Messengers

1. Nightingale - Deborah Henson-Conant

2. Windancer - Secret Garden

3. Sunrise Prayer - Clara Ponty

4. Earth - Uakti

5. Lauda: Exultando - Schola Cantorum Of Saint Peter's In The Loop

6. Alfred Casella: Sonata for Harp - Excerpt from Allegro Vivace - Naoko Yoshino

7. Ceremony - Pilgrimage

8. Slava V Vyshnikh Bogu (Glory Be to God on High) - St. Petersburg Chamber Choir

9. Atlantia - Secret Garden

10. Holy Reconciling - Uakti

11. In Paradisum - Schola Cantorum Of Saint Peter's In The Loop

12. Hymn of Hope - Secret Garden

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Average customer rating: Guaranteed to kick your spleen up to your face! Great CD! well... Brutal, however..... sigh

Messengers August Burns Red Manufacturer: Solid State Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rival Factions The Physics of Fire Deliver Us The Fiancee Waking Giants ASIN: B000QFAF90 Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

1. The Truth Of a Liar
2. Up Against the Ropes
3. Back Burner
4. The Blinding Light
5. Composure
6. Vital Signs
7. The Eleventh Hour
8. The Balance
9. Black Sheep
10. An American Dream
11. Redemption

Customer Reviews:

Guaranteed to kick your spleen up to your face!.......2007-07-24

I must say, I have been a fan of these guys for quite some time now and I was really looking forward to their Sophomore album "Messengers". Usually, when you are highly anticipating something, you can easily be let down and this time, they actually surpassed my expectations and THEN some.

This album is non-stop brutal talent from start to finish! If you are looking for something to pop in your CD player when you are in that mood that you just want to get hyped over some good heavy, fast and talented metal, this is definitely the CD for you.

Trust me, I have thousands of albums, this one definitely resides in my top 3 of all time now. ABR is now definitely above a league of their own. When it comes to this style of metal/music, it has been getting redundant lately, like the phase out of a genre or a fad. They reinvented themselves and the genre.

I highly suggest buying this album to anyone that is into extremely talented metal/hardcore. Hell, even if you are just a drummer, get this and listen to what this guy can do!

Great CD!.......2007-07-24

These guys rock! August Burns Red second album is well done, though I still prefer their first album the most(so far anyways). As I Lay Dying fans will like this CD or vice versa.

well..........2007-07-18

Id be lying if i didnt say that thrill seeker was better in my opinion. I honestly liked the production a lot more on thier debut. Messengers has that high ended sound thats trendy for metalcore bands to use. I felt thats thrill seeker had a much more warmer tone thats i thought complimented their sound. Also I feel the over abundance of breakdowns on this album is a little unessesary. And as a lot of people have already said, pretty much all of them sound remarkebly the same and the overuse of the china makes it all too aparent. It seems to dumb down the album. Im not saying they shouldnt have breakdowns, im saying that they should be used more tastefully. Also as one guy mentioned, Every song does seem to be in the same key. But lets be honest here. so many metalcore bands do that and it bothers me. Its not all bad though. Theres definatley some maturity since TS. But the lack of diversity is what brought it down i think. And dont get me wrong. These guys are very talented. Especially for their age. And they can only grow from here. Id definatley like to see some improvement in the guitar area though. It goes without saying that the drums showcase in this band. I kinda get the feeling that the music could get a lot more complex if the guitars werent so rythmic. As for the vocals, definatly an improvement from their last vocalist. And as for whoever said that singing is emo. They need to shut up. since when did singing suddenly automatically become labeled as emo. Unless its that whiney 15 year old sounding barely able to stay on key singing, Than its not emo. Not everything has to be 'brutal' or 'sick' or whatever. get some variety damnit. by the way, this is my fathers profile or whatever im just using it.

Brutal, however............2007-07-12

Let's start with the positives. The production is terrific, everything sounds crystal clear. This is undoubtedly one of the heaviest albums I've heard to date. The technicality of the guitars and drums is very tight and solid.

Now to the not-so-good. I have to agree with a previous review that states that every single breakdown sounds the same. It's like they wrote 1 breakdown...then changed it by 1 note and used it 11 times. The china is way over used....it's like the drummer thinks he needs to signal to the audience when the breakdowns begin and end. "Well this is the breakdown so i HAVE to use my china..." I don't mean to bad mouth anybody, he's a very talented drummer, but lacks some variety when it comes to writing breakdown beats. I also have to agree with the fact that many of the guitar riffs utilize the same key in every song, resulting in many guitar parts sounding similar. Finally, while the new vocalist is an improvement over the last because of his good range, the vocal patterns can sound thrown together at times.

Overall, like I said...very brutal, but the songs truly lack a lot of individuality and distinction. Maybe that's what they were going for...? Maybe a lot of the hardcore fans do indeed have the "i don't care if it has variety, melody, or harmony, as long as it's heavy" attitude. To each his own I suppose.

sigh.......2007-07-12

ok i never got into their first cd.

this one however has a lot more technical riffs, its a lot cleaner and good production.

HOWEVER, the one thing why i dont like this cd. is the drummer. he's good but her does the same thing during EVERY breakdown. always use his china constantly. i didnt find one breakdown that didnt sound similar cuz their drummer.

and becasue of that, this cd is crappy

Average customer rating: Smooth Jazz An Outstanding Drummer YOU MUST HAVE THIS IN YOUR COLLECTION An almost unnatural phenomenon~ definitive

Moanin' Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bebop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Somethin' Else The Sidewinder Song for My Father Mingus Ah Um Speak No Evil ASIN: B00000I8UF Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Warm-Up And Dialogue Between Lee And Rudy
2. Moanin'
3. Are You Real?
4. Along Came Betty
5. The Drum Thunder Suite: First Theme - Drum Thunder/Second Theme - Cry A Blue Tear/Third Theme - Harlem's Disciples
6. Blues March
7. Come Rain Or Come Shine
8. Moanin' (Alternate Take)

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This is truly one of the great classics of hard bop, with drummer Art Blakey leading arguably his greatest Jazz Messengers lineup through a driving program that never lets up. Tenor saxophonist Benny Golson (whose composition "Along Came Betty" is heard here, subsequently becoming a jazz classic), brilliant trumpeter Lee Morgan, and funky pianist Bobby Timmons (who wrote the hit title cut) each take some of the best solos of their great careers, and Blakey was never greater. No jazz record collection should be without this disc. It remains one of the premier items in Blue Note's catalog, and rightfully so. As part of Blue Note's 1999 60th anniversary celebration, original session producer Rudy Van Gelder's done a smash job remixing Moanin', adding warmth in the low end and far greater color across the spectrum. And the booklet opens like a gatefold LP with vintage black-and-white photos of the original session. --Skip Heller

Customer Reviews:

Smooth Jazz.......2007-06-20

I purchased this album on a whim as you do sometimes sight unseen. Can't say that I had even heard of Art Blakey or the track Moanin'. Guess some jazz enthusiasts might shudder in horror at that admission. Never the less I put it on when I picked it up from the mail and had a listen. This is a fantastic recording and the music is smooth and classy from the start to the finish. I think that this album will become one of my favourite albums as it gets better each time I hear it.

An Outstanding Drummer.......2007-06-18

I have always thought of Jazz as a part of music that always seemed tucked away in the underground. I mean, even though Musicians like Miles Davis and John Coltrane had sold millions of records, it still was without the help of FM radio play. I still believe this today, even though we have "light jazz" stations, they are nothing more then glorified elevator music. Art Blakey might not with the same populatiry of Coltrane and Davis, but he still wails, and believe me this guy in an amazing drummer. Its funny when you think of all the drummers from all different generes of music that have paved the way of rock of roll such as Neil Peart of Rush, Bonzo from Zepplin, Moon from The Who, and to the more underground drummers of Thrash/Death Metal such as Lombardo from Slayer, Flo Mourier from Cyrotopsy, and Ulrich from Metallica, but way before these drummers there were Jazz drummers who could tear the skin off the drum. Blakey is one of them. The Jazz Messengers are a tight knit group on their own, but if you are a fan of rock or metal, listen to what Blakey is doing. Sound Familer? I hear such influence epsically in Death Metal, because even though Metal uses alot of Double Bass (which Jazz typically avoids) the speed of jazz drummer is insane, sometimes even a bit faster with the way it swings then some of faster Death Metal band (does it suprise you that Flo Mourier of Cryotopsy, easily the best drummer in Death Metal, is trained with a jazz background) I cant stress enough that if you arent a jazz fan, then you should really be getting into this Music, and Blakey is a great place to start. You wont hear shredding guitar work and gutteral vocal here, but you will hear some great musical ablity that seemed light years ahead of its time. ENJOY

YOU MUST HAVE THIS IN YOUR COLLECTION.......2007-06-03

October 30, 1958. Those great days at the Rudy Van Gelder studio in his parents living room in Hackenack, New Jersey. This is ESSENTIAL JAZZ. So many people have given this a 5 star review, so I guess there isn't much more I can say about it. But Lee Morgan on trumpet and BENNY GOLSON on Tenor Sax will blow you away. Blakey of course is the KING as far as I'm concerned. I rarely missed the gigs he did at the Village Vanguard in the Seventies. Everyone plays better when Blakey is pushing them. Bobby Timmons is so great, and the great song "MOANIN'" by Timmons, really shines on here. 4 cuts written by Golson, the whole CD is up there with the greatest. This is ESSENTIAL jazz at its best.

An almost unnatural phenomenon~.......2007-05-07

This is an absolutely stunning set.
One of those moments when a group of musicians takes the music to an unrealised place.
Pure passion and soul.
The recording was one of masterful precision.
A jazz classic in the highest regard.

definitive.......2007-04-29

From the mid-1950s until the famous drummer's death in 1990, Art Blakey's "Jazz Messengers" was the trade name of various groups of musicians that worked and recorded under Blakey's leadership. Two tracks on this 1958 recording went on to become classic Blakey anthems, "Moanin'" and "Blues March". Each incarnation of the Jazz Messengers has played these two tunes, and countless jazz musicians consider them to be standards.

Several artists appear in this Jazz Messenger group, including Benny Golson (ts), Lee Morgan (t), Bobby Timmons (p) and Jymie Merritt (b). Of these four Lee Morgan easily shines the brightest, with amazing solos throughout and in particular on "Moanin'". Blakey was the ultimate mentor throughout his career; a man filled with such life-force and vigor that he attracted the best talent, bringing out the very best in them. This particular reissue is part of the Blue Note Rudy Van Gelder Edition series, treated to 24-bit digital remastering that offers listener's big sound. Simply put "Moanin'" is easily the single most significant album recorded by Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers, so dragging your feet will not be tolerated. Buy it today.

Average customer rating: The Best! Truly the best of the great Art Blakey Jazz Messengers albums Glorious and Inexhaustible: An Embarrassment of Riches Hard bop=Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers It's Bopalicious

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Tracks:

1. Infra-Rae
2. Nica's Dream
3. It's You Or No One
4. Ecaroh
5. Carol's Interlude
6. The End Of A Love Affair
7. Hank's Symphony
8. Weird-O
9. Ill Wind
10. Late Show
11. Deciphering The Message
12. Carol's Interlude (Alternate Take)

Customer Reviews:

The Best!.......2006-12-07

This is, by far, the BEST jazz CD or recording of all time (In my humble opinion). You would be hard pressed to find a group of guys that "clicked" as well as BLAKEY and the Messengers. The melding of horns, bass, brass, drums,.... PERFECTION! This CD is timeless,... and the recordings are crisp and crackle- free.

Truly the best of the great Art Blakey Jazz Messengers albums.......2006-06-12

Nearly every serious jazz lover knows "Nica's Dream." But till you've heard this version, with composer Horace Silver on piano and Donald Byrd and Hank Mobley on the front line, you haven't lived! Trumpeter Byrd carries the capricious lead so solidly that his phrasing has set the standard for most other renditions. Tenor man Hank Mobley's obligato second part transforms the whole performance from just a nice tune into a masterpiece. The soloing of all three on this cut is nothing short of awesome, as is mostly true of the other cuts as well.

My biggest regret is that I have only recently discovered this classic of classics, an album recorded when I was in high school, and of which I know I must have heard at least an occasional cut played on the radio. In fact it was hearing Nica's Dream played on the radio less than five years ago that made me check out the whole album.

Better late than never!

Glorious and Inexhaustible: An Embarrassment of Riches.......2006-05-03

I had collected over 20 sides by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers before recently noticing this 1956 release on Columbia. It's second to none--a recording that captures the then nascent Messengers at their zenith but also sets a standard approached by very few other quintets. Maybe Miles--but one would be hard pressed to find a tighter, fuller, more expressive ensemble together with more lyrical, inspired solos. The presence of Doug Watkins' bass merely clinches the deal.

Donald Byrd has never sounded better to me, demonstrating why this Detroit preacher's kid is said to have caused such a stir when he made his initial appearances. He almost matches the ceaseless invention and flowing lyricism of Hank Mobley, who is simply untouchable on the date. Despite the breathless tempo of Hank's "Infra-Rae," the saxophonist is utterly relaxed and in control. Another Mobley original, "Late Show" (aka "Hank's Other Tune"), features an inspired, authoritative tenor solo that I doubt Hank himself or any other tenor saxophonist has ever topped.

As for the ensemble choruses, listen to the two horns on Silver's "Ecarole," and you'll wonder why Blakey ever expanded to a sextet--or, for that matter, why some listeners miss big bands. The shadings, dynamics, nuanced textures--the expressive colors that are missing on most of the flattened acoustics of the Blue Note recordings--they're all here. This is a "musician's record." After listening to this edition of the group and this recording, I doubt I could force myself to play the "highly funkified," popular but overrated "Moanin'" session again or, for that matter, Silver's formulaic and stiff "Song for My Father" session. Even the Blue Note recording of Horace's lovely "Nica's Dream" pales when compared to the rich and evocative treatment it receives on this earlier version of the tune.

There are twelve rich and varied tunes on the disc--a couple of standards plus a generous supply of vintage Silver and, especially, Mobley contributions. (If you find a CD with more music for the price, I'll refund your money.) The original liner notes by George Avakian are supplemented by detailed, informative descriptions of the music on the record by drummer Kenny Washington.

Shame on Columbia/Sony if it gets lazy about promoting this edition--or the American public, if it allows such a treasure to languish in the archives.

Hard bop=Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers.......2005-03-15

Recorded in the spring of 1956, this Messengers unit consists of Donald Byrd (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor) Horace Silver (piano) and Doug Watkins (bass) with Blakey on the drums. Blakey liked to go full throttle at all times, and this is no exception. "It's you or no one" is the best of the up-tempo cookers; no tune is done slower than medium tempo. "Nica's dream," "Ecaroh" (Horace backwards), and "Carol's interlude" are all top-notch Blakey performances. Highly recommended.

It's Bopalicious.......2002-10-11

And a good value, too--something like 77 minutes of top-flight, swinging hard bop. One of the easiest decisions I ever made.
What are you waiting for?

Average customer rating: This is great Jazz dig those drums IF this doesn't blow you away check your pulse Mr. There Wow, title track lights a fire up your ass

A Night in Tunisia Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Moanin' Free for All Somethin' Else Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers Soul Station ASIN: B00079ZA0Y Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. A Night In Tunisia
2. Sincerely Diana
3. So Tired
4. Yama
5. Kozo's Waltz
6. When Your Lover Has Gone
7. Sincerely Diana ( Alternate Take)

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Throughout his long career, Art Blakey built a tremendous reputation for aggressive bands that featured the most gifted young musicians. Few of his later bands, however, could stand comparison with this 1960 edition of the hard-bop juggernaut. Its members combined strong writing skills with distinctive solo voices, including the creative seeking of tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter; the edgy, sometimes blistering, trumpet of Lee Morgan; and the soul-drenched piano of Bobby Timmons. Blakey's drumming contributes an explosive drive to this CD's version of Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia," a coiling snake of bop exoticism, while "So Tired" is a Timmons essay in deep funk, like his better-known "Moanin'" and "Dat Dere" an elemental tune with subtle underpinnings. --Stuart Broomer

Album Description

Even in 1959, when this album was recorded, Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night In Tunisia" was the subject of endless recorded versions, most of them dull. With one of the greatest editions of the Jazz Messengers, Blakey found new inspiration in the tune and recorded this explosive, masterful version.

Members Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter and Bobby Timmons contribute originals to the album and Timmons's "So Tired" might have been a soul jazz hit were it not for the overwhelming power of the title tracks. Two bonus tracks have been added to the original album.

ART BLAKEY, drums
LEE MORGAN, trumpet; WAYNE SHORTER, tenor sax: BOBBY TIMMONS, piano; JYMIE MERRITT, bass

* Bonus tracks, not part of the original LP

Recorded on August 7 (#2, 4, 6 & 7) & August 14 (#1,3,5), 1960 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Customer Reviews:

This is great Jazz.......2007-06-27

Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers light up my CD players. In my home and in my car. I have been listening to Jazz since I was small and my Uncle played with many name bands. Good Jazz has always been a feeling for me more then a sound. Art Blakey and his band make me feel it baby.

dig those drums.......2007-03-19

bah! da da da da dish bah...

art blakey made the tune a night in tunisia his own, his solo opening the selection is so spectacular i wanted the drumming to go on. but then i would had missed the straight out tenor playing of wayne shorter, followed by lee morgan.

to call something a waltz outside of european based concert music is risky, the ear wants to make comparisons to hear if what is called a waltz is really a waltz or just someone saying something is a waltz. fortunately, for jazz there's fats waller's jitterbug waltz as the first jazz waltz. lee morgan's koko's waltz is in the tradition of the jazz waltz.

blakey's a night in tunisia is a filler in your jazz collection. you can't claim to like jazz or talk about jazz unless you've at least heard tunisia. and for the ridiculously low price it's being offered, less than eight dollars, at this writing, you really shouldn't pass it up.

IF this doesn't blow you away check your pulse.......2006-05-20

I do believe this is the most powerful, visceral recording in the Messengers catalogue. The title track alone never ceases to astound me but the entire set is fabulous. Lee Morgan never sounded better and Wayne Shorter adds a definite hip edge to the whole affair. Art Blakey's drumming on this clearly demonstrates what an incredible powerhouse this guy was. Not to be missed!

Mr. There.......2006-03-04

I came to this album very early in my jazz listening career (taking baby steps out of the Ken Burns cradle). I bought it right after "Moanin'" because that seemed like the logical thing to do. Let me tell you, this album is a HUGE shock after "Moanin'" if you're not prepared for it. While "Moanin'" was an excursion in groove, swing, and in-the-pocket hard bop, "A Night In Tunisia" is a forward-looking powerhouse that isn't as accessible but just as amazing. The reason for this change can be traced primarily to the passage of two years and the presence of Wayne Shorter who was, is, and always will be ahead of his time. Though he contributed only one tune to this session, "Sincerely Diana," that tune and his others like it moved the Jazz Messengers much closer to the cutting edge of the new harmonic language that would become post-bop. His szxophone playing is also much drier and more angular than his predecessor, Benny Golson. Initially, this was a turn-off to me, as it will be for the casual jazz listener. Wayne Shorter takes time to appreciate but he truly is one of the greatest geniuses jazz has ever known.

As the other reviewers have said, the title track is a long, intense affair that highlights Art Blakey's drive and power on the drums. But it features great playing from all of the group, and Lee Morgan's cadenza near the end with Art cheering him on is one of the great moments of Jazz Messengers history. The other tunes, "So Tired," "Yama," and "Kozo's Waltz," are definitely in the hard-bop vein but they do predict the innovations to come in the following years. Since this album is not as immediately accessible as "Moanin'" and some others, get "Moanin'" first, then get "The Big Beat," also with Shorter present. Then check out "Like Someone in Love," from the same session as this one. If you like all of those albums, then get this one. The level of musicianship is superb and Art Blakey's drumming is superhuman in its drive.

Wow, title track lights a fire up your ass.......2006-02-09

Whoever said that the Night of Tunisia is not a good version has a bad ear...
The fact that it is almost out of control and frentic makes it my favorite version by far. You can't guess what is gonna happen next and it sounds like every band member is on the edge of their seats...that is what jazz is all about. As a musician myself, you crave for the edge of your seat frentic feeling when the tempo is up and you can barely keep up. In fact, it's much more dynamic than some of Blakey's more well known, but more straightforward albums...

Average customer rating: A Stand Out! Going Free True Art never bores, opens pores My favorite album ever--PERIOD this is the one!

Free for All Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Indestructible A Night in Tunisia Moanin' Buhaina's Delight The Jazz Messengers ASIN: B0002KQNZO Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Free For All
2. Hammerhead
3. The Core
4. Pensativa

Album Description

The swan song for the band with Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller and Cedar Walton. The title tune has to be heard to be believed. From a whisper to a scream, each soloist seems to be bursting at the seams with ideas and emotion. Their version of Clare Rischer's "Pensativa" is another highlight.

ART BLAKEY, drums; FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; CURTIS FULLER, trombone; WAYNE SHORTER, tenor sax; CEDAR WALTON, piano; REGGIE WORKMAN, bass

Recorded on February 10, 1964 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Customer Reviews:

A Stand Out!.......2006-10-03

In terms of hard bop,this is a genre defining piece of music... gold standard... transcendent... a timelesss piece of art, yet a spirit of the times then too.

I was born and raised on the soulful Southside of Chicago. Along with this, Hank Mobley's "No Room for Squares", Coltrane's "A Love Supreme", Otis Redding's "Dictionary of Soul" and "a little help from me friends", this music insured I survived college in Moorhead, Minnnesota on a conservative Lutheran campus in the late 1960's. God is good!

If you have a functional pulse rate,there's absolutely no way to lose with this one.

Going Free.......2006-08-28

All the elements are here: The undeniable blue note sound, the terrific Art Blakey smashing drums and a fantastic trio like a dream team of a rythim section: Shorter/Hubbard/Fuller.
"Free for all" shows a renewed fresh Messengers album with all the traditional elements of Blakey's hard bop, but forwarding upcoming free jazz tunes like others contemporanies. Ok, the title track is not exactly free when we use ithis term to describe other musicians like Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Sum Ra and the pioneer Ornette Coleman, but free for all is going in the same directions as John Coltrane tunes. No wonder this album was released in the same year "A Love supreme" was.
However, we have three different directions on the album, something more free and modal in "Free for all", the essential hard bop in "the core" and "hammer head" and the last track "pensativa" a hommage to bossa nova, that differ from the others quit a lot.
The major point is really the incredible team Blakey came up with specially the 3 metal genious Shorter, Hubbard and Fuller as I said before.
4.5 stars

True Art never bores, opens pores.......2006-05-06

Hard bop, soft bop, shoobop a doolop. I don't know where one style ends and another begins and I don't care. I do know that this is not that dinnertime, does-the-cheese-go-good-with-the-wine? kind of jazz. And I know that Art et al takes your ear hairs and wraps them up in knots with this blistering set. "Free For All" is raw yet contemplative, like the thoughts bubbling through the mind of the man saddled with the task of cleaning up the blood after a boxing match; it's like acid eating through the petri dish and it's the mood crystallized and cast in neon on the side of the highway, dripping into the gutter and leaving goodies for you to pick up and ponder in the daylight. It feels like cloth on flesh melting. It's that moment, if you will, where the Hulk realizes where he is and what he's done ... before he starts shrinking back down to human-size.

My favorite album ever--PERIOD.......2006-03-05

In 1964 Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers stepped into Rudy van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and probably melted the inside of the building. With great material and truly special inspiration, they created a record of the most uncompromising, in-your-face hard bop recorded to date. Musical director Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone contributes two high energy originals and probably the best playing of his five year Messengers tenure, Freddie Hubbard contributes the other two tunes, one original and one arrangement, and also blows his brains out on trumpet, Curtis Fuller adds a rich third voice and some great trombone playing, Cedar Walton plays some great and tasteful piano, both in accompaniment and solo, Reggie Workman really pushes the sound of the band into a more advanced rhythmic feel, and Art Blakey of course plays like a man on fire, creating volcanic energy that kicks the band up to a superhuman level. Fine, this description may sound like Leonard Feather-esque hype, but it's really not. This album is incredible.

The whole album is great but there are two standout tracks. The first is the eleven minute title track. A perfectly formed Wayne Shorter original, it is voiced in rich three part harmony over an insistent rhythmic figure (though not rigid--Reggie Workman's embellishments and displacement of time makes it a very free-flowing feel) and a bridge whose release and buildup of tension sounds a lot like a train getting closer. The solos from the horns and Blakey are very intense and Shorter and Hubbard shred in particular. The high energy level is maintained throughout this tune, then the next two are almost as intense ("Hammerhead" drops the tempo without losing any of the energy) before culminating in the perfectly placed "Pensativa." It is a beautiful Clare Fischer medium-up Latin tune gorgeously arranged by Freddie Hubbard. I took four hours once to transcribe the arrangement and its absolutely brilliant use of tension in the horn voicings. This tune keeps the energy of before but the intensity level backs off and it's the perfect close to a great album.

This album will appeal to those who enjoy "Mosaic," an earlier Messengers outing with similar personnel. This album is in a similar vein but better. In terms of Art Blakey newcomers, "Moanin'" or "The Big Beat" is a better place to start, but once you're ready for this album, it will blow your mind.

this is the one!.......2005-08-07

the first time i heard the jazz messengers i was in my car listening to some public radio jazz show. a minute into the tune "free for all" and i began to stare at the radio in disbelief. i actually became nervous because the song i was hearing was so great i was sure that the dj would not bother to mention who i was hearing or would mumble something incoherent like, that was owhiubuigwugw. add into the mix my wife and three kids along for the ride, were all babling away. so the song ends, and about three more other songs were played. finally the dj starts mumbling like i knew he would and i kept hearing all these names - cannonball adderly, thad jones/mel lewis orchestra and a couple of other artist i dont remember, and im yelling at my wife write that down! write that down! so i took that napkin list to the cd store and bought all of them. just because free for all is such an amazing tune. but wait! the rest of the album is just as good! as a matter of fact the tune "the core" actually matches it in intensity. all of the musicians on this cd are just amazing, in fact i was so smitten with the trumpet playing by freedie hubbard on this cd (the trumpet solo in the core is just stunning)i went and picked up a whole bunch of his cd's and now im getting into wayne shorter as well. and of course let me not forget the awesome drumming of art blakey and the stellar musicianship of bassist reg workman, pianist cedar walton and trombonist curt fuller. just a terrific album and the others i had to buy with it were great as well! as a side note if you like the last song on this cd "pensativa" you can hear an absolutely killer live version of it on freddie hubbards the night of the cookers cd. its 22:15 long and contains one of the most awesome trumpet duals between freedie and lee morgan! lee of course was the trumpet player for the jazz messengers after freddie. also i would like to add that for all the intensity this collection of tunes has, it is one of the most melodic jazz cd's i have ever heard. i frequently find myself whistling these tunes to myself. just a great, great cd. highly recommended.

Average customer rating: The Message is loud and clear! Silver is Gold!!! Hardbop Masterpiece Best Silver, Best Blakey One Hell of a debut for one of the greatest jazz groups of..

Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Song for My Father Blowin' the Blues Away Moanin' A Night in Tunisia Finger Poppin ASIN: B0007M23AQ Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. Room 608
2. Creepin' In
3. Stop Time
4. To Whom It May Concern
5. Hippy
6. The Preacher
7. Hankerin'
8. Doodlin'

Album Description

This is the seminal album that gave birth to the Blue Note Sound, to Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers and to the Horace Silver Quintet. Shifting be-bop into an earthier, more blues-gospel orbit connected with audiences and forged the direction that hard bop would take for years to come. Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Silver, Doug Watkins and Blakey deliver Horace's compositions with panache and solo with heart-felt invention. A classic.

KENNY DORHAM, trumpet; HANK MOBLEY, tenor sax; HORACE SILVER, piano; DOUG WATKINS, bass; ART BLAKEY, drums

Recorded on November 13, 1954 (#1, 2, 3, 8) and February 6, 1955 (all others) at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Customer Reviews:

The Message is loud and clear!.......2006-12-20

This bubbling brew of jazz by Horace and the Messengers is filled to the brim with funk, humor, and attitude. If you like Blue Note, or jazz in general, this is a cd you MUST have. It is certainly one of the greatest jazz recordings of all time with an all star lineup, including Hank Mobley and Art Blakey.

Silver is Gold!!!.......2006-02-14

This CD got me hooked on Horace Silver and started my journey on exploring all of the great Blue Note artists of the 50's and 60's.

The Preacher and Doodlin' are classic Horace Silver compositions.

Hardbop Masterpiece.......2006-02-14

This is the first Jazz Messengers album which soon would go under the tutelage of Art Blakey. From there (read the book Hardbop Academy) the group would go through many line up changes and launch the careers of musicians from inspired (Wayne Shorter) to derivative (Wynton Marsalis) and many in between. This has to be my favorite Jazz Messengers album because most of the pieces on it would become jazz standards. Adding elements of soul and later funk to bebop to create the sub-genre known as hardbop does not sound like much today but it was an act to take away the idea of jazz as music for purely intellectuals and return it to its roots but still keeping it advancing in a new direction. Ever jazz musician with any degree of awareness would name check this album. But forgot the hyperbole. If you are a fan of classic hardbop, sooner or later you will run into this album and when you do, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy.

Best Silver, Best Blakey.......2005-06-09

The Preacher and Creepin In are insanely snappy, making this my favorite Silver recording. Early in the LP era here, this album always had good sound, now made even better with this reissue. The tunes are very soulful; this is not reminiscent of the pedal-to-the-metal Blakey/Silver albums with Clifford Brown @ Birdland. HS and the JM is much more of a hard-bop/bluesy album, the likes of which Silver seemingly effortlessly produced over the following 15 years after this was released.

One Hell of a debut for one of the greatest jazz groups of.........2005-06-08

all time.

This was recorded late in 1954 and finished in early 1955 and is the first recording to feature what would later be called Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers after pianist Silver left later in 1955. The song Doodlin' was my introduction to this great band when I heard it on the Ken Burns Jazz set (which is a great introduction to jazz) and it kicked many buttocks. Hank Mobley is one of the most underrated saxophonists ever and Kenny Dorham is also underrated. Once Dorham showed up Miles Davis at a club so that's how great Dorham played the trumpet, and Art Blakey is superhuman as always. Silver is one of the best pianists I've ever heard and is right up there with Monk.

This is one of the best reissues I've ever seen since I thought this album was long gone. Now if only Columbia/Legacy could rerelease the Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra recordings.

Average customer rating: One of the great live recordings in jazz Blakey's Best Good "live" early Blakey A Classic Jazz Messengers Cooking Session! Cant stop stomping and snappin..

At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bebop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2 A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 The Jazz Messengers Moanin' ASIN: B00005MIZA Release Date: 2001-08-07

Tracks:

1. Announcement By Art Blakey
2. Soft Winds
3. The Theme
4. Minor's Holiday
5. Alone Together
6. Prince Albert
7. Lady Bird
8. What's New
9. Deciphering The Message

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Although the great drummer Art Blakey took full control of the Messengers soon after, this 1955 live date features the original lineup, the one co-led by pianist Horace Silver. Filled out by trumpeter Kenny Dorham, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, and bassist Doug Watkins, the original Messengers recorded just one studio record (billed as Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers), which quickly became the standard to beat in hard bop. Volume 1 of the Bohemia records shows them to be a versatile bunch capable of lightning-quick bop workouts, tender ballads, and deep, bluesy grooves. Dorham's trumpet work is especially vibrant; Silver's piano is an unmatched combination of funk and fire, and he also offers some marvelously clever accompaniment. Blakey, of course, steers from behind the skins. After Blakey and Silver split, both led bands that were at the pinnacle of hard bop, so imagine how potent they were when they played together. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

One of the great live recordings in jazz.......2006-08-10

I cannot say enough good things about this record. I really like the atmosphere. I like the way Blakery announces the tunes. it kind of makes you feel that you are there. This issue adds two or three songs per volume in what is a two volume series.

All of the musicians play great. The quality of the sound is excellent. My favorite songs are Prince Albert and Soft Winds.

Hank Mobley and Kenny Dorham both play wonderfully. It is one of my favorite Mobley records. The rhythm section is as good as it gets. Horace Silver is fun and funky. Blakey out does himself.

Blakey's Best.......2006-06-06

I started with Vol. 2 of this session and finally relented. A good move, because like Art Blakey's two-set "Live at Birdland," Vol. 1 definitely has an edge over Vol. 2--both in programming and performance. And as indispensable as the earlier Birdland recording is because of the presence of Clifford Brown, "At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1" will get more playing from me, if for no other than two reasons: Hank Mobley and Doug Watkins. But then there's K. D., who in his own way satisfies every bit as much as Clifford.

Introduced as a "new, rising tenor star" by Blakey, Hank is at his inventive, unforced best, that smoky, butterscotch sound coming through without the spiked, overly "hot" miking and mixing it receives on the later "At the Jazz Corner of the World." Watkins is superior to his predecessor, Curly Russell, as well as his successor, Jymmie Merritt. He receives a rare solo feature, "What's New," but his real strength is his tone (smaller but richer and more focused than Paul Chambers' during this period) and time (an absolutely unflappable walker with unflagging concentration).

Kenny Dorham is the thinking man's trumpet player, never wasting breath or technique merely to impress, yet capable of being as lyrical and fluid as his frontline partner, Mobley. He belongs on a short list with Clifford and Diz and maybe no one else. The logic, the harmonic adventurousness, the allusiveness, the "curing" of each individual note, the elimination of anything extraneous to the pure substance of musical form itself--he's simply in a category unto himself. Silver's comping is, as usual, perfectly in synch with Blakey's drums, and his soloing is more connected here than on other live sessions.

Finally, the program is representative of what an effective jazz set should be--an engaging blues, followed by an "I Got Rhythm" set of changes, followed by "All the Things You Are" changes. Blakey, as usual, cuts the ballad feature, "Alone Together," far too short, but Tad Dameron's "Lady Bird" and Mobley's "Deciphering the Message" are huge bonuses--bebop that's accessible and winsome. The sound on this monaural disk from 1956 is Van Gelder at his very best (contrary to some assumptions, "RVG" is no guarantee of perfection).

In sum, of the nearly 50 Messengers albums in my collection, this is my favorite, most-played, on-location recording, rivaled only by Art's "The Jazz Messengers" (not the popular Blue Note "Moanin'" date but the Columbia studio session, an album that, along with magnificent Mobley, features inspired Donald Byrd and quintessential ensemble cohesiveness).

Good "live" early Blakey.......2005-03-20

Here's the first of 2 volumes on Blue Note capturing the Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia on Nov. 23, 1955. Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, and Doug Watkins join Blakey for the club date. "Prince Albert" is a handsome little tune by trumpeter Dorham, and "Alone together" features tenor saxophonist Mobley in a beautiful ballad performance. "What's new" features Watkins on bass and might be of limited appeal. Volume 1 is slightly better than Volume 2, but you shouldn't have one without the other--and both are very good.

A Classic Jazz Messengers Cooking Session!.......2003-09-05

"Now, ladies and gentleman, I'd like to acquaint you with the Jazz Messengers. On the piano, we have the incomparable Horace Silver. On the bass, all the way from Motor City, ladies and gentleman, one of the youngest and finest bass players in the business today, our bassist, Doug Watkins. And on the tenor saxophone we have a new star on the modern jazz horizon, Hank Mobley. And on the trumpet we have a perennial favorite, he's with the prophet of modern jazz Charlie Parker. He's our arranger, now, and out trumpeter. The uncrowned king, ladies and gentleman, Kenny Dorham."

With those words, Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers begin a two disc jazz classic.

Recorded live at the Cafe Bohemia on November 23, 1955

Art Blakey - Drums
Kenny Dorham - Trumpet
Hank Mobley - Tenor Saxophone
Horace Silver - Piano
Doug Watkins - Bass

Highly Recommended!

Cant stop stomping and snappin.........2003-06-26

This record jams...ever since I bought it, I cant stop listening to it. It makes you feel like youre right there jamming with them. The Prince Albert and Ladybird tracks are my favoriates. You cant help but snap your fingers and stomp your feet (i irriate everyone at work!)to Hank and Art. Hank Mobley is one of the best jazz musicians ever (along with Clifford Brown)!! Be sure to check out Roll Call and No Room for Squares too.

Average customer rating: Storytellers and tales...... Superior talent A fun and more musically adventurous album Solid album for PK Outstanding

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Tracks:

1. Summer Rain
2. God's Hotel
3. She's Rare
4. Just Like Animals
5. Love Never Runs On Time
6. Song from the Sixteenth Floor
7. Maybe This Time For Sure
8. Ball and Chain
9. You're Still Picking the Same Sore
10. Everybody Wants To Touch Me
11. We've Started A Fire
12. Lately
13. Nukkanya

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Although he's never dented the American marketplace, Paul Kelly is one of Australia's most important talents--sort of the down-under equivalent of Neil Young, Joe Ely, and Elvis Costello. Wanted Man, Kelly's 10th album, features a shift in his sound from folk-rock to folk-soul. The album begins with a lovely, understated ballad which compares a lover to the "Summer Rain," as refreshing as it is unpredictable. The more carnal aspects of love are detailed in the infectious and funky "Just Like Animals." "Song from the Sixteenth Floor" employs a Smokey Robinson-like chain of metaphors to describe how he would jump off a tall building, wrestle a lion, crawl over broken glass to get to his beloved. Other numbers were cowritten with fellow Australians Nick Cave and Renee Geyer. Best of all, though, is "Maybe This Time for Sure," an irresistibly bouncy pop tune full of less-than-convincing promises to stop lying and "walk the straight and narrow." --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Storytellers and tales.............2004-04-09

I hope that Paul's CDs will start to shake up the US market.... His music is so unpredictable and so interesting. He gives us such wonderful rhythm and blues....I cannot imagine a world without his music. I would call him the "Bob Dylan" of Australia because his voice does resemble Bob on many ballads and he is also an incredible storyteller. Maybe there is a little Harry Chapin in there too. Every song on every CD he has given us has redeeming qualities...he is always allowing us something to think about and doing it with such wit and tenderness. The instrumentals are terrific and grab you away from whatever you happen to be doing at that moment...sitting still and listening is out of the question. The tunes hit the soul too hard to be ignored... If you haven't heard of this Australian delight, it's time to drink from Downunder. You'll never regret this Cd......Thanks, Paul...don't ever stop.....

Superior talent.......2002-09-08

A year ago I would have given this 4 stars, but this disc by the Aussie artist just seemed to get better with age. I realized how good this really is with time. Paul Kelly is one of the best artist out there, yet he remains criminally underappreciated when it comes to American exposure. This disc has it all; smart pop/ rock, great melodies,great lyrics, blues, and some downright rockin foot stompin' rock & roll. A top notch effort.

A fun and more musically adventurous album.......2002-05-27

After the sprawling tapestry that was 1991's Comedy (in ambition at least, a sequel to 1986's breakthrough album Gossip) Kelly has jettisoned his band The Messengers for this album. And the freedom shows, as musically the album careers through a diverse range of styles. This is clearly the start of a new stage in Kelly's career and the album is full of energy, vigour and fun. Thematically it is concerned with love, in all its many forms. Overall it is more uplifting than some of his other work, for it largely lacks the politics and failed relationships that so often form the subject of his songs, and the music grooves with an understated but insistent soul/funk (a clear departure from the standard pub rock guise of The Messengers).

After the albums gentle and slightly insubstantial opener, we are briefly held up by a half-backed collaboration with Nick Cave (God's Hotel) before things really get moving with a great double in She's Rare and Just Like Animals. These songs deal with the animalistic side of love, and both the lyrics and the music create a real sense of raw desire.

Next up we have the two singles, and indeed two of the best pop melodies you are ever likely to hear. Love Never Runs On Time is a brief, brilliant piece of bad timing. Song From The Sixteenth Floor is in Kelly's top ten best ever compositions, and possibly in pop's best ever as well! It really is wonderful, with its infectious tune, perfectly executed musicianship, and wonderful lyrical juxtapositions. Perhaps not as profound or powerful as Kelly can be, this is nevertheless close to perfection.

The latter half of the album is reserved for showing off the versatility of the musicians involved. We are taken on an exquisitely enjoyable journey through country inflections, good old-fashioned bluesy rock, reggae, and the slow jazz shuffle of Lately. And amongst all this we get the wonderful musings on fame that is Everybody Wants to Touch Me. Irresistible!

The album finishes as it started, with a track of subtle and beguiling beauty. Nukkanya is one of those understated songs that contain moments of real brilliance that go unnoticed until the third or fourth listen. The verses in particular are beautifully composed, full of sad beauty and wisdom (and the music is also suitably pulled back, indeed almost sparse at times). Perhaps the only criticism of this track is that you wish it were longer; but then, what a way for an album to finish - bring on the next one!

Overall this is not one of Paul Kelly's most thought provoking albums, but it is certainly one of his most enjoyable. And the quality of both lyric and music is exemplary. Certainly it is more consistent than most of his earlier albums with the Messengers (which generally contained one or two really forgettable tracks). I highly recommended this album.

Solid album for PK.......2001-11-06

The first reviewer has it right: with this, or any Paul Kelly album, you must listen to it three times. On the first you will not be too impressed. On the second you will hear something clever. By the end of the third you will forever be haunted by the songs.
"Summer Rain," "Just Like Animals" "Love Never Runs on Time" and "Lately" are typical PK love songs: pleasant, intelligent, and with just a little bit of a twist to keep it interesting. "You're Still Picking the Same Sore" is yet another PK classic regarding the disintegration of a relationship (a topic that is PK's forte -other examples from other albums include "Same Old Walk" "I Can't Believe We Were Married" "Winter Coat" "Stories of Me" and "Taught By Experts").

Overall, this is a great album to get to know PK by, although some of the imports are actually stronger (in particular, "Comedy," recorded with the Messengers).

Outstanding.......2001-10-24

I recently mentioned to a friend from New Zealand that I considered Paul Kelly to be "the Australian John Hiatt". His reply was that I had it wrong: "John Hiatt is the American Paul Kelly". Kelly is a tremendously gifted songwriter who shares with Hiatt and Bruce Springsteen a rare talent: the ability to write lyrics that speak eloquently to the concerns of his audience as they grow from young adulthood to middle age. Kelly addresses some commonplace concerns (falling in love, having children, plain old lust) with uncommon maturity. His singing voice and arrangements are always appealing, and he has amassed a sizably body of high-quality work. "Wanted Man" is one of his best albums, with standout tracks like "Song From The Sixteenth Floor", "She's Rare", "Just Like Animals", and "Nukkanya". If you are already a fan, you should definitely add this title to your collection. If you are not yet a Paul Kelly fan, this album would be a good place to start. You're in for a treat.

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Tracks:

1. Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Vivaldi
2. Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
3. And Then Shall Your Light Break - Mendelssohn
4. If Ye Love Me - Tallis
5. Hallelujah - Beethoven
6. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
7. The Heavens Are Telling - Haydn
8. Panis Angelicus - Franck
9. Magnificat - J.S. Bach
10. Ave Verum Corpus - Byrd
11. How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place - Brahms
12. Miserere Mie, Deus - Allegri
13. Hallelujah, Amen - Handel
14. How Lovely Are The Messengers - Mendelssohn
15. For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Handel
16. Lacrimosa - Mozart
17. Laudate Dominum - Mozart
18. Hallelujah Chorus - Handel

Tracks:

1. Zadok The Priest - Handel
2. Sanctus - Gounod
3. He, Watching Over Israel - Mendelssohn
4. O, Sacred Head, Sore Wounded - J.S. Bach
5. Thine Be The Glory - Handel
6. Ave Maria - Rachmaninov
7. Gloria - Haydn
8. God So Loved The World - Stainder
9. Rejoice In The Lord Always - Purcell
10. I Was Glad - Parry
11. O Taste And See - Vaughan Williams
12. O Clap Your Hands - Vaughan Williams
13. Song For Athene - Tavener
14. The Old Hundredth - Vaughan Williams
15. Thou Knowest, Lord - Purcell
16. Ode To Joy - Beethoven
17. A Gaelic Blessing - Rutter

Average customer rating: nice set Always a great listen As good a start as any

The Big Beat Art Blakey , and Jazz Messengers Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Moanin' A Night in Tunisia Buhaina's Delight Like Someone in Love At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0009X77DQ Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

1. The Chess Players
2. Sakeena's Vision
3. Politely
4. Dat Dere
5. Lester Left Town
6. It's Only A Paper Moon
7. It's Only A Paper Moon (Alternate Take)

Album Description

With "The Big Beat" Art Blakey introduced a highly original saxophonist and composer to the jazz world. Wayne Shorter's "The Chess Players" and "Lester Left Town" have since become jazz standards. The album also gave the Jazz Messengers a hit with Bobby Timmons' "Dat Dere" and their version of "It's Only A Paper Moon" is hard bop at its most exciting.

* bonus tracks, not part of the original LP

ART BLAKEY, drums
LEE MORGAN, trumpet
WAYNE SHORTER, tenor sax
BOBBY TIMMONS, piano
JYMIE MERRITT, bass

Customer Reviews:

nice set.......2007-02-02

although the messengers had live sets of these songs played which were more looser,this album is great like the previous poster said about bobby timmons is true what a jazz phenomenon,blues bases pianist who will have your fingers snapping.what a wonderful group they were

Always a great listen.......2006-05-17

Hard to go wrong on this lineup of the Jazz Messengers. Lee Morgan- along with Miles Davis and Fats Navarro- is my favorite trumpeter. Bobby Timmons has a style that always makes me snap my fingers right along- a brilliant and criminally underrated jazz pianist. Wayne Shorter, even at this early stage, has already come into his own as a saxophonist and composer. Blakey's volcanic drumming is the perfect vehicle that propels them all forward.

An essential jazz album.

As good a start as any.......2005-07-21

People talk about "Moanin'" as being the first album to get when getting into Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Although Moanin' was my first Messengers album (aside from the Ken Burns Art Blakey CD, but that doesn't really count as an album), and I proceeded to buy "A Night in Tunisia" and "Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers," I could never really warm up to them until I had heard this one. I immediately loved this album for its great compositions, great solos, and deep, powerful swing, and it really served as a launching point for me to go out and get everything this group cut, everything other Messengers lineups cut, and many albums by the various sidemen. So I have to confess that this album holds a special place in my heart.

"The Big Beat" was recorded in 1960 and features Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass, with the leader on drums. Though all of these musicians had recorded together with Blakey prior to this, this is the first time this specific lineup recorded, and they would go on to record seven more albums over the next year and a half. Though all of the albums are very good (and some are spectacular), this may be the best, perhaps along with "A Night in Tunisia" and "Roots & Herbs." Wayne Shorter supplies three originals, all of which are interesting, swing hard, and provide a good basis for the soloists. Of special note is "The Chess Players," a very bluesy, medium tempo tune that may seem atypical of Wayne's work, especially his later stuff, but it's just quirky enough in form to indicate where the young composer was going. Also, the rendition of "It's Only a Paper Moon" is far from being a cheesy gimmick, as one might suspect; instead, there's an aura of playful mystery that is helped (or perhaps created) by Lee Morgan's genious trumpet playing. It's one of my favorite cuts on the album.

All in all, this is a very accessible, hard-swinging album and a fantastic introduction to the Jazz Messengers and what this edition was all about. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes jazz regardless of their listening experience. There's something on every level here.

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1. Monsoon Point
2. Music for Relaxation, Meditation, & Concentration, Vol. 1
3. My Brazilian Collection
4. Nadabrahma [Enhanced]
5. Narada Guitar: 15 Years of Collected Works
6. Nataraj [Enhanced]
7. New Traditions
8. New Traditions 2
9. Nightnoise
10. Nights of Passage

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Autobiography [Import]

Classical Favourites with the Ulster Orchestra

Favorite Songs Sung at Vauxhall

Music: Buzzi-Peccia: Manon Lescaut, Impressione Teatrale, et

Detroit: Beyond the Third Wave

Get in Touch with Yourself

Come in Un Ultima Cena [Import]

Every Shade of Blue [CD-single]

Creole Crossroads

Complete String Quartets 5

Freedom, Pt. 1 [CD-single] [Import]

Cuff Clout

Elevatin' Da Game [Explicit Lyrics]

United States of Dance

As Time Goes By