Art Blakey Discography - session index

1944 (The age of 25)

• Billy Eckstine Orch.  NYC, Sep. 5, 1944

1945

• Billy Eckstine Orch.  AFRS Jubilee broadcast, LA, Feb., Mar., 1945
• Billy Eckstine Orch.  NYC, May 2, 1945
• Billy Eckstine Orch.  NYC, Sep., 1945
• Billy Eckstine Orch.  NYC, Oct., 1945

1946

• Billy Eckstine Orch.  NYC, Jan. 3, 1946
• Billy Eckstine Orch.  NYC, Feb., 1946
• Billy Eckstine Orch.  NYC, Mar., 1946
• Billy Eckstine Orch.  NYC, c. June, July, 1946
• Billy Eckstine Orch.  Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Oct. 5, 1946
• Billy Eckstine Orch.  Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Oct. 6, 1946
• Earl Coleman  Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Oct. 18, 1946
• Ann Baker

1947

• Thelonious Monk 6  WOR Studios, NYC, Oct. 15, 1947
• Thelonious Monk 3  WOR Studios, NYC, Oct. 24, 1947
• Thelonious Monk 5  WOR Studios, NYC, Nov. 21, 1947
• Fats Navarro 5  NYC, Dec. 5, 1947
• Dexter Gordon 5  NYC, Dec. 11, 1947
• Art Blakey's Messengers  WOR Studios, NYC, Dec. 22, 1947
• Ida James w/ John Hunt's Orch.  NYC, 1947

1948

• Thelonious Monk 4  WNYC RB, Fest. Of American Music, Feb. 16, 1948
• James Moody Bop Men  Apex Studios, NYC, Oct. 25, 1948

1949 (The age of 30)

• Lucky Millinder Orch.  NYC, Feb. 15, 1949
• Big John Greer Rhythm Rockers  NYC, Apr. 8, 1949
• Gil Fuller Orch.  NYC, June 11, 1949
• Big John Greer Orch.  NYC, June 27, 1949

1950

• Sonny Stitt 4  NYC, Feb. 17, 1950
• Dick Hyman 5  WNYC RB, Birdland, NYC, Feb. 18, 1950
• Miles Davis 6
• Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt 7  NYC, Apr. 26, 1950
• Charlie Parker 5  RB, Birdland, NYC, May 15 & 16, 1950
• Miles Davis' Birdland All Stars  Birdland, NYC, June 30, 1950
• Charlie Parker 5  WJZ RB, Birdland, NYC, Dec. 8, 1950
• Sonny Stitt 4  NYC, Dec. 15, 1950

1951

• Dizzy Gillespie 6  Birdland, NYC, Jan. 6, 1951
• Dizzy Gillespie 6  Birdland, NYC, Jan. 13, 1951
• Dinah Washington  RB, Birdland, NYC, Jan. 13, 1951
• Dizzy Gillespie 6  Birdland, NYC, Jan. 20, 1951
• Dinah Washington  RB, Birdland, NYC, Jan. 20, 1951
• Sonny Stitt 4  NYC, Jan. 31, 1951
• Gene Ammons 7
• Dizzy Gillespie 7  Birdland, NYC, Feb. 3, 1951
• Dizzy Gillespie 6  NYC, Apr. 16, 1951
• Illinois Jacquet 5  NYC, May 24, 1951
• Miles Davis 6  Birdland, NYC, June 2, 1951
• Thelonious Monk 5  WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
• Zoot Sims 4  NYC, Aug. 14, 1951
• Miles Davis 6  Birdland, NYC, Sep. 29, 1951
• Bennie Green 7  NYC, Oct. 5, 1951
• Miles Davis 6  Apex Studios, NYC, Oct. 5, 1951
• Sonny Rollins 4  Apex Studios, NYC, Dec. 17, 1951

1952

• Buddy DeFranco 4  Hollywood, CA, June 30, 1952
• Buddy DeFranco 4  Hollywood, CA, July 23, 1952
• Zoot Sims 6  NYC, Sep. 8, 1952
• Buddy DeFranco 4 w/ Strings  NYC, Oct. 2, 1952
• Annie Ross  NYC, Oct. 9, 1952
• Horace Silver 3  WOR Studios, NYC, Oct. 9, 1952
• Thelonious Monk 3  NYC, Oct. 15, 1952
• Horace Silver 3  WOR Studios, NYC, Oct. 20, 1952
• Lou Donaldson 5  WOR Studios, NYC, Nov. 19, 1952
• Morris Lane 4  Dec. 12, 1952

1953

• Buddy DeFranco 4  NYC, Jan., 1953
• Buddy DeFranco 4  NYC, Apr. 15, 1953
• Kenny Drew 3  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 16, 1953
• Buddy DeFranco 4  NYC, Apr. 20, 1953
• Miles Davis 6  WOR Studios, NYC, Apr. 20, 1953
• Buddy DeFranco 4  Blue Note Club, Chicago, IL, May 1, 1953
• Buddy DeFranco 5  LA, June, 1953
• Clifford Brown 6  Audio-Video Studios, NYC, Aug. 28, 1953
• Horace Silver & JM  Birdland, NYC, Oct. 31, 1953
• Horace Silver 3 / Art Blakey-Sabu  WOR Studios, NYC, Nov. 23, 1953
• Paul Bley 3  NYC, Nov. 30, 1953
• Bud Powell 3  TVB, Tonight Show With Steve Allen, CBS Studios, NYC, 1953

1954 (The age of 35)

• Art Blakey 5  Birdland, NYC, 1st set, Feb. 21, 1954
• Art Blakey 5  Birdland, NYC, 2nd set, Feb. 21, 1954
• Art Blakey 5  Birdland, NYC, 3rd set, Feb. 21, 1954
• Art Blakey 5  Birdland, NYC, 4th set, Feb. 21, 1954
• Art Blakey 5  Birdland, NYC, 5th set, Feb. 21, 1954
• Clark Terry 5  Fine Sound Studios, NYC, Feb., 1954
• Miles Davis 4  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 6, 1954
• Miles Davis 4  Beltone Studios, NYC, Mar. 15, 1954
• Art Blakey 4  NYC, Mar. 24, 1954
• Elmo Hope 5  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1954
• Thelonious Monk 5  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 11, 1954
• Art Blakey 5  Fine Sound Studios, NYC, May 20, 1954
• Sonny Rollins 5  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Aug. 18, 1954
• Lou Donaldson 6  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Aug. 22, 1954
• Joe Gordon 5  Fine Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 3, 1954
• Joe Gordon 5  Fine Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 8, 1954
• Thelonious Monk 3  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 22, 1954
• Horace Silver & JM  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 13, 1954

1955

• Clark Terry 7  Fine Sound Studios, NYC, Jan. 3, 1955
• Clark Terry 7  Fine Sound Studios, NYC, Jan. 4, 1955
• Bud Powell 3  Fine Sound Studios, NYC, Jan. 11, 1955
• Bud Powell 3  Fine Sound Studios, NYC, Jan. 12, 1955
• Randy Weston 3  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 25, 1955
• Kenny Dorham 6  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 30, 1955
• Horace Silver & JM  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Feb. 6, 1955
• Julius Watkins 6  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 20, 1955
• Hank Mobley 4  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 27, 1955
• Kenny Dorham 9  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 29, 1955
• Herbie Nichols 3  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 6, 1955
• Herbie Nichols 3  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 13, 1955
• Bud Powell 3  Birdland, NYC, Sep., 1955
• Duke Jordan 3  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 10, 1955
• Gigi Gryce 4  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 15, 1955
• Gigi Gryce 9  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 22, 1955
• Duke Jordan 5  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 20, 1955
• JM  Cafe Bohemia, NYC, 1st set, Nov. 23, 1955
• JM  Cafe Bohemia, NYC, 2nd set, Nov. 23, 1955
• JM  Cafe Bohemia, NYC, 3rd set, Nov. 23, 1955
• JM  Cafe Bohemia, NYC, 4th set, Nov. 23, 1955
• Donald Byrd 6  Cambridge, MA, Dec. 2, 1955

1956

• Thelonious Monk 3  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 17, 1956
• Thelonious Monk 3  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 3, 1956
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Apr. 5, 1956
• Rita Reys w/ Art Blakey & JM  NYC, May 3, 1956
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, May 4, 1956
• Metronome All Stars  NYC, June 18, 1956
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, June 25, 1956
• Rita Reys w/ Art Blakey & JM
• Stan Getz 4  TVB, Chicago, IL, Sep. 17, 1956
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Dec. 12, 1956
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Dec. 13, 1956

1957

• Milt Jackson 9  NYC, Jan. 7, 1957
• Hank Mobley 5  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 13, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Jan. 14, 1957
• Jimmy Smith 6  Manhattan Towers, NYC, Feb. 11, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Feb. 11, 1957
• Jimmy Smith 4  Manhattan Towers, NYC, Feb. 12, 1957
• Jimmy Smith 4  Manhattan Towers, NYC, Feb. 13, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Feb. 22, 1957
• Clifford Jordan - John Gilmore 5  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 3, 1957
• Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble  Manhattan Towers, NYC, Mar. 7, 1957
• Hank Mobley 5  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 8, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  Carl Fisher Concert Hall, NYC, Mar. 8 & 9, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  Webster Hall, NYC, Mar. 13, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  Minneapolis, MN, c. spr. 1957
• Art Blakey & JM + 4  RCA Studio 3, NYC, Apr. 2, 1957
• Johnny Griffin 7  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 6, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Apr. 8, 1957
• Sonny Rollins 5/6  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 14, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, May 13, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM w/ Thelonious Monk  NYC, May 14, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM w/ Thelonious Monk  NYC, May 15, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 7  Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 7  Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 26, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  Stars Of Jazz TV Show, Hollywood, CA, July 29, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Oct. 9, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Oct. 11, 1957
• Art Blakey Big Band  NYC, Dec., 1957
• Art Blakey Big Band

1958

• Jimmy Smith 6  Manhattan Towers, NYC, Feb. 25, 1958
• Cannonball Adderley's Five Stars  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 9, 1958
• Tina Brooks 5  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 16, 1958
• Jimmy Smith 5  Smalls' Paradise, NYC, 3rd set, Apr. 7, 1958
• Gil Evans Orch.  Manhattan Towers, NYC, Apr. 9, 1958
• Kenny Burrell 7  Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 14, 1958
• Kenny Burrell 7
• Gil Evans Orch.  Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 21, 1958
• Gil Evans Orch.  Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 26, 1958
• Jimmy Smith 5  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 16, 1958
• Cannonball Adderley - Milt Jackson 5  NYC, Oct. 28, 1958
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 30, 1958
• Art Blakey & JM + 3  Manhattan Towers, NYC, Nov. 2, 1958
• Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble  Manhattan Towers, NYC, Nov. 9, 1958
• Art Blakey & JM  Kurhaus, Scheveningen, Holland, Nov. 19, 1958
• Art Blakey & JM  L'Olympia, Paris, France, Nov. 22, 1958
• Art Blakey & JM  L'Olympia, Paris, France, Dec. 17, 1958
• Art Blakey & JM  Paris, France, Dec. 18 & 19, 1958
• Art Blakey & JM  Club St. Germain, Paris, France, Dec. 21, 1958

1959 (The age of 40)

• Blue Mitchell 5  Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Jan. 5, 1959
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 8, 1959
• Art Blakey 2  RVG Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 29, 1959
• Sonny Clark 5
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, Apr. 15, 1959
• Art Blakey & JM  Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 4, 1959
• Art Blakey & JM  Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, July 28 & 29, 1959
• Kenny Burrell 4  Five Spot Cafe, NYC, 1st set, Aug. 25, 1959
• Kenny Burrell 5  Five Spot Cafe, NYC, 2nd set, Aug. 25, 1959
• Kenny Burrell 4  Five Spot Cafe, NYC, 3rd set, Aug. 25, 1959
• Kenny Burrell 4  Five Spot Cafe, NYC, 4th set, Aug. 25, 1959
• Kenny Burrell 5  Five Spot Cafe, NYC, 5th set, Aug. 25, 1959
• Benny Golson 5  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 28, 1959
• Art Blakey & JM  KB-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 5, 1959
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 10, 1959
• Art Blakey & JM  Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, Nov. 15, 1959
• Art Blakey & JM  Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 23, 1959
• Art Blakey & JM  Titania-Palast, Berlin, West Germany, Nov. 29, 1959
• Art Blakey & JM  Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, Dec. 18, 1959
• Art Blakey & JM  1959 or 1960

1960

• Lee Morgan 5  Bell Sound Studio B, NYC, Feb. 3, 1960
• Hank Mobley 4  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 7, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 6, 1960
• Dizzy Reece 5  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 3, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM w/ Buddy Rich  broadcast, Birdland, NYC, Apr. 16, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM w/ Buddy Rich  broadcast, Birdland, NYC, Apr. 23, 1960
• Art Blakey - Philly Joe Jones - Elvin Jones - Charlie Persip  Birdland, NYC, Apr. 25, 1960
• Lee Morgan 5  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 28, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, May 28, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, June 4, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 7, 1960
• Bobby Timmons 4  NYC, Aug. 12 & 17, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 14, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, Sep. 11, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, 1st set, Sep. 14, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, 2nd set, Sep. 14, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, 3rd set, Sep. 14, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, 4th set, Sep. 14, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, 5th set, Sep. 14, 1960
• Wayne Shorter 4  Chicago, IL, Oct. 11, 1960
• Lee Morgan 5  Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, Oct. 13, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, Oct. 28, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, Nov. 5, 1960
• Hank Mobley 5  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 13, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 6, 1960
• Art Blakey & JM  Theatre De Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec. 8, 1960

1961

• Art Blakey & JM  Sankei Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  TBS-TV Studios, Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 11, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 12, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 18, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 14, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, May 6, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  L'Olympia, Paris, France, May 13, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 13, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 14, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  Village Gate, NYC, Aug. 17, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 2, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 28, 1961
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 18, 1961

1962

• Grant Green 4  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 13, 1962
• Ike Quebec 6  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 20, 1962
• Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 24, 1962
• Art Blakey & JM  Titania-Palast, Berlin, West Germany, Feb. 4, 1962
• Art Blakey & JM  Renaissance Club, LA, Mar. 18, 1962
• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, July 21, 1962
• Art Blakey & JM  Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 23 & 24, 1962
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, 1962

1963

• Art Blakey & JM  Birdland, NYC, June 16, 1963
• Art Blakey 4  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 5, 1963
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, 1963

1964 (The age of 45)

• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 10, 1964
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Feb. 20, 1964
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 15, 1964
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 16, 1964
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 24, 1964
• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 15, 1964
• Lee Morgan 6  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 11, 1964
• Art Blakey & JM  Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Nov. 14, 16 & 25, 1964
• Buddy DeFranco 6  Hollywood, CA, Dec. 1 & 3, 1964
• Quincy Jones Orch.  NYC, Dec. 20, 1964

1965

• Art Blakey & JM  Cine-Tele Sound Studio, London, England, Mar. 7, 1965
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Apr. 21, 1965
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, May 12, 1965
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, May 13, 1965
• Sonny Rollins 5  broadcast, Berlin, West Germany, Oct. 30, 1965

1966

• Art Blakey & JM  Lighthouse Club, Hermosa Beach, CA, Jan. 1 & 9, 1966
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, May 27, 1966

1968

• Art Blakey & JM  Slug's Saloon, NYC, Aug., 1968
• Art Blakey & JM  live in Continental, Nov. 6, 1968

1969 (The age of 50)

• Art Blakey & JM  New Jersey, Apr. 15, 1969
• Stars Of Bop  Paris, France, 1969

1970

• Art Blakey & JM  Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 19, 1970

1971

• Giants Of Jazz  T.N.P., Paris, France, Oct. 22, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz  Philharmonie, Berlin, West Germany, Nov. 5, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz  Berne or Zurich, Switzerland, Nov. 12, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz  Victoria Theatre, London, England, 1st concert, Nov. 14, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz  Victoria Theatre, London, England, 2nd concert, Nov. 14, 1971
• Thelonious Monk 3  London, England, Nov. 15, 1971
• Art Blakey 5  Paris, France, 1971

1972

• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, May 23, 1972
• Newport In New York '72  Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 6, 1972
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, July 28, 1972
• Art Blakey & JM  Oslo, Norway & Tunis, Tunisia, 1972

1973

• Art Blakey & JM  Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Mar. 26, 1973
• Art Blakey & JM  Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Mar. 26-27, 1973
• Art Blakey & JM  Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Mar. 27-29, 1973

1976 (The age of 57)

• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Mar. 15 & 16, 1976
• Art Blakey & JM  Ljubljiana Jazz Fest., Ljubljiani, Yugoslavia, June 19, 1976
• Art Blakey & JM  Fest. Di Pescara, Pescara, Italy, July 9, 1976

1977

• Art Blakey & JM  Sound Ideas Studio A, NYC, Feb. 14-17 & 28, Mar. 1, 1977
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, June, 1977
• Art Blakey & JM  C.I. Recording Studios, NYC, Dec. 29, 1977

1978

• Art Blakey & JM  Keystone Korner, SF, May 8, 1978
• Art Blakey & JM  Fendal Sound Recording Studios, Loenan Aan De Vecht, Holland, Dec. 4, 1978
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Dec. 12, 1978

1979 (The age of 60)

• Art Blakey & JM  Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 12, 1979
• Art Blakey & JM  Milan, Italy, Nov. 4, 1979

1980

• Art Blakey & JM  Volksbuhne, East Berlin, East Germany, May 3, 1980
• Art Blakey & JM  Northsea Jazz Fest., The Hague, Holland, July 13, 1980
• Art Blakey & JM  Montreux Jazz Fest., Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 17, 1980
• Dexter Gordon 5  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 11, 1980
• Dexter Gordon 5  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 12, 1980
• Art Blakey & JM  Bubba's Jazz Restaurant, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Oct. 11, 1980

1981

• Art Blakey & JM  Stockholm, Sweden, Mar. 9, 1981
• Art Blakey & JM  Paris, France, Apr. 12, 1981
• Art Blakey & JM  Keystone Korner, SF, June, 1981
• Aurex Jazz Festival All Stars  Aurex Jazz Fest., Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 2, 1981
• Aurex Jazz Festival All Stars  Aurex Jazz Fest., Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 2 & 6, 1981
• Aurex Jazz Festival All Stars  Aurex Jazz Fest., Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 3, 1981
• Aurex Jazz Festival All Stars  Aurex Jazz Fest., Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 6, 1981
• George Kawaguchi - Art Blakey 8  Columbia Studio B, NYC, Dec. 4, 1981

1982

• Art Blakey & JM  Keystone Korner, SF, Jan., 1982
• Art Blakey & The All Star Jazz Messengers  NYC, Apr. 11, 1982
• Art Blakey & JM  Loenan Aan De Vecht, Holland, May 20, 1982

1983

• Art Blakey & The All Star Jazz Messengers  NYC, Apr. 13 & 14, 1983
• Art Blakey & The All Star Jazz Messengers  Aurex Jazz Fest., Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 2, 1983

1984 (The age of 65)

• The Magnificent Six  Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 2, 1984
• The Magnificent Six  Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 4, 1984
• Art Blakey & JM  Mikell's, NYC, May, 1984

1985

• The All Star Jazz Messengers at One Night w/ Blue Note  Town Hall, NYC, Feb. 22, 1985
• Art Blakey & JM  Ronnie Scott's Club, London, England, Feb. 25, 1985
• Art Blakey & JM  Monster, Holland, Mar. 17, 1985
• Art Blakey & JM  Sweet Basil, NYC, Mar. 21, 1985
• Art Blakey & JM  Sweet Basil, NYC, Mar. 24, 1985
• Art Blakey & JM  Kimball's, SF, Apr. 13, 1985
• Art Blakey & JM  Sweet Basil, NYC, Dec. 30, 1985
• Art Blakey & JM  Sweet Basil, NYC, Dec. 30 & 31, 1985
• Art Blakey & JM  Sweet Basil, NYC, Dec. 31, 1985

1986

• Art Blakey & JM  San Marco Cafe, Miami, FL, Jan. 11, 1986
• Art Blakey & JM  Berkeley, CA, Sep. 8 & 9, 1986

1987

• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, May 3, 1987
• Art Blakey & JM  NYC, Nov. 12, 1987

1988

• Art Blakey & JM  Milan, Italy, Mar. 19, 1988
• Art Blakey & JM  Sweet Basil, NYC, Sep. 5, 1988
• Art Blakey & JM  Monster, Holland, Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 1988
• Art Blakey & JM  Milan, Italy, Nov. 11, 1988

1989 (The age of 70)

• Art Blakey & JM & Special Guests  Leverkusen Jazz Fest., Germany, Oct. 9, 1989

1990

• Art Blakey & JM  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 1 & 2, 1990
• Art Blakey 5  NYC, Mar., 1990
• Art Blakey & JM  BMG Studios, NYC, Apr. 10 & 11, 1990