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1979 studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Pisces Released 1979 Recorded February 12, 1961 (#1-4) May 27, 1961 (#5) April 15, 1964 (#6) Studio Van Gelder Studio , Englewood Cliffs , NJGenre Jazz Length 38 :11 Label Blue Note GXF 3060 Producer Alfred Lion
Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vol. 2 (1960)
Pisces (1979)
The Freedom Rider (1961)
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Pisces is a jazz album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers . It was recorded between 1961 and 1964, but not issued on Blue Note Records until 1979. More a compilation than an album, all the tracks, except for "It's A Long Way Down", may be found on the Mosaic compilation The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers . Moreover, "Uptight", and "Pisces" are included on the CD reissue of The Freedom Rider , whilst "It's a Long Way Down" is featured on the CD reissue of Indestructible . Ultimately, "United" and "Ping Pong" may be found on Roots & Herbs .
Track listing [ ]
Original LP [ ]
"United" (Shorter ) - 6:49
"Ping Pong" (Shorter ) - 5:59
"Pisces" (Morgan ) - 6:54
"Blue Ching" (Dorham ) - 6:47
"Uptight" (Morgan ) - 6:16
"It's a Long Way Down" (Shorter ) - 5:26
2013 CD reissue (4569943) [ ]
The Solar Records (EU) reissue also features some tracks from the same sessions, already available on The Freedom Rider and Roots & Herbs .
"United" (Shorter ) - 6:49
"Ping Pong" (Shorter ) - 5:59
"Pisces" (Morgan ) - 6:54
"Uptight" (Morgan ) - 6:16
"Blue Ching" (Dorham ) - 6:47
"It's a Long Way Down" (Shorter ) - 5:26
"Ping Pong" [Alternate Take] - 7:10
"United" [Alternate Take] - 7:25
"Roots and Herbs" 6:06
"Look at the Birdie" - 6:43
"Master Mind" - 6:53
"Petty Larceny" - 6:15
Personnel [ ]
References [ ]
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