Take a trip back in time to hear jazz recorded January to April 1958

featuring Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz & Cal Tjader, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, Ornette Coleman, Hank Mobley, Johnny Griffin (above), Art Farmer, Sonny Clark, Victor Feldman, Tal Farlow, Hampton Hawes, Tina Brooks, Budd Johnson and Dicky Wells

with Lee Morgan, Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly, Hank Jones, Red Garland, Kenny Burrell, Don Cherry, Kenny Drew, Ray Bryant, Harold Land, Pepper Adams, Buck Clayton, Charlie Shavers, Barney Kessel, Vince Guaraldi, Buddy Tate, Walter Norris, Eddie Costa, Paul Chambers, Scott LaFaro, Art Blakey, Shelly Manne, Roy Haynes, Billy Higgins, Jo Jones and Philly Joe Jones

All tracks recorded 1958

[1'13] Sonny Clark- Cool Struttin' (Cool Struttin', Blue Note) Art Farmer- tp; Jackie McLean- as; Clark- p; Paul Chambers- b; Philly Joe Jones- d; recorded January 5
[10'33] Victor Feldman- (There Is) No Greater Love (The Arrival of Victor Feldman, Contemporary) Feldman- p, vib; Scott LaFaro- b; Stan Levey- d; recorded January 21 or 22
[14'51] Hampton Hawes- There Will Never Be Another You (Four!, Contemporary) Hawes- p; Barney Kessel- g; Red Mitchell- b; Shelly Manne- d; recorded January 27
[21'49] Dicky Wells- Stan's Dance (Bones for the King, Felsted) Buck Clayton- tp; Buddy Tate- ts; Rudy Rutherford- cl, bars; Wells- tb; Skip Hall- p; Everett Barksdale- g; Major Holley- b; Jo Jones- d; recorded February 4
[28'23] Stan Getz & Cal Tjader- Liz Anne (Stan Getz with Cal Tjader, Fantasy) Getz- ts; Tjader- vib; Vince Guaraldi- p; Eddie Duran- g; Scott LaFaro- b; Billy Higgins- d; recorded February 8
[32'07] Hank Mobley- Peckin' Time (Peckin' Time, Blue Note) Lee Morgan- tp; Mobley- ts; Wynton Kelly- p; Paul Chambers- b; Charli Persip- d recorded February 9
[38'55] Ornette Coleman- Invisible (Something Else!!!!: The Music of Ornette Coleman, Contemporary) Coleman- as; Don Cherry- tp; Walter Norris- p; Don Payne- b; Billy Higgins- d; recorded February 10
[43'07] Sonny Rollins- Someday I'll Find You (Freedom Suite, Riverside) Rollins- ts; Oscar Pettiford- b; Max Roach- d; recorded February 11
[47'43] Budd Johnson- Blues by Five (Blues a la Mode, Felsted) Charlie Shavers- tp; Johnson- ts; Ray Bryant- p; Joe Benjamin- b; Jo Jones- d; recorded February 14
[53'46] Tal Farlow- Topsy (This Is Tal Farlow, Verve) Farlow- g; Eddie Costa- p; Bill Takas- b; Jimmy Campbell- d; recorded February 18
[57'22] Johnny Griffin- Woody'n You (Johnny Griffin Sextet, Riverside) Donald Byrd- tp; Griffin- ts; Pepper Adams- bars; Kenny Drew- p; Wilbur Ware- b; Philly Joe Jones- d; recorded February 25
[63'31] Jimmy Smith- Flamingo (The Sermon, Blue Note) Lee Morgan- tp; Kenny Burrell- g; Smith- org; Art Blakey- d; recorded February 25
[71'28] Miles Davis- Dr. Jackle (Milestones, Columbia) Miles Davis- tp; Cannonball Adderley- as; John Coltrane- ts; Red Garland- p; Paul Chambers- b; Philly Joe Jones- d; recorded March 4
[77'13] Tina Brooks- Nutville (Minor Move, Blue Note) Lee Morgan- tp; Brooks- ts; Sonny Clark- p; Doug Watkins- b; Art Blakey- d; recorded March 16
[86'01] John Coltrane- Rise 'n' Shine (Settin' the Pace, Prestige) John Coltrane- ts; Red Garland- p; Paul Chambers- b; Art Taylor- d; recorded March 22
[93'13] Wes Montgomery- Far Wes (Montgomeryland, Pacific Jazz) Harold Land- ts; W. Montgomery- g; Buddy Montgomery- p; Monk Montgomery- elb; Tony Bazley- d; recorded April 18
[99'03] Art Farmer- Nita (Portait of Art Farmer, Contemporary) Farmer- tp; Hank Jones- p; Addison Farmer- b; Roy Haynes- d; recorded April 19
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