Cat No:
PROPERBOX132
Release Date: 13 August 2007
Label: Proper Box
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 805520021326
Genres: Jazz
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Description
For 35 years Art Blakey was the pre-eminent leader of the hard-bop movement, a term frequently applied to an intense, hard driving style of jazz that combined elements of bebop, Rhythm & Blues and gospel music, that began to emerge in the early 1950s. Hard bop is usually regarded as being characterized by dark, weighty, earthy timbres, soulful inflections of pitch, blues-like melodic figures, and sometimes harmonies and chord progressions reminiscent of the sanctified church. Hard bop flourished during the late fifties and sixties, experienced a dip in popularity, like most jazz forms, during the 1970s and enjoyed an unprecedented revival from the mid-1980s onwards. During 35 years Art Blakey led his Jazz Messengers, an ensemble that ranked among the most rewarding in jazz. The Jazz Messengers served as a springboard for talented young musicians who were prepared to push themselves beyond the limit, or burn-out in the process. As a leader, Art Blakey always insisted on complete musicianship and the understanding that without risk jazz is dead. Blakey had no time for timidity or playing it safe, his drumming encouraged daring and brilliance. He consistently stood by his musical principles. In doing so the Jazz Messengers have shaped the style of most small group blowing over four decades. Blakey's role as a teacher, finder and developer of young talent is unsurpassed in jazz. -
Tracklisting
- 1. Anouncement By Pee Wee Marquette
- 2. Once In A While
- 3. Quicksilver
- 4. Wee Dot
- 5. Blues
- 6. The Way You Look Tonight
- 7. If I Had You
- 8. Now's The Time
- 9. Split Kick
- 10. A Night In Tunisia
- 11. Confirmation
- 1. Mayreh
- 2. Lou's Blues
- 3. Anouncement By Art Blakey
- 4. Soft Winds
- 5. The Theme
- 6. Minor's Holiday
- 7. Alone Together
- 8. Prince Albert
- 9. Avila & Tequila
- 10. Sportin' Crowd
- 11. Yesterdays
- 1. Like Someone In Love
- 2. I Waited For You
- 3. Lady Bird
- 4. What's New
- 5. Just One Of Those Things
- 6. Gone With The Wind
- 7. Deciphering The Message
- 8. It's You Or No One
- 9. The End Of A Love Affair
- 10. Carol's Interlude
- 11. Ill Wind
- 1. Nica's Dream
- 2. Infra-Rae
- 3. Late Show
- 4. Ecaroh
- 5. Hank's Symphony
- 6. Weird-O
- 7. Cranky Spanky
- 8. Little Melonae
- 9. D's Dilemma
- 10. Just For Marty
- 11. Nica's Tempo
Disc 1
Side 1
Disc 2
Disc 3
Disc 4
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Peggy Lee
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The Willie Dixon Story
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The Little Giant
Tubby Hayes
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Sonny's Conception
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Romance and Rhythm
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Buona Sera
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Talkin' New York: The Greenwich Village Scene 1940-1962
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Time Was
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The Complete 3 Blind Mice
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The Jazz Messengers At The Cafã© Bohemia
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
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A Night At Birdland
Art Blakey & Clifford Brown
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At The Cafe Bohemia
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
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The Jazz Messengers + 1 Bonus Track! (Images by Icon...
Art Blakey
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Moanin' + 4 Bonus Tracks
Art Blakey
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Art Blakey'S Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk
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