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Art Blakey's solos are really great on "The Big Beat." He approaches each solo on this album differently which makes each solo unique. Whether he is playing a tom oriented vamp, improvising over the ride cymbal pattern, or just completely improvising, the solos on this record explain why Art Blakey is a legendary drummer.
May 29, 2016 · PersonnelsLee Morgan, TrumpetWayne Shorter, Tenor SaxBobby Timmons, PianoJymie Merritt, BassArt Blakey, DrumsComposers1 The Chess Players 9:31 (Wayne Shorter...
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Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. [1] Blakey made a name for himself in the 1940s in the big bands of Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine.
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. Shorter was the band’s newest member, and it was immediately ...
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.
The Big Beat [Milestone] by Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach released in 1973. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards...
Listen to The Big Beat (Remastered) by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers on Apple Music. 1960. 7 Songs. Duration: 49 minutes.
