Art Blakey

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The formation heard here marks the third incarnation of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, which included trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt. In 1954, the band came upon its first stable formation, which consisted of Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver and Doug Watkins. Blakey’s second stable band began in 1957, and included Bill Hardman, Johnny Griffin (or Jackie McLean) Sam Dockery and Spanky Debrest.

ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS:

ART BLAKEY, drums & leader
LEE MORGAN, trumpet
BENNY GOLSON, tenor sax
BOBBY TIMMONS, piano
JYMIE MERRITT, bass

Live at the Olympia, Paris, France, November 22 (A3, B1 & B4)
& December 17 (A1, A2, B2 & B3), 1958

SIDE A:

01 MOANIN’
02 JUSTICE [aka EVIDENCE]
03 I REMEMBER CLIFFORD

SIDE B:

01 JUST BY MYSELF
02 BLUES MARCH
03 WHISPER NOT
04 ARE YOU REAL