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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

1 Three Blind Mice
2 Blue Moon
3 That Old Feeling
4 Plexis
5 Up Jumped Spring
6 Up Jumped Sprng (alternate)
7 When Lights Are Low

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

1. A Night in Tunisia Dizzy Gillespie; Leeds Music, ASCAP 2:50
2. Off the Wall Johnny Griffin; Perry Music, BMI. Time: 7:12
3.Theory of Art Bill Hardman; Perry Music, BMI. Time: 9:45
4. Couldn't It Be You? Art Blakey-Jackie McLean; Time 8:05
5. Evans Sonny Rollins; Perry Music, BMI. Time: 5:45

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

1. A Night in Tunisia Dizzy Gillespie; Leeds Music, ASCAP 2:50
2. Off the Wall Johnny Griffin; Perry Music, BMI. Time: 7:12
3.Theory of Art Bill Hardman; Perry Music, BMI. Time: 9:45
4. Couldn't It Be You? Art Blakey-Jackie McLean; Time 8:05
5. Evans Sonny Rollins; Perry Music, BMI. Time: 5:45

Lotus Blossom
My Ideal
blue Friday
Alone Together
Blue Spring Shuffle
I Had The Craziest Dream
Old Folks
Mack the Knife

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

1. MOANIN'
2. ARE YOU REAL
3. ALONG CAME BETTY
4. THE DRUM THUNDER SUITE
5. BLUES MARCH
6. COME RAIN OR SHINE

The man from Philadelphia, who introduced himself to his public with the words »Missis Blakey’s only son, Arturo, that’s me», was a true ‘ambassador’ of jazz: he discovered and championed young talented musicians such as Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Keith Jarrett and Wynton Marsalis, to name but a few. But he also delivered the ‘message’ of hard bop through thousands of performances at festivals right down to the smallest club. Lively, joyous performances, the very highest technical standards, and somnambulistic music-making characterise this recording. Right from the very start it is clear that this jazz ambassadors have a new message for us: the hard-beat recordings win in lyricism thanks to the gentle sound of Curtis Fuller’s trombone, something that was often missing in the powerful Blue Note sound.Four jazz evergreens give the musicians the time and opportunity to display their soloistic talents. The real climax, however, is to be found in the harmonic layering of the three winds which lend the themes new appeal. The message was broadcasted many times until the death of Art Blakey, but the history of jazz would have been a great deal poorer without these milestone recordings on the Impulse label. Art Blakey certainly knew how to delight his audience with fire, originality, a wealth of ideas and great humour. All these attributes are applicable to the six titles on this album which is now to be enjoyed as a re-release manufactured to the highest standards.

1. "À la Mode" (Fuller) — 6:40
2. "Invitation" (Kaper, Webster) — 7:25
3. "Circus" (Alter, Russell) — 5:12
4. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (DePaul, Raye) — 6:55
5. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Baker, Fragos, Gasparre) — 6:30
6. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Razaf, Redman) — 5:00

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Art Blakey's most successful album gave us Bobby Timmons' "Moanin'" and Benny Golson's "Along Came Betty" and "Blues March," tunes so powerful that Blakey played them almost every night for the next 30 years. This beautifully performed and recorded session made the Jazz Messengers a jazz institution and put Golson, Timmons and Morgan at the forefront of jazz. Now here on Limited Edition 180g Japanese Import LP!

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Moanin' Track Listing

1. Warm-Up And Dialogue Between Lee And Rudy
2. Moanin'
3. Are You Real?
4. Along Came Betty
5. The Drum Thunder Suite: First Theme - Drum Thunder/Second Theme - Cry A Blue Tear/Third Theme - Harlem's Disciples
6. Blues March
7. Come Rain Or Come Shine

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Even in 1959, when this album was recorded, Dizzy Gillespie's A Night In Tunisia was the subject of endless recorded versions. With one of the greatest editions of the Jazz Messengers, Art Blakey found new inspiration in the tune and recorded this explosive, masterful version. Members Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter and Bobby Timmons contribute originals to the album and Timmons's "So Tired" might have been a soul jazz hit were it not for the overwhelming power of the title tracks. Here on a fine Limited Edition 180g Japanese Import LP!

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers A Night In Tunisia Track Listing

1. A Night In Tunisia
2. Sincerely Diana
3. So Tired
4. Yama
5. Kozo's Waltz
6. When Your Lover Has Gone
7. Sincerely Diana ( Alternate Take)

Blue Note Reissue

"…As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands…Back home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent me…I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud." – Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008

Art Blakey's most successful album gave us Bobby Timmons' "Moanin'" and Benny Golson's "Along Came Betty" and "Blues March," tunes so powerful that Blakey played them almost every night for the next 30 years. This beautifully performed and recorded session made the Jazz Messengers a jazz institution and put Golson, Timmons and Morgan to the forefront of jazz.

Track Listings

Moanin'
Are You Real
Along Came Betty
The Drum Thunder (Minature) Suite
Blues March
Come Rain or Come Shine

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

1. Infra-Rae
2. Nica's Dream
3. It's You or No One
4. Ecaroh
5. Carol's Interlude
6. The End of a Love Affair
7. Hank's Symphony

No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.

Art Blakey's most successful album gave us Bobby Timmons' "Moanin'" and Benny Golson's "Along Came Betty" and "Blues March," tunes so powerful that Blakey played them almost every night for the next 30 years. This beautifully performed and recorded session made the Jazz Messengers a jazz institution and put Golson, Timmons and Morgan at the forefront of jazz. The CD version includes an alternative bonus track of "Moanin" not found on the original LP.

Art Blakey Moanin' Track Listing

LP
1. Moanin'
2. Are You Real
3. Along Came Betty
4. The Drum Thunder Suite
5. Blues March
6. Come Rain or Come Shine

CD
1. Moanin'
2. Are You Real
3. Along Came Betty
4. The Drum Thunder Suite
5. Blues March
6. Come Rain or Come Shine
7. Moanin' (Alternative Take Bonus Track)

Art Blakey led many editions of his Jazz Messengers over more than three decades, but a strong argument can be made that the Messengers of his Riverside period constituted his strongest unit. With Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter and Curtis Fuller in the front line, with Cedar Walton and Reggie Workman as Blakey’s rhythm-section mates, its combination of musicianship and sheer swinging force has rarely been equaled in a small band. Caravan was the first of Blakey’s Riverside albums and endures as a living monument to his nonpareil drumming and leadership. His solo on the title tune is one of the finest recorded examples of Blakey’s unique melding of precision and power. Hubbard and Shorter contributed memorable compositions and, with Fuller and Walton, some of the greatest soloing of the 1960s.

Caravan
Sweet N Sour
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
This Is For Albert
Skylark
Thermo

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Art Blakey discovered and championed young talented musicians such as Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Keith Jarrett and Wynton Marsalis to name but a few. But he also delivered the "message" of hard bop through thousands of performances at festivals right down to the smallest club. Lively, joyous performances, the very highest technical standards and somnambulistic music-making characterize this recording. Right from the very start it is clear that these jazz ambassadors have a new message for us. The hard-beat recordings win in lyricism thanks to the gentle sound of Curtis Fuller's trombone, something that was often missing in the powerful Blue Note sound. Four jazz evergreens give the musicians the time and opportunity to display their soloistic talents. The real climax, however, is to be found in the harmonic layering of the three winds which lend the themes new appeal. The message was broadcasted many times until the death of Art Blakey, but the history of jazz would have been a great deal poorer without these milestone recordings on the Impulse label. Art Blakey certainly knew how to delight his audience with fire, originality, a wealth of ideas and great humor. All these attributes are applicable to the six titles on this album.

Art Blakey !!!!!Art Blakey!!!!!Jazz Messengers!!!!! Track Listing

1. À la Mode
2. Invitation
3. Circus
4. You Don't Know What Love Is
5. I Hear a Rhapsody
6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You

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Track Listing:

1. Africaine
2. Lester Left Town
3. Splendid
4. Haina
5. The Midget
6. Celine