A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers
1957 live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers | ||||
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Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | March 8–9, 1957 | |||
Venue | Carl Fischer Concert Hall, New York City | |||
Genre | Hard bop | |||
Length | 36:46 | |||
Label | Elektra EKL 120 (Mono) EKS 7120 (Stereo) | |||
Producer | Jac Holzman | |||
Art Blakey chronology | ||||
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The Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Savoy Cover | ||||
Mirage Cover | ||||
A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers is a live album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers originally released on the Elektra label in 1957.[1][2][3][4] The album masters were sold to Savoy and re-released as Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1960 and Mirage in 1977.[5]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [7] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "Already at this early stage, the band was the epitome of hard bop and just beginning to become an influential force. ... the music is consistently excellent and typically hard swinging".[6]
Track listing
- "Casino" (Gigi Gryce) – 5:00
- "The Biddie Griddies" (Ray Draper) – 5:56
- "Potpourri" (Mal Waldron) – 4:21
- "Ugh!" (Draper) – 5:33
- "Mirage" (Waldron) – 4:39
- "Reflections of Buhaina" (Draper) – 6:47 Originally issued on Mono LP
- "Study in Rhythm" (Art Blakey) – 4:12 Originally issued on Stereo LP
- "Reflections on Buhaina (alternate take)" (Draper) – 4:42 Bonus track on CD re-issue
Personnel
- Art Blakey – drums
- Bill Hardman – trumpet
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Sam Dockery – piano
- Spanky DeBrest – bass
References
- ^ Art Blakey catalog accessed February 7, 2018
- ^ Elektra Records Master Discography accessed February 7, 2018
- ^ Art Blakey chronology accessed February 7, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Bill Hardman discography accessed February 6, 2018
- ^ Savoy Records Catalog: 12100 series accessed February 7, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Mirage – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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