#art blakey & the jazz messengers

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Bobby Timmons with Hank Mobley and Art Blakey at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, on March 8, 1959.

"Just Coolin'" recording session by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers.

Photo by Francis Wolff

Just Coolin listen here:

Drums: Art Blakey

Piano: Bobby Timmons

Tenor Saxophone: Hank Mobley

Double Bass: Jymie Merritt

Trumpet: Lee Morgan

Source: AFRO BLUE CATS

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Art Blakey, Jazz Messengers, 1956

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Art Blakey 

October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990

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Saturday morning with Art Blakey.

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Sayo Komada - “Moanin’”

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Donald Byrd: The Trumpet Maestro and Jazz Innovator

Introduction: Donald Byrd, a name synonymous with brilliance in jazz, left an indelible mark on the genre as a virtuoso trumpeter, composer, and educator. Born ninety-one years ago today on December 9, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, Byrd’s musical journey was nothing short of extraordinary. From his early days playing in the hard bop era to later embracing fusion and funk influences, Byrd’s…

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers — Moanin'.   1958 : Blue Note BLP 4003.

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A Night in Tunisia - Live in Belgium, 1958 Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers

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Wayne Shorter Dies at 89

- “It’s time to go get a new body and come back to continue the mission,” jazz great reportedly says

Wayne Shorter, the saxophonist and band leader who most famously played with Miles Davis and Weather Report, has died at 89.

No cause was given in a Facebook post that said Shorter died at 4 a.m. local time March 2.

“Wayne Shorter peacefully continued on his immense journey into the unknown,” the post said. “He was surrounded by loving family. In his words, ‘It’s time to go get a new body and come back to continue the mission.’”

Shorter got his start in the late 1950s in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. The following decade was spent as a key member of the band now known as Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet. The saxophonist would later co-found Weather Report and record more than 20 albums under his own name.

“Goodbye to a giant,” Spyro Gyra said on social media.

Charles Lloyd was a student at USC when he met the man he called “the maestro.” Thus began a lifetime of professional collaboration and personal friendship.

“Wayne elevated the art form of sound as only he could,” Lloyd wrote on social media. “I loved him straight through - he was a deep spirit on a human journey and he blessed the planet, all of the solar systems and beyond.”

Al Di Meola recalled touring with Weather Report in 1978 and said he spent the time after every show talking with Shorter backstage.

“(I) could never tell if Wayne was talking some deep shit or some spaced-out genius stuff,” the guitarist said. “Anyway, he spoke often like he played - in short bursts. One of the God-like giants leaves us. Thanks for the legacy, Wayne.”

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater called Shorter “one of the greats,” whose kindness and generosity matched his talent. The jazz world, she said, feels the loss.

“We are in mourning,” Bridgewater said.

As a session player, Shorter would cross over into rock with a jazz bent, playing on recordings by Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell and others.

“He took the horn to places other saxophonists weren’t even imagining it could go,” Vernon Reid said. “Wayne liberated it from the shadows of Bird (Charlie Parker) and Trane (John Coltrane).”

3/2/23

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[now-playing] - art blakey & the jazz messengers - indestructible - 1966

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Discography · playlist

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ART BLAKEY, VERY IMPORTANT IN THE HARDBOP ERA WITH THE JAZZ MESSENGERS.

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Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers

Moanin’

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Moanin'

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John Gilmore: The Sonic Architect of Avant-Garde Jazz

Introduction: In the pantheon of jazz, where the names of saxophonists like John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Charlie Parker loom large, one figure remains shrouded in mystery yet revered among musicians and aficionados: John Gilmore. A central figure in the avant-garde movement, Gilmore spent most of his career as the tenor saxophonist for Sun Ra’s Arkestra, playing a key role in shaping the…