The Jazz Messengers

The Jazz Messengers - The Jazz Messengers
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Based on 42 ratings
1956 Rank: #11
Liked by 9 people
1956 / Release Date
LP / Format
Columbia / Label
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ACopWithAClub
68

This album is pretty good, I just wish it was shortened because some parts really drag. Sometimes it tends to just kinda drag on and on and it’s like… alright. I will say, for how acclaimed Art Blakey’s drum solo on “Hank’s Symphony” is, words cannot describe how visceral and incredible that solo is. I remember when I first got into jazz drumming, that solo was recommended to me a lot as a kind of basis for exploring texture and dynamic within a solo. ... read more

Gaspurga87
91

Joder, desde el primer disco ya se sacan la po... digo, se sale esta gente. Destaco "Ecaroh".

ConnorDunnoMe
78

Good album, Art Blakey absolutely murders Hank's Symphony with an unreal solo. This album is super straightforward and consistent. Horace SIlver is also very strong on the keys here. Not the most exciting personnel otherwise but they get it done.

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Track List

  1. Infra-Rae
  2. Nica's Dream
  3. It's You or No One
  4. Ecaroh
  5. Carol's Interlude
  6. The End of a Love Affair
  7. Hank's Symphony
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Added on: July 14, 2018