Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers - Hard Bop/Paris Concert CD Album

Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers - Hard Bop/Paris Concert CD

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey (drums); Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); Bill Hardman (trumpet); Sam Dockery (piano); Spanky de Brest (bass).

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey (drums); Benny Golson (tenor saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Bobby Timmons (piano); Jymie Merritt (bass).

Recorded live at Olympia Music Hall, Paris, France on November 22 and December 17, 1958.

The focus of this compilation, which reissues music from the second and third editions of the Jazz Messengers, is on the horn players, but the high-energy leadership of drummer Art Blakey is its heart. Recorded in 1956, Hard Bop actually has a distinct bop feel. Bill Hardman's fine showing on the date will surprise listeners who associate the trumpeter with a relatively limited bag of tricks. His off-kilter, rubbery, burping sound and ready supply of ideas is a major asset here. The great altoist Jackie McLean is also in fine form. Pianist Sam Dockery, an engaging player, solos mainly with his right hand, allowing Blakey and bassist Spanky Debrest to create the currents for his bright streams of single notes. The set's highlight is a cheeky treatment of McLean's great line "Little Melonae." Hard bop more accurately describes Paris Concert from the 1958 edition of the Jazz Messengers, which included charter member hard boppers Lee Morgan on trumpet and pianist Bobby Timmons. Tenor saxophonist Benny Golson impresses with power and advanced harmonic thinking similar to John Coltrane's from this period. Timmons' insistent approach is key to this band's driving sound. Similarly, bassist Jymie Merritt, although prosaic as a soloist, is indispensable as a partner in the rhythm section. The highlight of this recording from Olympia Music Hall is a 13-minute version of "Moanin'." The fiery version here arguably surpasses the one performed by this same group on the classic Jazz Messengers' Blue Note release named after the Timmons composition. ~ Jim Todd

Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff.

2 LP's on 1 CD: HARD BOP (1956)/PARIS CONCERT (1961).

PARIS CONCERT:

Personnel: Art Blakey (drums); Jymie Merritt (upright bass).

Recording information: Olympia Music Hall (1956-1958).

HARD BOP:

Hard Bop/Paris Concert Music

List Price	$14.97 (You save $2.22)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Live Performances, Drums
Label	Collectables
Orig Year	1995
All Time Product Rank	172,031
CD Universe Part number	1009922
Catalog number	5675
Discs	1
Release Date	Oct 20, 1995
Studio/Live	Live
Mono/Stereo	Mixed
Recording Time	75 minutes
Personnel	Art Blakey - drums Lee Morgan - trumpet Benny Golson - tenor saxophone Jackie McLean - alto saxophone Bobby Timmons - piano Bill Hardman - trumpet Jymie Merritt - bass Spanky DeBrest - bass Sam Dockery - piano

Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers - Hard Bop/Paris Concert Songs

Trk

Song

Time

Price

Cranky Spanky

Stella by Starlight

Little Melonae

Stanley's Stiff Chicken

Moanin' * See All 11

9:30

$1.29

(From different album)

Justice * See All 3

3:13

$0.99

(From different album)

Are You Real See All 3

I Remember Clifford * See All 2

5:40

$0.99

(From different album)

Just By Myself

(*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.

Hard Bop/Paris Concert Music Review

Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

5 stars Straight ahead.
This cd is swingin, one of Art's best.
Submitted by donmax432003 (Clairton Pa)
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4 stars Swinging early messengers
This was my first experience of Art blakey and the Jazz Messengers. I owned the original album over 50 years ago, and it turned me into a devotee of Art Blakey, Jackie McLean and all things "Hard Bop"! Unfortunately this CD version omits one of the key tracks from that album, "My Heart Stood Still," but makes up for it by the addition of the great live Paris concert album, with the Benny Golson Messengers. It's a great deal for 2 important Jazz messengers albums.
Submitted by Mike (Los Osos, CA. USA)
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