The Big Beat (Art Blakey album)
The Big Beat | ||||
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Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | March 6, 1960 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:49 | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84029 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Big Beat is an album by Art Blakey and his group The Jazz Messengers recorded on March 6, 1960 and released on the Blue Note label. It features performances by Blakey with Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt.
Track listing[]
- "The Chess Players" (Shorter) - 9:31
- "Sakeena's Vision" (Shorter) - 6:04
- "Politely" (Hardman) - 6:04
- "Dat Dere" (Timmons) - 8:47
- "Lester Left Town" (Shorter) - 6:26
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen, Harburg, Rose) - 6:38
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" [Alternate Take] - 6:19 Bonus track on CD
Personnel[]
- Art Blakey — drums
- Lee Morgan — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
- Bobby Timmons — piano
- Jymie Merritt — bass
References[]
- ^ The Big Beat at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 25. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ {{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0 | page = 133|
Categories:
- Art Blakey albums
- The Jazz Messengers albums
- 1960 albums
- Albums produced by Alfred Lion
- Blue Note Records albums
- Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio