Top Picks
Benny Bailey Quintet: Grand Slam, Jazzcraft. Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Richard Wyands, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Hart, drums
Benny Bailey Septet: Big Brass, Candid. Phil Woods, alto sax, bass clarinet; Julius Watkins, French horn; Les Spann, flute, guitar; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Buddy Catlett, bass; Art Taylor, drums
Billy Mitchell Quintet: De Lawd’s Blues, Xanadu. Tommy Flanagan, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums
Superior
Charlie Rouse Quintet: The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society, Enja. Albert Dailey, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Keith Copeland, drums
Phil Woods Octet: Rights of Swing, Candid. Sahib Shihab (Edmund Gregory), bari sax; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Buddy Catlett, bass; Osie Johnson, drums
Excellent
Curtis Fuller Tentet: Jazz Conference Abroad, Smash. Includes Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Phil Woods, alto sax; Sahib Shihab (Edmund Gregory), bari sax; Buddy Catlett, bass
Les McCann and Eddie Harris: Swiss Movement, Atlantic. Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Donald Dean, drums