Mel Henke Shock Treatment (2008) [flac] {fresh Sound Fsr CD 529 Rec 1954 55}

Wade Legge Trio - Wade Legge Trio (2016) {Fresh Sound FSR-CD 894 rec 1953-55}
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© 1953-55, 2016 Vogue / Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 894
Jazz / Bop / Hard Bop / Piano

The Fresh Sound label is one of the major reissue record companies, also releasing new music on their Fresh Sound New Talent subsidiary. Fresh Sound, under the direction of the tireless Jordi Pujol, has repackaged and reissued a great deal of very valuable jazz from the 1950s and early 1960s. In addition to the major names, some of their most intriguing sets focus on obscure figures from jazz history whose music has been out-of-print for decades.

Mel Henke - Shock Treatment (1954-55) {2CD Set, Contemporary–Fresh Sound FSR-CD 529 rel 2008}
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© 1954-55, 2008 Contemporary / Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 529
Jazz / Mainstream Jazz / Piano

About the things I play: Id say my treatment of tunes should be classed as repertoire rather than a particular jazz style. This is probably due to the fact that years ago when I first started to play jazz, I would imitate various jazz greats such as Earl Hines, Tatum, and Cleo Brown. (She was the first musician Id ever heard who played eight-beat piano.) With imitation we can come close but we never really achieve what we try to achieve by imitation, at least I didnt. So I started to develop each tune as an individual composition rather than trying to play every tune in the same style. I had the best luck with this kind of approach, and now I have a repertoire built up over twenty years Incidentally, I usually write the piano parts out note for note even though when I play I never work from the music. This is a kick I got on years ago. I think we get the sound we do because a lot of our stuff is worked out carefully. It isnt what youd call free improvisation.

Milt Buckner - Rockin' With Milt (2008) {2CD Set Fresh Sound FSR-CD 511 rec 1955-1957}
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© 1955-57, 2008 Capitol / Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 511
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Piano / Hammond Organ

Milton Milt Buckner (1915-1977), was an original and dynamic pianist, organist and arranger. He joined Lionel Hamptons orchestra in 1941 and became, not only one of its main attractions and arrangers, but also the first musician to use a piano technique called block chords / locked-hands. In 1952 he formed an excellent trio in which, besides using the piano, he also used a Hammond organ, and was one of the pioneers in the field of rhythm and blues. His powerful interpretations, always full of extraordinary swing, his fruitful imagination, and his tasty sense of humour, made him one of the greatest organists in jazz. These two CDs assemble, for the first time, all the tracks Milt Buckner recorded under his own name and released with Capitol between 1955 and 1957.

Guy Lafitte, André Persiany - Les Classiques Du Jazz - Complete Recordings (2018) {Fresh Sound FSR-CD 953 rec 1955-1957}
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© 1955-57, 2018 Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 953
Jazz / Cool / Bop / Saxophone / Piano

In the 1950’s, tenor saxophonist Guy Lafitte (1927-1998) was considered one of the luminaries of European jazz. In his playing he integrated the harmonic and rhythmic contributions of modern jazz to a more classical style in the lines of Buddy Tate, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Frank Wess and many others who were influenced by Coleman Hawkins and Hershel Evans.

Hank Crawford - More Soul & The Soul Clinic (2012) {Fresh Sound FSR-CD 685 rec 1960-1961}
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© 1960-61, 2012 Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 685
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Jazz Blues / Saxophone

This inspired and talented group under the leadership of altoist/arranger Hank Crawford, is the Ray Charles band, minus Ray. But it is also a striking unit in its own right. The big-little-band sound on these two exciting albums, "More Soul" and "The Soul Clinic," is compellingly arranged and orchestrated, equally arresting on incendiary, swinging up-tempo performances as it is on blues-drenched ballads. And it provides a frame for notably lyrical and melodic soloists.

Eddie Duran - Jazz Guitarist: Modern Music From San Francisco (2017) {Fresh Sound FSR-CD 924 rec 1955-1957}
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© 1955-57, 2017 Fantasy / Jazz Records / Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 924
Jazz / Cool / Bebop / Guitar

Born in San Francisco in 1925, Eddie Duran is an unfairly neglected jazz guitarist and a soloist full of imagination and heart who was already playing professionally at 15. To this day he considers himself an “ear player,” despite having played and recorded with Vince Guaraldi, Red Norvo, Cal Tjader, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, George Shearing, Earl “Fatha” Hines and Benny Goodman, in the heyday of the San Francisco bebop scene.

Med Flory - Go West Young Med! Med Flory and his Orchestras 1954-1959 (2001) {Fresh Sound FSR-CD 506}
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© 1954-59, 2001 Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 506
Jazz / Cool / West Coast Jazz / Big Band / Saxophone

Med Flory has enjoyed both a profitable music career and successful stints as a television and film writer and actor. His alto sax and clarinet work are deeply influenced by the classic bebop sound, notably the playing of Charlie Parker. Though he doesn't directly emulate Parker, Flory's sound, phrasing and approach reflect his reverence for his music. He played clarinet and alto with Claude Thornhill in the '50s, and tenor with Woody Herman. Flory formed his own New York band in 1954, then moved to the West Coast two years later.

Tony Fruscella & Brew Moore - The 1954 Unissued Atlantic Session (1954) {Atlantic–Fresh Sound FSR-CD 660 rel 2011}
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© 1954-55, 2001 Atlantic / Verve / Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 66
Jazz / Cool / West Coast Jazz / Trumpet / Saxophone

Never before released in any format! These recordings are among the rarest treasures in jazz, unseen and unheard since Atlantic produced them in 1954, and their release can be considered an event for all the jazz community. This was a relaxed and easy session, essentially valuable for the musicians involved, trumpeter Tony Fruscella (1927-1969), and tenor Brew Moore (1924-1973), most particularly for the former, who died at 42.

Johnnie Pate Trio - Complete Recordings 1955-1956 (2013) {Fresh Sound FSR-CD 814}
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© 1955-56, 2013 Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 814
Jazz / Bop / Cool / Soul Jazz / Bass

John W. Johnnie Pate (born December 5, 1923, Chicago Heights, Illinois) enjoyed a notable career as a bassist from the late 40s up until the early '60s in the Chicago area, gaining a solid reputation as a strong player in the Oscar Pettiford mold and enlightened composer. On these 1954-1956 sessions for the Talisman and Gig labels, he leads a trio featuring Ronnell Bright, who was a swift, resourceful young pianist whose style recalls the early Oscar Peterson. With drummer Charles Walton, this bright, polished and swinging trio began to be recognized while working first at the London House and then at the Blue Note, where they were the house band in 1954-1955 accompanying great singers such as Lurlean Hunter, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Audrey Morris and Carmen McRae.

Michel de Villers - Low Reed - Complete Small Group Sessions 1946-1956 (2018) {Fresh Sound FSR-CD 951}
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© 1946-56, 2018 Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 951
Jazz / Bebop / Swing / Saxophone

Michel de Villers (1926-1992) was one of the most influential French reed players in modern jazz, known by most of his fellow musicians by his nickname: “Low reed.” From a very young age, de Villers excelled on alto sax and clarinet. After gaining the attention of fans and musicians as an amateur, he was hired by Django in 1946. Shortly afterwards he began recording as a leader, improvising with cohesive drive and swinging passion, with a clear tone and vocabulary straight from the leading swing alto players—Benny Carter, Willie Smith and Johnny Hodges.