Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

in My Prime - RSD (TWM87)

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in My Prime - RSD

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Tidal Waves Music

735202315415

LPS 167148

TWM87

JAZZ

2

LP 39,98 €

deluxe 180g DOUBLE vinyl edition

GATEFOLD JACKET

LIMITED EDITION

The legacy of Art Blakey and his band is not only the music they produced, but also the opportunities they provided for several generations of jazz musicians. In this album you’ll find the eight sublime tracks recorded by renowned engineer Elvin Campbell at the CI Recording Studios (New York) in December 1977 that became known as the “In My Prime” sessions.

These recordings were originally released on the legendary Dutch jazz label Timeless Records (and produced by its owner Wim Wigt) as two separate albums named Vol.1 & Vol.2. Tidal Waves Music now presents the much-needed vinyl reissue of “Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers “In My Prime” which contains the complete NYC sessions recorded at the CI Recording Studios (New York) on December 29, 1977.

This unique album comes as a deluxe 180g DOUBLE vinyl edition (strictly limited to 2000 copies worldwide) with obi strip and is packaged in a gatefold jacket featuring the original artworks and session shots from Mark Bug Zester, Don Diesveld & Hans Harzheim (known for their work with artists such as Sun Ra, Chet Baker and Pharoah Sanders). To top it all off, this release also includes the original liner notes written by renowned author and producer Chip Stern (Ginger Baker, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis).

PERSONNEL:

  • ON LP ONE (In My Prime, Vol. 1):
  • Valery Ponomarev (trumpet)
  • Curtis Fuller (trombone)
  • Bobby Watson (alto sax)
  • David Schnitter (tenor sax)
  • James Williams (piano)
  • Dennis Irwin (bass)
  • Art Blakey (drums)
  • Ray Mantilla (percussion
  • New York, December 29, 1977
  • LP TWO (In My Prime, Vol. 2)
  • Valery Ponomarev (trumpet)
  • Bobby Watson (alto sax)
  • Dave Schnitter (tenor sax)
  • Walter Davis, Jr. (piano)
  • Dennis Irwin (bass)
  • Art Blakey (drums)
  • New York, December 29, 1977

TRACKS:

  • SIDE A
  • A1. Jody
  • A2. 1978
  • SIDE B
  • B1. To See Her Face
  • B2. Kamal
  • SIDE C
  • C1. Hawkman
  • C2. People Who Laugh
  • SIDE D
  • A1. Time Will Tell
  • A2. Ronnie's A Dynamite Lady