Art Blakey Drum Suite 180g LP (New and Mint) (SOLD)

by ktchoo Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:22 am

Groundbreaking, Vital, Powerful, & Visionary Masterpiece!

One of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming. Blakey is known as a powerful musician and a vital groover; his brand of bluesy, funky hard bop was and continues to be profoundly influential on mainstream jazz.

For more than 30 years his band, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers included many young musicians who went on to become prominent names in jazz. Recorded in 1956, Art Blakey's Drum Suite is a wonderful hybrid of African, Latin, and hard bop rhythms that prefigures the concept of Afro-beat by at least a decade. The sheer energy, not to mention its very special and fresh-sounding intimacy, make it especially astounding.

Even more amazing is that the three parts of the suite -- Blakey's "The Sacrifice," Ray Bryant's "Cubano Chant," and Oscar Pettiford's "Oscalypso" -- were recorded straight through live, and were only intended to be a pre-take run-through. As is obvious here, Blakey and company nailed the whole thing right out of the box.

Groundbreaking for its time, and still sounding vital, powerful, and visionary, the Drum Suite album is somewhat of a lost masterpiece that deserves a fresh audience.

Features:
• 180 Gram Vinyl
• Import

Musicians:
Art Blakey, bongos, candido, drums, sabar
Spanky DeBrest, bass
Sam Dockery, piano
Bill Hardman, trumpet
Charles Wright, drums, gong, percussion, timpani
Jo Jones, guest artist, bongos, candido, drums, sabar
Ray Bryant, guest artist, piano
Jackie McLean, guest artist, sax
Oscar Pettiford, guest artist, bass, cello

Selections:
Side A:
1. The Sacrifice
2. Cubano Chant
3. Oscalypso
Side B:
1. Nica's Tempo
2. D's Dilemma
3. Just For Marty

Label : Music On Vinyl
Condition : New and Mint
Price : SOLD
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