Art Blakey Catalog
1944 (age 25)
Billy Eckstine - Mr. B (Ember (E) FA 2010)
Gail Brockman, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion Hazel, Shorty McConnell, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, trombone; Gerald "Gerry" Valentine, trombone, arranger; Bill Frazier, John Jackson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano, arranger; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocal; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone, conductor; Tadd Dameron, arranger.
NYC, December 5, 1944
118-2 | If That's The Way You Feel |
119-4 | I Want To Talk About You |
120-3 | Blowing The Blues Away |
121-2 | Opus X |
122 | I'll Wait And Pray |
Billy Eckstine - Blowing The Blues Away (Swingtime (E) ST 1015)
Gail Brockman, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion Hazel, Shorty McConnell, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, trombone; Gerald "Gerry" Valentine, trombone, arranger; Bill Frazier, John Jackson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano, arranger; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocal; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone, conductor; Tadd Dameron, arranger.: same session.
NYC, December 5, 1944
120 | Blowing The Blues Away |
Billy Eckstine, Maxine Sullivan - Mr. B (Audio Lab AL 1549)
Gail Brockman, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion Hazel, Shorty McConnell, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, trombone; Gerald "Gerry" Valentine, trombone, arranger; Bill Frazier, John Jackson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano, arranger; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocal; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone, conductor; Tadd Dameron, arranger.: same session.
NYC, December 5, 1944
123 | The Real Thing Happened To Me |
1945
Billy Eckstine - Together (Spotlite (E) SPJ 100)
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Bill Frazier, John Jackson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax, arranger; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan, vocal; Tadd Dameron, John Malachi, Jerry Valentine, arranger.
AFRS Jubilee broadcast, Los Angeles, CA, February and March, 1945
Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | |
Blowin' The Blues Away | |
'Deed I Do | |
I Wanna Talk About You | |
Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | |
- | |
Together | |
Mean To Me | |
Without A Song | |
Mr. Chips | |
Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | |
- | |
Air Mail Special | |
Don't Blame Me | |
If That's The Way You Feel | |
Blue 'N' Boogie (theme) | |
- | |
Opus X | |
Love Me Or Leave Me | |
One O'Clock Jump (theme) |
Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale (EmArcy MG-36029)
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, trombone; Gerald "Gerry" Valentine, trombone, arranger; Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone, conductor.
NYC, May 2, 1945
NSC53-1 | Lonesome Lover Blues |
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Budd Johnson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons, tenor sax; Teddy Cypron, baritone sax; Richard "Duke" Ellington, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, September, 1945
NSC61 | My Deep Blue Dream |
NSC64 | It Ain't Like That |
same personnel.
NYC, October, 1945
NSC71 | All I Sing Is Blues |
NSC72 | Long, Long Journey |
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; possibly Jimmy Golden, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, February, 1946
NSC114 | Blue |
NSC117 | Tell Me Pretty Baby |
Miles Davis, Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, King Kolax, trumpet; Water Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Gerald Velentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Sammons, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Linton Garner, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 5, 1946
NSC167 | Jelly Jelly |
Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG-36030)
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, trombone; Gerald "Gerry" Valentine, trombone, arranger; Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone, conductor.
NYC, May 2, 1945
NSC54-3 | A Cottage For Sale |
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Budd Johnson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons, tenor sax; Teddy Cypron, baritone sax; Richard "Duke" Ellington, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, September, 1945
NSC62 | Prisoner Of Love |
same personnel.
NYC, October, 1945
NSC69 | I'm In The Mood For Love |
NSC70 | You Call It Madness |
Kenny Dorham, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons, tenor sax; Tate Houston, baritone sax; possibly Richard Ellington, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, January 3, 1946
NSC103 | You're My Everything |
Miles Davis, Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, King Kolax, trumpet; Water Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Gerald Velentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Sammons, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Linton Garner, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 5, 1946
NSC165 | I Love The Loveliness Of You |
add unidentified strings.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 6, 1946
NSC168 | My Silent Love |
NSC169 | Time On My Hands |
NSC170 | All The Things You Are |
Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s (EmArcy MG-36016)
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, trombone; Gerald "Gerry" Valentine, trombone, arranger; Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone, conductor.
NYC, May 2, 1945
NSC55-2 | I Love The Rhythm In A Riff |
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; possibly Jimmy Golden, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, February, 1946
NSC115 | Second Balcony Jump |
Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness (Regent MG 6058)
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, trombone; Gerald "Gerry" Valentine, trombone, arranger; Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; John Malachi, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone, conductor.
NYC, May 2, 1945
NSC56 | Last Night (And Now Tonight Again) |
Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love (Regent MG 6052)
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Walter Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Budd Johnson, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons, tenor sax; Teddy Cypron, baritone sax; Richard "Duke" Ellington, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, September, 1945
NSC63 | A Penny For Your Thoughts |
1946
Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2214)
Kenny Dorham, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons, tenor sax; Tate Houston, baritone sax; possibly Richard Ellington, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, January 3, 1946
NSC100 | I Only Have Eyes For You |
NSC105 | The Jitney Man |
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Josh Jackson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; possibly Jimmy Golden, piano; replaces Dorham, Simmons, Houston, Ellington.
NYC, March, 1946
NSC125 | Don't Take Your Love From Me |
Miles Davis, Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, King Kolax, trumpet; Water Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Gerald Velentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Sammons, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Linton Garner, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 5, 1946
NSC164 | Oo Bop Sh' Bam (alternate take) |
Billy Eckstine Sings (Savoy SJL 1127)
Kenny Dorham, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons, tenor sax; Tate Houston, baritone sax; possibly Richard Ellington, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, January 3, 1946
NSC104 | I've Got To Pass Your House |
Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream (Regent MG 6054)
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; possibly Jimmy Golden, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.: Fats Navarro, trumpet; Josh Jackson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; possibly Jimmy Golden, piano; replaces Dorham, Simmons, Houston, Ellington.
NYC, February, 1946
NSC116 | Gloomy Sunday |
same personnel.
NYC, March, 1946
NSC122 | Love Is The Thing |
Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear (EmArcy MG-36010)
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; possibly Jimmy Golden, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.: same session.
NYC, March, 1946
NSC123 | Without A Song |
Miles Davis, Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, King Kolax, trumpet; Water Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Gerald Velentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Sammons, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Linton Garner, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 5, 1946
NSC166 | In The Still Of The Night |
add unidentified strings.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 6, 1946
NSC171 | In A Sentimental Mood |
Various Artists - Boning Up The 'Bones (EmArcy MG-36038)
Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; possibly Jimmy Golden, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, March, 1946
NSC124 | Cool Breeze |
Miles Davis, Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, King Kolax, trumpet; Water Knox, Chippy Outcalt, Gerald Velentine, trombone; John Cobbs, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Sammons, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Linton Garner, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 5, 1946
NSC164 | Oo Bop Sh' Bam |
Billy Eckstine - Rhythm In A Riff (Soundtrack) (Harlequin (E) HQ 2068)
Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, King Kolax, possibly Rostelle Reese, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, unknown, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Billy Eckstine, valve trombone, vocal; Porter Kilbert, possibly Robert "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Frank Wess, tenor sax; unknown, baritone sax; possibly Linton Garner or Jimmy Golden, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ann Baker, vocal.
NYC, circa June and July, 1946
Second Balcony Jump | |
Rhythm In A Riff | |
You Call It Madness | |
Second Balcony Jump (alternate take) | |
Lonesome Lover Blues | |
Taps Miller | |
I Cried For You | |
I Want To Talk About You | |
Our Delight | |
Prisoner Of Love |
Miles Davis - Boppin' The Blues (Black Lion (G) BLCD 760102)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 18, 1946
168-1 | Don't Sing Me The Blues |
168-2 | - |
169-1 | Don't Explain To Me Baby |
169-2 | - |
169-3 | - |
169-4 | - |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ann Baker, vocal.
170-1 | Baby, Won't You Make Up Your Mind |
170-2 | - |
170-3 | - |
171-1 | I've Always Got The Blues (incomplete) |
171-2 | I've Always Got The Blues |
171-3 | - |
1947
Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume One (Blue Note BLP 1510)
Idrees Suliman, trumpet; Danny Quebec West, alto sax; Billy Smith, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Eugene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 15, 1947
BN308-2 | Humph |
BN311-0 | Thelonious |
Thelonious Monk, piano; Eugene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
BN313-1 | Ruby My Dear |
BN314-0 | Well You Needn't |
BN315-1 | April In Paris |
BN317-1 | Off Minor |
BN316-3 | Introspection |
George Taitt, trumpet; Edmund Gregory, alto sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Robert Paige, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
BN318-3 | In Walked Bud |
BN321-1 | 'Round About Midnight |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81510 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 as The Complete Genius. and Mosaic MR4-101 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk.
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
Idrees Suliman, trumpet; Danny Quebec West, alto sax; Billy Smith, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Eugene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 15, 1947
BN309-1 | Evonce (alternate take) |
BN310-2 | Suburban Eyes (alternate take) |
Thelonious Monk, piano; Eugene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
BN312-0 | Nice Work (alternate take) |
BN313-0 | Ruby My Dear (alternate take) |
BN314-1 | Well You Needn't (alternate take) |
BN315-0 | April In Paris (alternate take) |
George Taitt, trumpet; Edmund Gregory, alto sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Robert Paige, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
BN320-7 | Who Knows (alternate take) |
Sahib Shihab, alto sax #1; Milt Jackson, vibes #1; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
1. BN393-1 | Criss-Cross (alternate take) |
2. BN396-0 | Ask Me Now (alternate take) |
** same as Blue Note BLP 1510 entitled Genius Of Modern Music Volume One + BLP 1511 entitled Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two + 25 bonus tracks.
Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two (Blue Note BLP 1511)
Idrees Suliman, trumpet; Danny Quebec West, alto sax; Billy Smith, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Eugene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 15, 1947
BN309-4 | Evonce |
BN310-1 | Suburban Eyes |
Thelonious Monk, piano; Eugene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
BN312-1 | Nice Work |
George Taitt, trumpet; Edmund Gregory, alto sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Robert Paige, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
BN319-0 | Monk's Mood |
BN320-0 | Who Knows |
Sahib Shihab, alto sax #1,2; Milt Jackson, vibes #1,2; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
1. BN392-1 | Four In One |
2. BN395-0 | Straight No Chaser |
3. BN396-1 | Ask Me Now |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 as The Complete Genius. and Mosaic MR4-101 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk.
Fats Navarro - Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2216)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, December 5, 1947
S3483-1 | Nostalgia |
S3484-3 | Barry's Bop |
S3485-1 | Be Bop Romp |
Fats Navarro - Nostalgia (Savoy MG-12133)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
NYC, December 5, 1947
S3483-6 | Nostalgia |
S3484-6 | Barry's Bop |
S3485-6 | Be Bop Romp |
S3486 | Fats Blows |
Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (Savoy MG-12130)
Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, December 11, 1947
S3491-3 | Settin'n The Pace Part 1 |
S3492-3 | Settin'n The Pace Part 2 |
S3493 | So Easy |
S3494 | Dexter's Riff |
Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2211)
Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
NYC, December 11, 1947
S3493 | So Easy (alternate take) |
S3494 | Dexter's Riff (alternate take) |
Art Blakey's Messengers, James Moody's Modernists - New Sounds (Blue Note CDP 7 84436 2)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Howard Bowe, trombone; Edmund Gregory, alto sax; Orland Wright, tenor sax; Ernest Thompson, baritone sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; LaVerne Barker, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, December 22, 1947
BN322-3 | The Thin Man |
BN323-1 | The Bop Alley |
BN323-2 | The Bop Alley (alternate take) |
BN324-2 | Groove Street |
BN325-1 | Musa's Vision |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 5006 as James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo + 6 bonus tracks.
Ida James - Try A Little Tenderness / Yesterdays (Manor 1107)
John Hunt, trumpet; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Lawrence "88" Keyes, organ; probably John Simmons, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ida James, vocal; and others.
NYC, 1947
I-1565 | Try A Little Tenderness |
I-1566 | Yesterdays |
Ida James - You're A Fool If You Don't / Let's Do It (Manor 1121)
John Hunt, trumpet; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Lawrence "88" Keyes, organ; probably John Simmons, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ida James, vocal; and others.: same session.
NYC, 1947
A-1658 | You're A Fool If You Don't |
A-1660 | Let's Do It |
1948
Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk - The Vibes Are On Chazzer (Chazzer 2002)
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Thelonious Monk, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WNYC radio broadcast, "Festival Of American Music", February 16, 1948
All The Things You Are | |
Just You, Just Me | |
Suburban Eyes |
James Moody And His Modernists/George Wallington And His Band - The Beginning And End Of Bop (Blue Note B-6503)
Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; James Moody, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Hen Gates, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Chano Pozo, vocal, bongos; "Gil" Fuller, arranger.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 25, 1948
BN344-0 | Tropicana |
BN345-1 | Cu-Ba |
BN346-0 | Moody's All Frantic |
Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album (Blue Note BLP 1001)
Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; James Moody, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Hen Gates, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Chano Pozo, vocal, bongos; "Gil" Fuller, arranger.: same session.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 25, 1948
BN347-0 | Tin Tin Deo |
** also released on Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001 as Blue Note Gems Of Jazz: Limited Edition.
1949 (age 30)
Lucky Millinder - Moanin' The Blues / How Would You Know (RCA Victor 20-3430)
Frank Galbreath, Gene Roland, Abdul Salaam, Lammar Wright, trumpet; Alfred Cobbs, Porky Cohen, Fred Zito, trombone; Rudy Powell, Teddy Small, alto sax; Harold Clark, Ike Quebec, Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Sidney Brown, baritone sax; Leroy Lovett, Lannie Scott, piano; Danny Perri, guitar; Horace Holmes, bass; Art Blakey, Chris Stanton, drums; Annisteen Allen, J. Carnes, vocal; Lucky Millinder, leader.
NYC, February 15, 1949
D9VB888 | Moanin' The Blues |
D9VB889 | How Would You Know |
Big John Greer - Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee / Long Tall Gal (RCA Victor 22-0023)
Frank Galbreath, trumpet; Teddy Small, alto sax; Harold Clark, tenor sax; Big John Greer, tenor sax, vocal; Leroy Lovett, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Henry Holmes, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, April 8, 1949
D9VB1251 | Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee |
D9VB1252 | Long Tall Gal |
Big John Greer - I Found A Dream / If I Told You Once (RCA Victor 22-0045)
Frank Galbreath, trumpet; Teddy Small, alto sax; Harold Clark, tenor sax; Big John Greer, tenor sax, vocal; Leroy Lovett, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Henry Holmes, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
NYC, April 8, 1949
D9VB1253 | I Found A Dream |
Frank Galbreath, trumpet; Zolman "Pork" Cohen, trombone; Tony Scott, clarinet; Big John Greer, tenor sax, vocal; Tate Houston, baritone, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Danny Perri, guitar; Henry Holmes, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, June 27, 1949
D9VB1754 | If I Told You Once |
The Be Bop Boys (Savoy SJL 2225)
Dave Burns, Mustapha Daleel, Bill Massey, Abdul Salaam, trumpet; Charlie Johnson, Haleen Rasheed, Clarence Ross, Rip Tarrant, trombone; Jimmy Heath, Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Pritchard Cheesman, Billy Mitchell, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger, conductor, vocal.
NYC, June 11, 1949
D172 | D268 | Mean To Me |
D173 | Blues For A Debutante |
D174 | D268 | The Scene Changes |
D175 | Tropicana |
Big John Greer - Rockin' With Big John / no info (RCA Victor 22-0137)
Frank Galbreath, trumpet; Zolman "Pork" Cohen, trombone; Tony Scott, clarinet; Big John Greer, tenor sax, vocal; Tate Houston, baritone, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Danny Perri, guitar; Henry Holmes, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, June 27, 1949
D9VB1753 | Rockin' With Big John |
1950
Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits (Prestige PRLP 7133)
Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, February 17, 1950
JRC1008 | Avalon |
JRC1011 | Mean To Me |
JRC1012 | Stairway To The Stars |
Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, December 15, 1950
120 | Nevertheless |
121 | Jeepers Creepers |
Sonny Stitt - Kaleidoscope (Prestige PRLP 7077)
Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, February 17, 1950
JRC1009A | Later |
JRC1010A | Ain't Misbehavin' |
Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Junior Mance, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, December 15, 1950
122 | Imagination |
123 | Cherokee |
Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Charlie Bateman, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, January 31, 1951
133 | Liza |
134 | Can't We Be Friends |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-060, OJCCD-060-2.
Here Are Stan Getz And Miles Davis (Kings Of Jazz (It) KLJ 20013)
Dick Hyman, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WNYC radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, February 18, 1950
Honeysuckle Rose |
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
That Old Black Magic |
Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Stan Getz - A Very Special Concert: Rare Broadcast Performances (Ozone 1)
Sonny Stitt, alto sax #1,3; Gene Ammons, tenor sax #2,3; Dick Hyman, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WNYC radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, February 18, 1950
1. | You're Driving Me Crazy |
2. | The Way You Look Tonight |
3. | Fine And Dandy |
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Conception | |
Ray's Idea | |
Max Is Making Wax | |
Woody'n You |
** also released on Ozone 1 as Miles Davis/Stan Getz Sextet - That Extra Special Concert: Rare Broadcast Performances.
Gene Ammons - Blues Up & Down Vol. 1 (Prestige PRST 7823)
Bill Massey, trumpet; Bennie Green, trombone; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Sonny Stitt, baritone sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, April 26, 1950
85 | Chabootie |
86 | Who Put The Sleeping Pills In Rip Van Winkle's Coffee |
87 | Gravy (as Walkin') |
88 | Easy Glide |
Charlie Parker-Fats Navarro-Bud Powell - Rare Broadcast Performances (Ozone 4)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 15 and 16, 1950
52nd Street Theme I |
Charlie Parker - One Night In Birdland (Columbia JG 34808)
Fats Navarro, trumpet #1,4-12; Charlie Parker, alto sax #1-4,6-12; Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 15 and 16, 1950
1. | Perdido (as Wahoo) |
2. | 'Round Midnight (incomplete) |
3. | This Time The Dream's On Me |
4. | Dizzy Atmosphere |
5. | A Night In Tunisia |
6. | Rifftide (as The Street Beat) |
7. | Out Of Nowhere |
8. | Little Willie Leaps (into) |
9. | 52nd Street Theme III |
10. | Ornithology (into) |
11. | I'll Remember April (into) |
12. | 52nd Street Theme IV |
Charlie Parker-Bud Powell-Fats Navarro - Rare Broadcast Performances (Ozone 9)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, May 15 and 16, 1950
Move (into) | |
52nd Street Theme II (incomplete) |
Miles Davis - The Last Bebop Session (Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY ME 6401)
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
band warming up | |
Max Is Making Wax |
Miles Davis - The Persuasively Coherent (Alto AL 701)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Fats Navarro, trumpet #2; J.J. Johnson, trombone #1; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
1. | Wee (as Rambunctious Rambling) |
2. | Ow! (as Chubbie's Blues) |
Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Conception/Deception (as Poobah) |
Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. One (Session Disc 101)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Fats Navarro, trumpet #1; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
1. | Hot House (as Miles' Midnight Breakaway) |
2. | Embraceable You |
Miles Davis All Stars And Gil Evans (Beppo (E) BEP 502)
Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
52nd Street Theme |
Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. Two (Session Disc 102)
Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, June 30, 1950
Eronel (as Overturia) | |
52nd Street Theme (as Slow Broadway Theme) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, June 2, 1951
Move (mistitled as Moo/Mod) | |
Half Nelson (two) | |
Down (mistitled as Mick's Blues) | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid |
Charlie Parker - "More Unissued" Vol. 2 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 506)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Bob Garrity, "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.
WJZ radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, December 8, 1950
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | |
Anthropology | |
Embraceable You | |
Cheryl | |
Salt Peanuts | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid |
1951
Dizzy Gillespie - Trane's First Ride 1951 (Oberon 5100)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
"Birdland", NYC, January 6, 1951
Congo Blues | |
Yesterdays | |
A Night In Tunisia |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, January 13, 1951
Good Bait |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; J.J. Johnson, trombone; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
"Birdland", NYC, February 3, 1951
Birks' Works | |
I Can't Get Started | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid |
Dizzy Gillespie - Birks' Works (Duke (It) D-1019)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
"Birdland", NYC, January 6, 1951
Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (incomplete) |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, January 13, 1951
Birks' Works | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (incomplete) |
Dizzy Gillespie - Trane's First Ride 1951 Vol. 2 (Broadcast Tributes 0009)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.: same session.
"Birdland", NYC, January 13, 1951
Good Groove | |
Tin Tin Deo No. 1 |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, January 20, 1951
Groovin' High | |
A Night In Tunisia |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; J.J. Johnson, trombone; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
"Birdland", NYC, February 3, 1951
Good Bait |
Dinah Washington - Queen Of The Juke Box "Live" 1948-1955 (Baldwin Street Music BJH 310)
Wynton Kelly, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, January 13, 1951
I'll Never Be Free | |
I Cross My Fingers | |
Harbor Lights | |
Only A Moment Ago |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, January 20, 1951
I Wanna Be Loved | |
My Heart Cries For You | |
Time Out For Tears |
Sonny Stitt - This Can't Be Love / For The Fat Man (Prestige 831 (later))
Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Charlie Bateman, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, January 31, 1951
135 | This Can't Be Love |
Gene Ammons All Star Sessions (Prestige PRLP 7050)
Billy Massey, trumpet; Al Outcalt, trombone; Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Gene Ammons, baritone sax; Charlie Bateman, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, January 31, 1951
136A | New Blues Up And Down Part 1 |
137A | New Blues Up And Down Part 2 |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7050 (later) as The Gene Ammons All Stars, Gene Ammons Battles Sonny Stitt - Woofin' & Tweetin'. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-014, OJCCD-014-2.
Miles Davis - Birdland 1951 (Blue Note 7243 5 41779 2 7)
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, February 17, 1951
Out Of The Blue | |
Half Nelson | |
Tempus Fugit | |
Move |
Dizzy Gillespie - School Days (Regent MG 6043)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore, vocal.
NYC, April 16, 1951
DG-3636 | Lady Be Good |
DG-4000 | Love Me Pretty Baby |
** also released on Savoy MG 12204 as Dizzy Gillespie - Milt Jackson - Joe Carroll.
The Champ Featuring Dizzy Gillespie (Savoy MG 12047)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore, vocal.: same session.
NYC, April 16, 1951
DG-5104/5105 | The Champ |
Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet (Clef MGC-622)
Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; John Collins, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, May 24, 1951
545-4 | Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' |
546-6 | Mean To Me |
Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra - Groovin' With Jacquet (Clef MGC-702)
Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; John Collins, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
NYC, May 24, 1951
547-4 | One-Nighter Boogie |
548-2 | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams |
549-2 | Cotton Tail |
550-3 | Weary Blues |
551-4 | Groovin' |
** also released on Verve MGV-8086.
Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet (Blue Note BLP 1509)
Sahib Shihab, alto sax #1-3; Milt Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
1. BN392-2 | Four In One (alternate take) |
2. BN393-0 | Criss-Cross |
3. BN394-0 | Eronel |
4. BN397-0 | Willow Weep For Me |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81509 (pseudo stereo).
Leo Parker Quartet, Al Haig Trio, Zoot Sims Quartet - Mad Lad Returns (Misterioso (E) MLP 1984)
Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Harry Biss, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, August 14, 1951
164A | Trotting |
164B | - |
164C | - |
Zoot Sims Quartets (Prestige PRLP 7026)
Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Harry Biss, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
NYC, August 14, 1951
164 | Trotting |
165 | It Had To Be You |
166A | Zoot Swings The Blues (take 1) (as Swingin' The Blues) |
166B | Zoot Swings The Blues (take 2) |
168 | East Of The Sun |
169 | I Wonder Who |
** also scheduled on New Jazz NJLP 8302 as Trotting!.
** also released on Prestige PR 16009 as Trotting!. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-242, OJCCD-242-2.
Miles Davis, 'Lockjaw' Davis, Art Blakey - Rare Broadcast Performances (Ozone 7)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Big Nick Nicholas, tenor sax; Billy Taylor, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, September 29, 1951
Move (mistitled as Mod) | |
The Squirrel | |
Lady Bird |
J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green - Trombone By Three (Prestige PRLP 7023)
Bennie Green, trombone; Eddie Davis, "Big Nick", tenor sax; Rudy Williams, baritone sax; Teddy Brannon, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, October 5, 1951
221 | Green Junction |
222 | Flowing River |
223 | Whirl-A-Licks |
224 | Pennies From Heaven (as Bennie's Pennies) |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-091, OJCCD-091-2.
** part of Prestige PRES 16-4 as Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green - Trombone By Three.
J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green - Trombone By Three (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-091-2)
Bennie Green, trombone; Eddie Davis, "Big Nick", tenor sax; Rudy Williams, baritone sax; Teddy Brannon, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
NYC, October 5, 1951
226 | Tenor Sax Shuffle |
227 | Sugar Syrup |
** originally released on Prestige PRLP 7023 + 5 bonus tracks.
Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz (Prestige PRLP 7013)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Jackie McLean as Jackie McClean as Jack McLean, alto sax #1; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Walter Bishop, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951
1. 228 | Conception |
2. 233 | My Old Flame |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7013 (later); Original Jazz Classics OJC-1726, OJCCD-1726-2 as Miles Davis/Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz/Sonny Rollins/Zoot Sims - Conception.
Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins - Dig (Prestige PRLP 7012)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Jackie McLean as Jackie McClean as Jack McLean, alto sax #1-4; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Walter Bishop, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951
1. 229 | Out Of The Blue |
2. 230 | Denial |
3. 231 | Bluing |
4. 232 | Dig |
5. 234 | It's Only A Paper Moon |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7281, PRST 7281 as Diggin' With The Miles Davis Sextet. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-005, OJCCD-005-2.
Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew (Prestige PRLP 7029)
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, December 17, 1951
267 | Time On My Hands |
268 | Mambo Bounce |
269 | This Love Of Mine |
270 | Shadrack |
271 | Slow Boat To China |
272 | With A Song In My Heart |
273 | Scoops |
274 | Newk's Fadeaway |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7269, PRST 7269 as Sonny Rollins - Sonny & The Stars. on Prestige PRST 7856 as Sonny Rollins - First Recordings!. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-011, OJCCD-011-2.
1952
Buddy DeFranco (MGM E-3396)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, June 30, 1952
52S-3107 | Just One Of Those Things |
52S-3108 | Street Of Dreams |
52S-3109 | Carioca |
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, July 23, 1952
52S-3123 | The Way You Look Tonight |
52S-3124 | Sophisticated Lady |
52S-3125 | Lover Come Back To Me |
52S-3126 | I Got It Bad |
Buddy DeFranco And His Quartet (MGM (E) EP 501)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, June 30, 1952
52S-3110 | Easy Living |
Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore - The Brothers (Prestige PRLP 7022)
Kai Winding, trombone #1-3; Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, tenor sax; George Wallington, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, September 8, 1952
1. 359 | Tangerine |
2. 360 | Zootcase |
3. 361 | The Red Door |
4. 362 | Morning Fun |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7252, PRST 7252 as Stan Getz, Zoot Sims & Al Cohn - The Brothers. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-008, OJCCD-008-2.
Buddy DeFranco And Hank D'Amico - Modern Clarinets (Verve (J) POJJ-15144)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Louis Martinez, congas; unidentified strings, Richard Maltby, arranger, conductor.
NYC, October 2, 1952
52S-386 | Street Scene |
52S-387 | Summertime |
52S-388 | Kamasutra |
52S-389 | Over The Rainbow |
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Art Blakey, drums; unidentified strings, Richard Maltby, arranger, conductor.
NYC, January, 1953
53S-185 | The Song From Moulin Rouge |
53S-186 | Many Are The Times |
53S-187 | Lost In The Night |
53S-188 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You |
King Pleasure Sings, Annie Ross Sings (Prestige PRLP 7128)
Teacho Wiltshire, piano #1,2; George Wallington, piano #3,4; Ram Ramirez, organ; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Annie Ross, vocal.
NYC, October 9, 1952
1. 363 | Twisted |
2. 364 | Farmer's Market |
3. 365 | The Time Was Right |
4. 366 | Annie's Lament |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-217, OJCCD-217-2 (earlier), OJCCD-217-2.
Horace Silver Trio And Art Blakey-Sabu (Blue Note BLP 1520)
Horace Silver, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 9, 1952
BN448 tk.1 | Horoscope |
BN449-1 tk.5 | Safari |
Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 20, 1952
BN453-2 tk.6 | Ecaroh |
BN454-0 tk.7 | Yeah! |
BN456-3 tk.15 | Prelude To A Kiss |
Horace Silver, piano #2,3,5-7; Percy Heath, bass #2,3,5-7; Art Blakey, drums; "Sabu" Martinez, bongos, congas #1.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 23, 1953
1. BN533-0 tk.1 | Message From Kenya |
2. BN534-2 tk.6 | Opus De Funk |
3. BN535-1 tk.9 | Day In, Day Out |
4. BN536-0 tk.11 | Nothing But The Soul |
5. BN537-1 tk.14 | I Remember You |
6. BN538-0 tk.15 | Silverware |
7. BN539-0 tk.18 | How About You |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81520 (pseudo stereo), (J) LNJ-70108, CDP 7 81520 2.
Horace Silver - The Trio Sides (Blue Note BN-LA474-H2)
Horace Silver, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 9, 1952
BN450-6 tk.15 | Thou Swell |
Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 20, 1952
BN452-1 tk.2 | Quicksilver |
BN455-3 tk.11 | Knowledge Box |
Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 23, 1953
BN540-0 tk.21 | Buhaina |
Thelonious Monk (Prestige PRLP 7027)
Thelonious Monk, piano; Gary Mapp, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, October 15, 1952
367 | Little Rootie Tootie |
368 | Sweet And Lovely |
369 | Bye-Ya |
370 | Monk's Dream |
Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 22, 1954
621 | Blue Monk |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7159 as Monk's Moods. on Prestige PRST 7508 as The High Priest. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-010, OJCCD-010-2.
Lou Donaldson Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Blue Note BLP 1537)
Blue Mitchell, trumpet #2-4; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 19, 1952
1. BN457-0 tk.1 | Sweet Juice |
2. BN459-1 tk.8 | Down Home |
3. BN460-1 tk.10 | The Best Things In Life Are Free |
4. BN458-5 tk.12 | If I Love Again |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 22, 1954
tk.3 | Caracas |
tk.4 | The Stroller |
tk.6 | Moe's Bluff |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 81537 2.
1953
The Buddy DeFranco Quartet - Mr. Clarinet (Norgran MGN-1069)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, April 15, 1953
1208-9 | Ferdinando |
same personnel.
NYC, April 20, 1953
1218-6 | But Not For Me |
** also released on Verve MGV-8159.
The Buddy DeFranco Quartet (Norgran MGN-1026)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
NYC, April 15, 1953
1209-3 | It Could Happen To Me |
1210-5 | Autumn In New York |
1211-8 | Bass On Balls |
1212-4 | 63VK737 | Left Field |
1213-3 | Show Eyes |
same personnel.
NYC, April 20, 1953
1221-1 | Buddy's Blues |
The Buddy DeFranco Quartet (Norgran EPN-123)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
NYC, April 15, 1953
1213-? | Show Eyes (alternate take) |
Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio (Blue Note (J) BNJ-71002)
Kenny Drew, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 16, 1953
BN469-3 tk.4 | Lover Come Back To Me |
BN470-1 tk.6 | Yesterdays (alternate take) |
BN470-2 tk.7 | Yesterdays |
BN471-0 tk.8 | Everything Happens To Me |
BN472-1 tk.11 | Spring Will Be A Little Late |
BN473-2 tk.14 | Be My Love |
BN474-1 tk.16 | Drew's Blues |
BN475-0 tk.17 | Gloria |
BN476-1 tk.19 | Stella By Starlight |
BN471-2 tk.20 | Everything Happens To Me (alternate take) |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 5023 as New Faces-New Sounds + 2 bonus tracks.
The Buddy DeFranco Quartet - Jazz Tones (Norgran MGN-1068)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, April 20, 1953
1219-4 | When Your Lover Has Gone |
1220-3 | The Things We Did Last Summer |
** also released on Verve MGV-8158.
Miles Davis Volume 2 (Blue Note CDP 7 81502 2)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; "Gil" Coggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, April 20, 1953
BN477-1 tk.2 | Kelo (alternate take) |
BN478-1 tk.5 | Enigma (alternate take) |
Miles Davis Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 1501)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; "Gil" Coggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
WOR Studios, NYC, April 20, 1953
BN477-2 tk.3 | Kelo |
BN478-2 tk.6 | Enigma |
BN479-2 tk.9 | Ray's Idea |
BN480-0 tk.10 | Tempus Fugit |
BN481-2 tk.14 | C.T.A. (alternate master) |
BN481-3 tk.15 | C.T.A. |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81501 (pseudo stereo).
Miles Davis Volume 2 (Blue Note BLP 1502)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone #1,2; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax #1,2; "Gil" Coggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, April 20, 1953
1. BN479-0 tk.7 | Ray's Idea (alternate master) |
2. BN480-1 tk.11 | Tempus Fugit (alternate master) |
3. BN482-0 tk.16 | I Waited For You |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 6, 1954
BN548-3 tk.4 | Take-Off |
BN549-0 tk.6 | Lazy Susan |
BN550-0 tk.8 | The Leap |
BN551-0 tk.9 | Well You Needn't |
BN552-0 tk.10 | Weirdo |
BN553-1 tk.12 | It Never Entered My Mind |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81502 (pseudo stereo).
Miles Davis - Enigma (Blue Note BN 5071)
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; "Gil" Coggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, April 20, 1953
Enigma (alternate take 1) | |
Kelo (alternate take 1) |
Oscar Peterson Trio And The Buddy De Franco Quartet - 1953 Live: At The Blue Note Chicago (Jazz Band (E) EBCD 2111-2)
Buddy De Franco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Eugene Wright, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"The Blue Note", Chicago, IL, April 24, 1953
Introduction | |
Somebody Loves Me | |
The Things We Did Last Summer | |
Cairo |
same personnel.
"The Blue Note", Chicago, IL, May 1, 1953
Introduction | |
Street Of Dreams | |
Easy Livin' |
Gerry Mulligan With Chet Baker And Buddy DeFranco (Gene Norman Presents GNP 56)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Art Blakey, drums; "Sabu" Martinez, congas #6; Herman McCoy's Swing Choir, vocal group.
Los Angeles, CA, June 5, 1953
1. GNP103 | Handful Of Stars |
2. - | Star Sapphire |
3. - | Stella By Starlight |
4. GNP104 | Stairway To The Stars |
5. - | Star Eyes |
6. GNP104 | GNP-EP-112 | Star Of Africa |
Buddy DeFranco - Takes You To The Stars (Gene Norman Presents Vol. 2)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Herman McCoy's Swing Choir, vocal group.
Los Angeles, CA, June 5, 1953
GNP103 | It Wasn't The Stars (That Thrilled Me) |
** also released on Vogue (E) LDE 077; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50012.
Clifford Brown - More Memorable Tracks (Blue Note (J) BNJ-61001)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, August 28, 1953
BN524-0 tk.1 | Wail Bait (alternate take) |
BN527-0 tk.18 | Cherokee (alternate take) |
BN525-3 tk.26 | Hymn Of The Orient (alternate take) |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84428 as Alternate Takes.
** part of Mosaic MR5-104 as The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown. and Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 as The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings.
Clifford Brown Memorial Album (Blue Note BLP 1526)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, August 28, 1953
BN524-2 tk.3 | Wail Bait |
BN525-1 tk.9 | Hymn Of The Orient |
BN527-1 tk.21 | Cherokee |
BN528-0 tk.23 | Easy Living |
BN529-0 tk.24 | Minor Mood |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81526 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MR5-104 as The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown. and Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 as The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings.
Clifford Brown - Brownie Eyes (Blue Note BN-LA267-G)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, August 28, 1953
BN526-1 tk.13 | Brownie Eyes |
Hooray For Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham (Session Disc 110)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, October 31, 1953
An Oscar For Oscar | |
If I Love Again |
Kenny Dorham - 1953-1956-1964 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Birdland", NYC, October 31, 1953
Split Kick | |
Get Happy | |
Lullaby Of Birdland |
Introducing Paul Bley (Original Jazz Classics OJC-201)
Paul Bley, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, November 30, 1953
Opus I | |
Walkin' (as Teapot) | |
Like Someone In Love | |
I Can't Get Started | |
Spontaneous Combustion | |
Split Kick |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-201-2.
Introducing Paul Bley (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-201-2)
Paul Bley, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
NYC, November 30, 1953
Opus I (alternate take) | |
The Theme | |
This Time The Dream's On Me | |
Zootcase |
** originally released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-201 + 4 bonus tracks.
Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut DEB-198)
Paul Bley, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
NYC, November 30, 1953
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town |
Earl Bud Powell Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55 (Mythic Sound MS 6002-1)
Bud Powell, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Steve Allen, announcer.
television broadcast, "Tonight Show With Steve Allen", CBS Studios, NYC, 1953
Bud's Bubble |
Bud Powell, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, September, 1955
Intro And That Old Black Magic | |
Like Someone In Love | |
Star Eyes | |
Blues In The Closet | |
Hallucinations (aka Budo) |
** also released on Mythic Sound MS 6002-2.
1954
Art Blakey - Live Messengers (Blue Note BN-LA473-J2)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
"Birdland", NYC, 1st set, February 21, 1954
tk.1 | Wee-Dot (alternate take) |
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Village Gate", Greenwich Village, NY, August 17, 1961
Arabia | |
The Promised Land |
same personnel.
"The Renaissance", Hollywood, CA, March 18, 1962
tk.8 | Up Jumped Spring (alternate take) |
tk.11 | It's Only A Paper Moon |
tk.12 | Mosaic |
tk.13 | Ping Pong |
Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 2 (Blue Note BLP 1522)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
"Birdland", NYC, 1st set, February 21, 1954
tk.2 | Now's The Time |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, 2nd set, February 21, 1954
tk.4 | Confirmation |
Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
"Birdland", NYC, 3rd set, February 21, 1954
tk.8 | If I Had You |
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
"Birdland", NYC, 4th set, February 21, 1954
tk.13 | Quicksilver (alternate take) |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954
tk.17 | Wee-Dot |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81522 (pseudo stereo), (J) NR-8839, (J) LNJ-70092, CDP 7 46520 2.
** part of Mosaic MR5-104 as The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown. and Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 as Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings.
Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 2 (Blue Note (J) NR-8839)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.: same session.
"Birdland", NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954
tk.16 | The Way You Look Tonight |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 1522 + 1 bonus track.
Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 1521)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax #2; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
"Birdland", NYC, 2nd set, February 21, 1954
1. tk.5 | Once In A While |
2. tk.6 | Mayreh |
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
"Birdland", NYC, 3rd set, February 21, 1954
tk.9 | Split Kick |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, 4th set, February 21, 1954
tk.12 | A Night In Tunisia |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954
tk.18 | Quicksilver |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81521 (pseudo stereo), (J) NR-8838, (J) LNJ-70091, CDP 7 46519 2.
** part of Mosaic MR5-104 as The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown. and Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195 2 4 as Clifford Brown - The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings.
Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 1 (Blue Note (J) NR-8838)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.: same session.
"Birdland", NYC, 5th set, February 21, 1954
tk.15 | Blues (Improvisation) |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 1521 + 1 bonus track.
Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland Volume 3 (Blue Note (J) BNJ-61002)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.: same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, 3rd set, February 21, 1954
tk.10 | Lou's Blues |
** also released on Blue Note (J) TOCJ-1602.
Various Artists - Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album (Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61)
Clark Terry, trumpet; unknown, trombone; unknown, alto sax; unknown, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, February, 1954
10321-7 | Money In The Bank (take 7) |
10321-12 | Money In The Bank (take 12) |
** also released on Mercury (J) 30JD-22/25.
Miles Davis - Blue Haze (Prestige PRLP 7054)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Beltone Studios, NYC, March 15, 1954
556 | Four |
557 | That Ole Devil Called Love (as Old Devil Moon) |
558 | Blue Haze |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-093, OJCCD-093-2.
The Complete Art Blakey On EmArcy (EmArcy (J) 195J-10085)
Henry Durant, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, March 24, 1954
10397 | In The Basement |
10398 | Try A Little Tenderness |
10399 | Little Girl Blue |
10400 | On The Roof |
Joe Gordon, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Bernie Griggs, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, May 20, 1954
10542 | Minority |
10543 | Salute To Birdland |
10544 | Eleanor |
10545 | Futurity |
10546 | Simplicity |
10547 | Strictly Romantic |
10548 | Hello |
10549 | May Rah |
** originally released on EmArcy MG-26030 as Blakey Featuring Art Blakey + 4 bonus tracks.
Elmo Hope Trio/Elmo Hope Quintet (Blue Note (J) K18P-9271)
Freeman Lee, trumpet; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1954
BN566-2 tk.3 | Crazy |
BN567-3 tk.8 | Later For You |
BN568-1 tk.10 | Abdullah |
BN569-1 tk.12 | Chips |
BN570-2 tk.15 | Maybe So |
BN571-2 tk.18 | Low Tide |
** same as Blue Note BLP 5029 entitled New Faces-New Sounds + BLP 5044 entitled Elmo Hope Quintet Vol. 2 - New Faces-New Sounds.
Elmo Hope Trio And Quintet (Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2)
Freeman Lee, trumpet; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1954
BN566-3 tk.4 | Crazy (alternate take) |
** same as Blue Note BLP 5029 entitled New Faces-New Sounds + BLP 5044 entitled Elmo Hope Quintet Vol. 2 - New Faces-New Sounds + 3 bonus tracks.
Thelonious Monk (Prestige PRLP 7053)
Ray Copeland, trumpet; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 11, 1954
570 | We See |
571 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
572 | Locomotive |
573 | Hackensack |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7053 (later); Original Jazz Classics OJC-016, OJCCD-016-2 as Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins And Frank Foster - Monk. on Prestige PRLP 7245, PRST 7245 as We See Thelonious Monk. on Prestige PR 7363, PRST 7363 as The Golden Monk.
Sonny Rollins - Moving Out (Prestige PRLP 7058)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey as "Abdullah Buhaina", drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 18, 1954
606 | Movin' Out |
607 | Swingin' For Bumsy |
608 | Silk N' Satin |
609 | Solid |
** also released on Prestige PR 7433, PRST 7433 as Jazz Classics. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-058, OJCCD-058-2.
Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series (Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 22, 1954
tk.10 | After You've Gone |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 30, 1955
tk.9 | K.D.'s Cab Ride (Echo Of Spring) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 9, 1958
tk.7 | Alison's Uncle (aka Bangoon) |
Introducing Joe Gordon (EmArcy MG-36025)
Joe Gordon, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Jimmy Schenck, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, September 3, 1954
10952 | Grasshopper |
10953 | Flash Gordon |
11086 | Xochimilco |
same personnel.
Fine Sound, NYC, September 8, 1954
10948 | Bous Bier |
10949 | Toll Bridge |
10950 | Lady Bob |
** also released on EmArcy (J) EJD-3071; Universal (J) UCCM-9106.
** part of Verve 314 538 634-2 as Blakey Featuring Art Blakey.
Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Joe Gordon, Art Mardigan - The Jazz School (Wing MGW-60002)
Joe Gordon, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Jimmy Schenck, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Fine Sound, NYC, September 3, 1954
W249 | 10954 | Evening Lights |
same personnel.
Fine Sound, NYC, September 8, 1954
W254 | 10951 | Body And Soul |
** also released on EmArcy MG-36093.
Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins (Prestige PRLP 7075)
Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 22, 1954
619 | Work |
620 | Nutty |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7169 as Work!. on Prestige PRST 7656 as The Genius Of Thelonious Monk. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-059, OJCCD-059-2.
Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers (Blue Note BLP 1518)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 13, 1954
tk.3 | Room 608 |
tk.6 | Creepin' In |
tk.8 | Doodlin' |
tk.10 | Stop Time |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 6, 1955
tk.3 | Hippy |
tk.5 | To Whom It May Concern |
tk.9 | Hankerin' |
tk.13 | The Preacher |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81518 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46140 2.
1955
Clark Terry (EmArcy MG-36007)
Clark Terry, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Oscar Pettiford, bass, cello; Art Blakey, drums; Quincy Jones, arranger.
Fine Sound, NYC, January 3, 1955
11094 | Double Play |
11095 | Slow Boat |
11096 | Swahili |
11097 | Co-op |
same personnel.
Fine Sound, NYC, January 4, 1955
11098 | The Countess |
11099 | Chuckles |
11100 | Tuma |
11101 | Kitten |
** also released on EmArcy (J) 195J-10107 as Clark Terry + 5. on Verve 314 537 754-2; Universal (J) UCCM-9104.
The Complete Bud Powell On Verve (Verve 314 521 669-2)
Bud Powell, piano; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, January 11, 1955
2154-1 | Thou Swell (alternate take) |
2157-1 | Tenderly (incomplete) |
same personnel.
Fine Sound, NYC, January 12, 1955
2159-1 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (incomplete) |
2160-1 | The Best Thing For You (incomplete) |
Bud Powell - Jazz Original (Norgran MGN-1017)
Bud Powell, piano; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Fine Sound, NYC, January 11, 1955
2154-2 | Thou Swell |
2155-2 | Someone To Watch Over Me |
2156-1 | Bean And The Boys (aka Lover Come Back To Me) |
2157-2 | Tenderly |
same personnel.
Fine Sound, NYC, January 12, 1955
2158-1 | How High The Moon |
** also released on Norgran MGN-1098; Verve MGV-8185 as Bud Powell '57.
Bud Powell's Moods (Norgran MGN-1064)
Bud Powell, piano; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Fine Sound, NYC, January 12, 1955
2159-2 | I Get A Kick Out Of You |
2160-1 | The Best (aka The Best Thing For You) |
2161-1 | You Go To My Head |
** also released on Verve MGV-8154.
The Genius Of Bud Powell (Volume 2) (Verve VE-2-2526)
Bud Powell, piano; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Fine Sound, NYC, January 12, 1955
2159-3 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (alternate take) |
Randy Weston With Art Blakey - Trio And Solo (Riverside RLP 12-227)
Randy Weston, piano; Sam Gill, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 25, 1955
Sweet Sue | |
Pam's Waltz | |
Solemn Meditation | |
Again | |
Zulu | |
If You Could See Me Now |
** also released on Jazzland JLP 4 as Randy Weston With Art Blakey - Zulu.
** part of Milestone M-47045 as Randy Weston - Zulu. and Milestone MCD-47085-2 as Randy Weston - Solo, Duo And Trio.
Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban (Blue Note BLP 1535)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 30, 1955
tk.2 | Venetia's Dance |
tk.6 | K.D.'s Motion |
tk.12 | The Villa |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valdes, congas; Richie Goldberg, cowbell #1,3.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 29, 1955
1. tk.3 | Minor's Holiday |
2. tk.5 | Basheer's Dream |
3. tk.7 | Afrodisia |
4. tk.8 | Lotus Flower |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 46815 2.
Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban (Blue Note CDP 7 46815 2)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valdes, congas; Richie Goldberg, cowbell.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 29, 1955
tk.2 | Minor's Holiday (alternate take) |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 1535 + 2 bonus tracks.
Julius Watkins Sextet (Blue Note (J) K18P-9273)
Julius Watkins, French horn; Hank Mobley, tenor sax #1-3,5; Duke Jordan, piano; Perry Lopez, guitar #2,4,5; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 20, 1955
1. tk.4 | B And B |
2. tk.6 | Garden Delights |
3. tk.11 | Jordu (as Jor-du) |
4. tk.13 | Julie Ann |
5. tk.15 | Sparkling Burgundy |
** same as Blue Note BLP 5053 entitled New Faces-New Sounds + BLP 5064 entitled Julius Watkins Sextet Vol. 2.
The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions (Mosaic MQ10-181)
Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 27, 1955
tk.2 | Walkin' The Fence (alternate take) |
tk.6 | Hank's Pranks (alternate take) |
Art Farmer, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 8, 1957
tk.5 | Funk In Deep Freeze (alternate take) |
** also released on Mosaic MD6-181.
** same as Blue Note BLP 1540 entitled Hank Mobley With Donald Byrd And Lee Morgan + BLP 1544 entitled Hank Mobley And His All Stars + BLP 1550 entitled Hank Mobley Quintet + BLP 1560 entitled Hank + BLP 1568 entitled Hank Mobley + (J) GXF-3066 entitled Poppin' + (J) BNJ-61006 entitled Hank Mobley Quintet Featuring Sonny Clark + 20 bonus tracks.
George Wallington And His Band/Hank Mobley Quartet (Blue Note (J) K18P-9276)
Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 27, 1955
tk.3 | Walkin' The Fence |
tk.5 | Avila & Tequila |
tk.8 | Hank's Pranks |
tk.10 | Just Coolin' |
tk.12 | My Sin |
tk.14 | Love For Sale |
** same as Blue Note BLP 5045 entitled George Wallington And His Band + BLP 5066 entitled Hank Mobley Quartet.
Herbie Nichols Trio (Blue Note (J) K18P-9272)
Herbie Nichols, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 6, 1955
tk.1 | The Third World |
tk.3 | Step Tempest |
tk.4 | Dance Line |
tk.6 | Blue Chopsticks |
tk.9 | Double Exposure |
tk.10 | Cro-Magnon Nights |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 13, 1955
tk.16 | Amoeba's Dance |
tk.18 | Brass Rings |
tk.20 | 2300 Skidoo |
tk.22 | It Didn't Happen |
tk.23 | Crisp Day |
tk.24 | Shuffle Montgomery |
** same as Blue Note BLP 5068 entitled The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 1 + BLP 5069 entitled The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 2.
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Herbie Nichols (Mosaic MR5-118)
Herbie Nichols, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 6, 1955
tk.2 | The Third World (alternate take) |
tk.8 | Double Exposure (alternate take) |
tk.11 | Cro-Magnon Nights (alternate take) |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 13, 1955
tk.14 | It Didn't Happen (alternate take) |
tk.17 | Brass Rings (alternate take) |
tk.19 | 2300 Skidoo (alternate take) |
tk.21 | Shuffle Montgomery (alternate take) |
** also released on Mosaic MD3-118; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352 2 0.
Duke Jordan Trio & Quintet (Signal S 1202)
Duke Jordan, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 10, 1955
110 | Forecast |
109 | Sultry Eve |
112 | They Can't Take That Away From Me |
111 | Night In Tunisia |
113 | Summertime |
Eddie Bert, trombone; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 20, 1955
Flight To Jordan | |
125 | Two Loves |
Cu-Ba | |
129 | Yesterdays |
124 | Scotch Blues |
** also released on Savoy MG 12149 as The Street Swingers. on Savoy Jazz SJL 1169 as Flight To Jordan.
Gigi Gryce Orchestra & Quartet (Signal S 1201)
Gigi Gryce, alto sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 15, 1955
116 | Shuffle Boil |
114 | Brake's Sake |
115 | Gallop's Gallop |
117 | Nica's Tempo |
Art Farmer, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ernestine Anderson, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 22, 1955
118 | Social Call |
119 | (You'll Always Be) The One I Love |
** also released on Savoy MG 12137 as Nica's Tempo.
** part of Savoy SJL 2231 as Gigi Gryce, Duke Jordan, Hall Overton - Signals.
The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia Volume 2 (Blue Note BLP 1508)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, 1st set, November 23, 1955
tk.2 | Like Someone In Love |
tk.4 | I Waited For You |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax #1; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, November 23, 1955
1. tk.7 | Avila & Tequila |
2. tk.8 | Yesterdays |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, 4th set, November 23, 1955
tk.15 | Sportin' Crowd |
The Theme (incomplete) |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81508 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46522 2.
The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 1507)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, 1st set, November 23, 1955
tk.5 | Minor's Holiday |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, November 23, 1955
1. tk.6 | Soft Winds |
2. tk.10 | Alone Together |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, 3rd set, November 23, 1955
tk.12 | Prince Albert |
same personnel.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, 4th set, November 23, 1955
tk.19 | The Theme |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81507 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46521 2.
The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia Volume 3 (Blue Note (J) DY-5805-01)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet #2; Hank Mobley, tenor sax #2; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, November 23, 1955
1. tk.9 | What's New |
2. tk.11 | Deciphering The Message; The Theme |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, 3rd set, November 23, 1955
tk.13 | Just One Of Those Things |
tk.14 | Gone With The Wind |
same personnel.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, 4th set, November 23, 1955
tk.17 | Hank's Symphony |
tk.18 | Lady Bird |
** also scheduled on Blue Note (J) GXF-3074.
** also released on Blue Note (J) BNJ-61007.
Donald Byrd - Byrd's Eye View (Transition TRLP J-4)
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Joe Gordon, trumpet #1,2,4; Hank Mobley, tenor sax #1,3-5; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, December 2, 1955
1. | Doug's Blues |
2. | El Sinoa |
3. | Everything Happens To Me |
4. | Hank's Tune |
5. | Hank's Other Tune (Late Show) |
** also released on Esquire (E) 32-013; Transition (J) LNJ-70104, (J) GXF-3123.
Various Artists - Jazz In Transition (Transition TRLP 30)
Donald Byrd, Joe Gordon, trumpet; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, December 2, 1955
Crazy Rhythm |
** also released on Transition (J) GXF-3126.
1956
The Unique Thelonious Monk (Riverside RLP 12-209)
Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 17, and April 3, 1956
Liza | |
Honeysuckle Rose | |
Darn That Dream | |
Tea For Two | |
You Are Too Beautiful | |
Just You, Just Me |
** also released on Riverside RLP 12-209 (later); Original Jazz Classics OJC-064, OJCCD-064-2 as The Unique Thelonious Monk (stamp).
** part of Milestone M-47052 as The Riverside Trios.
The Jazz Messengers (Columbia CL 897)
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, April 5, 1956
CO55744 | It's You Or No One |
CO55745 | The End Of A Love Affair |
CO55746 | Nica's Dream |
CO55747 | Infra-Rae |
CO55748 | Carol's Interlude |
same personnel.
NYC, May 4, 1956
CO56026 | Ecaroh |
CO56027 | Hank's Symphony |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Originally (Columbia FC 38036)
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
NYC, April 5, 1956
Late Show | |
Ill Wind |
same personnel.
NYC, May 4, 1956
Weird-O | |
Carol's Interlude (alternate take) |
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Ira Sullivan, trumpet, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, June 25, 1956
CO56232 | Lil 'T |
CO56233-1 | The New Message |
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, December 12, 1956
CO57026 | Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody In Blue; Summertime; Someone To Watch Over Me; The Man I Love |
The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys With The Jazz Messengers And The Wessel Ilcken Combo (Philips (Du) B 08006 L)
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
NYC, May 3, 1956
CO56022 | Taking A Chance On Love |
CO56023 | That Old Black Magic |
CO56024 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To |
CO56025 | I Cried For You |
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Ira Sullivan, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Rita Reys, vocal.
NYC, June 25, 1956
CO56230 | My One And Only Love |
CO56231 | Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year |
** also released on Columbia CL 903 as The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys.
Metronome All-Stars 1956 (Clef MGC-743)
Thad Jones, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Tony Scott, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, June 18, 1956
2860-1 | Billie's Bounce |
** also released on Verve MGV-8030.
Stan Getz Special Vol. 1 (Raretone (It) 5010-FC)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
television broadcast, Chicago, IL, September 17, 1956
Broadway |
Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers - Sessions, Live (Calliope CAL 3036)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Bobby Troup, host.
KABC-TV, Stars Of Jazz #19. 1956-#19, October 29, 1956
Cranky Spanky | |
Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody In Blue; Summertime; Someone To Watch Over Me; The Man I Love |
same session.
Minor March |
The Jazz Messengers - Hard Bop (Columbia CL 1040)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, December 12, 1956
CO57023 | Cranky Spanky |
CO57024 | Stella By Starlight |
CO57025 | Little Melonae |
CO57027 | My Heart Stood Still |
same personnel.
NYC, December 13, 1956
CO57030 | Stanley's Stiff Chickens |
** also released on Columbia PC 36809 as Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Hard Bop.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Drum Suite (Columbia CL 1002)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
NYC, December 13, 1956
CO57028 | D's Dilemma |
CO57029 | Just For Marty |
CO57031 | Nica's Tempo |
Ray Bryant, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass, cello; Art Blakey, Jo Jones, drums; Charles Wright, drums, tympani, gong; Candido, Sabu, bongos.
NYC, February 22, 1957
CO57063 | Drum Suite: Oscalypso |
CO57064 | Drum Suite: The Sacrifice |
CO57065 | Drum Suite: Cubano Chant |
** also released on Legacy CK 93637.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Drum Suite (Legacy CK 93637)
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Ira Sullivan, trumpet, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, June 25, 1956
CO56233-3 | The New Message |
** originally released on Columbia CL 1002 + 3 bonus tracks.
1957
Milt Jackson - Plenty, Plenty Soul (Atlantic LP 1269)
Joe Newman, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Cannonball Adderley as Ronnie Peters, alto sax; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Quincy Jones, arranger.
NYC, January 7, 1957
2439 | Plenty, Plenty Soul |
2440 | Boogity Boogity |
2441 | Heartstrings |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1269, SD 8811.
Hank Mobley And His All Stars (Blue Note BLP 1544)
Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 13, 1957
tk.2 | Reunion |
tk.3 | Lower Stratosphere |
tk.4 | Don't Walk |
tk.6 | Ultramarine |
tk.7 | Mobley's Musings |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81544 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7243 8 37668 2 6.
** part of Mosaic MQ10-181, MD6-181 as The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions.
The Jazz Messengers Featuring Art Blakey - Ritual (Pacific Jazz PJM-402)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, January 14, 1957
Sam You Made The Bridge Too Long (as Sam's Tune) | |
Once Upon A Groove | |
Touche |
same personnel.
NYC, February 11, 1957
Scotch Blues | |
Comments By Art Blakey | |
Ritual | |
Wake Up |
** also released on World Pacific WPM-402, WP-1275. on Pacific Jazz PJ-15 as Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Ritual!.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers/The Elmo Hope Quintet Featuring Harold Land (Pacific Jazz PJ-33)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
NYC, January 14, 1957
Little T (as Lil T) |
same personnel.
NYC, February 11, 1957
Exhibit "A" |
A Date With Jimmy Smith Volume One (Blue Note BLP 1547)
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 11, 1957
tk.3 | Falling In Love With Love |
tk.5 | Funk's Oats |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81547 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154 as The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions.
The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic MQ5-154)
Jimmy Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 11, 1957
tk.4 | First Night Blues |
** also released on Mosaic MD3-154.
** same as Blue Note BLP 1547 entitled A Date With Jimmy Smith Volume One + BLP 1548 entitled A Date With Jimmy Smith Volume Two + BLP 1551 entitled Jimmy Smith At The Organ Volume 1 + BLP 1552 entitled Jimmy Smith At The Organ Volume 2 + BLP 1556 entitled The Sounds Of Jimmy Smith + 4 bonus tracks.
The Sounds Of Jimmy Smith (Blue Note BLP 1556)
Jimmy Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 11, 1957
tk.6 | Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81556 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154 as The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions.
A Date With Jimmy Smith Volume Two (Blue Note BLP 1548)
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 11, 1957
tk.8 | Groovy Date |
tk.9 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81548 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154 as The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions.
Jimmy Smith At The Organ Volume 2 (Blue Note BLP 1552)
Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 12, 1957
tk.8 | Billie's Bounce |
Jimmy Smith, organ; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 13, 1957
tk.10 | The Duel |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81552 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154 as The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions.
Jimmy Smith At The Organ Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 1551)
Lou Donaldson, alto sax #1,3; Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 12, 1957
1. tk.10 | Yardbird Suite |
2. tk.11 | There's A Small Hotel |
3. tk.12 | All Day Long |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81551 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154 as The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions.
Cliff Jordan, John Gilmore - Blowing In From Chicago (Blue Note BLP 1549)
John Gilmore, Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 3, 1957
tk.2 | Evil Eye |
tk.3 | Status Quo |
tk.7 | Bo-Till |
tk.9 | Everywhere |
tk.12 | Blue Lights |
tk.13 | Billie's Bounce |
** also released on Blue Note B1-28977, CDP 7243 8 28977 2 9.
** part of Blue Note BN-LA521-H2 as Johnny Griffin, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley - Blowin' Sessions.
Cliff Jordan, John Gilmore - Blowing In From Chicago (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28977 2 9)
John Gilmore, Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 3, 1957
tk.5 | Let It Stand |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 1549 + 1 bonus track.
Art Blakey - Orgy In Rhythm Volume One (Blue Note BLP 1554)
Herbie Mann, flute #1,3,4; Ray Bryant, piano #1,3,4; Wendell Marshall, bass #1,3,4; Jo Jones, Art Taylor, drums; Charles "Specs" Wright, drums #1,3,4; Art Blakey, drums, vocal #1,3,4, drums #2; Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Jose Valiente, congas #1,3,4; "Sabu" Martinez, bongos, timbales, vocal #1,3,4; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales #1,3,4; Evilio Quntero, concerro, maracas, tee log #1,3,4.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, March 7, 1957
1. tk.1 | Toffi |
2. tk.4 | Split Skins |
3. tk.6 | Ya Ya |
4. tk.11 | Buhaina Chant |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81554, (F) 0777 7 89390 2 3.
** part of Blue Note CDP 7243 8 56586 2 4 as Orgy In Rhythm Volumes One & Two.
Art Blakey - Orgy In Rhythm Volume Two (Blue Note BLP 1555)
Herbie Mann, flute; Ray Bryant, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Jo Jones, Art Taylor, Charles "Specs" Wright, drums; Art Blakey, drums, vocal; Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Jose Valiente, congas; "Sabu" Martinez, bongos, timbales, vocal; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Evilio Quntero, concerro, maracas, tee log.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, March 7, 1957
tk.5 | Elephant Walk |
tk.9 | Abdallah's Delight |
tk.12 | Come Out & Meet Me Tonight |
tk.13 | Amuck |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81555.
** part of Blue Note CDP 7243 8 56586 2 4 as Orgy In Rhythm Volumes One & Two.
A Midnight Session With The Jazz Messengers (Elektra EKL-120)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky De Brest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Carl Fischer Concert Hall, NYC, March 8 and 9, 1957
Casino | |
The "Biddie Griddies" | |
Potpourri | |
Ugh! | |
Mirage | |
Reflections Of Buhainia |
** also released on Savoy MG-12171 as Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers. on Savoy SJL 1112, ZDS 4409 as Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Mirage.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Mirage (Savoy ZDS 4409)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky De Brest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Carl Fischer Concert Hall, NYC, March 8 and 9, 1957
Reflections Of Buhainia |
** originally released on Elektra EKL-120 as A Midnight Session With The Jazz Messengers + 1 bonus track.
A Midnight Session With The Jazz Messengers (Elektra EKL 120-X)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky De Brest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Carl Fischer Concert Hall, NYC, March 8 and 9, 1957
Study In Rhythm |
Hank Mobley Quintet (Blue Note BLP 1550)
Art Farmer, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 8, 1957
tk.1 | Wham And They're Off |
tk.6 | Funk In Deep Freeze |
tk.7 | Startin' From Scratch |
tk.8 | Stella-Wise |
tk.9 | Base On Balls |
tk.10 | Fin De L'affaire (as End Of The Affair) |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 46816 2.
** part of Mosaic MQ10-181, MD6-181 as The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions.
Various Artists - 40 Years Of Jazz: The Best Of Blue Note, Box 2 (Blue Note (Du) 1A 158-83385/8)
Art Farmer, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 8, 1957
tk.4 | Wham And They're Off (alternate take) |
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Selections From Lerner And Loewe's... (Vik LAK 1103)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Webster Hall, NYC, March 13, 1957
I Talk To The Trees | |
I Could Have Danced All Night | |
On The Street Where You Live | |
There But For You Go | |
They Call The Wind Maria | |
Almost Like Being In Love |
** also released on RCA Bluebird 07863 66661-2 as Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers 1957 - Second Edition.
Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers 1957 - Second Edition (RCA Bluebird 07863 66661-2)
Bill Hardman, Lee Morgan, trumpet; Melba Liston, trombone; Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
RCA Victor Studio No. 3, NYC, April 2, 1957
A Night At Tony's (take 3) |
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, April 8, 1957
H4JB3338 | Off The Wall (take 5) |
H4JB3340 | Couldn't It Be You (take 3) |
** originally released on Vik LAK 1103 as Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Selections From Lerner And Loewe's... + 5 bonus tracks.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Tough! (Cadet LP-4049)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Minneapolis, MN, circa spring 1957
Scotch Blues | |
Flight To Jordan | |
Transfiguration | |
Exhibit A | |
Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody In Blue; Summertime; Someone To Watch Over Me; The Man I Love |
** part of Chess 2ACMJ-406 as Max Roach/Art Blakey. and Chess CH2-92511 as Max Roach, Art Blakey - Percussion Discussion.
Johnny Griffin Vol. 2 - A Blowing Session (Blue Note BLP 1559)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin, Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 6, 1957
tk.2 | Smokestack |
tk.3 | The Way You Look Tonight |
tk.4 | Ball Bearing |
tk.5 | All The Things You Are |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 81559 2, 7243 4 99009 2 9.
** part of Blue Note BN-LA521-H2 as Johnny Griffin, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley - Blowin' Sessions.
Johnny Griffin Vol. 2 - A Blowing Session (Blue Note 7243 4 99009 2 9)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin, Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 6, 1957
tk.1 | Smokestack (alternate take) |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 1559 + 1 bonus track.
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - A Night In Tunisia (Vik LAX 1115)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, April 8, 1957
H4JB3338 | Off The Wall |
H4JB3339 | A Night In Tunisia |
H4JB3340 | Couldn't It Be You |
H4JB3341 | Theory Of Art |
H4JB3342 | Evans |
** also released on RCA Bluebird 6286-2-RB as Art Blakey - Theory Of Art.
Art Blakey - Theory Of Art (RCA Bluebird 6286-2-RB)
Bill Hardman, Lee Morgan, trumpet; Melba Liston, trombone; Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
RCA Victor Studio No. 3, NYC, April 2, 1957
A Night At Tony's (take 4) | |
Social Call (take 4) |
** originally released on Vik LAX 1115 as Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - A Night In Tunisia + 2 bonus tracks.
Sonny Rollins Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1558)
Jay Jay Johnson, trombone #1,2,4-6; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano #1,2,4-6; Thelonious Monk, piano #3,6; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 14, 1957
1. tk.1 | Why Don't I |
2. tk.4 | Wail March |
3. tk.6 | Reflections |
4. tk.7 | Poor Butterfly |
5. tk.11 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream |
6. tk.12 | Misterioso |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81558 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46818 2, CDP 7 81558 2, ST-81558.
Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers With Sabu And A Bongo - Cu-Bop (Jubilee JLP-1049)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Sam Dockery, piano; "Spanky" DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Sabu, congas, bongos.
NYC, May 13, 1957
Woodyn' You | |
Sakeena | |
Shorty | |
Dawn On The Harvest |
** also released on Josie Jazz Series JJM-3501, JJS-3501 as Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Sabu.
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk (Atlantic LP 1278)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, May 14, 1957
2560 | Blue Monk |
2561 | I Mean You |
same personnel.
NYC, May 15, 1957
2562 | Rhythm-a-ning |
2563 | Purple Shades |
2564 | Evidence |
2565 | In Walked Bud |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1278.
Thelonious Monk Septet - Monk's Music (Riverside RLP 12-242)
Ray Copeland, trumpet #1,3-5; Gigi Gryce, alto sax #1,3-5; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax #1,3-5; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25 and 26, 1957
1. | Well, You Needn't |
2. | Ruby, My Dear |
3. | Off Minor (take 5) |
4. | Epistrophy |
5. | Crepescule With Nellie (re-take 6) |
** also released on Riverside R-3004, RS-3004 as Thelonious Monk Featuring John Coltrane - Monk's Music. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-084, OJCCD-084-2.
Various Artists - Blues For Tomorrow (Riverside RLP 12-243)
East Coast All-Stars: Ray Copeland, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25 and 26, 1957
Blues For Tomorrow |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-030, OJCCD-030-2.
Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane - The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (Riverside RCD2-30027-2)
East Coast All-Stars: Ray Copeland, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25 and 26, 1957
Blues For Tomorrow (first stereo release) |
Ray Copeland, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Crepuscule With Nellie (take 2) |
Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (Jazzland JLP 46)
Ray Copeland, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25 and 26, 1957
Off Minor (alternate master) (take 4) | |
Epistrophy (alternate master) (short version) |
** also released on Jazzland JLP 946S; Original Jazz Classics OJC-039, OJCCD-039-2, OJC-31989-02. on Riverside RM 490, RS 9490 as The Historic Teaming Of Thelonious Monk And John Coltrane - Monk & Coltrane.
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - Monk/Trane (Milestone M-47011)
Ray Copeland, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25 and 26, 1957
Epistrophy (fragment) |
Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings (Riverside R-022)
Ray Copeland, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25 and 26, 1957
Crepuscule With Nellie (take 1) | |
Crepuscule With Nellie (breakdown) | |
Crepuscule With Nellie (edited: re-takes 4 & 5) | |
Well, You Needn't (opening) |
** also released on Riverside 15RCD-022-2.
Count Basie, Joe Williams And Art Blakey - Sessions, Live (Calliope CAL 3008)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Bobby Troup, host.
KABC-TV, Stars Of Jazz #56. 1957-#30, July 29, 1957
I Mean You (as Stick Ball Swing) | |
Blue Monk |
same session.
Evidence (as Justice) |
Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers - Hard Drive - Out Of This World...And The Next World Too (Bethlehem BCP-6023)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Sam Dockery, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, October 9, 1957
Deo-X |
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, October 11, 1957
For Minors Only | |
6442 | Right Down Front |
Sweet Sakeena | |
For Miles And Miles | |
Krafty | |
6443 | Late Spring |
** also released on Bethlehem BCP-6023 (later) as Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Hard Drive. on West Wind (G) WW 065, WW 2065 as Art Blakey - For Minors Only.
John Coltrane - Bethlehem Years (Bethlehem 20-50012)
Donald Byrd, Ray Copeland, Bill Hardman, Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak, trombone; Bill Graham, Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Al Cohn, John Coltrane, tenor sax; Bill Slapin, baritone sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, December, 1957
Oasis (take 4) | |
Midriff (take 1) | |
Midriff (take 2) | |
The Kiss Of No Return (take 1) | |
The Kiss Of No Return (take 2) | |
The Outer World (take 2) | |
The Outer World (take 5) | |
El Toro Valiente (take 1) | |
Ain't Life Grand (take 2) | |
Ain't Life Grand (take 5) |
Donald Byrd, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Pristine (take 2) | |
Pristine (take 6) | |
Pristine (take 8) | |
Tippin' (take 1) | |
Tippin' (take 3) |
Art Blakey Big Band (Bethlehem BCP-6027)
Donald Byrd, Ray Copeland, Bill Hardman, Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak, trombone; Bill Graham, Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Al Cohn, John Coltrane, tenor sax; Bill Slapin, baritone sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, December, 1957
Midriff | |
The Kiss Of No Return | |
The Outer World | |
El Toro Valiente | |
Ain't Life Grand | |
Last Date |
Donald Byrd, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Pristine | |
Tippin' |
1958
Jimmy Smith - Confirmation (Blue Note LT-992)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 25, 1958
tk.12 | Confirmation |
Jimmy Smith - House Party (Blue Note BLP 4002)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 25, 1958
tk.13 | Au Private |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84002.
Jimmy Smith - The Sermon! (Blue Note BLP 4011)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax #2; Tina Brooks, tenor sax #2; Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 25, 1958
1. tk.14 | Flamingo |
2. tk.15 | The Sermon |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84011.
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (Blue Note BLP 1595)
Miles Davis, trumpet #1-4; Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 9, 1958
1. tk.2 | Autumn Leaves |
2. tk.3 | Love For Sale |
3. tk.4 | Somethin' Else |
4. tk.6 | One For Daddy-O |
5. tk.11 | Dancing In The Dark |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81595, BN-LA169-F, CDP 7 46338 2, ST-46338.
Various Artists - Blue Trails: The Rare Tracks (Blue Note (J) TOCJ-1601)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1958
tk.3 | Minor Move (alternate take) |
Tina Brooks - Minor Move (Blue Note (J) GXF-3072)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1958
tk.7 | The Way You Look Tonight |
tk.9 | Nutville |
tk.10 | Star Eyes |
tk.11 | Everything Happens To Me |
tk.15 | Minor Move |
** also released on Blue Note (J) GXK-8162, (J) BRP-8043.
** part of Mosaic MR4-106 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of The Tina Brooks Quintets.
Jimmy Smith - Cool Blues (Blue Note LT-1054)
Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Eddie McFadden, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.
"Smalls Paradise", Harlem, NY, 3rd set, April 7, 1958
tk.11 | A Night In Tunisia |
tk.12 | Dark Eyes |
tk.13 | Groovin' At Small's |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 84441 2.
Gil Evans - New Bottle Old Wine (World Pacific WP-1246)
Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Ernie Royal, trumpet; Joe Bennett, Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Harvey Phillips, tuba; Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; Jerry Sanfino, reeds; Gil Evans, piano, arranger, conductor; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, April 9, 1958
St. Louis Blues | |
King Porter Stomp | |
Lester Leaps In | |
'Round Midnight |
Bill Barber, tuba; Phil Bodner, reeds; replaces Phillips, Sanfino.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 21, 1958
Struttin' With Some Barbecue |
Clyde Reasinger, trumpet; replaces Royal.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 26, 1958
Manteca | |
Bird Feathers |
** also released on World Pacific STEREO-1011. on World Pacific WP-1298, STEREO-1298; Pacific Jazz PJ-40, ST-40 as Gil Evans Orchestra Featuring Cannonball Adderley.
** part of Blue Note BN-LA461-H2 as Pacific Standard Time.
Various Artists - The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi! (World Pacific WP-1257)
Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Ernie Royal, trumpet; Joe Bennett, Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Harvey Phillips, tuba; Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; Jerry Sanfino, reeds; Gil Evans, piano, arranger, conductor; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: Ernie Royal, trumpet; Harvey Phillips, tuba; Jerry Sanfino, reeds; replaces Reasinger, Barber, Bodner.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, April 9, 1958
Lester Leaps In (alternate take) |
** also released on World Pacific JWC-514, STEREO-1015.
Kenny Burrell - Swingin' (Blue Note (J) GXF-3070)
Louis Smith, trumpet; Tina Brooks, Junior Cook, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 14, 1958
tk.1 | I Never Knew |
Roland Hanna, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, 1st set, August 25, 1959
tk.3 | If You Could See Me Now |
Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, 2nd set, August 25, 1959
tk.8 | Swingin' |
Roland Hanna, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, 3rd set, August 25, 1959
tk.14 | Beef Stew Blues |
** also released on Blue Note (J) GXK-8155.
Kenny Burrell - Blue Lights Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 1596)
Louis Smith, trumpet; Tina Brooks, Junior Cook, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 14, 1958
tk.2 | Scotch Blues |
tk.8 | Yes Baby |
Louis Smith, trumpet #2; Tina Brooks, Junior Cook, tenor sax #2; Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
1. tk.11 | Autumn In New York |
2. tk.14 | Caravan |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81596.
Kenny Burrell - Blue Lights Volume 2 (Blue Note BLP 1597)
Louis Smith, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax #2; Duke Jordan, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 14, 1958
1. tk.4 | The Man I Love |
2. tk.9 | Phinupi |
Louis Smith, trumpet; Tina Brooks, Junior Cook, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
tk.10 | Chuckin' |
tk.12 | Rock Salt |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81597.
Jimmy Smith - Six Views Of The Blues (Blue Note 7243 5 21435 2 8)
Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 16, 1958
tk.3 | St. Louis Blues |
tk.9 | Blues No. 1 |
Jimmy Smith - The Singles (Blue Note (J) K18P-9280)
Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 16, 1958
tk.8 | The Swingin' Shepherd Blues |
Cannonball Adderley With Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better (Riverside RLP 12-286)
Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wynton Kelly, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1958
Blues Oriental | |
Things Are Getting Better | |
Serves Me Right (take 5) | |
Groovin' High | |
The Sidewalks Of New York (take 5) | |
Sounds For Sid | |
Just One Of Those Things |
** also released on Riverside RLP 1128; Original Jazz Classics OJC-032, OJCCD-032-2, OJC-34602-02.
** part of Milestone MSP-47001 as Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball And Eight Giants.
Cannonball Adderley With Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-032-2)
Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wynton Kelly, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1958
Serves Me Right (take 4) | |
The Sidewalks Of New York (take 4) |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-286 + 2 bonus tracks.
Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball And Eight Giants (Milestone MSP-47001)
Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wynton Kelly, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1958
A Few Words |
** same as Riverside RLP 12-286 entitled Cannonball Adderley With Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better + 8 bonus tracks.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Moanin' (Blue Note BLP 4003)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 30, 1958
tk.1 | Are You Real |
tk.4 | Moanin' |
tk.7/9/12/14 | The Drum Thunder Suite |
tk.16 | Along Came Betty |
tk.19 | Blues March |
tk.21 | Come Rain Or Come Shine |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84003, CDP 7 46516 2, ST-46516.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Moanin' (Blue Note CDP 7 46516 2)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 30, 1958
tk.2 | Moanin' (alternate take) |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4003 + 1 bonus track.
Art Blakey - Drums Around The Corner (Blue Note 7243 5 21455 2 2)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, drums, tympani; Ray Barretto, congas.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, November 2, 1958
tk.4 | Let's Take 16 Bars |
tk.6 | Moose The Mooche |
tk.7 | Drums In The Rain |
tk.11 | Lee's Tune |
tk.13 | Blakey's Blues |
tk.15 | Lover |
Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 29, 1959
tk.1 | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm |
tk.2 | What Is This Thing Called Love |
Art Blakey - Holiday For Skins Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 4004)
Donald Byrd, trumpet #2,3; Ray Bryant, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Art Taylor, drums; Art Blakey, drums, chant; Philly Joe Jones, drums, chant, vocal; Ray Barretto, Victor Gonzales, Julio Martinez, "Sabu" Martinez, Chonguito Vincente, bongos, congas; Fred Pagani, timbales; Andy Delannoy, maracas; Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed, chant.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, November 9, 1958
1. tk.2 | Aghano |
2. tk.3 | The Feast |
3. tk.7 | Mirage |
4. tk.13 | Lamento Africano |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84004.
Art Blakey - Holiday For Skins Volume 2 (Blue Note BLP 4005)
Donald Byrd, trumpet #1,2; Ray Bryant, piano #1,2; Wendell Marshall, bass #1-3; Art Taylor, drums; Art Blakey, drums, chant; Philly Joe Jones, drums, chant, vocal; Ray Barretto, Victor Gonzales, Julio Martinez, "Sabu" Martinez, Chonguito Vincente, bongos, congas; Fred Pagani, timbales; Andy Delannoy, maracas; Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed, chant.
Manhattan Towers, NYC, November 9, 1958
1. tk.4 | Reflection |
2. tk.8 | Swingin' Kilts |
3. tk.9 | Dinga |
4. tk.12 | O' Tinde |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84005.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Live In Holland, 1958 (Bandstand (It) BDCD 1532)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Kurhaus", Scheveningen, The Hague, Holland, November 19, 1958
Moanin' | |
Along Came Betty | |
I Remember Clifford | |
Whisper Not | |
A Night In Tunisia |
** also released on Bandstand (J) TKCB-30442. on Bandstand (J) TKCB-70820 as Live In Holland 1958. on Candid (E) CCD79555 as Lee Morgan With Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - I Remember Clifford.
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Olympia Concert (Fontana (F) 680.202 ML)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jimmy Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"L'Olympia", Paris, France, November 22, 1958
Just By Myself | |
I Remember Clifford | |
Are You Real |
same personnel.
"L'Olympia", Paris, France, December 17, 1958
Moanin' | |
Justice |
** also released on Fontana (Du) 680 202 TL, (E) TFL 5116 as Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Olympia Concert. on Epic LA 16009 as Paris Concert. on Mercury (Du) 6444 700. on Fontana (Du) 832 659-2 as 1958-Paris Olympia.
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Olympia Concert (Mercury (Du) 6444 700)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jimmy Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"L'Olympia", Paris, France, November 22, 1958
Blues Pour Doudou |
same personnel.
"L'Olympia", Paris, France, December 17, 1958
Blues March | |
Whisper Not |
** originally released on Fontana (F) 680.202 ML + 3 bonus tracks.
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Live In The '50s (Jazz Band (E) EBCD 2128-2)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Kurhaus", Scheveningen, The Hague, Holland, November 29, 1958
Introduction | |
Moanin' | |
Along Came Betty | |
I Remember Clifford | |
Whisper Not | |
A Night In Tunisia |
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Davis, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, November 15, 1959
Introduction | |
No Problem |
Art Blakey - Live In Scheveningen 1958: The Lost Recordings (Fondamenta (F) FON-1804034 (CD))
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Kurhaus", Scheveningen, The Hague, Holland, November 29, 1958
Announcement By Art Blakey | |
- | |
Evidence; Justice |
same session.
Just By Myself | |
Announcement By Art Blakey | |
- | |
Now Is The Time | |
Announcement By Art Blakey |
** originally released on Fondamenta (F) FON-1804034 + 3 bonus tracks.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Drivin' Hard In Zurich (Hard Note Recordings (Swi) HD041258)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Swiss radio broadcast, "Volkshaus", Zurich, Switzerland, December 4, 1958
Now's The Time | |
The Theme | |
Moanin' | |
Whisper Not | |
Evidence |
same session.
I Remember Clifford | |
Just By Myself | |
Along Came Betty | |
My Funny Valentine | |
Come Rain Or Come Shine | |
A Night In Tunisia |
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Des Femmes Disparaissent (Soundtrack) (Fontana (F) 660 224 MR)
Lee Morgan, trumpet #1-4,6-10,12,14-19; Benny Golson, tenor sax #1-4,6-8,10-12,14-19; Bobby Timmons, piano #1-4,6-19; Jymie Merritt, bass #1-4,6-12,14-19; Art Blakey, drums #1-12,14-19.
Paris, France, December 18 and 19, 1958
1. | Generique |
2. | Pierre Et Beatrice |
3. | Nasol |
4. | Tom |
5. | Poursuite Dans La Ruelle |
6. | Ne Chuchote Pas (Whisper Not) |
7. | Mambo Dans La Voiture |
8. | Juste Pour Eux Seuls (Just By Myself) |
9. | Blues Pour Doudou |
10. | Blues Pour Marcel |
11. | Blues Pour Vara |
12. | Merlin |
13. | Pasquier |
14. | Quaglio |
15. | La Divorcee De Leo Fall |
16. | Suspence |
17. | Tom Et Nasol |
18. | Des Femmes Disparaissent |
19. | Final Pour Pierre Et Beatrice |
Art Blakey Et Les Jazz-Messengers Au Club St. Germain Vol. 1 (RCA (F) 430.043)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Club St. Germain", Paris, France, December 21, 1958
Politely | |
Whisper Not | |
Now's The Time | |
The First Theme |
Art Blakey Et Les Jazz-Messengers Au Club St. Germain Vol. 2 (RCA (F) 430.044)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Club St. Germain", Paris, France, December 21, 1958
Moanin' With Hazel | |
We Named It Justice | |
Blues March For Europe No. 1 | |
Like Someone In Love |
Art Blakey Et Les Jazz-Messengers Au Club St. Germain Vol. 3 (RCA (F) 430.045)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Kenny Clarke, drums #3,4; Gana M'Bow, congas #3,4.
"Club St. Germain", Paris, France, December 21, 1958
1. | Along Came Manon |
2. | Out Of The Past |
3. | A Night In Tunisia |
4. | Ending With The Theme |
Blue Mitchell - Out Of The Blue (Riverside RLP 12-293)
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Sam Jones, bass #1,3,4; Paul Chambers, bass #2,5,6; Art Blakey, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December, 1958
1. | Blues On My Mind |
2. | It Could Happen To You |
3. | Boomerang |
4. | Sweet-Cakes |
5. | Missing You |
6. | When The Saints Go Marching In |
** also released on Riverside RLP 1131; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-667-2.
Various Artists - New Blue Horns (Riverside RLP 12-294)
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December, 1958
Studio B |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-256, OJCCD-256-2.
1959 (age 40)
Sonny Clark - My Conception (Blue Note (J) GXF-3056)
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 29, 1959
tk.4 | Blues Blue |
tk.7 | Royal Flush |
tk.9 | Junka |
tk.11 | Minor Meeting |
tk.12 | My Conception |
tk.16 | Some Clark Bars |
** also released on Blue Note (J) GXK-8158.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 4015)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
"Birdland", NYC, April 15, 1959
Pee Wee Marquette's intro | |
Just Coolin' | |
The Theme (short version) | |
Close Your Eyes | |
Hipsippy Blues | |
Justice (aka Evidence) |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84015.
** part of Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28888 2 6 as At The Jazz Corner Of The World.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 4016)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.: same session.
"Birdland", NYC, April 15, 1959
M And M | |
Chicken An' Dumplins | |
Hi-Fly | |
Art's Revelation | |
The Theme (long version) |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84016.
** part of Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28888 2 6 as At The Jazz Corner Of The World.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Holland 1958-Newport 1959 (Solar Records (Sp) 4569962)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 4, 1959
M&M | |
Close Your Eyes | |
Moanin' #2 | |
A Night In Tunisia #2 |
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers Avec Barney Wilen - Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Soundtrack) (Fontana (F) 680 203 ML)
Lee Morgan, trumpet #1,4-9; Barney Wilen, tenor, soprano sax #1,3-9; Bobby Timmons, piano #1,2,4-9; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Tommy Lopez, Willie Rodriguez, congas #2-9; Johnny Rodriguez, bongos #2-9; Duke Jordan, composer #1,2,4-9, piano, composer #3.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, July 28 and 29, 1959
1. | No Problem (1st version) |
2. | No Hay Problema |
3. | Prelude In Blue (A "L' Esquinade") |
4. | Valmontana (1st version) |
5. | Miguel's Party |
6. | Prelude In Blue (Chez Miguel) |
7. | No Problem (2nd version) |
8. | Weehawken Mad Pad |
9. | Valmontana (2nd version) |
** also released on Fontana (J) 28JD-10169.
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers Avec Barney Wilen - Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (Soundtrack) (Fontana (J) 28JD-10169)
Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Tommy Lopez, Willie Rodriguez, congas; Johnny Rodriguez, bongos; Duke Jordan, composer.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, July 28 and 29, 1959
No Hay Problema (2nd version) |
** originally released on Fontana (F) 680 203 ML + 1 bonus track.
Kenny Burrell With Art Blakey - On View At The Five Spot Cafe (Blue Note BLP 4021)
Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, 2nd set, August 25, 1959
tk.10 | Birks' Works |
tk.11 | Lady Be Good |
Roland Hanna, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, 3rd set, August 25, 1959
tk.15 | Hallelujah |
same personnel.
"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, 4th set, August 25, 1959
tk.19 | 36-23-36 |
Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, 5th set, August 25, 1959
tk.22 | Lover Man |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84021, CDP 7 46538 2.
Benny Golson - Groovin' With Golson (New Jazz NJLP 8220)
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 28, 1959
1833 | My Blues House |
1834 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was |
1835 | The Stroller |
1836 | Yesterdays |
1837 | Drumboogie |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-226, OJCCD-226-2.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Copenhagen 1959 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 516)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"KB-Hallen", Copenhagen, Denmark, November 5, 1959
Blues March | |
The Midget | |
Nellie Blye | |
A Night In Tunisia |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Africaine (Blue Note LT-1088)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Dizzy Reece, congas #5,6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 10, 1959
1. tk.3 | The Midget |
2. tk.4 | Lester Left Town |
3. tk.8 | Celine |
4. tk.10 | Splendid |
5. tk.12 | Haina |
6. tk.14 | Africaine |
Art Blakey Et Les Jazz Messengers Au Theatre Des Champs-Elysees (RCA (F) 430.054)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Davis, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, November 15, 1959
Close Your Eyes | |
Goldie | |
Ray's Idea | |
Lester Left Town |
Art Blakey - Are You Real (Moon (It) MCD 071-2)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Davis, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, November 15, 1959
Blues March | |
Are You Real | |
A Night In Tunisia |
Lee Morgan, trumpet; John Gilmore, tenor sax; John Hicks, piano; Victor Sproles, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Cine-Tele Sound Studio, London, England, March 7, 1965
On The Ginza (as On The Ginsa) | |
Lament For Stacy | |
The Egyptian (as The Egyptians) | |
I Can't Get Started | |
Buhaina Chant |
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Live In Paris 1959 (Jazz Hour (Eu) JHR 73952)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, November 15, 1959
Drum Chorus | |
Bouncing With Bud | |
Along Came Betty |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Live In Stockholm 1959 (Dragon (Swd) DRCD 182)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Konserthuset", Stockholm, Sweden, November 23, 1959
Close Your Eyes | |
Like Someone In Love | |
Lester Left Town | |
The Midget | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
The Theme |
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Live In Berlin 1959/1962 (Jazz Up (It) JU-321)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Titania-Palast", Berlin, West Germany, November 29, 1959
Blues March | |
Moanin' | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Along Came Betty | |
Lester Left Town |
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Titania-Palast", Berlin, West Germany, February 4, 1962
'Round Midnight | |
Mosaic |
Art Blakey, Bud Powell, Barney Wilen, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan - Paris Jam Session (Fontana (F) 680 207 TL)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Barney Wilen, alto sax; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, December 18, 1959
Dance Of The Infidels | |
Bouncing With Bud |
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
The Midget | |
A Night In Tunisia |
** also released on Epic LA 16017, BA 17017 as Art Blakey In Paris Featuring Bud Powell And Lee Morgan.
1960
Alternate Takes Of Here's Lee Morgan (Vee-Jay (J) FHCY-1002)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Bell Sound Studios, Studio B, NYC, February 3, 1960
tk.4 | Running Brook (1st version) |
same personnel.
Bell Sound Studios, Studio B, NYC, February 8, 1960
tk.7 | Off Spring (alternate take) |
tk.3 | Bess (alternate take) |
tk.9 | Running Brook (alternate take) |
Various Artists - Alternate Sessions At The Early '60s (Vee-Jay (J) RJL-2640)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Bell Sound Studios, Studio B, NYC, February 3, 1960
tk.6 | Terrible "T" (1st version) |
same personnel.
Bell Sound Studios, Studio B, NYC, February 8, 1960
tk.8 | I'm A Fool To Want You (alternate take 2) |
Hank Mobley - Soul Station (Blue Note BLP 4031)
Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 7, 1960
tk.3 | Remember |
tk.4 | Split Feelin's |
tk.12 | Dig Dis |
tk.18 | This I Dig Of You |
tk.20 | Soul Station |
tk.25 | If I Should Lose You |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84031, CDP 7 46528 2, ST-46528.
Lee Morgan - Genius (Tradiition 2079)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Bell Sound Studios, Studio B, NYC, February 8, 1960
tk.1 | Mogie (alternate take 1) |
Lee Morgan (GNP Crescendo GNPS 2-2074)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Bell Sound Studios, Studio B, NYC, February 8, 1960
tk.2 | Mogie (alternate take 2) |
tk.7 | Terrible "T" (alternate take) |
tk.1 | I'm A Fool To Want You (alternate take 1) |
** also released on GNP Crescendo GNPD 2074.
Here's Lee Morgan (Vee-Jay VJLP 3007)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Bell Sound Studios, Studio B, NYC, February 8, 1960
60-1506 tk.3 | Mogie |
60-1505 tk.14 | Off Spring |
60-1504 tk.6 | Bess |
60-1509 tk.11 | Running Brook |
60-1508 tk.8 | Terrible "T" |
60-1507 tk.7 | I'm A Fool To Want You |
** also released on Vee-Jay VJSR 3007; Affinity (E) AFF 143; Vee-Jay (J) FHCY-1011/12, NVJ2-910.
** part of Mosaic MD6-202 as The Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan - Wayne Shorter Sessions.
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers (Mosaic MR10-141)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 6, 1960
tk.1 | It's Only A Paper Moon (alternate take) |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 7, 1960
tk.3 | When Your Lover Has Gone |
tk.9 | Sleeping Dancer Sleep On (alternate take) |
tk.15 | Sincerely Diana (alternate take) |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 14, 1961
tk.6 | The Witch Doctor (alternate take) |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1961
tk.2 | The Back Sliders (alternate take) |
** also released on Mosaic MD6-141.
** same as Blue Note BLP 4029 entitled Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat + BLP 4049 entitled Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - A Night In Tunisia + BLP 4054 entitled Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World Volume 1 + BLP 4055 entitled Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World Volume 2 + BLP 4156 entitled Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Freedom Rider + BLP 4245 entitled Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Like Someone In Love + BST 84258 entitled Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - The Witch Doctor + BST 84347 entitled Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Roots & Herbs + 11 bonus tracks.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat (Blue Note BLP 4029)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 6, 1960
tk.3 | It's Only A Paper Moon |
tk.7 | Dat Dere |
tk.10 | The Chess Players |
tk.13 | Lester's Left Town |
tk.17 | Sakeena's Vision |
tk.22 | Politely |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84029, CDP 7 46400 2.
** part of Mosaic MR10-141, MD6-141 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers.
Dizzy Reece - Comin' On! (Blue Note 7243 5 22019 2 1)
Dizzy Reece, trumpet, congas; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 3, 1960
tk.2 | The Case Of The Frightened Lover |
tk.11 | The Story Of Love |
tk.18 | Ye Olde Blues |
tk.22 | Tenderly |
tk.25/28 | Achmet |
The Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - Drums-Ablaze (Alto AL 720)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, April 16, 1960
This Here (mistitled as Dis Yeah) | |
Dat Dere (mistitled as Dat There) |
same personnel.
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, April 23, 1960
Nelly Bly (mistitled as April Jamming) | |
Along Came Betty |
The 'Electric-Sticks' Of Buddy Rich (Alto AL 721)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, Buddy Rich, drums.
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, April 16, 1960
Evidence (mistitled as Justice) |
same personnel.
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, April 23, 1960
A Night In Tunisia |
Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones, "Philly" Joe Jones - Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland (Roulette R-52049)
Charles Greenlee, trombone; Sylvester "Red" Kyner, alto sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, drums.
"The Jazz Corner Of The World", "Birdland", NYC, April 25, 1960
Wee Dot | |
Fours | |
"Philly" Joe Jones' Solo | |
Art Blakey's Solo; Finale | |
Now's The Time | |
"Philly" Joe Jones' Solo | |
Art Blakey's Solo |
Charles Greenlee, trombone; Sylvester "Red" Kyner, alto sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Charlie Persip, drums.
El Sino | |
Fours | |
Drum Ensemble; Elvin Jones' Solo | |
Drum Ensemble; Charlie Persip's Solo | |
Drum Ensemble; Finale |
** also released on Roulette SR-52049.
Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones, "Philly" Joe Jones - Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland Vol. 2 (Roulette R-52067)
Charles Greenlee, trombone; Sylvester "Red" Kyner, alto sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Charlie Persip, drums.: same session.
"The Jazz Corner Of The World", "Birdland", NYC, April 25, 1960
A Night In Tunisia: Drum Ensemble | |
A Night In Tunisia: Elvin Jones' Solo | |
A Night In Tunisia: Drum Ensemble | |
A Night In Tunisia: Charlie Persip's Solo | |
A Night In Tunisia: Elvin Jones' Solo | |
A Night In Tunisia: Drum Ensemble |
** also released on Roulette SR-52067.
Lee Morgan - Leeway (Blue Note BLP 4034)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 28, 1960
tk.6 | Nakaniti Suite |
tk.13 | These Are Soulful Days |
tk.17 | The Lion And The Wolff |
tk.18 | Midtown Blues |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84034, B1-32089, CDP 7243 8 32089 2 0.
Hooray For Art Blakey Vol. 1 (Session Disc 116)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, May 28, 1960
The Chess Players | |
This Here (mistitled as Dis Yeah) |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, June 4, 1960
The Midget (mistitled as The Midgets) |
Lee Morgan - More Birdland Sessions (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSCD-1029)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Birdland", NYC, June 4, 1960
Lester Left Town |
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, September 11, 1960
Kozo's Waltz | |
Sakeena's Vision |
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, October 28, 1960
Noise In The Attic | |
So Tired |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, November 5, 1960
It's Only A Paper Moon | |
This Here |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Like Someone In Love (Blue Note BLP 4245)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 7, 1960
tk.7 | Noise In The Attic |
tk.10 | Sleeping Dancer Sleep On |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 14, 1960
tk.34 | Giantis |
tk.42 | Johnny's Blues |
tk.48 | Like Someone In Love |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84245, CDP 7 84245 2.
** part of Mosaic MR10-141, MD6-141 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - A Night In Tunisia (Blue Note BLP 4049)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 7, 1960
tk.11 | Sincerely Diana |
tk.27 | Yama |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 14, 1960
tk.31 | Kozo's Waltz |
tk.46 | So Tired |
tk.54 | A Night In Tunisia |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84049, CDP 7 46532 2, CDP 7 84049 2.
** part of Mosaic MR10-141, MD6-141 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers.
Bobby Timmons - Soul Time (Riverside RLP 334)
Blue Mitchell, trumpet #1-6; Bobby Timmons, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 12 and 17, 1960
1. | Soul Time |
2. | So Tired |
3. | The Touch Of Your Lips |
4. | S'posin' |
5. | Stella B. |
6. | You Don't Know What Love Is |
7. | One Mo' |
** also released on Riverside RLP 9334; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-820-2.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World Volume 2 (Blue Note BLP 4055)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, 2nd set, September 14, 1960
tk.3 | The Summit |
tk.4 | High Modes |
tk.5 | The Theme |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, 4th set, September 14, 1960
tk.11 | (These Are) The Things I Love |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, 5th set, September 14, 1960
tk.15 | Night Watch (aka Eaast Of Brooklyn) |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84055.
** part of Mosaic MR10-141, MD6-141 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 4054)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, 3rd set, September 14, 1960
tk.7 | What Know |
tk.8 | The Theme |
same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, 4th set, September 14, 1960
tk.9 | The Breeze And I |
tk.10 | The Opener |
tk.12 | 'Round Midnight |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84054.
** part of Mosaic MR10-141, MD6-141 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers.
The Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan - Wayne Shorter Sessions (Mosaic MD6-202)
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, October 11, 1960
tk.2 | The Ruby And The Pearl (alternate take) |
tk.3 | Mr. Chairman (alternate take) |
tk.1 | Tenderfoot (alternate take) |
- | The Albatross (alternate take) |
- | Getting To Know You (alternate take) |
** same as Vee-Jay VJLP 3007 entitled Here's Lee Morgan + VJLP 3013 entitled Various Artists - The Young Lions + VJLP 3015 entitled Lee Morgan - Expoobident + VJLP 3029 entitled Wayne Shorter - Wayning Moments + VJS 3057 entitled Wayne Shorter - Second Genesis + 43 bonus tracks.
Wayne Shorter - Second Genesis (Vee-Jay VJS 3057)
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, October 11, 1960
60-1632 tk.3 | The Ruby And The Pearl |
60-1633 tk.6 | Pay As You Go |
60-1634 tk.3 | Second Genesis |
60-1635 tk.4 | Mr. Chairman |
60-1636 tk.3 | Tenderfoot |
60-1637 tk.2 | The Albatross |
60-1638 tk.4 | Getting To Know You |
60-1639 tk.2 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was |
** also released on Vee-Jay (J) 22YB-2012; Affinity (E) AFF 114.
** part of Mosaic MD6-202 as The Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan - Wayne Shorter Sessions.
Lee Morgan - Expoobident (Vee-Jay VJLP 3015)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax #1-4,6,7; Eddie Higgins, piano; Art Davis, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, October 14, 1960
1. 60-1663 tk.5 | Expoobident |
2. 60-1664 tk.4 | Fire |
3. 60-1665 tk.5 | Just In Time |
4. 60-1666 tk.3 | Triple Track |
5. 60-1667 | Easy Living |
6. 60-1668 | The Hearing |
7. 60-1669 | Lost And Found |
** also released on Vee-Jay VJSR 3015; Affinity (E) AFF 134; Vee-Jay NVJ2-901.
** part of Trip Jazz TLX-5003 as Two Sides Of Lee Morgan. and Mosaic MD6-202 as The Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan - Wayne Shorter Sessions.
Lee Morgan - Expoobident (Vee-Jay NVJ2-901)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Eddie Higgins, piano; Art Davis, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, October 14, 1960
tk.3 | Expoobident (alternate take) |
- | Fire (alternate take) |
tk.2 | Just In Time (alternate take) |
tk.1 | Triple Track (alternate take) |
** originally released on Vee-Jay VJLP 3015 + 4 bonus tracks.
Hank Mobley - Roll Call (Blue Note BLP 4058)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1960
tk.7 | Take Your Pick |
tk.18 | The Breakdown |
tk.20 | My Groove, Your Move |
tk.29 | A Baptist Beat |
tk.34 | Roll Call |
tk.35 | The More I See You |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84058, CDP 7 46823 2.
Hank Mobley - Roll Call (Blue Note CDP 7 46823 2)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1960
tk.31 | A Baptist Beat (alternate take) |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4058 + 1 bonus track.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Live In Stockholm 1960 (Dragon (Swd) DRLP 137)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Konserthuset", Stockholm, Sweden, December 6, 1960
Blues March | |
Lester Left Town | |
The Theme | |
The Summit | |
Along Came Betty | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
The Theme |
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Lausanne 1960, Part I: Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Volume 2 (TCB (Swi) TCB 02022)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Theatre De Beaulieu", Lausanne, Switzerland, December 8, 1960
Now's The Time | |
Announcement By Art Blakey | |
Lester Left Town | |
Noise In The Attic | |
Dat Dere | |
Kozo's Waltz |
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Lausanne 1960, 2nd Set: Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Volume 6 (TCB (Swi) TCB 02062)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Theatre De Beaulieu", Lausanne, Switzerland, December 8, 1960
Announcement | |
It's Only A Papermoon | |
'Round About Midnight | |
The Summit | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
This Here |
1961
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - A Day With Art Blakey 1961 (Baybridge (J) 30CP-23/24)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Sankei Hall", Tokyo, Japan, January 2, 1961
The Summit | |
The Breeze And I | |
Blues March | |
Moanin' | |
It's Only A Paper Moon | |
Nelly Bly | |
Dat Dere | |
'Round Midnight | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
The Theme |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Tokyo 1961 (Somethin' Else (J) RJ28-5503)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Nobuo Hara Sharps And Flats, #5,6.
TBS TV Studios, Tokyo, Japan, January 11, 1961
1. | A Night In Tunisia |
2. | The Summit |
3. | Dat Dere |
4. | Yama |
5. | Moanin' |
6. | Blues March |
** also released on Somethin' Else (J) CJ32-5503.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Pisces (Blue Note (J) GXF-3060)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 12, 1961
tk.8 | United |
tk.15 | Ping Pong |
tk.27 | Blue Ching |
tk.28 | Pisces |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1961
tk.25 | Uptight |
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 15, 1964
tk.7 | It's A Long Way Down |
** also released on Blue Note (J) GXK-8151.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Roots & Herbs (Blue Note BST 84347)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano #1-3; Walter Davis Jr., piano #4,5; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 18, 1961
1. tk.2 | Look At The Birdie |
2. tk.4 | Mastermind |
3. tk.10 | Ping Pong |
4. tk.18 | Roots And Herbs |
5. tk.26 | United |
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1961
tk.4 | The Back Sliders |
** part of Mosaic MR10-141, MD6-141 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Freedom Rider (Blue Note BLP 4156)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 18, 1961
tk.12 | Petty Larceny |
Lee Morgan, trumpet #2-4; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax #2-4; Bobby Timmons, piano #2-4; Jymie Merritt, bass #2-4; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1961
1. tk.6 | The Freedom Rider |
2. tk.7 | Tell It Like It Is |
3. tk.13 | El Toro |
4. tk.19 | Blue Lace |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84156, CDP 7243 8 21287 2 4.
** part of Mosaic MR10-141, MD6-141 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - The Witch Doctor (Blue Note BST 84258)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 14, 1961
tk.14 | Those Who Sit And Wait |
tk.21 | A Little Busy |
tk.23 | Joelle |
tk.28 | Afrique |
tk.29 | Lost And Found |
tk.30 | The Witch Doctor |
** part of Mosaic MR10-141, MD6-141 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Featuring Wayne Shorter - Olympia-May 13, 1961 (Trema (F) 710373/710374)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"L'Olympia", Paris, France, May 13, 1961
The Summit | |
Yama | |
Close Your Eyes | |
Dat Dere | |
Round About Midnight | |
So Tired | |
My Funny Valentine |
same session.
It's Only A Papermoon | |
Noise In The Attic | |
Moanin' | |
I Didn't Know What Time It Was | |
Blues March | |
Night In Tunisia |
** also released on Trema (F) 710373/374 as Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Featuring Wayne Shorter En Concert Avec Europe 1 - Olympia 13 Mai-1961.
Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers (Alamode) (Impulse! A-7)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Robert H. Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 13, 1961
10409 | Circus |
10410 | I Hear A Rhapsody |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 14, 1961
10414 | Alamode |
10411 | Invitation |
10412 | You Don't Know What Love Is |
10413 | Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You |
** also released on Impulse! AS-7, IMPD-175.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Mosaic (Blue Note BLP 4090)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 2, 1961
tk.4 | Children Of The Night |
tk.6 | Mosaic |
tk.14 | Down Under |
tk.19 | Crisis |
tk.22 | Arabia |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84090, CDP 7 46523 2, ST-46523.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Buhaina's Delight (Blue Note BLP 4104)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 28, 1961
tk.6 | Moon River |
tk.8 | Contemplation |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 18, 1961
tk.1 | Reincarnation Blues |
tk.7 | Backstage Sally |
tk.10 | Bu's Delight |
tk.12 | Shaky Jake |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84104, CDP 7 84104 2.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Buhaina's Delight (Blue Note CDP 7 84104 2)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 28, 1961
tk.4 | Moon River (alternate take) |
tk.15 | Backstage Sally |
tk.36 | Reincarnation Blues (alternate version) |
tk.37 | Bu's Delight (alternate version) |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4104 + 4 bonus tracks.
1962
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Grant Green With Sonny Clark (Mosaic MR5-133)
Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 13, 1962
tk.4 | Airegin (alternate take) |
tk.7 | Nancy |
** also released on Mosaic MD4-133.
** same as Blue Note BST 84432 entitled Grant Green - Born To Be Blue + LT-1032 entitled Grant Green - Nigeria + (J) GXF-3058 entitled Grant Green - Gooden's Corner + (J) GXF-3065 entitled Grant Green - Oleo + 8 bonus tracks.
Grant Green - Nigeria (Blue Note LT-1032)
Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 13, 1962
tk.5 | Airegin |
tk.8 | I Concentrate On You |
tk.12 | The Things We Did Last Summer |
tk.21 | The Song Is You |
tk.24 | It Ain't Necessarily So |
** part of Mosaic MR5-133, MD4-133 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Grant Green With Sonny Clark.
Ike Quebec - Congo Lament (Blue Note LT-1089)
Bennie Green, trombone; Ike Quebec, Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 20, 1962
tk.4 | Congo Lament |
tk.12 | Que's Pill |
tk.15 | See See Rider |
tk.22 | B.G.'s Groove Two |
tk.27 | I.Q. Shuffle |
Ike Quebec - Easy Living (Blue Note CDP 7 46846 2)
Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 20, 1962
tk.29 | I've Got A Crush On You |
tk.33 | Easy Living |
tk.35 | Nancy With The Laughing Face |
** initially scheduled on Blue Note BST 84103.
Art Blakey And The Afro-Drum Ensemble - The African Beat (Blue Note BLP 4097)
Yusef Lateef, oboe, tenor sax, flute, cowbell, thumb piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Art Blakey, drums, tympani, gong, telegraph drums; Montego Joe, Bambara drums, double gong, corboro drums, log drums; James Ola Folami, congas; Chief Bey, congas, telegraph drums, double gong; Curtis Fuller, tympani; Robert Crowder, Bata drum, congas; Garvin Masseaux, chekere, African maracas, congas; Solomon Ilori, vocal, penny whistle, talking drum.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 24, 1962
tk.1 | Prayer By Solomon G. Ilori |
tk.2/4 | Ife L'Ayo (There Is Happiness In Love) |
tk.10 | Ero Ti Nr'ojeje |
tk.16 | The Mystery Of Love |
tk.17 | Ayiko Ayiko (Welcome, Welcome My Darling) |
tk.25 | Obirin African (Woman Of Africa) |
tk.26 | Tobi Ilu |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84097.
Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - 3 Blind Mice (United Artists UAJ 14002)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"The Renaissance", Hollywood, CA, March 18, 1962
tk.1 | Three Blind Mice |
tk.3 | Up Jumped Spring |
tk.6 | When Lights Are Low |
tk.7 | Blue Moon |
tk.9 | That Old Feeling |
tk.10 | Plexus (mistitled as Plexis) |
** also released on United Artists UAJS 15002; Solid State SS 18033. on United Artists UAS-5633 as Art Blakey The Jazz Messengers - Three Blind Mice.
Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - 3 Blind Mice Volume 1 (Blue Note CDP 7 84451 2)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"The Renaissance", Hollywood, CA, March 18, 1962
tk.15 | Children Of The Night |
Hooray For Art Blakey Vol. 2 (Session Disc 117)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Birdland", NYC, July 21, 1962
Blakey's Dream | |
Moon River | |
Blue Moon | |
Three Blind Mice | |
Mosaic |
Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - Caravan (Riverside RM 438)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, October 23 and 24, 1962
Caravan | |
Sweet 'N' Sour | |
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning | |
This Is For Albert | |
Skylark | |
Thermo |
** also released on Riverside RS 9438; Original Jazz Classics OJC-038, OJCCD-038-2; Riverside RCD-30187.
Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - Caravan (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-038-2)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, October 23 and 24, 1962
Sweet 'N' Sour (take 4) | |
Thermo (take 2) |
** originally released on Riverside RM 438 + 2 bonus tracks.
Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Max Roach - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 44 (Curcio (It) GJ-44)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
NYC, 1962
Children (Children Of The Night) |
** also released on Europa Jazz (It) EJ-1035 as Europa Jazz.
1963
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers At Birdland - Ugetsu (Riverside RM 464)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, June 16, 1963
One By One | |
Ugetsu | |
Time Off | |
Ping-Pong | |
I Didn't Know What Time It Was | |
On The Ginza |
** also released on Riverside RS 9464; Original Jazz Classics OJC-090, OJCCD-090-2. on Riverside R-3022, RS-3022 as Art Blakey - Ugetsu.
** part of Milestone MSP-47008 as Art Blakey - Thermo.
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers At Birdland - Ugetsu (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-090-2)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Birdland", NYC, June 16, 1963
Eva | |
The High Priest |
** originally released on Riverside RM 464 + 3 bonus tracks.
Art Blakey, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones - The Big Beat (Milestone M-47016)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Birdland", NYC, June 16, 1963
The Theme |
Art Blakey Quartet - A Jazz Message (Impulse! A-45)
Sonny Stitt, tenor, alto sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Art Davis, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 16, 1963
11625 | Just Knock On My Door |
11626 | Sunday |
11627 | Cafe |
11628 | Blues Back |
11629 | The Song Is You |
11631 | Summertime |
** also released on Impulse! AS-45, 314 547 964-2.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Golden Boy (Colpix CP 478)
Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; James Spaulding, alto sax; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, 1963
Theme From "The Golden Boy" | |
Yes I Can, No You Can't | |
Lorna's Tune | |
This Is The Life | |
There's A Party | |
I Want To Be With You |
** also released on Colpix SCP 478.
1964
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Free For All (Blue Note BLP 4170)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 10, 1964
1296 tk.3 | The Core |
1295 tk.5 | Hammer Head |
1298 tk.15 | Pensativa |
1297 tk.16 | Free For All |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84170, CDP 7 84170 2.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Kyoto (Riverside RM 493)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Wellington Blakey, vocal #3.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, February 20, 1964
1. | The High Priest |
2. | Never Never Land |
3. | Wellington's Blues |
4. | Nihon Bash |
5. | Kyoto |
** also released on Riverside RS 9493; Original Jazz Classics OJC-145, OJCCD-145-2.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Indestructible (Blue Note BLP 4193)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 24, 1964
tk.3 | When Love Is New |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 15, 1964
1350 tk.3 | Sortie |
1352 tk.19 | Mr. Jin |
1353 tk.27 | Calling Miss Khadija |
1354 tk.33 | The Egyptian |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84193, CDP 7 46429 2.
Lee Morgan - Tom Cat (Blue Note LT-1058)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Jackie McLean, alto sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 11, 1964
tk.7 | Exotique |
tk.8 | Tom Cat |
tk.14 | Twice Around |
tk.29 | Rigormortis (aka Riggormortes) |
tk.35 | Twilight Mist |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 84446 2.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - 'S Make It (Limelight LM-82001)
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; John Gilmore, tenor sax; John Hicks, piano; Victor Sproles, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, November 14, 16 and 25, 1964
31704 | Waltz For Ruth |
31705 | 'S Make It |
31706 | Lament For Stacey |
31707 | Faith |
31708 | Little Hughie |
31709 | Olympia |
31710 | One For Gamal |
** also released on Limelight LS-86001.
Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz - Jazz Of The '60s Vol. 2: Blues Bag (Vee-Jay VJLP 2506)
Freddy Hill, trumpet #1,3-6; Lee Morgan, trumpet #2,7; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet, bass clarinet; Victor Feldman, piano, vibes; Victor Sproles, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 1 and 3, 1964
1. | Blues Bag |
2. | Rain Dance |
3. | Straight, No Chaser |
4. | Cousin Mary |
5. | Blues Connotation |
6. | Kush |
7. | Twelve Tone Blues |
** also released on Vee-Jay VJLPS 2506, (J) 22YB-2026. on Affinity (E) AFF 55 as Art Blakey, Buddy DeFranco - Blues Bag.
Various Artists - I/We Had A Ball (Limelight LM-82002)
Nat Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, J.J. Johnson, Melba Liston, Kai Winding, trombone; Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods, alto sax; Roland Kirk, Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; James Moody, tenor, alto sax, flute; Benny Golson, tenor sax, arranger #2,3; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Bobby Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Quincy Jones, conductor; Billy Byers, arranger #1.
NYC, December 20, 1964
1. 34247 | I Had A Ball |
2. 34248 | Almost |
3. 34249 | Addie's At It Again |
** also released on Limelight LS-86002.
1965
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Soulfinger (Limelight LM-82018)
Lucky Thompson, soprano sax; John Hicks, piano; Victor Sproles, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, April 21, 1965
31781 | Spot Session |
Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, trumpet; Gary Bartz, alto sax; John Hicks, piano; Victor Sproles, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, May 12, 1965
36220 | Buh's Bossa |
36221 | Soulfinger |
same personnel.
NYC, May 13, 1965
36222 | Freedom Monday |
36223 | The Hub |
36224 | A Quiet Thing |
** also released on Limelight LS-86018; Universal (J) UCCM-9128.
Art Blakey - Hold On, I'm Coming (Limelight LM-82038)
Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, trumpet; Gary Bartz, alto sax; John Hicks, piano; Victor Sproles, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
NYC, May 12, 1965
36219 | Slowly But Surely |
Chuck Mangione, trumpet; Garnett Brown, trombone; Melba Liston, trombone, arranger #1-3; Tom McIntosh, trombone, arranger #4-10; Frank Mitchell, tenor sax; Malcolm Bass, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Reggie Johnson, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Johnny Rodriguez, congas.
NYC, May 27, 1966
1. 38108 | She Blew A Good Thing |
2. 38109 | Day Dream |
3. 38110 | Mame |
4. 38111 | Got My Mojo Working |
5. 38112 | Secret Agent Man |
6. 38113 | Monday, Monday |
7. 38114 | I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree |
8. 38115 | Walking My Cat Named Dog |
9. 38116 | Hold On, I'm Coming |
10. 38117 | Sakeena |
** also released on Limelight LS-86038, (J) PHCE-6001.
Sonny Rollins Quintet In Europe (Unique Jazz (It) UJ 29)
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Kenny Drew, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
broadcast, "Berlin Jazz Festival", Berlin, West Germany, October 30, 1965
Oleo | |
Sonny's Blues |
1966
Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - Buttercorn Lady (Limelight LM-82034)
Chuck Mangione, trumpet; Frank Mitchell, tenor sax; Keith Jarrett, piano; Reggie Johnson, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, January 1 and 9, 1966
35931 | Buttercorn Lady |
35932 | Recuerdo |
35933 | The Theme |
35934 | Between Races |
35935 | My Romance |
35936 | Secret Love |
** also released on Limelight LS-86034; Universal (J) UCCM-9130.
1968
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Live! (Trip Jazz TLX-5034)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Ronnie Matthews, piano; Lawrence Evans, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Slugs' Saloon", NYC, August, 1968
New World | |
Angel Eyes | |
Slide No. 2 | |
The Theme |
Art Blakey - Top Jazz (Sarpe (Sp) SJ-1020)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Ronnie Matthews, piano; Lawrence Evans, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
recorded in Europe, 1968
Slide's Delight | |
You Don't Know What Love Is | |
Blues For Eros | |
Moanin' | |
Blue Moon | |
Theme Song |
** also released on Armando Curcio Editore (It) DEJ-33 as Art Blakey 1968 - Dizionario Enciclopedico Del Jazz. on LRC Ltd. CDC 9052; LaserLight (US) 17 127; LRC Ltd. 29052 as Moanin'.
1969 (age 50)
Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - Mellow Blues (Moon (It) MCD 032-2)
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Carlos Garnett, tenor sax; George Cables, piano; Scott Holt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
New Jersey, April 15, 1969
A Night In Tunisia | |
Original Theme |
1970
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Jazz Messengers '70 (Victor (J) SMJX-10086)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Carlos Garnett, tenor sax; Joanne Brackeen, piano; Jan Arnet, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Victor Studio 1, Tokyo, Japan, February 19, 1970
Moanin' | |
Blues March | |
Whisper Not | |
What The World Needs Now Is Peace And Love | |
It's Only A Paper Moon | |
Politely | |
A Night In Tunisia |
** also released on Catalyst CAT-7902; Victor (J) SMJ-6232.
1971
Dizzy Gillespie And Thelonious Monk With The Giants Of Jazz - Unissued In Europe 1971 (Gambit (Sp) 69301-2)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Sala Grande Del Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi", Milan, Italy, October 20, 1971
I Mean You | |
'Round Midnight | |
Tour De Force | |
Tin Tin Deo | |
Lover Man | |
Woody'n You | |
Don't Blame Me | |
A Night In Tunisia |
same personnel.
"Congress Hall", Warsaw, Poland, October 29, 1971
Tour De Force | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Stardust | |
'Round Midnight |
same personnel.
"Kongresshalle", Boblingen, West Germany, November 7, 1971
Blue 'N Boogie | |
Tour De Force | |
Woody 'N You | |
'Round Midnight |
Bop Fathers - In Paris (Joker (J) ULS-141/142-KR)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Theatre National Populaire", Paris, France, October 22, 1971
I Mean You | |
'Round Midnight | |
Tour De Force | |
Tin Tin Deo |
same session.
Lover Man | |
Woody'n You | |
Don't Blame Me | |
A Night In Tunisia |
The Giants Of Jazz - Live In Prague 1971 (Impro-Jazz (Eu) IJ512)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Palac Lucerna Velky Sal", Prague, Czechoslovakia, October 30, 1971
'Round Midnight | |
Tour De Force | |
Everything Happens To Me | |
Woody'n You | |
Lover Man | |
Tin Tin Deo | |
A Night In Tunisia |
The Giants Of Jazz And Dizzy Gillespie Quintet - Live (Jazz Door (G) JD 1277)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
live in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 2, 1971
Blue 'N Boogie | |
'Round Midnight | |
Woody 'N You | |
Lover Man |
Giants Of Jazz - In Berlin '71 (EmArcy (J) 20PJ-10108)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1971
Blue 'N Boogie | |
'Round Midnight | |
Tour De Force | |
Lover Man | |
Tin Tin Deo | |
Everything Happens To Me | |
A Night In Tunisia |
** also released on EmArcy 834 567-2, (J) EJD-3018.
Giants Of Jazz - In Berlin '71 (EmArcy 834 567-2)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1971
Introduction Of The Band |
** originally released on EmArcy (J) 20PJ-10108 + 1 bonus track.
Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie - Giants Of Jazz - Copenhagen 1971 (Standing Oh! Vation (Eu) OH44649)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Tivoli Gardens", Copenhagen, Denmark, November 9, 1971
'Round Midnight | |
Tour De Force | |
Lover Man | |
Tin Tin Deo | |
Everything Happens To Me | |
A Night In Tunisia |
The Giants Of Jazz (Atlantic SD 2-905)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Victoria Theatre", London, England, 1st concert, November 14, 1971
24075 | Tin Tin Deo |
24077 | Woody 'N' You |
24080 | Night In Tunisia |
same personnel.
"Victoria Theatre", London, England, 2nd concert, November 14, 1971
24081 | Blue 'N' Boogie |
24082 | 'Round Midnight |
24083 | Tour De Force |
24084 | Lover Man (as Dizzy's Rap) |
24086 | Allen's Alley (Be Bop Tune) |
24088 | Everything Happens To Me |
24089 | Blue Monk |
Thelonious Monk - Something In Blue (Black Lion (E) BLP 30119)
Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Chappell Studios, London, England, November 15, 1971
Evidence (take 2) | |
Criss Cross | |
Nutty (take 2) | |
Hackensack (take 2) |
** also released on Black Lion (US) BL-152.
Thelonious Monk - The Man I Love (Black Lion (E) BLP 30141)
Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Chappell Studios, London, England, November 15, 1971
Misterioso | |
Crepuscule With Nellie (take 4) | |
I Mean You | |
Ruby, My Dear |
** also released on Black Lion (US) BL-197.
Thelonious Monk - The London Collection: Volume Three (Black Lion (G) BLCD 760142)
Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Chappell Studios, London, England, November 15, 1971
Crepuscule With Nellie (take 3) | |
Nutty (take 1) | |
Evidence (take 1) |
The Complete Black Lion And Vogue Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-112)
Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Chappell Studios, London, England, November 15, 1971
Introspection (take 2) (as take 3 on Black Lion) | |
Hackensack (take 1) |
** also released on Mosaic MD3-112.
1972
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Child's Dance (Prestige PRST-10047)
Ramon Morris, flute; Buddy Terry, soprano sax; John Hicks, electric piano; Mickey Bass, Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Emmanuel Rahim, congas; Nathaniel Bettis, Pablo Landrum, Sonny Morgan, percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1972
Song For A Lonely Woman |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Ramon Morris, tenor sax; George Cable, piano, electric piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ray Mantilla, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 28, 1972
C.C. |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Manny Boyd, flute; Ramon Morris, tenor sax; George Cable, piano, electric piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ray Mantilla, congas.
Child's Dance (Christian's Song) |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; George Cable, piano, electric piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
I Can't Get Started |
Various Artists - Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions Vols. 3 & 4 (Cobblestone CST 9026-2)
Howard McGhee, Clark Terry, trumpet; Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Gary Burton, vibes; George Duke, piano; Jimmy Smith, organ; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 6, 1972
25541 | Blue 'N' Boogie |
** part of Cobblestone CST 9032-6 as Newport In New York '72.
Art Blakey And The Giants Of Jazz - Live At The 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival Records MJF-30882-25)
Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Monterey Jazz Festival", Monterey, CA, September 16, 1972
Introduction By Jimmy Lyons | |
Blue 'N' Boogie | |
'Round Midnight | |
Perdido | |
Stardust | |
Lover Man | |
I Can't Get Started With You | |
The Man I Love | |
A Night In Tunisia |
Giants Of Jazz (EmArcy (J) 20PJ-10090)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
studio recordings, Bern, Switzerland, November 12, 1972
Straight, No Chaser | |
Thelonious | |
Epistrophy | |
Don't Blame Me | |
I'll Wait For You | |
Sweet And Lovely |
** also released on Philips (J) 25PJ-18; The George Wein Collection GW-3004.
Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers - Art's Break! (Joker (J) UPS-2060-KR)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; David Schnitter, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
live in Oslo, Norway;
live in Tunis, Tunisia, 1972
Bird Like | |
Whisper Not | |
Blues March | |
Perception |
** also released on Lotus (It) ORL 8250, LOP 14.071; Passport (It) LPPS 11.113. on Ninety-One Jazz Vintage (J) CRCJ-10006 as Art Blakey And Jazz Messengers - Art's Break!.
1973
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Buhaina (Prestige PRST-10067)
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Carter Jefferson, tenor sax #1,3-6, soprano sax #2; Cedar Walton, electric, acoustic piano; Michael Howell, guitar #2-4; Mickey Bass, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Tony Waters, congas; Jon Hendricks, vocal #1,5.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, March, 1973
1. | Moanin' |
2. | A Chant For Bu |
3. | One For Trane |
4. | Mission Eternal |
5. | Along Came Betty |
6. | Gertrude's Bounce |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Anthenagin (Prestige P-10076)
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Steve Turley, trombone #2,3; Carter Jefferson, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, electric, acoustic piano; Michael Howell, guitar #6; Mickey Bass, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Tony Waters, congas.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, March, 1973
1. | I'm Not So Sure |
2. | Love: For The One You Can't Have |
3. | Fantasy In D |
4. | Anthenagin |
5. | Without A Song |
6. | Along Came Betty |
1975
Sonny Stitt With Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - In Walked Sonny (Sonet (E) SNTF-691)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Dave Schnitter, tenor sax; Sonny Stitt, tenor, alto sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Yoshio Suzuki as Chin Suzuki, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
CI Recording, NYC, May 16, 1975
Blues March | |
It Might As Well Be Spring | |
Birdlike | |
I Can't Get Started | |
Ronnie's A Dynamite Lady | |
In Walked Sonny |
** also released on Sonet (E) SNTCD-691.
Sonny Stitt With Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - In Walked Sonny (Sonet (E) SNTCD-691)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Dave Schnitter, tenor sax; Sonny Stitt, tenor, alto sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Yoshio Suzuki as Chin Suzuki, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
CI Recording, NYC, May 16, 1975
Birdlike (alternate take) | |
Ronnie's A Dynamite Lady (alternate take) |
** originally released on Sonet (E) SNTF-691 + 2 bonus tracks.
1976
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Backgammon (Roulette SR-5003)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Ladji Camara, flute, vocal #7; David Schnitter, tenor sax; Al Dailey, piano; Yoshio Suzuki as Chin Suzuki, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, March 15 and 16, 1976
1. | Uranus |
2. | Whisper Not |
3. | Backgammon |
4. | Blues March |
5. | Georgia On My Mind |
6. | Third World Blues |
7. | Namfulay |
8. | I Can't Get Started |
Various Artists - Jazz Na Koncertnom Podiju Vol. 2 (Jugoton (Yugoslav) LSY 61417)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; David Schnitter, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Chris Amberger, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Ljubljana Jazz Festival", Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, June 19, 1976
Blues March No. 1 |
Various Artists - It Happened In Pescara 1969-1989 (Philology (It) W 100/101)
Bill Hardman, trumpet; David Schnitter, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Carl Amberger, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Pescara Jazz", Pescara, Italy, July 9, 1976
I Get A Kick Out Of You |
1977
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Gypsy Folk Tales (Roulette SR-5008)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Sound Ideas Studios, Studio A, NYC, February 14-17, 28, and March 1, 1977
Jodi | |
Cami | |
Miwako | |
Gypsy Folk Tales | |
Time Will Tell | |
Ronnie's A Dynamite Lady | |
Hawkman | |
Malibu |
Art Blakey And Jazz Messengers - Heat Wave (Meldac Jazz (J) MECJ-30010)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; George Cables, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, June, 1977
Moanin' | |
Jody | |
Along Came Betty | |
Autumn Leaves | |
Blues March | |
'Round Midnight |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - In My Prime Vol. 1 (Timeless (Du) SJP 114)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Robert Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ray Mantilla, percussion.
CI Recording, NYC, December 29, 1977
Jody | |
1978 | |
To See Her Face | |
Kamal |
** also released on Timeless (US) TI 301.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - In My Prime Vol. 1 (Timeless (US) TI 301)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Robert Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
CI Recording, NYC, December 29, 1977
Not So Far At All |
** originally released on Timeless (Du) SJP 114 + 1 bonus track.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - In My Prime Vol. 2 (Timeless (Du) SJP 118)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Robert Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ray Mantilla, percussion.
CI Recording, NYC, December 29, 1977
Hawkman | |
People Who Laugh | |
Time Will Tell | |
Ronnie's A Dynamite Lady |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - In My Prime I (Timeless (Du) CD SJP 319)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Robert Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ray Mantilla, percussion.: same session.
CI Recording, NYC, December 29, 1977
Lift Every Voice And Sing |
1978
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - In This Korner (Concord Jazz CJ-68)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, May 8, 1978
Art Blakey Intro | |
Pamela | |
Unlimited | |
In This Korner | |
The Song Is You | |
Dark Side, Light Side | |
Blues For Two |
** also released on Concord Jazz CCD-4068.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - In This Korner (Concord Jazz CCD-4068)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, May 8, 1978
1977 A.D. |
** originally released on Concord Jazz CJ-68 + 1 bonus track.
Art Blakey And The Jazzmessengers III - Reflections In Blue (Timeless (Du) SJP 128)
Valerie Ponomarev, trumpet; Robert Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Fendal Sound Recording Studio, Loenen Aan De Vecht, Holland, December 4, 1978
Reflections In Blue | |
E.T.A. | |
Say, Dr. "J" | |
Mishima | |
Ballad Medley: My Foolish Heart; My One And Only Love; Chelsea Bridge; In A Sentimental Mood | |
Stretching |
** also released on Timeless (Du) CD SJP 128. on Timeless (US) TI 317, (J) RJL-2617 as Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Reflections In Blue.
1979 (age 60)
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Night In Tunisia - Digital Recording (Philips (Du) 6385 943)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Nihon Victor Studios, Tokyo, Japan, February 12, 1979
A Night In Tunisia | |
Moanin' | |
Blues March |
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - One By One (Palcoscenico (It) PAL 15005)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; David Schnitter, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Milan, Italy, November 4, 1979
Rhapsody In Blue | |
Summertime | |
It Ain't Necessarily So | |
Someone To Watch Over Me | |
The Man I Love | |
The Song Is You | |
One By One | |
Moanin' |
1980
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Jazzbuhne Berlin '80 Vol. 9 (Repertoire (G) RR 4909-WZ)
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; Billy Pierce, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Jazzbuhne Berlin", "Volksbuhne", East Berlin, East Germany, May 3, 1980
Announcement | |
Lift Every Voice And Sing; Gipsy Folk Tales | |
One By One | |
Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody In Blue; Summertime; Someone To Watch Over Me; It Ain't Necessarily So; The Man I Love | |
Blues March | |
I Remember Clifford | |
Theme Song |
Art Blakey And The Jazzmessengers Big Band - Live At Montreux And Northsea (Timeless (Du) SJP 150)
Wynton Marsalis, Valerie Ponomarev, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Bobby Watson, alto sax; Bill Pierce, tenor sax; Branford Marsalis, baritone sax; James Williams, piano; Kevin Eubanks, guitar; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, John Ramsey, drums.
"North Sea Jazz Festival", The Hague, Holland, July 13, 1980
Minor Thesis |
same personnel.
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 17, 1980
A Wheel Within A Wheel | |
Bit A Bittadose | |
Stairway To The Stars | |
Linwood |
Dexter Gordon - Gotham City (Columbia JC 36853)
Woody Shaw, trumpet #3; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, acoustic piano; George Benson, electric guitar #1,4; Percy Heath, acoustic bass; Art Blakey, drums.
CBS Studios, NYC, August 11 and 12, 1980
1. | Hi-Fly |
2. | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square |
3. | The Blues Walk (Loose Walk) |
4. | Gotham City |
** also released on Columbia CK 36853.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Featuring Wynton Marsalis '80 Vol. 1 (Breaktime (J) BRJ-4039)
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; Billy Pierce, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Bubba's Jazz Restaurant", Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 11, 1980
Angel Eyes | |
Bitter Dose | |
A Wheel Within A Wheel | |
Gipsy | |
Moanin' | |
Au Privave | |
Free For All |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Featuring Wynton Marsalis '80 Vol. 2 (Breaktime (J) BRJ-4040)
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; Billy Pierce, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Bubba's Jazz Restaurant", Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 11, 1980
One By One | |
My Funny Valentine | |
'Round Midnight | |
Eta | |
Time Will Tell | |
Soulful Mister Timmons | |
Blakey's Theme |
Wynton Marsalis - First Recordings (Kingdom Jazz (E) GATE 7013)
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; Billy Pierce, tenor sax; Ellis Marsalis, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Bubba's Jazz Restaurant", Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 11, 1980
Jody |
1981
Art Blakey In Sweden (Amigo (Swd) AMPL 839)
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; Billy Pierce, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Stockholm, Sweden, March 9, 1981
Webb City | |
How Deep Is The Ocean | |
Skylark | |
Gipsy Folk Tales |
Art Blakey And The Jazzmessengers - Album Of The Year (Timeless (Du) SJP 155)
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Robert Watson, alto sax; Bill Pierce, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Studio Davout, Paris, France, April 12, 1981
Cheryl | |
Ms. B.C. | |
In Case You Missed It | |
Little Man | |
Witch Hunt | |
Soulful Mister Timmons |
** also released on Timeless (Du) CD SJP 155, (J) RJL-8058.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Straight Ahead (Concord Jazz CJ-168)
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Bobby Watson, alto sax; Billy Pierce, tenor sax; James Williams, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, June, 1981
Falling In Love With Love | |
My Romance | |
Webb City | |
How Deep Is The Ocean | |
E.T.A. | |
The Theme |
** also released on Concord Jazz CCD-4168.
Aurex Jazz Festival '81 - Allstar Jam Session (Eastworld (J) EWJ-80208)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Roland Hanna, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Aurex Jazz Festival", "Osaka Festival Hall", Osaka, Japan, September 2, 1981
Crisis | |
What Am I Here For | |
The Girl From Ipanema |
same personnel.
"Aurex Jazz Festival", "Nippon Budokan", Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 1981
Bernie's Tune | |
Take The "A" Train; Caravan; Things Ain't What They Used To Be | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Bag's Groove |
same personnel.
"Aurex Jazz Festival", "Yokohama Stadium", Yokohama, Japan, September 6, 1981
Song For Strayhorn | |
Time For The Dancers |
** also released on Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8016.
Aurex Jazz Festival '81 - Live Special (Eastworld (J) EWJ-80254)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Roland Hanna, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Aurex Jazz Festival", Japan, September, 1981
Walkin' Shoes | |
Woody'n You |
George Kawaguchi, Art Blakey - Killer Joe (Union Jazz (J) 30CH-39)
Wallace Roney, trumpet; Slide Hampton, trombone; Branford Marsalis, alto, tenor sax; Donald Brown, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, George Kawaguchi, drums; Raiji Kawaguchi, percussion #2.
Columbia Studio B, NYC, December 4, 1981
1. | Killer Joe |
2. | A Night In Tunisia |
3. | Well, You Needn't |
4. | Tin Tin Deo |
5. | Big Apple Jump |
1982
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Keystone 3 (Concord Jazz CJ-196)
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Branford Marsalis, alto sax; Billy Pierce, tenor sax; Donald Brown, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, January, 1982
In Walked Bud | |
In A Sentimental Mood | |
Fuller Love | |
Waterfalls | |
A La Mode |
** also released on Concord Jazz CCD-4196.
Art Blakey And The All Star Jazz Messengers (RCA (F) PL 45365)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, April 11, 1982
Moanin' | |
City Bound | |
Blues March | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
I Remember Clifford | |
Briell Samba |
Art Blakey And The Jazzmessengers - Oh-By The Way (Timeless (Du) SJP 165)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Bill Pierce, tenor sax; Johnny O'Neal, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Fendal Sound Recording Studio, Loenen Aan De Vecht, Holland, May 20, 1982
Oh-By The Way | |
Duck Soup | |
Tropical Breeze | |
One By One | |
Sudan Blue | |
My Funny Valentine | |
Alicia |
** also released on Timeless (Du) CD SJP 165.
1983
Art Blakey And The All Star Jazz Messengers - Caravan (Baystate (J) RJL-8071)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Buster Williams, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, April 13 and 14, 1983
Dana's Dance | |
A La Mode | |
Stella By Starlight | |
Caravan | |
Just By Myself | |
Uranus |
Aurex Jazz Festival '83 - Art Blakey And All Star Jazz Messengers (Eastworld (J) EWJ-80270)
Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Johnny O'Neal, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Aurex Jazz Festival", "Nippon Budokan", Tokyo, Japan, September 2, 1983
Moanin' | |
I Remember Clifford | |
Whisper Not | |
Along Came Betty |
** also released on Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8025.
1984
Art Blakey And The All Star Jazz Messengers - A Groovy Night With The Magnificent Six (Baystate (J) R32J-1053)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Buster Williams, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Nakano Sun Plaza Hall", Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 1984
Moanin' | |
A La Mode | |
I Remember Clifford | |
Caravan | |
Whisper Not | |
Christina | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Blues March |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - New York Scene (Concord Jazz CJ-256)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Mikell's", NYC, May, 1984
Oh, By The Way | |
My One And Only Love | |
It's Easy To Remember | |
Who Cares | |
Controversy | |
Tenderly | |
Falafel |
** also released on Concord Jazz CCD-4256.
1985
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Live At Ronnie Scott's - BBC Legends (BBC Legends (E) BBCJ 7003-2)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club", London, England, February 18, 1985
Two Of A Kind | |
Come Rain Or Come Shine | |
Blue Minor | |
I Love You | |
Controversy | |
Interview With Art Blakey |
Various Artists - One Night With Blue Note Volume 3 (Blue Note BT 85115)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Town Hall", NYC, February 22, 1985
Moanin' |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 46149 2.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Live At Ronnie Scott's (DRG 91444)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club", London, England, February 25, 1985
On The Ginza | |
Dr. Jeckyle (as Dr. Jeckyll) | |
Two Of A Kind | |
I Want To Talk About You |
** also released on Jazz Road/Apollon (J) BY32-5009 as Art Blakey + The Jazz Messengers Live At Ronnie Scott's, London.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Blue Night (Timeless (Du) SJP 217)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
Studio 44, Monster, Holland, March 17, 1985
Blue Night | |
Blue Minor | |
Two Of A Kind | |
Body And Soul | |
Mr. Combinated |
** also released on Timeless (Du) CD SJP 217. on Baystate (J) RJL-8105 as On The New Tradition.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Blue Night (Timeless (Du) CD SJP 217)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
Studio 44, Monster, Holland, March 17, 1985
Two Of A Kind (alternate take) | |
Blue Minor (alternate take) | |
Mr. Combinated (alternate take) |
** originally released on Timeless (Du) SJP 217 + 3 bonus tracks.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Farewell: Live At Sweet Basil (Paddle Wheel (J) KICJ 41/42)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Tim Williams, trombone; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Sweet Basil", Greenwich Village, NY, March 21, 24, and December 30, 31, 1985
Goma | |
Second Thoughts | |
Uranus |
same session.
Sudan Blue | |
I Thought About You | |
Blue 'N' Boogie; Theme |
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Live At Sweet Basil (Paddle Wheel (J) K28P-6357)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Sweet Basil", Greenwich Village, NY, March 24, 1985
Jodi | |
Blues March | |
Mr. Babe | |
Moanin' |
** also released on Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y-6024; GNP Crescendo GNPS 2182.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Hard Champion (Paddle Wheel (J) K28P-6472)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Sweet Basil", Greenwich Village, NY, March 24, 1985
Senic Route | |
Come Rain Or Come Shine | |
Witch Hunt |
Philip Harper as J. Harper, trumpet; Kenny Garrett, alto sax; Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Benny Green, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
A&R Studios, NYC, May 3, 1987
Theme Of Hard Champion |
** also released on Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y-6209; Evidence ECD 22025-2.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Live At Kimball's (Concord Jazz CJ-307)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Kimball's", San Francisco, CA, April 13, 1985
Second Thoughts | |
I Love You | |
Jody | |
Old Folks | |
You And The Night And The Music | |
Polka Dots And Moonbeams | |
Dr. Jeckyle |
** also released on Concord Jazz CCD-4307.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - New Year's Eve At Sweet Basil (Paddle Wheel (J) K28P-6426)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Tim Williams, trombone; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"Sweet Basil", Greenwich Village, NY, December 30 and 31, 1985
Hide And Seek | |
Little Man | |
New York | |
I Want To Talk About You |
** also released on Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y-6079; Evidence ECD 22029-2.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Live At Sweet Basil - Dr. Jeckyle (Paddle Wheel (J) K28P-6462)
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Tim Williams, trombone; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same session.
"Sweet Basil", Greenwich Village, NY, December 30 and 31, 1985
Fuller Love | |
Dr. Jeckyle | |
81 | |
One By One |
** also released on Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y-6183; Evidence ECD 22001-2.
1986
Art Blakey And Jazz Messengers (Arco 3 ARC 107/IMS 3 ARC 107)
Wallace Roney, trumpet; Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Benny Green, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
"San Marco Cafe", Miami, FL, January 11, 1986
Off Minor | |
Uranus | |
Ruby, My Dear; I'll Never Be The Same; I Mean You | |
Inner Circle | |
The Theme |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Feeling Good (Delos D/CD 4007)
Wallace Roney, trumpet; Tim Williams, trombone; Kenny Garrett, alto sax; Jean Toussaint, tenor sax; Donald Brown, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Berkeley, CA, September 8 and 9, 1986
On The Ginza | |
Feeling Good | |
Minor's Holiday | |
Second Thoughts | |
Caravan | |
Crooked Smile | |
One By One | |
Obsession |
1987
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Blue Moon (Zounds CD 2720010)
Phillip Harper, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Benny Green, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, November 12, 1987
Falling In Love With Love | |
Kelo | |
In A Sentimental Mood | |
May Reh | |
Blue Moon | |
Piano Improvisation | |
Love For Sale |
1988
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Not Yet (Soul Note (It) SN 1105)
Phillip Harper, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Benny Green, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Milan, Italy, March 19, 1988
Kenji's Mood | |
For Heaven's Sake | |
Not Yet | |
I'll Never Be The Same | |
Uranus | |
Falling In Love With Love | |
Kelo |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121105-2.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Standards (Paddle Wheel (J) 292E-6026)
Phillip Harper, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Benny Green, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Art Blakey, drums.: same personnel.
"Sweet Basil", Greenwich Village, NY, September 5, 1988
Minor's Holiday | |
Moanin' | |
I Get A Kick Out Of You | |
Along Came Betty | |
Caravan |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - 70 Years Anniversary - Special Edition Vol. 1 (Alfa Jazz (J) 32R2-26)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Benny Green, piano; Leon Dorsey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Monster, Holland, October 31, and November 1, 1988
Arietis | |
Feel The Wind | |
Embraceable You | |
Off Minor | |
Up Jumped Spring | |
Piano Tio Medley | |
Big Foot |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - I Get A Kick Out Of Bu (Soul Note (It) SN 1155)
Phillip Harper, trumpet #1,3-5,8; Robin Eubanks, trombone #1,3-6,8; Javon Jackson, tenor sax #1-5,8; Benny Green, piano #1-6,8; Leon Dorsey, bass #1-6,8; Art Blakey, drums.
Milan, Italy, November 11, 1988
1. | Yang |
2. | Good Morning, Heartache |
3. | Mayreh |
4. | Remember When |
5. | Love Walked In |
6. | Lover Man |
7. | Drum Solo No. 7 |
8. | I Get A Kick Out Of You |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121155-2.
1989 (age 70)
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - The Art Of Jazz (IN+OUT Records (G) IOR CD 77028-2)
Brian Lynch, trumpet; Frank Lacy, trombone; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Geoff Keezer, piano; Essiet Okon Essiet as Essiet Okun Essiet, bass; Art Blakey, drums; + Terence Blanchard, Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Buster Williams, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Michele Hendricks, vocal.
"Leverkusen Jazz Festival", West Germany, October 9, 1989
Two Of A Kind | |
Moanin' | |
Along Care Betty | |
Lester Left Town | |
Mr. Blakey | |
Drum Duo | |
Blues March | |
Buhaina's Valediction | |
interview |
1990 (aged 71)
Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers - Chippin' In (Timeless (Du) CD SJP 340)
Brian Lynch, trumpet; Steve Davis, trombone #1,7,8; Frank Lacy, trombone #2-6,10; Dale Barlow, Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Geoff Keezer, piano; Essiet Okon Essiet, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 1 and 2, 1990
1. | Brain Stormin' |
2. | Byrdflight |
3. | Hammerhead |
4. | Aquarius Rising |
5. | Kay Pea |
6. | Chippin' In |
7. | Raincheck |
8. | Chandek's Den |
9. | Kenji's Walk (the last drum solo) |
10. | Love Walked In |
Art Blakey, Dr. John, David Newman - Bluesiana Triangle (Windham Hill Jazz WD 0125)
David Newman, sax, flute, background vocal; Dr. John, piano, organ, vocal; Essiet Okon Essiet, bass, background vocal; Art Blakey, drums, vocal, piano; Joe Bonadio, percussion, drums.
NYC, March, 1990
Heads Up | |
Life's A One Way Ticket | |
Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me | |
Need To Be Loved | |
Next Time You See Me | |
When The Saints Go Marching In | |
For All We Know |
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - One For All (A&M 75021 5329-2)
Brian Lynch, trumpet; Steve Davis, trombone; Dale Barlow, Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Geoff Keezer, piano; Essiet Okon Essiet, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
BMG Studios, NYC, April 10 and 11, 1990
Here We Go | |
One For All (And All For One) | |
Theme For Penny | |
You've Changed | |
Accidentally Yours | |
Medley: My Little Brown Book; Blame It On My Youth; It Could Happened To You | |
Green Is Mean | |
I'll Wait And Pray | |
Logarhythms | |
Bunyip | |
Polka Dots And Moonbeams | |
Nica's Tempo |
Others
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - The Sesjun Radio Shows (Out Of The Blue (Du) PRCD2010171)
Terence Blanchard, Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Donald Harrison, Billy Pierce, David Schnitter, Jean Toussaint, Bobby Watson, reeds; Johnny O'Neal, James Williams, piano; Charles Fambrough, Dennis Irwin, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
broadcast, live in Holland, 1978-1983
Time Will Tell | |
E.T.A. | |
My One And Only Love | |
Dr. J. | |
Evaline | |
Along Came Betty | |
Stairway To The Stars | |
Free For All |
same session.
Blues March | |
1977 A.D. | |
Little Man | |
Polka Dots And Moonbeams | |
Moanin' | |
The Theme |