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Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk: Rhythm-A-Ning (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

One of the many strengths of Art Blakey's musical leadership was his ability to bring new musicians on board without ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY

By the age of 25 (1944), Pittsburgh-native Art Blakey had already completed stints with Mary Lou Williams and Fletche...

Art Blakey: Wee-Dot (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

Art Blakey had led his own sessions from as early as 1947, when his collaboration with Kenny Dorham and Walter Bishop...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY

By the age of 25 (1944), Pittsburgh-native Art Blakey had already completed stints with Mary Lou Williams and Fletche...

Art Blakey: A Night In Tunisia (featuring Lee Morgan) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 09, 09

In his review of this track as part of his Essential Art Blakey Dozens, my fellow Jazz.com compatriot Eric Novod asks...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC LEE MORGAN TRACKS

Nobody’s perfect, right? We’ve all heard that one. Even some of the most revered greats are missing pieces of the e...

Clifford Brown-Art Blakey: Blues (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 03, 09

Upon his release from the Hampton Band in December 1953, Brownie found employment wherever he could—most notably with...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: AL HOOD SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL CLIFFORD BROWN TRACKS

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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: The Drum Thunder Suite (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

While Art Blakey's earlier sessions with, respectively, Horace Silver and Thelonious Monk were essential in developin...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY

By the age of 25 (1944), Pittsburgh-native Art Blakey had already completed stints with Mary Lou Williams and Fletche...

Art Blakey: Blues March (1958) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

    Art Blakey at Birdland, photo by Marcel Fleiss Benny Golson wrote four compositions for the al...

Art Blakey: Along Came Betty (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 25, 07

    Art Blakey at Birdland, photo by Marcel Fleiss Golson’s composition with its simple yet haunting...

Art Blakey (featuring Wynton Marsalis): How Deep Is the Ocean? (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music January 07, 08

I still remember the intense buzz when Art Blakey brought this band to San Francisco's Keystone Korner. The jazz cog...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: EARLY VINTAGE WYNTON MARSALIS

Wynton Marsalis may be the most frequently discussed musician in jazz, but also among the least well understood. ...

Art Blakey (featuring Wayne Shorter): Children of the Night (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Wayne Shorter’s first big career break came when he joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in 1959. He quickly became th...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Art Blakey: Moanin' (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

For decades, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers was a breeding ground for hard-bop talent. Countless numbers of future supe...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL MODERN JAZZ TRUMPET SOLOS

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This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC LEE MORGAN TRACKS

Nobody’s perfect, right? We’ve all heard that one. Even some of the most revered greats are missing pieces of the e...

Art Blakey: Caravan (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

Freddie Hubbard’s arrangement of "Caravan," with that impossible bridge, showcases his physicality and power as a tru...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS

Note: During the course of a career that spanned more than a half century, Freddie Hubbard made his mark as one of th...

Art Blakey (featuring Keith Jarrett): My Romance (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music February 04, 08

On this hard-to-find live recording from the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, Art Blakey features the two young talents w...

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (with Keith Jarrett): Secret Love (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music January 27, 09

This song was a number one hit for Doris Day in 1954, and won an Academy Award for its role in the film Calamity Jane...

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Art Blakey: Mosaic (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

For a band known for its straight-ahead hard bop charts and solos, the album Mosaic, with its relatively complex comp...

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: A Night in Tunisia (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

Is there a more intense, energetic single track anywhere out there? The Messengers absolutely tear through the head o...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY

By the age of 25 (1944), Pittsburgh-native Art Blakey had already completed stints with Mary Lou Williams and Fletche...

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Pensativa (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music April 16, 08

The addition of trombonist Curtis Fuller as a third member of the Jazz Messengers' front line allowed for some unique...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY

By the age of 25 (1944), Pittsburgh-native Art Blakey had already completed stints with Mary Lou Williams and Fletche...

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: So Tired (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

This grooving AABA composition features a Latin/Boogaloo "A" section and a swinging "B" section – effortlessly execut...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY

By the age of 25 (1944), Pittsburgh-native Art Blakey had already completed stints with Mary Lou Williams and Fletche...

Art Blakey: Crisis (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

This standout edition of the Jazz Messengers was stocked with not only fantastic improvisers but fine composers as we...

Art Blakey: The Freedom Rider (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

"The Freedom Rider" is a 7½-minute unaccompanied drum solo from the final record made by the Shorter/Morgan/Timmons/M...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY

By the age of 25 (1944), Pittsburgh-native Art Blakey had already completed stints with Mary Lou Williams and Fletche...

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Bu's Delight (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

In 1961, Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller and Cedar Walton joined the Jazz Messengers, with Shorter and Merritt remaini...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY

By the age of 25 (1944), Pittsburgh-native Art Blakey had already completed stints with Mary Lou Williams and Fletche...

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