Noj Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 I need to "balls up" my Art Blakey section. I have: Moanin' Live At Birdland 1 & 2 Indestructible! A Night In Tunisia (BN) A Night In Tunisia (Bluebird) A Jazz Message (Impulse) Volume 1: A Child's Dance Volume 2: Mission Eternal Live At Keystone Corner In San Francisco 3 Kyoto Coast To Coast What should I go for next? Quote
wesbed Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 (edited) My Blakey picks: Live at the Cafe Bohemia, volumes 1 and 2 (2 single RVGs) Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (1 double RVG) Caravan (Riverside) Edited June 20, 2004 by wesbed Quote
brownie Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 Some more: - Mosaic (BN) - The Freedom Rider (BN) - Buhaina's Delight (BN) and an overlooked favorite 'The Jazz Messengers' on Columbia (with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver and Doug Watkins). Not sure this is available on CD right now but it has been reissued on LP. Just be aware that the list of essential Blakeys is very, very long... Quote
BFrank Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 Run.....don't walk.......to pick up a copy of "Free For All" (Blue Note). You want "balls up"??? It's all here. After that: Art Blakey!!! Jazz Messengers!!! (Impulse) Ugetsu (Riverside) The Big Beat (Blue Note) Roots & Herbs (Blue Note) Quote
Free For All Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 (edited) Don't forget Free For All! An all-time favorite. Might as well wait 'til the RVG comes out. Also: The Big Beat and Jazz Messengers with Monk. Hard to limit suggestions! So many good'uns! EDIT: my lack of speed has made this post redundant......see above Edited June 20, 2004 by Free For All Quote
Vincent, Paris Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 Get Mosaic. Tremendous themes. Wonderful Freddie. Exceptionnal Wayne. Superb Cedar Walton. And Blakey at its best. Quote
JSngry Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 A third vote for FREE FOR ALL. GOT to have FREE FOR ALL. Also essential, but somewhat off the beaten path, are the 1961 Paris concerts, the Fresh Sounds collections of Birdland broadcasts that were inexplicably issued under Lee Morgan's name, and the 1958 live date from Club St. Germain. Live Messengers from the "classic" period is often a lot harder and intense than studio dates from the same time. The reason I (and some others, probably) are recommending FREE FOR ALL is that it's one of the few studio dates that comes really close to capturing that live intensity. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 Another vote for Roots and Herbs - great collection of Shorter compositions performed on the edge. Quote
Д.Д. Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 Run.....don't walk.......to pick up a copy of "Free For All" (Blue Note). You want "balls up"??? It's all here. This one will be available as RVG later this year. Quote
BruceH Posted June 20, 2004 Report Posted June 20, 2004 All the good ones mentioned, let me just add my to Art Blakey!!! Jazz Messengers!!! (Impulse) Roots and Herbs (BN) Live At the Cafe' Bohemia Vol 1&2 (BN) Quote
Guy Berger Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 Get Mosaic. Tremendous themes. Wonderful Freddie. Exceptionnal Wayne. Superb Cedar Walton. And Blakey at its best. I haven't heard all the Shorter-era albums, but Mosaic is my favorite for sheer consistency. And Free for All deserves all the plaudits it gets, though I think the paint-peeling intensity of the first track, and particularly Wayne's solo, good god what a solo, leaves the album feeling a little unbalanced. Guy Quote
Noj Posted June 21, 2004 Author Report Posted June 21, 2004 (edited) It appears it is advisable to just walk into Tower, grab every Blakey I don't have and ring em up... But for now I'm after these first five and will eventually get to the others later on: Free For All Mosaic Roots & Herbs Live At The Cafe Bohemia 1 & 2 Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World The Freedom Rider Buhaina's Delight Jazz Messengers (Columbia) The Big Beat Jazz Messengers With Monk '61 Paris Concerts '58 St. Germain Birdland Shows (Fresh Sounds) Ugetsu 3 Blind Mice 1 & 2 Edited June 21, 2004 by Noj Quote
Soulstation1 Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 the cd "like someone in love" is great, but hard to find ss1 Quote
king ubu Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 brownie, good call for the Columbia Messengers! A great one! And it IS on CD, with several (worthy) bonus tracks, too. And Donald Byrd is GREAT on that one, too! Otherwise nothing to add - get them all seems the way to go (I'm almost there, myself). D.D.: good to know Free For All will be RVG-ed later this year! I got the original LP from my father, completely beat-up and a scratch on side 2 that can't be surpassed... but hell, this was my introduction to Blakey, a long time ago (compared to my young age ), and it's still one of my favourite hard bop albums. The "Paris Jam Session" (recently in the Jazz in Paris series) is another nice one. Barney Wilen sits in (on alto) on two tracks, Bud Powell subs for Timmons, I think on the same two tracks. ubu Quote
David Ayers Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 the cd "like someone in love" is great, but hard to find ss1 Still available as a JRVG and worth snapping up. There is also a Spanish 'blue series' version. Really ALL the BN sessions are a must and this one should not be passed over while it is still around. Quote
brownie Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 brownie, good call for the Columbia Messengers! A great one! And it IS on CD, with several (worthy) bonus tracks, too. And Donald Byrd is GREAT on that one, too! Yes, after posting this I remembered I had purchased the Columbia/Sony CD because it has those additional tracks. Love that disc! Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 you might be able to get this one from RCA on the cheap: used to be this one, that added Lee Morgan with a bigger band for some cuts: absolutely woofer blowing title tune with Griffin and McLean. i specially like the version of "Couldn't it be You" credited to Art here and done as "Fidel" on 'Jackie's Bag' (i think?) Quote
JSngry Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 Speaking of the RCA stuff, I almost forgot about the Lerner/Lowe side. THAT one is insane, w/Johnny Griffin the most insanest! I have it on a thing called SECOND EDITION. Worht getting by any means necessary! Quote
king ubu Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 Speaking of the RCA stuff, I almost forgot about the Lerner/Lowe side. THAT one is insane, w/Johnny Griffin the most insanest! I have it on a thing called SECOND EDITION. Worht getting by any means necessary! Another nice Mosaic hiding there... that Lerner/Loewe is cool, indeed! It's out coupled with "A Night In Tunisia" (sans alternate takes) on a Collectables 2CD edition - I actually bought that for the Lerner/Loewe alone. ubu Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 AMG has given credit to the date of '...Tunsia' being "livened up" by altoist 'Ferris Bender'? Quote
couw Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 AMG has given credit to the date of '...Tunsia' being "livened up" by altoist 'Ferris Bender'? Bender?! Hmmm, ah dunno, sounds like family. Waitaminute, does he owe you money or anything? You can bite my shiny metal ass, ah never heard of the guy! McLean was listed as Ferris Bender on the original album, must have been for those "contractual reasons." Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted June 21, 2004 Report Posted June 21, 2004 So what race is this young Jackie? Quote
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