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Remastered 96 kHz/24 bit audio pressed on 180 gram vinyl LP at Precision Record Pressing in Canada Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers' Hard Drive is a classic album from the hard bop era The seven track collection was recorded in New York City in October of 1957 and released on the Bethlehem label in December of that same...
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Out of stockThe Jazz Messengers were a jazz combo that was founded by Art Blakey, together with Horace Silver Soon after its founding, the Jazz Messengers became known as an incubator for young talent Band leader Art Blakey led the collective for over 35 years The 1978 formation has been described by critics as one of Blakey's strongest...
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Out of stockArt Blakey (1919–1990) actually needs little introduction, the American Jazz drummer and bandleader made a name for himself in the 1940s & 1950s playing with contemporaries such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker He is often considered to have been Thelonious Monk’s most empathetic drummer (he played on...
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A Deluxe Edition fully Remastered with a whole extra Disc of Outtakes all but one previously unreleased, with liner notes by Grammy-winner writer Ashley Kahn, photos and Atlantic memorabilia In May of 1957, Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers went into the studio with Thelonious Monk to record a one-off album for Atlantic The Jazz...
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The timeless 1960 hard bop classic The Big Beat was the album that first introduced one of the greatest line-ups of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers to the jazz public with the legendary drummer and bandleader joined by trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt...
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Out of stockFirst Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings is a thrilling previously unreleased live recording of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers captured at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on January 14, 1961 during the band’s first-ever tour of Japan The Jazz Messengers were among the first modern jazz groups to tour the country, and...
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Out of stockRecorded in 1961, but not released until 1967, The Witch Doctor features one of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ all-time great line-ups: Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Lee Morgan on trumpet, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass Shorter and Morgan each contribute two tunes, with Timmons penning one...
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Out of stockHow is it that one of Art Blakey's greatest albums with the Jazz Messengers is so little known The 1961 edition of the Messengers included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass In February and May of 1961, this group (with pianist Walter Davis Jr sitting in on...
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A never-before-released studio album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack, New Jersey studio on March 8, 1959, and featuring the legendary drummer, along with trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt The 6-song set includes 2...