Art Blakey Live in Zurich 1958

Live in Zurich 1958 is a live album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers.

It was recorded in Switzerland as the group toured Europe.

Playing on the album are:

Lee Morgan – trumpet,
Benny Golson – tenor saxophone,
Bobby Timmons – piano,
Jymie Merritt – bass,
Art Blakey – drums.

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Ornette Coleman Complete Live at The Hillcrest Club 1958

Complete Live at The Hillcrest Club is a live album by Ornette Coleman.

It was recorded at The Hillcrest Club in Los Angeles in October 1958.

Playing on the album are:

Ornette Coleman – alto sax
Don Cherry – trumpet
Paul Bley – piano
Charlie Haden – bass
Billy Higgins – drums

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Thelonious Monk In Action 1958

Thelonious In Action is a live album by the Thelonius Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin.

It was recorded at the Five Spot Cafe in New York City on August 7, 1958.

Playing on the album are:

Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone,
Thelonious Monk – piano,
Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass,
Roy Haynes – drums.

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Ella Fitzgerald Ella In Rome The Birthday Concert 1958

Ella in Rome The Birthday Concert is a live album by Ella Fitzgerald.

It was recorded on April 25, 1958 in Italy with a jazz trio led by Lou Levy. The last track Stompin’ at the Savoy has Ella backed by the Oscar Peterson trio. It was released ion 1988.

This was Ella’s 41st birthday.

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Ray Charles At Newport 1958

At Newport is the first live album released by soul legend Ray Charles. It captures his performance in July 1958 at the Newport Jazz festival.

Ray Charles is one of the founding fathers of what we know as soul music as he fused elements of the blues, gospel and rhythm and blues.

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