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Oct 13, 2009 · Art Blakey: Jazz Messenger, Jazz Mentor Ninety years ago, one of the greatest bandleaders and drummers in jazz was born in Pittsburgh, Penn. That man was Art Blakey. For more than 30 years, he led ...
May 12, 2019 · Art Blakey Chronology (and the Jazz Messengers) by Steve Schwartz and Michael Fitzgerald May 1996-July 6, 2008. Dates refer to first documented existence of particular band, usually at a recording session, but occasionally at a performing engagement. Special editions of the Jazz Messengers, whether all-star alumni groupings or studio-only bands ...
Oct 11, 2012 · Art Blakey's Legacy: A Rallying Cry And A Gathering Place. October 11, 2019 • Jazz drummer, bandleader and mentor Art Blakey was born 100 years ago. The Jazz Messengers came to be called Blakey ...
Oct 16, 1990 · He adopted the Muslim name of Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, but continued to record under Art Blakey. In the early 1950s, he worked with such greats as Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Horace Silver, and Clifford Brown. The latter two became members of the Jazz Messengers, which was originally a cooperative unit. Brown, then Silver, left to form their own ...
A Night at Birdland, Vols. 1–3 are three separate but related 10" LPs by the Art Blakey Quintet recorded live at the Birdland jazz club on February 21, 1954, and released on Blue Note later that year, in July, October and November respectively. The quintet features horn section Clifford Brown and Lou Donaldson and rhythm section Horace Silver ...
Mar 19, 2013 · Drummer and bandleader Art Blakey provides the aggressive, driving pulse that propels the Jazz Messengers and is so characteristic of the hard bop style. Blakey was 39 at the time of this recording, the Jazz Messengers had already progressed through several lineups, and Blakey remained the only constant. Despite the changing personnel, the Jazz ...
A Night In Tunisia. Art Blakey's career-long zeal for showcasing young musicians reached its pinnacle on this powerful hard-bop masterpiece: Wayne Shorter (saxophone), Bobby Timmons (piano), and Lee Morgan (trumpet) were all dazzling 20-somethings when this 1960 release was recorded. Tunisia opens with a bang: One feverish solo follows another ...
