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AVID Jazz here presents three classic Art Blakey albums plus, including original liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD 'Big Band', 'Jazz Messengers - Hard Drive', 'The Jazz Messengers' plus three tracks live from the Newport Jazz Festival in 1959. Just as Miles had a constant stream of seasoned players in his bands and provided a training ground for young and upcoming musicians, so did Art Blakey with his Jazz Messengers. The list of greats and future greats is certainly impressive from Donald Byrd to Wayne Shorter taking in John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Johnny Griffin and dozens more! Here we find the powerhouse drummer on fine form in a number of different settings. The Big Band was no stranger to Art having cut his teeth with Fletcher Henderson as far back as 1939 and as a member of Billy Eckstine's Big Band, perhaps the greatest of the modern era, featuring Bird and Dizzy! 'The Jazz Messengers' set from 1956 really swings and provides the template for future Messengers line ups and shows how a small combo can provide plenty of room for improvisation. 'Jazz Messengers - Hard Drive' from 1957 finds Art joined by tenor Johnny Griffin and pianist Junior Mance who help Art produce his best set since the departure of original members Horace Silver and Hank Mobley.
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Once again those lovely people at Avid have come up with another cracker from the 1950s. The first CD kicks off with the Art Blakey Big Band session. The original CD has been un-available for some time unless one was prepared to pay a grossly inflated price. Of the eight tracks it should be noted that two are by a quintet formed by band members featuring John Coltrane and Donald Byrd. The band itself is an all star affair and, apart from Coltrane and Byrd, features solos from Bill Hardman,Ray Copeland, Sahib Shihab and several others. A superb session enhaced by the always interesting Coltrane. Next up is the Jazz Messengers album "Hard Drive" recorded in October 1957 and featuring Johnny Griffin and Bill Hardman. This moved away from the usual bop orientated output of the group in having a distinctly gospel feel in places. I was not too familiar with the work of Hardman and thoroughly enjoyed his solos the first of which included a quote from "Wade In The Water", one of Griffin's more famous outings. Needless to say Griffin is first rate as is pianist Junior Mance.
CD 2 opens with one of my all time favourite Blakey sessions namely the April 1956 Messenger session featuring Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley and the wonderful Horace Silver who contributes two tunes namely "Nica's Dream" and "Ecaroh". The first of these is one of the highlights of the collection with its recurring undrlying theme. The final three tracks are from the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival and run for an average of ten minutes each. They are typical festival fare and, to my mind, not essential listening.
CD 2 opens with one of my all time favourite Blakey sessions namely the April 1956 Messenger session featuring Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley and the wonderful Horace Silver who contributes two tunes namely "Nica's Dream" and "Ecaroh". The first of these is one of the highlights of the collection with its recurring undrlying theme. The final three tracks are from the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival and run for an average of ten minutes each. They are typical festival fare and, to my mind, not essential listening.
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Jazz on his best
30 May 2011
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When you started with jazz and don't know what to by than is this record a very good choice,it's beautiful,have a very warm sound and the price is very very good,Art Blakey is most off the time good stuff to play and I hope that other people could prefere my choice;because it's very good.
So I thank the seller anyway for the quick delivery and maby till the next time,everything was ok,no scratces on the cd,tip top condition.
Thanks the music collector from Belgium
So I thank the seller anyway for the quick delivery and maby till the next time,everything was ok,no scratces on the cd,tip top condition.
Thanks the music collector from Belgium
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