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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings (2-LP Vinyl) Vinyl Record

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings (2-LP Vinyl) Vinyl Record

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Japan embraced hard bop with a fervor that rivaled anything back home, and when Blakey's band touched down in early 1961, they were carrying one of the most potent lineups the Messengers ever assembled. Morgan was at the peak of his early fire, Shorter was still crystallizing the voice that would reshape jazz twice over, and Timmons had the kind of bluesy gospel touch that could stop a room cold. What this tape captured has been waiting over sixty years to be heard.


Description: "Previously unissued live recording of drum legend Art Blakey with a classic line-up of The Jazz Messengers featuring trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt captured on January 14, 1961 at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo during the band’s first-ever tour of Japan. Co-produced by Zev Feldman and David Weiss, the audio was newly transferred from the original ¼” tape reels."


Tracklist

Side A

1. Now's The Time (22:34)

Side B

1. Moanin' (13:32)
2. Blues March (11:44)
3. The Theme (0:32)

Side C

1. Dat Dere (12:13)
2. 'Round About Midnight (13:28)

Side D

1. Now's The Time (Version 2) (17:15)
2. A Night In Tunisia (11:12)
3. The Theme (Version 2) (0:30)

UPC: 602435952864
Label: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 12.10.21
Format: LP Vinyl

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