Compil. UK 2010 on Avid Entertainment label
Jazz (Bop, Hard-Bop)
Tracks 1-1 to 1-8 recorded in New York City, December 1957. Tracks 1-9, 1-10 & 1-12 to 1-15 recorded in New York City, on October 11, 1957. Track 1-11 recorded in New York City, on October 9, 1957. Tracks 2-1 to 2-3 & 2-5, 2-6 recorded in New York City, on April 15, 1956. Tracks 2-4 & 2-7 recorded in New York City, on May 4, 1956. Tracks 2-8 to 2-11 recorded at Newport Jazz Festival, on July 4, 1959. From the albums: Art Blakey's Big Band (CD One 1 - 8) Art Blakey: The Jazz Messengers "Hard Drive" (CD One 9 - 15) The Jazz Messengers (CD Two 1 - 7) 1959 Newport Jazz Festival (CD Two 8 - 11)
Art Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US drums, album by | |
Bill Graham as, *1918 US alto saxophone | |
Sahib Shihab bs, fl, 1925-1989 US alto saxophone | |
William Slapin bs, sax, US baritone saxophone | |
Doug Watkins b, 1934-1962 US bass | |
Jymie Merritt b, *1926 US bass | |
Spanky DeBrest b, 1937-1973 US bass | |
Wendell Marshall b, 1920-2002 US bass | |
Dave Bennett b, g, compiled by, remastered by | |
Bobby Timmons p, 1935-1974 US piano, composed by | |
Horace Silver p, 1928-2014 US piano, composed by | |
Junior Mance p, *1928 US piano | |
Sam Dockery p, 1929-2015 US piano | |
Walter Bishop, Jr. , 1927-1998 US piano | |
Al Cohn ts, 1925-1988 US tenor saxophone, composed by | |
Hank Mobley ts, 1930-1986 US tenor saxophone, composed by | |
John Coltrane ts, 1926-1967 US tenor saxophone, composed by | |
Johnny Griffin ts, 1928-2008 US tenor saxophone, composed by | |
Frank Rehak tb, 1926-1987 US trombone | |
Jimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US trombone | |
Melba Liston tb, 1926-1999 US trombone, composed by | |
Bill Hardman tr, 1933-1990 US trumpet, composed by | |
Donald Byrd tr, 1932-2013 US trumpet, composed by | |
Idrees Sulieman tr, 1923-2002 US trumpet | |
Lee Morgan tr, 1938-1972 US trumpet | |
Ray Copeland tr, 1926-1984 US trumpet |
Anne Bennett artwork, coordinator |
Nat Hentoff liner notes |
Lee Kraft producer |
George Avakian producer, liner notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Midriff | Art Blakey | Gerald Valentine | 3:19 |
2 | Ain't Life Grand | Art Blakey | Al Cohn | 3:22 |
3 | Trippin' | Art Blakey | Donald Byrd | 7:01 |
4 | Pristine | Art Blakey | John Coltrane | 5:28 |
5 | El Toro Valiente | Art Blakey | Charles Gambel, Chiefy Salaam | 2:45 |
6 | The Kiss Of No Return | Art Blakey | Charles Gambel, Chiefy Salaam | 5:39 |
7 | Late Date | Art Blakey | Melba Liston | 3:37 |
8 | The Outer World | Art Blakey | Al Cohn | 4:12 |
9 | For Minors Only | Art Blakey | Jimmy Heath | 5:49 |
10 | Right Down Front | Art Blakey | Johnny Griffin | 4:30 |
11 | DEO-X | Art Blakey | Bill Hardman | 5:49 |
12 | Sweet Sakeena | Art Blakey | Bill Hardman | 5:05 |
13 | For Miles And Miles | Art Blakey | Jimmy Heath | 5:23 |
14 | Krafty | Art Blakey | Johnny Griffin | 6:34 |
15 | Late Spring | Art Blakey | Leon Mitchell | 5:36 |
16 | Infra-Rae | Art Blakey | Hank Mobley | 6:53 |
17 | Nica's Dream | Art Blakey | Horace Silver | 11:48 |
18 | It's You Or No One | Art Blakey | Jule Styne And Sammy Cahn | 5:33 |
19 | Ecaroh | Art Blakey | Horace Silver | 5:59 |
20 | Carol's Interlude | Art Blakey | Hank Mobley | 5:33 |
21 | The End Of A Love Affair | Art Blakey | E.C. Redding | 6:41 |
22 | Hank's Symphony | Art Blakey | Hank Mobley | 4:34 |
23 | Willis Conover's Introductions | Art Blakey | 0:45 | |
24 | M & M | Art Blakey | Hank Mobley | 9:14 |
25 | Close Your Eyes | Art Blakey | Bernice Petkere | 9:45 |
26 | Moanin' | Art Blakey | Bobby Timmons | 10:21 |