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ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS
Live In Zurich 1958 [Solar Records 4569881, 2CD]
Live at Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland; December 4, 1958. Very good radio broadcast? Public domain.
A complete, previously unissued 1958 concert, with excellent sound quality, performed in Zurich by one of the best formations of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, featuring Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons and Jymie Merritt. Contains new versions of the classics “Moanin’” and “I Remember Clifford”, along with the only existing live version of “Come Rain or Come Shine” by this group, and an amazing trio version of “My Funny Valentine” with Bobby Timmons as the featured soloist.
The formation heard here marks the third incarnation of Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Besides the individual gifts of each member, the group forms a compact unit with a cohesive sound. “We play modern jazz”, explained Blakey during a 1958 interview, “and to understand it you must listen. We study, we rehearse. The Jazz Messengers are very serious about getting the music across to you. If you don’t want to listen, maybe the person sitting next to you does.”
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Disc 1
Track 101. Now’s the Time 13:18 (22.3MB)
Track 102. The Theme 6:48 (11.4MB)
Track 103. Moanin’ 14:30 (24.4MB)
Track 104. Whisper Not 11:06 (18.7MB)
Track 105. Evidence 6:25 (10.8MB)
53 mins
Disc 2
Track 201. I Remember Clifford 7:57 (13.4MB)
Track 202. Just By Myself 6:38 (11.1MB)
Track 203. Along Came Betty 10:52 (18.3MB)
Track 204. My Funny Valentine 6:31 (10.9MB)
Track 205. Come Rain Or Come Shine 8:47 (14.7MB)
Track 206. A Night in Tunisia 9:09 (15.4MB)
50 mins
Lineup:
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Benny Golson - tenor sax
Bobby Timmons - piano
Jymie Merritt - bass
Art Blakey - drums
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