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Art Blakey - Night In Tunisia/Jazz Messengers Play Lerner And Loewe CD


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In the mid-'50s, before critics deemed him a jazz institution, Art Blakey was busy making great music. Along with his Jazz Messengers, he delivered hard bop and gave dozens of players a chance to learn the business. This two-disc collection represents two solid sets, Play Lerner and Loewe from 1957 and A Night in Tunisia (not to be confused with two later Blakey albums of the same name) from 1958. The personnel are similar for both dates, with tenor Johnny Griffin, trumpeter Bill Hardman, pianist Sam Dockery, and bassist Jimmy DeBrest joining Blakey. Play Lerner and Loewe kicks off with an up-tempo version of "I Could Have Danced All Night," a four-minute romp that allows each soloist to play at breakneck speed and basically forget about the melody. This joyous abandon spills over into the remainder of the album. Griffin and Hardman toss off a series of sparkling exchanges at the beginning of "There But for You Go I," followed by a lively, extended solo by Dockery. Play Lerner and Loewe finishes with "Almost Like Being in Love," a piece filled with rapid horn ascents and backed by Blakey and DeBrest's steady, demanding rhythm. The highlight of A Night in Tunisia is the title track, a joyful 12-minute take on Gillespie's classic piece of Latin-tinged bop. This track, and the album, is also livened up by the presence of altoist Ferris Bender. Because of their similar personnel and approach, Play Lerner and Loewe and A Night in Tunisia make a good match. Both albums find Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in superb form, offering the listener a double dose of hard bop delivered with pizzazz. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford Jr.

Originally released on VIK (1115) & VIK (1103).

2 LPs On 2 CDs: A NIGHT IN TUNISIA (1958)/PLAY LERNER & LOEWE (1957).

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey (drums); Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); Bill Hardman (trumpet); Bill Dockery (piano); Jimmy DEBrest (bass).

Personnel: Art Blakey (drums); John Griffin (tenor); Bill Hardman (trumpet).

Liner Note Author: Dom Cerulli.

Night In Tunisia/Jazz Messengers Play Lerner And Loewe Music

List Price	$16.97 (You save $2.48)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Drums
Label	Collectables
Orig Year	2001
All Time Product Rank	364,985
CD Universe Part number	1669418
Catalog number	2811
Discs	2
Release Date	May 08, 2001
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Rob Rolontz
Personnel	Art Blakey - drums John Griffin - tenor Also: Johnny Griffin, Bill Hardman

Art Blakey - Night In Tunisia/Jazz Messengers Play Lerner And Loewe Songs

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Song

Time

Price

Night In Tunisia * See All 37

11:14

$1.87

(From different album)

Off The Wall See All 2

Theory of Art See All 4

Couldn't It Be You? See All 2

Evans See All 2

Disc 2

I Could Have Danced All Night See All 2

On the Street Where You Live See All 2

There But For You Go I

They Call the Wind Maria

I Talk to the Trees

Almost Like Being in Love

(*) 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.

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