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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Art Blakey/Jazz Messengers |
| Record Label: |
Blue Note Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
Jazz Instrument |
| Subgenre: |
Drums |
| Release Date: |
February 15, 2005 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Night in Tunisia, A 2. Sincerely Diana 3. So Tired 4. Yama 5. Kozo's Waltz 6. When Your Lover Has Gone (previously unreleased, CD only) 7. Sincerely Diana (previously unreleased, alternate take, CD only) |
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Art Blakey/Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey (drums); Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Bobby Timmons (piano); Jymie Merritt (double bass). Liner Note Authors: Barbara J. Gardner; Bob Blumenthal. Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (08/07/1960); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (08/14/1960). Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers met their artistic peak with the powerful A NIGHT IN TUNISIA. This incarnation of the group included Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons and Jymie Merritt with their leader Blakey. As the Messengers entered their most fruitful period for Blue Note, Blakey drove his men relentlessly with powerful grooves, heavy swinging and shouts of encouragement. This session documents the full power of his assertive leadership and the masterful playing of his sidemen, each rising to legendary status under his tutelage. Long known for their creative arrangements within the context of small group jazz, the Messengers push the de... |
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