Name: Moanin' + 4 Bonus Tracks
Brand: Art Blakey

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350206

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Limited edition

Release date

2021-01-22

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8436563183010

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Art Blakey

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Jazz

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20th Century Masterworks

Art Blakey (1919-1990) was an American jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader. He is best known as the founder and leader of The Jazz Messengers. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Blakey began his musical journey as a pianist but switched to drums after being ordered to do so at gunpoint by a nightclub owner. He learned from legendary drummer Chick Webb and later formed his own band, backing pianist Mary Lou Williams. Blakey played with notable musicians such as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie before organizing the Seventeen Messengers and recording with the octet called the Jazz Messengers.

In 1948, Blakey visited Africa where he discovered polyrhythmic drumming and embraced Islam, taking on the name Abdullah Ibn Buhaina. Throughout the 1950s, he performed with renowned artists like Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, and Horace Silver. His collaboration with Silver led to the formation of The Jazz Messengers. This group became a platform for young talent under Blakey's leadership until his passing.

Recognized as a major figure in modern jazz, Art Blakey made significant contributions to the genre both as a musician and mentor over three decades. His impact on drums and his ability to nurture emerging talent cannot be overstated.

Reissue of the 1958 Bluenote album ‘Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers’ includes bonus tracks recorded live at the Olympia, Paris with the same personnel, also in 1958. Together with Art Blakey on drums the line-up includes Lee Morgan on trumpet, Benny Golson on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano and Jymie Merri on bass . The 20-page booklet contains complete information with specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz’s writer Brian Morton and by France’s prestigious Jazz Magazine.

CD: +4 Bonus Tracks Moanin’ / Are You Real? / Along Came Betty / The Drum Thunder Suite / Blues March / Come Rain Or Come Shine / I Remember Clifford [Live] (bonus track) / Are You Real? [Live] (bonus track) / Moanin’ [Live] (bonus track) / Whisper Not [Live] (bonus track)

Moanin’ / Are You Real? / Along Came Betty / I Remember Clifford - Live (bonus track) / The Drum Thunder Suite / Blues March / Come Rain Or Come Shine / Blues March - Live (bonus track)

Moanin' + 4 Bonus Tracks

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