{"title":"Art Blakey \u0026 The Jazz Messengers","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Art Blakey \u0026amp; The Jazz Messengers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Jazz Messengers was founded in 1954 by Art Blakey and Horace Silver. After Silver left in 1956 to lead his own quintet, Blakey continued as the band's sole leader until his death in October 1990. Across nearly four decades, the band functioned as both a working jazz ensemble and a developmental institution, with Blakey selecting and mentoring successive generations of young musicians. The roll call of former Jazz Messengers reads as a who's who of post-war jazz: Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller, Bobby Timmons, Cedar Walton, Keith Jarrett, Chuck Mangione, Woody Shaw, JoAnne Brackeen, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Donald Harrison, Terence Blanchard, Mulgrew Miller, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Jazz Messengers' sound is the definitive expression of hard bop, combining the bebop tradition with the rhythmic energy, blues feeling, and gospel-derived harmonic vocabulary of African-American sacred and popular music. Blakey's drumming drove arrangements that emphasized strong heads, blues-based originals, and structured solo features.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Night at Birdland (1954, Blue Note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoanin' (1958, Blue Note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the Jazz Corner of the World (1959, Blue Note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Night in Tunisia (1960, Blue Note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMosaic (1961, Blue Note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Witch Doctor (1961, Blue Note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaravan (1962, Riverside)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree for All (1964, Blue Note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbum of the Year (1981, Timeless)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeystone 3 (1982, Concord)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Blue Note pressings of the Messengers' late-1950s and early-1960s catalog are foundational items in jazz collecting. Multiple Blue Note audiophile reissue programs (Tone Poet, Classic Vinyl, 75th Anniversary, Music Matters) have issued the Jazz Messengers catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Art Blakey \u0026amp; The Jazz Messengers typically start with Moanin' (1958), featuring the title track composed by Bobby Timmons. A Night in Tunisia (1960) and Mosaic (1961) are common second entry points. \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jazz-vinyl-records\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"art-blakey-moanin-vinyl-180g-1112","title":"Moanin' LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eMoanin' includes some of the greatest music Blakey produced in the studio with arguably his very best band. 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