Listening Room – “Roots & Herbs”
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Master Mind"
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Roots & Herbs"
From "Roots & Herbs" : 1961 : Blue Note BST 84347
Recorded in 1961, but not released until 1969, "Roots & Herbs" features one of the great editions of the Jazz Messengers. This group recorded extensively for Blue Note in 1960-1961 (there is an entire Mosaic box set devoted just to this group, out-of-print of course!) and all of their output was excellent. This shelved album is no exception, although it is unique in that it features all Wayne Shorter compositions, which gives a nice look into the young mind of an artist who would soon go on to become one of jazz's great modern composers.
Players:
Lee Morgan - Trumpet
Wayne Shorter - Saxophone
Bobby Timmons - Piano
Walter Davis, Jr. - Piano
Jymie Merritt - Bass
Art Blakey - Drums
Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers – 1958
Fantastic footage of the 1958 version of the Jazz Messengers performing "I Remember Clifford". Players are Lee Morgan (tp), Benny Golson (sax), Bobby Timmons (p), Jymie Merritt (b) and Art Blakey (d). This might be the most well known version of the group as it is the lineup that appeared on the classic "Moanin'" released this same year.
Listening Room – “Kelly Great”
This 1959 record teams Wynton Kelly with fellow Vee-Jay Records artsits Wayne Shorter and Lee Morgan for a satisfying hard-bop session. This album was pretty rare before it was re-released on CD and hopefully the original tracks (one each by Morgan (What I Know) and Kelly (Wrinkles), two by Shorter) might now get of the attention they deserve.
Released 1960 : Vee-Jay Records : Catalog # LPS-1016
Players:
Wynton Kelly - Piano
Wayne Shorter - Tenor Sax
Lee Morgan - Trumpet
Paul Chambers - Bass
Philly Joe Jones - Drums
Listening Room – “Night Dreamer”
This was Wayne Shorter's first album for Blue Note and contains six original tracks from a guy who would become one of the most important composers of jazz in the 1960's. The 1964 album has a slight Coltrane influence, but it definitely shows Shorter finding his own style (after five very succesful years with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers). A classic Blue Note album that features a great line-up including Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones.
Released 1964 : Blue Note Records : Catalog # BLP 4173
Players:
Wayne Shorter - Tenor Sax
Lee Morgan - Trumpet
McCoy Tyner - Piano
Reggie Workman - Bass
Elvin Jones - Drums
Listening Room – “Peckin’ Time”
Hank Mobley / Lee Morgan - Peckin' Time
Hank Mobley / Lee Morgan - Stretchin' Out
"Peckin' Time" was released in 1959 on Blue Note and featured the young talents of tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley and trumpeter Lee Morgan, both of whom would go on to record many classic albums for Blue Note in the coming decade.
Players:
Hank Mobley - Tenor Sax
Lee Morgan -Trumpet
Wynton Kelly - Piano
Paul Chambers - Bass
Charlie Persip - Drums
Listening Room – “The Sermon!”
Jimmy Smith - "The Sermon"
From "The Sermon!": 1958 : Blue Note Records
Well, it only seems fitting to start off this blog with a post from Jimmy Smith's 1958 Blue Note recording The Sermon. It is a stone cold classic from the era of the late night "blowing sessions" and features a who's who from the early Hard Bop era.
Players:
Jimmy Smith - Hammond B3 Organ
Lee Morgan - Trumpet
Tina Brooks - Tenor Sax
Lou Donaldson - Alto Sax
Kenny Burrell - Guitar
Art Blakey - Drums
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Recent Comments
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