Joe Puma - Jazz (1957) [2011 Jazz名盤 999 Best & More]

Mellow modernism from Joe Puma – one of those guitarists who appeared on countless 50s sessions, then really seemed to disappear from records as the 60s wore on. This album's one of Puma's best – an easily swinging session that flows with warm group interplay, and which never seems to get bogged down in the traps that sometimes plagued sessions of this nature. Side one features a trio with Puma on guitar, Eddie Costa on vibes, and Oscar Pettiford on bass – a very good choice to accompany the other two – and side two features Puma and Pettiford, plus Bill Evans on piano and Paul Motian on drums. Titles include "Mother Of Earl", "Stablemates", "Ubas", and "Blues For Midge".

Tracks:

01. Ubas (Pettiford) - 5:02
02. Blues for Midge (Puma) - 5:50
03. Stablemates (Golson) - 5:47
04. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (Ellington-Webster) - 4:37
05. Mother of Earl (Zindars) - 4:34
06. Indian Summer (Herbert-Dubin) - 7:06
Personnel:

Joe Puma - guitar
Eddie Costa - vibes (#1-3)
Bill Evans - piano (#4-6)
Oscar Pettiford - bass
Paul Motian - drums (#4-6)