| Jazz for the Carriage Trade | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | George Wallington |
| Cover: | Jazz for the Carriage Trade.jpg |
| Released: | 1956 |
| Recorded: | January 20, 1956 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Genre: | Jazz, hard bop |
| Label: | Prestige |
| Prev Title: | Live! at Cafe Bohemia |
| Prev Year: | 1956 |
| Next Title: | The New York Scene |
| Next Year: | 1957 |
Jazz for the Carriage Trade is a 1956 album recorded by George Wallington's quintet with Donald Byrd on trumpet and Phil Woods on alto saxophone and released by Prestige Records the same year.[1] The pianist and the front line were joined by Teddy Kotick on bass and Art Taylor on drums to make up the rhythm section.
Jazz critic Scott Yanow noted, "The music falls between bebop and hard bop with Woods sounding quite strong while Byrd comes across as a promising (but not yet mature) youngster. A fine example of this somewhat forgotten but talented group, easily recommended to bop collectors." Richard Cook of The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 3 of 4 stars, describing it as more straight-ahead than Wallington's album The New York Scene.[2]
All compositions by George Wallington unless otherwise indicated