“Just Too Much”  The Progressive Piano of Hal Schaefer with Joe Mondragon on Bass Fiddle and Alvin Stoller on Drums   RCA Victor Records   (1955) ALBUM COVER ART: Nicholas Gibson

“Modern Brass”  Milt Bernhart Brass Ensemble  RCA Victor Records  (1955)   Design: Bob Jones

“The Midgets”  The Joe Newman Septet  Vik Records  (1957)   Photo: David B. Hecht  Frank Wess (fl), Barry Galbraith (g), Freddie Greene (g), Hank Jones (p), Eddie Jones (b) and Osie Johnson (d).

Zoot Sims “The Art of Jazz”  Seeco Records  With Bob Brookmeyer, Milt Hinton, Gus Johnson and John Williams  (1963)

“Cocktail Party”  Pierre Thibaud, Pepe Alvarido and Jacky Bamboo  Pretoria Records (France)

Bubber Johnson  “Confidential”  President Records EP  (France)

John Coltrane’s Blue Train on Blue Note Records.  John Coltrane tenor saxophone; Paul Chambers — double bass; Kenny Drew — piano;  Curtis Fuller — trombone; Philly Joe Jones — drums; Lee Morgan — trumpet   Below, the Francis Wolff photo of JC listening to a take from the Blue Train Session, 09/15/57

“Onkel Satchmo’s Lullaby”  Louis Armstrong (with Gabrielle)  Polydor Records (Germany)

Pete Jolly Duo  RCA Victor EP  (1955)  Jim Flora artwork available here.

“Delicate Savagery”  Dick Marx Piano solos with John Frigo on Bass.  Coral Records (1957)