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Featuring the music of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
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January 23, 2007

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: 'S Make It

by David Rickert
September 15, 2004

The Blue Note Jazz Messengers recordings are so highly regarded that the ones the group did for other labels at around the same time tend to fall by the wayside. This shouldn't be the case; Blakey was such a determined taskmaster that he was able to get great performances out of his players on just about ...

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: The Witch Doctor

by C. Andrew Hovan
January 1, 2000

Like the other newly-reissued Blakey set, Roots and Herbs, the music contained on The Witch Doctor was recorded in 1961 and came out on LP much after the fact. It too features the great line-up with Morgan, Shorter, and Timmons, but this time the writing is more a group effort, with two cuts apiece from Morgan ...

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Roots and Herbs

by C. Andrew Hovan
January 1, 2000

Arguably one of the best bands to ever be assembled under the Jazz Messengers moniker, drummer Art Blakey’s crew from the late ‘50s and early ‘60s included such legendary figures as Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, and Bobby Timmons. Blue Note producer Alfred Lion surely knew he had a good thing going because he kept these guys ...