The Jazz Show Episode August 26, 2019

Drummer/Bandleader Art Blakey: "Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers '70"

9:04pm - 12:37am

This is the only recording of this edition of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He had many and some were widely recorded, some were not and some went unrecorded. This was a good one. Trumpeter Bill Hardman who played with Blakey in 1956/57 returns a more fully developed player along with newcomer originally from Panama, tenor saxophonist Carlos Garnett. Joanne Brackeen is on piano and she is the first woman ever to be a Jazz Messenger and of course she is great. Czech bassist Jan Arnet is strong and keeps the bottom happening. Blakey is Blakey, strong, swinging, masterful and exciting. The repertoire is standard Blakey material but sounds fresh. Tunes like "Moanin'", "Whisper Not", "Blues March" and of course "A Night in Tunisia" and others are all here. The band was recorded in Tokyo on February 19,1970 hence the title. Check it out. No flies on this band!

Track Listing:

Moanin'
Art Blakey · The Jazz Messengers '70
Blues March
Art Blakey · The Jazz Messengers '70
Whisper Not
Art Blakey · The Jazz Messengers '70
What The World needs Now Is Peace and Love.
Art Blakey · The Jazz Messengers '70
It's Only A Paper Moon.
Art Blakey · The Jazz Messengers '70
Politely
Art Blakey · The Jazz messengers '70
A Night In Tunisia
Art Blakey · The Jazz Messengers '70
On The Edge
Jaelam Bhate · On The Edge
Straits and Narrows
Jaelem Bhate · On The Edge
You Will Be Ok
Jaelem Bhate · On The Edge
Barefoot Sunday Blues
Melvin Rhyne · Organizing.
Perhaps
Charlie Parker · Bird in '48
Marmaduke
Charlie Parker · Bird in '48
Steeplechase
Charlie Parker · Bird in '48
Merry-Go-Round
Charlie Parker · Bird in '48
Susoended Sentence
Wayne Shorter · Minor Strain
Indian Song
Wayne Shorter · Etcetera
Barracudas
Wayne Shorter · Etcetera
Mai We Go Round
Kenny Wheeler · Around 6