Calidoscopico

Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975.

Machito's son Mario Grillo, known as Machito Jr. joined the band for its recording with Dizzy Gillespie.

                                         Oro, incienso y mirra

Dizzy Gillespie y Machito

Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods

conducted and arranged by Chico O'FARRILL
produced by Norman GRANZ

Dizzy Gillespie y Machito
with
Manny Duran, Paul Gonzalez, Raul Gonzalez Jr., Victor Paz -trumpet, flugelhorn
Jerry Chamberlain, Jack Jeffers, Lewis Kahn, Barry Morrow - trombone
Don Corrado, Brooks Tillotson - French horn
Julito Grillo, Raymond Hernandez - African drums
Bob Stewart - tuba
Mauricio Smith - alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
Mari Bauza - alto saxophone, clarinet
Mario Rivera - tenor saxophone, alto flute
Jose Madera Sr. - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Leslie Yahonikan - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Jorge Dalto - electric piano
Dana McCurdy - synthesizer
Carlos Castillo - electric bass
Mickey Rocker - drums
Pepin Pepin - congas
Mario Grillo - bongos, cowbell
Jose Madera Jr. - timpani

Sabu's percussion temple

An extraordinary session with Arsenio Rodriguez (vocal) and Sabu Martinez (percussion) - on the album PALO CONGO released by Blue Note in  1957.

Louis "Sabu" Martinez moved to Sweden in 1967 where recorded with Francy Boland-Kenny Clarke big band, releasing two albums. 

Saxophon Messengers

Lou Donaldson 

Hank Mobley
One of the great composers of originals in the hard-bop era.

Wayne Shorter
Convocation Hall, Toronto, Nov. 27, 1977. Photo courtesy of Jean-Luc Ourlin

The Jazz Messengers

The Jazz Messengers of 1985, from left: Jean Toussaint, Blanchard, Donald Harrison and Lonnie Plaxico

One of the most influential bebop style drummer was Art Blakey.  His band - Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - has over 30 years influenced the young jazz musicians.

Art Blakey in 1985

There is a long list of those who played with Art Blakey :  

Donald Byrd  

Lee Morgan  

Freddie Hubard  

Keith Jarrett  

Horace Silver  

Clifford Brown  

Lou Donaldson  

Hank Mobley  

Kenny Dorham  

Bobby Timmons  

Wayne Shorter

Woody Shaw

Wynton Marsalis

Johnny Griffin

Curly Russell

Doug Watkins

Terence Blanchard
Jean Toussaint
Donald Harrison
Lonnie Plaxico

...

  

1957 - Memorable recordings

Personnel

• Thelonious Monk - piano
• Ray Copeland - trumpet
• Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone
• Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
• John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
• Wilbur Ware - double bass
• Art Blakey - drums

The Jazz Lab Quintet

The Jazz Lab Quintet was co-led by Gigi Gryce and the trumpeter Donald Byrd.

In the autumn of 1953 Gigi Gryce joined the Lionel Hampton Band and they  made  the  legendary European tour.  In Paris he recorded a number of sessions for the French Vogue. There was a number of changes from quartets to a small big-band, but labelled as an orchestra. 

Gigi Gryce

http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Gryce/ggcd.htm

http://www.gigigryce.com/