, DIZ, SHEARING, etc., and we're times. If I were reviewing this as a tiill leading the field with today’a top ereatlona. pop LP I’d rate it AA. SAVOY ia atiJ pioneering with new aounda. bright, Wiggins long has been one of my new artieta ia addition to big namee, ealibliahed atara. exciting eharts and real wild, all-out blowing favorite pianists, a musician with taste sessions. You name it . it’a beet on SAVOY and a consistent improvisational ability . the name that meins the moat la modern that is far greater than he is usually terchangeable. Technically SAVOY records are given credit for. He has a delicacy of better too, with every session recorded aod mas­ line in his solo flights that is sort of tered by RUDY VAN GELDER, engineering visard modern mainstream, if this makes , . and pressed Hocordt ihippod anywhoro sense. His time is excellent, particu­ FATS NAVARRO vinyl, n o t 90%. MODERN MUSIC larly on this album, and his lyric gifts SAVOY records sre the ohimsts 627 N. KINGSHIGHWAY are of a high order. In fine quality ST. LOUIS 8, MO., U.S.A. This is, by the way, by far the best album he has had to date. Gene Wright disks, covers and FREEI 12" JAZZ LP'* FREEI presentation. A $4.98 Value with order* of SIS or more on bass shows why he is automatically SAVOY feature al (Offer Expire* December 31, 1957) the choice for any session he’s avail­ bum . FATS able for in San Francisco, and Bill NAVARRO Memo, 12” LP* $3.98 each rial No. 1 with J. J. Johnson with Max Roach.......................... COL. Douglass continually lives up to Char­ Kenny Dorham, Miles Davis—Miles Ahead ...................................COL. lie Mingus’ eight years of advance Sonny Stitt. Bud Blakey's Messengers—Hard Bop ................... COL. buildups. (RJ.G.) Powell and Kenny B. Eckstine & S Vaughan—Sing Berlin. MER. Clarke featured. A C Baker & B Shank—James Dean Story..PAC. elude remembrance of a true artist, s master of the trumpet ia one of hi* finest recorded date*. Teddy Charles—Three For The Duke, .JUB Blakey's Messengers—Cu-Bop ............. JUB Jazz Reissues Send TODAY for a complete. Informative dis­ Getz & Webster—Swinging Kicks... VER. cography and the lateat SAVOY catalogue FREEI Don't wait, write TODAY to Dept. A and your The sixth release in the RCA Victor- Rollins, J. J., Silver, Monk & Blakey... .B N. Free Information will be sent to yon Immediately. Kessel, Ray Brown & Manne Poll Winners CONT. Down Beat Jazz Milestone series of Lighthouse All Stars—Solo Spotlight.. .CONT. LPs consists of 16 classic sides by Fats BtCOBO CO Kenny Dorham with Rollins & Roach.... RIV. Waller, Handful of Keys (Victor LPM- Bud Powell Trio—Blues In The Closet.. .VER. SB MABKH JT 1502). The punching piano style, and Woody Herman—Jazz The Utmost .................VER. 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