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Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Just Coolin’ (Blue Note)

This previously unreleased March 1959 studio session captures the Jazz Messengers in a period of transition. Benny Golson had departed; Wayne Shorter had not yet … Read More “Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Just Coolin’ (Blue Note)”

Valery Ponomarev Big Band Live: Our Father Who Art Blakey: The Centennial (Summit)

The title of trumpeter Valery Ponomarev’s tribute to the late drummer/bandleader is perfect. Blakey was indeed a father of sorts to nearly all who joined … Read More “Valery Ponomarev Big Band Live: Our Father Who Art Blakey: The Centennial (Summit)”

Art Blakey: The Jazz Messengers

You can listen to jazz every day for 40 years and still find that some of it is more beautiful than you ever realized, even in the case of recordings you thought you had memorized. So I am finding with this classic that was among the first jazz records I ever owned. Is it nostalgia … Read More

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Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Just Coolin’ (Blue Note)

Valery Ponomarev Big Band Live: Our Father Who Art Blakey: The Centennial (Summit)

Art Blakey: The Jazz Messengers

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