Cover of The Best Of Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

The Best Of Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

1989 Bop Hard Bop
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Tracklist

  1. 1 Moanin’ 9:33
  2. 2 Blues March 6:14
  3. 3 Lester Left Town 6:25
  4. 4 A Night In Tunisia 11:15
  5. 5 Dat Dere 8:46
  6. 6 Mosaic 8:12
  7. 7 Free For All 11:08

Musicians

Production

Also credited

Also credited. Compilation Producer: Michael Cuscuna. Design: Franko Caligiuri, Richard Mantel. Engineer (Recording): Rudy Van Gelder. Photography By (Cover Photo): Francis Wolff. Transferred By (Digital Transfers): Ron McMaster.

Release notes

Tracks 1 & 2: Recorded on October 30, 1958 in Hackensack, New Jersey. Originally issued on “Moanin’” (BST-84003).
Tracks 3 & 5: Recorded on March 6, 1960 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Originally issued on “The Big Beat” (BST-84029).
Track 4: Recorded on August 14, 1960 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Originally issued on “A Night In Tunisia” (BST-84049).
Track 6: Recorded on October 2, 1961 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Originally issued on “Mosaic” (BST-84090).
Track 7: Recorded on February 10, 1964 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Originally issued on “Free Fall” (BST-84170).

Track 6,7: Bonus Track
Total Time 61:45

Jimmy Smith At The Organ (Volume 1) Jimmy Smith, 1958 Shares Art Blakey, Alfred Lion Just Friends Paul Chambers Shares Curtis Fuller, Freddie Hubbard Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock, 1965 Shares Freddie Hubbard, Alfred Lion Havana Jam 2 Various, 1979 Shares Cedar Walton, Wayne Shorter “Live” At The Village Vanguard Coltrane, 1962 Shares Reggie Workman The Bird Flies Deep Charlie Parker, 1987 Shares Art Blakey Them Dirty Blues The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, 1960 Shares Bobby Timmons Circle In The Round Miles Davis, 1979 Shares Wayne Shorter