Art Blakey: Along Came Betty
Track
Along Came Betty
Group
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
CD
Moanin’ (Blue Note: RVG Edition 7243 4 95324 2 7)
Musicians:
Art Blakey (drums), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Benny Golson (tenor sax), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (bass).
Composed by Benny Golson
.Recorded: Hackensack, New Jersey, October 30, 1958
Rating: 85/100 (learn more)
Art Blakey at Birdland, photo by Marcel Fleiss
Golson’s composition with its simple yet haunting line swings right out of the box. This quintessential Blakey lineup finesses the head and all its subtleties, setting up Morgan’s entrance and understated trumpet solo. The composer’s tenor follows, addressing the changes with more fire than his predecessor, while the rhythm section is rock solid underneath. Timmons seems a little sedate as his solo leads us back to a final statement of the theme.
Reviewer: Frank Murphy
Tags: along came betty · blue note · hard bop
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