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ART BLAKEY

A Day With Art Blakey 1961 vol. 1

“A Day With Art Blakey 1961, Vol. 1” features Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers on a live date at Sankei Hall in Tokyo, Japan in January 1961. The group features Lee Morgan (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (t sax), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (bass), and of course Blakey on drums! This is practically the same line-up featured on the famous album “Moanin’,” except Benny Golson plays tenor sax on that album. This actually features two tracks from “Moanin’,” the title track and “Blues March,” both are great renditions! This is a great shot of what the Jazz Messengers sounded like on the road (in a different country!). The playing is great all around and very tight, especially the solos by Morgan and Shorter.
Songs on album: 1) Summit , 2) The Breeze and I, 3) Blues March, 4) Moanin’, and 5) It’s only a Paper Moon.
the songs are pretty long, so you get some great solo time!