DIGIPACK EDITION
Few jazz followers would think of trumpeter Chuck Mangione and pianist Keith Jarrett as former members of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, but in 1966, they both worked in the drummer's classic hard bop unit and the stint gave them needed exposure and helped the pair to develop their own individual voices. With tenor saxophonist Frank Mitchell and bassist Reggie Workman completing the quintet, this particular version of The Jazz Messengers only had the opportunity to record this one excellent performance and proved to be a worthy successor to their more acclaimed predecessors.
PERSONNEL:
ART BLAKEY, drums
CHUCK MANGIONE, trumpet
FRANK MITCHELL, tenor sax
KEITH JARRETT, piano
REGGIE WORKMAN, bass
Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, January 1-9, 1966.
TRACKS:
01. BUTTERCORN LADY
02. RECUERDO
03. THE THEME
04. BETWEEN RACES
05. MY ROMANCE From "Jumbo"
06. SECRET LOVE