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The Jazz Messengers & Art Blakey - The Big Beat
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Based on 47 ratings
1960 Rank: #14
Liked by 11 people
September 1960 / Release Date
LP / Format
Blue Note / Label
Hard Bop / Genre
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Tom2323
90

Reviewing every year of music since 1960.
Decade: 1960s
Year: 1960
Review #7 The Jazz Messengers & Art Blakey- The Big Beat:

All this hard bop is making me hard

ConnorDunnoMe
81

For fun, I asked an AI to come up with a review of this album, real review is at the bottom:

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers' The Big Beat is an exciting and well-crafted album that features some of the best jazz musicians of the time. The title track is an uptempo number that will get your toes tapping, while "Moanin'" is a bluesy ballad that will make you feel the pain and longing in the lyrics. "A Night in Tunisia" is a high-energy tune that will get you moving, and ... read more

Gaspurga87
87

Otra formidable sesion jazzistica. Destaco "It's Only a Paper Moon", que tiene partes de boogie-woogie

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Track List

  1. The Chess Players
  2. Sakeena's Vision
  3. Politely
  4. Dat Dere
  5. Lester Left Town
  6. It's Only A Paper Moon
  7. It's Only A Paper Moon (Alternative Take)
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Added on: July 17, 2017