Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers - Album Of The Year (180 Gram Vinyl) Maple Glider

Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers - Album Of The Year (180 Gram Vinyl) Maple GliderArt Blakey, whose career spanned nearly 50 years of Black music history, exemplifies the timeless role of the drums in jazz. This Album of the Year LP, originally released in 1981, features the Jazz Messengers: trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, saxophonists Robert Watson and Bill Pierce, pianist James Williams, and bassist Charles Fambrough, alongside drummer and bandleader Art Blakey. The album was recorded in Paris, and tracks include 'Cheryl' (written by

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9 The Thrill Is Gone

Fromthe feverish guitar work of “Bad Spell” to the soul-stirring “Southern Comfort” andsmoldering title track

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“Vertigo” (winner of three Grammy Awards)

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and Jose Luis Jimenez on trombone

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The variety of guest artists adds diversity and originality to each track