Art Blakey Three Classic Albums Plus (2-CD)

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Art Blakey: Three Classic Albums Plus (2-CD)

The remainder of the first CD consists of the album Hard Drive by the 1957 line-up of the Jazz Messengers . This takes us into an airier sound world, where the individual musicians are free to relax without the bombast of a large ensemble. The star soloist is Johnny Griffin, whose solos swing easily while showing off his prodigious technique. DEO-X typifies the Jazz Messengers style: set in motion by Blakey's explosive drums leading into the trumpet/tenor sax blend which was the group's hallmark for so long. Junior Mance's sure touch is an integral feature of the rhythm section.
The first seven tracks of the second CD feature the 1956 version of the Jazz Messengers, when Horace Silver was still in the band. His solo on Nica's Dream is outstanding, but then he wrote this attractive tune which has understandably become a jazz standard. Silver also wrote the interestingly-chorded Ecaroh. Hank Mobley wrote three of the seven tracks on this LP, including Hank's Symphony which actually highlights Art Blakey's varied drumming skills. You can't say that Art was backward in coming forward!
The compilation closes with three tracks recorded at the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival. M & M is another Mobley composition, in exactly the kind of bebop mode that suited the Messengers. Close Your Eyes has a simple but effective arranged introduction of the type which made a neat contrast with the group's solos. Lee Morgan goes to town on this one. Pianist Bobby Timmons' tune Moanin' gets a groovy performance with a righteous gospel feel. These three final numbers each last for at least nine minutes, letting the musicians stretch out.

Article properties: Art Blakey: Three Classic Albums Plus (2-CD)

Interpret: Art Blakey
Album titlle: Three Classic Albums Plus (2-CD)
Label AVID
Genre Jazz
Artikelart CD
EAN: 5022810301721
weight in Kg 0.12

Blakey, Art - Three Classic Albums Plus (2-CD) CD 1
01	Midriff	Art Blakey
02	Ain't life grand	Art Blakey
03	Tippin'	Art Blakey
04	Pristine	Art Blakey
05	El toro valiente	Art Blakey
06	The kiss of no return	Art Blakey
07	Late date	Art Blakey
08	The outer world	Art Blakey
09	For minors only	Art Blakey
10	Right down front	Art Blakey
11	Deo-X	Art Blakey
12	Sweet Sakeena	Art Blakey
13	For miles and miles	Art Blakey
14	Krafty	Art Blakey
15	Late Spring	Art Blakey

Blakey, Art - Three Classic Albums Plus (2-CD) CD 2
01	Infra-Rae	Art Blakey
02	Nica's Dream	Art Blakey
03	It's You Or No One	Art Blakey
04	Ecaroh	Art Blakey
05	Carol's Interlude	Art Blakey
06	The End Of A Love Affair	Art Blakey
07	Hank's Symphony	Art Blakey
08	Willis Conover's introductions	Art Blakey
09	M & M	Art Blakey
10	Close Your Eyes	Art Blakey
11	Moanin	Art Blakey