A true classic, this CD found pianist Horace Silver and drummer Art Blakey co-leading the Jazz Messengers; Silver would leave a year later [more]
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Three-disc anthology that covers various editions of The Messengers from the beginning to the end. It contains such classics as
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This is the one that started it: Mosaic, recorded in 1961, was the first recording of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers as a sextet, a setting he kept from 1961-1964. The band's [more]
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Free for All is a high point in drummer Art Blakey's enormous catalog. This edition of the Jazz Messengers had been together since 1961 with a lineup that would be [more]
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This is a particularly obscure live set by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, one not even listed in most discographies. The 1968 edition of Blakey's band was a strong if [more]
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The lengthy title track on this CD easily overshadows the rest of the program for it is one of the most exciting versions ever recorded of Dizzy [more]
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“The release of Jazz Icons™ is like the unearthing of a musical time capsule — an audio-visual treasure trove of the music that changed the world. From Big Band and Bebop to Dixieland and Cool, it's all here and it all swings. These jazz legends, from Dizzy and Count to Louis and Ella, are the Bachs and Beethovens of our generation. From an educational standpoint this series is a gift to our culture. I'm honored to be a featured part of it, but I'm more thrilled just to sit down and watch it with my grandkids.” —Quincy Jones
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I met Sarah Vaughan, big and skinny as a rail, running around there with Dizzy and Charlie Parker. They were running around at rehearsals beating each other with wet towels and acting crazy instead of rehearsing, and I couldn't understand those guys. I said to myself, what kind of band is this? I never heard of a band like this before in my life! After I got mad and began to curse them, Billy (Eckstine) called me over and said, 'Art, if you're going to be in my band, you've got to be around these guys. You've got to get used to using profanity. -Art Blakey
Art Blakey was jazz's greatest talent scout, in addition to being one of its finest drummers and bandleaders. During 1955-90, he led The [more]
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Ponty has worked with Frank Zappa and John McLaughlin, has provided brilliant violin work as a session player, and has had a terrific run as a bandleader. This [more]
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By the time that jazz icon/bandleader/percussionist Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers began recording for Riverside in the fall of 1962, Blakey had already been the [more]
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Issued as part of Mosaic Records' Singles series, Hard Bop is given the deluxe treatment here. For starters, this 1957 date -- with altoist Jackie McLean, pianist Sam Dockery, [more]
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