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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Drum Suite - Remastered Mono 180 Gram - 2500 Only US vinyl LP album (LP record)
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Following on the heels of our spirited Jazz Messenger release Hard Bop is one of our absolute favorite Art Blakey discs: Drum Suite. Whether he intended to or not, Blakey (along with drummer “Papa” Jo Jones, percussionists Sabu and Candido, pianist Ray Bryant, percussionist Charles Wright, and bassist Oscar Pettiford) invented Afrobeat jazz, spearheading a movement that would bring us Herb Alpert, Joabim Giberto, and many others.
Recorded on first take, the three movement suite on side one is a rousing display of drums, congas, piano and bass, with some great shout-chanting thrown in for good measure. The feeling is joyful and assertive, while the incredible musicianship of Blakey and his men tie it all down. Interspersed with the tribal drumming is Bryant bringing the hard be-bop stylings, both throwing off and digging in to the groove simultaneously. Somehow this melange of vastly differing styles works perfectly, creating a work that Steve Leggett of All Music Guide to rave: “groundbreaking for it’s time, and still sounding vital, powerful and visionary. Drum Suite is sort of a lost masterpiece that deserves a fresh audience.”
We couldn’t agree more, so we made some for 2,500 of our closest friends (you know who you are!). Our 180-gram LP was cut by Kevin Gray and Robert Pincus with original analog mono master tapes and without any processing that would keep you from the energy of this rarified experience. Side two contains some outstanding Messengers jams with Blakey’s usual cohorts at the time (Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean, Spanky DeBrest, and Sam Dockery) played with typical fiery abandon. As Blakey told Hardman, “don’t worry about a thing: just wail.” Indeed.
Side 1
1. The Sacrifice
2. Cubano Chant
3. Oscalypso
Side 2
1. Nico’s Tempo
2. D’s Dilemna
3. Just for Marty
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| Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
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| Year of Release: |
2023 |
| Artist: |
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Drum Suite (click here for more of the same title) |
| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Impex Records |
| Catalogue No: |
IMP6019 |
| Country of Origin: |
USA
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Date of Release: |
Unconfirmed
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
AB4LPDR822019 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
088725451041 |
| Genres: |
Jazz
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| Related Artists: |
Bill Hardman, Bobby Timmons, Carmell Jones, Horace Silver, Junior Cook, Ramon Morris |
| Complete Stock List: |
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
ART BLAKEY,JAZZ MESSENGERS |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number AB4LPDR822019 |
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