Product details
- Label Impulse!
- Artist Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2024
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Condition: Sealed (New)
Jazz Messengers!!!!! by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers.
Few bands in jazz history carried a torch quite like Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and this lineup represents one of the most celebrated incarnations of that ever-evolving ensemble. With Blakey's thunderous drumming anchoring the group, this edition assembled a formidable cast of young voices who would go on to shape the music for decades. Presented in a handsome gatefold cover designed by Robert Flynn, with photography by Ted Russell and thoughtful liner notes from Dick Katz, this release honors the original as both a document and an object.
Musically, the record crackles with the hard-bop fire that made the Messengers legendary. Lee Morgan's trumpet burns bright against Wayne Shorter's searching tenor, while Curtis Fuller's trombone thickens the front line into a rich, brassy voice. Underneath, Bobby Timmons brings his gospel-soaked piano, and Jymie Merritt's bass locks in tightly with Blakey's relentless, propulsive drive. It's an interplay of soloists and rhythm that feels both disciplined and wildly alive.
For this reissue, Ryan Smith handled the lacquer cut and mastering, with Ken Druker producing — a pairing that brings clarity and punch to the pressing. This is a record that rewards attention, from the first crack of the snare to the last chorus. For any collector building a serious jazz shelf, it's an essential slab of Messengers history worth owning in this form.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. Alamode
A2. Invitation
A3. Circus
B1. You Don't Know What Love Is
B2. I Hear A Rhapsody
B3. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
Credits:
Jymie Merritt - Bass
Robert Flynn (2) - Design, Cover
Art Blakey - Drums
Ryan Smith (2) - Lacquer Cut By
Dick Katz - Liner Notes
Ryan Smith (2) - Mastered By [Reissue Mastering]
Ted Russell (2) - Photography By
Bobby Timmons - Piano
Ken Druker - Reissue Producer
Wayne Shorter - Tenor Saxophone
Curtis Fuller - Trombone
Lee Morgan - Trumpet
Notes:
Gatefold cover.
Artist: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Impulse!
Catalog Number: A-7
Release Year: 2024
Country: United States
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