1958 – Paris Olympia

1958 live album by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers

Live album by

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers

Released

1958

Recorded

November 22 and December 17, 1958

Venue

L'Olympia, Paris, France

Genre

Jazz

Length

56:20

Label

Fontana (France)
680 202 ML

Art Blakey chronology

Holiday for Skins
(1958)

1958 – Paris Olympia
(1958)

Des Femmes Disparaissent
(1958)

The Jazz Messengers chronology

Moanin'
(1958)

1958 – Paris Olympia
(1958)

Des Femmes Disparaissent
(1958)

1958 – Paris Olympia is a live album by drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers recorded at L'Olympia in 1958 and originally released on the French Fontana label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
DownBeat	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it "Hard bop at its best, all of it propelled by the powerful drumming of Art Blakey".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except where indicated.

"Just by Myself" – 4:35
"I Remember Clifford" – 5:36
"Are You Real" – 10:17
"Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 13:38
"Justice" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:17
"Blues March" – 5:46
"Whisper Not" – 7:11

Personnel

References

^ Art Blakey discography accessed June 26, 2013
^ Art Blakey chronology accessed June 26, 2013
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 26, 2013
^ Lange, Art (July 1988). "Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers" (PDF). DownBeat. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

The Jazz Messengers

Art Blakey

Studio
albums

The Jazz Messengers (1956)
Hard Bop (1957)
Ritual (1957)
Selections from Lerner and Loewe's... (1957)
Cu-Bop (1957)
Hard Drive (1957)
A Night in Tunisia (1958)
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (1958)
Moanin' (1959)
The Big Beat (1960)
A Night in Tunisia (1961)
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961)
Mosaic (1962)
Buhaina's Delight (1963)
Caravan (1963)
The Freedom Rider (1964)
Free for All (1964)
Kyoto (1964)
Golden Boy (1964)
Indestructible (1965)
'S Make It (1965)
Soul Finger (1965)
Tough! (1966)
Like Someone in Love (1967)
The Witch Doctor (1969)
Roots & Herbs (1970)
Child's Dance (1972)
Buhaina (1973)
Anthenagin (1973)
In Walked Sonny (1975)
Backgammon (1976)
Gypsy Folk Tales (1977)
In My Prime Vol. 1 (1978)
In My Prime Vol. 2 (1978)
Reflections in Blue (1979)
Night in Tunisia: Digital Recording (1979)
Album of the Year (1981)
Oh-By the Way (1984)
Blue Night (1985)
Feeling Good (1986)
Not Yet (1988)
I Get a Kick Out of Bu (1988)
Chippin' In (1990)
One for All (1990)

Live
albums

At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (1956)
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (1956)
A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers (1957)
1958 – Paris Olympia (1959)
At the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 & 2 (1959)
Art Blakey et les Jazz Messengers au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (1960)
Paris Jam Session (1960)
Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vols. 1 and 2 (1960)
A Jazz Hour with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Blues March (1961)
Three Blind Mice (1962)
Ugetsu (1963)
Buttercorn Lady (1966)
Jazz Messengers '70 (1970)
In This Korner (1978)
Live at Montreux and Northsea (1980)
One by One (1981)
Art Blakey in Sweden (1981)
Straight Ahead (1981)
Keystone 3 (1982)
Live at Kimball's (1985)
The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen (1989)

Compilation
albums

Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1956)
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
Drum Suite (1957)
Pisces (1979)
Africaine (1981)
Originally (1982)

Soundtrack
albums

Des Femmes Disparaissent (1959)
Les liaisons dangereuses 1960 (1960)

Art Blakey
solo albums

Blakey (1954)*
A Night at Birdland Vol. 1, Vol. 2 & Vol. 3 (1954)
Orgy in Rhythm (1957)
Art Blakey Big Band (1957)
Holiday for Skins (1958)
Drums Around the Corner (1959)
The African Beat (1962)
A Jazz Message (1963)
Hold On, I'm Coming (1966)
Killer Joe (1981)
Bluesiana Triangle (1990)

Discography

v t e Lee Morgan
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956) Introducing Lee Morgan (1956) Lee Morgan Sextet (1956) Dizzy Atmosphere (1957) Lee Morgan Vol. 3 (1957) City Lights (1957) The Cooker (1957) Candy (1957–58) Peckin' Time (1958) Monday Night at Birdland (1958) Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959) Here's Lee Morgan (1960) Lee-Way (1960) Expoobident (1960) The Young Lions (1960) Take Twelve (1962) The Sidewinder (1963) Search for the New Land (1964) Tom Cat (1964) Cornbread (1965) Infinity (1965) The Gigolo (1965) The Night of the Cookers (with Freddie Hubbard, 1965) The Rumproller (1965) Delightfulee (1966) Charisma (1966) The Rajah (1966) Standards (1967) Sonic Boom (1967) The Procrastinator (1967–69) The Sixth Sense (1967) Taru (1968) Caramba! (1968) Live at the Lighthouse (1970) The Last Session (1971)
With Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Theory of Art (aka, A Night in Tunisia, 1957) Drums Around the Corner (1958–59) Moanin' (1958) 1958 – Paris Olympia (1958) Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958) Les Liaisons dangereuses (1958) Africaine (1959) At the Jazz Corner of the World (1959) Paris Jam Session (1959) The Big Beat (1960) A Night in Tunisia (1960) Like Someone in Love (1960) Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (1960) Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961) The Freedom Rider (1961) The Witch Doctor (1961) Roots & Herbs (1961) Pisces (1961–64) Indestructible (1964) Golden Boy (1964) 'S Make It (1964) Soul Finger (1965) Hold On, I'm Coming (1965)
With Hank Mobley	Hank Mobley Sextet (1956) Jazz Message No. 2 (1956) No Room for Squares (1963) Dippin' (1965) A Caddy for Daddy (1965) A Slice of the Top (1966) Straight No Filter (1966) Third Season (1967)
With others	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Train (John Coltrane, 1957) Intensity (Charles Earland, 1972) Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972) Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959) Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959) The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959) Images of Curtis Fuller (1960) Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson, 1958) A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957) Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966) Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957) Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968) Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969) Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971) The Prime Element (Elvin Jones, 1969) Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959) Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly, 1959) Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern, 1970) Jacknife (Jackie McLean, 1965) Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965) Evolution (Grachan Moncur, 1963) Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959) Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter, 1964) House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58) The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58) Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine, 1964) Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner, 1967) Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967) Mother Ship (Larry Young, 1969) Love Bug (Reuben Wilson, 1969)
Discography

v t e Bobby Timmons
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Jenkins, Jordan and Timmons (and John Jenkins, Clifford Jordan, 1957) This Here Is Bobby Timmons (1960) Soul Time (1960) Easy Does It (1961) In Person (1961) Sweet and Soulful Sounds (1962) Born to Be Blue! (1963) Chun-King (1964) From the Bottom (1964) Holiday Soul (1964) Little Barefoot Soul (1964) Workin' Out! (1964) Chicken & Dumplin's (1965) Soul Food (1966) The Soul Man! (1966) Got to Get It! (1967) Do You Know the Way? (1968)
With Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers	1958 – Paris Olympia (1958) Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958) Drums Around the Corner (1958) Moanin' (1958) At the Jazz Corner of the World (1959) Les Liaisons dangereuses (1959) A Night in Tunisia (1960) Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (1960) Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961) Pisces (1961) Roots & Herbs (1961) The Freedom Rider (1961) The Witch Doctor (1961)
With others	10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (Pepper Adams, 1958) The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco (1959) Them Dirty Blues (Cannonball Adderley, 1960) Work Song (Nat Adderley, 1960) Chet Baker & Crew (1956) Chet Baker Big Band (1956) Blue Lights (Kenny Burrell, 1958) On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Kenny Burrell, 1959) More Party Time (Arnett Cobb, 1960) Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960) 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (Kenny Dorham, 1956) Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962) Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959) The Opener (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (1958) The Big Soul-Band (Johnny Griffin, 1960) The Soul Society (Sam Jones, 1960) Nice and Easy (Johnny Lytle, 1962) Hank (Hank Mobley, 1957) The Cooker (Lee Morgan, 1957) Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960) Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece, 1960) Personal Appearance (Sonny Stitt, 1957) The Young Lions (1960)