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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

OJC's Big Guns: Art Blakey, Cannonball Adderley, and Ron Carter

by C. Andrew Hovan
April 5, 2024

Although they were somewhat late to the vinyl renaissance game, Craft Records has made up for lost time by tapping a wide range of music. From the Latin strains of Fania Records to the so-called acid jazz that B3 organ masters churned out for Prestige Records in the late '60s, Craft boasts a huge vault that should serve them well for decades to come. As they continue to keep the titles in the rejuvenated OJC series coming, three more inspired ...

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The History of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note, 1992)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
September 19, 2011

During his lengthy career that stretched from the late 1940's to the late 1980's, drummer Art Blakey was at the forefront of bebop and hard-bop jazz. His band would become an incubator for young jazz talent, many of whom went on to have significant careers in the music. This three-disc set presents highlights from Blakey's recordings, and while by no means a comprehensive summation (Mosaic once did a six disc boxed set about one year of Blakey's music, 1960) it ...
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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - The Sesjun Radio Shows (2011)

Source: Something Else!
April 25, 2011

Art Blakey is spoken about a lot in our little 'berg on the internet, and like most other admirers of his Jazz Messengers body of work, we tend to focus more on the late 50s-mid 60s era that included so many future jazz icons like Freddie Hubbard, Johnny Griffin, Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons, Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, etc., etc. What's sometimes overlooked is the fact that Blakey had never stopped mentoring future jazz stars. As Nick ...
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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Theme for Stacy" (1966)

Source: Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
April 18, 2011

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The John Brown Quintet Shakes up Hard Bop for a New Generation with "Terms of Art: A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers"

Source: Mantra Public Relations
November 15, 2007

New York, NY -- True to the groove rhythms of hard bop made famous by drummer and bandleader Art Blakey, the John Brown Quintet is releasing its debut CD, Terms of Art: A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, on November 6, 2007. The disc promises to delight jazz fans and to spur a renewed appreciation for the legend it honors. “Art Blakey's music is home," Brown says from his office at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, ...
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