The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Art Blakey’s 1960 Jazz Messengers

Compilation by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Released 1992

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    It’s Only a Paper Moon (alternate take)
    6:22
  • 2
    It’s Only a Paper Moon
    6:41
  • 3
    Dat Dere
    8:49
  • 4
    The Chess Players
    9:37
  • 5
    Lester Left Town
    6:26
  • 6
    Sakeena’s Vision
    6:06
  • 7
    Politely
    6:04
  • 8
    When Your Lover Has Gone
    6:45
  • 9
    Noise in the Attic
    7:55
  • 10
    Sleeping Dancer Sleep On (alternate take)
    8:06
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Sleeping Dancer Sleep On
    8:07
  • 2
    Sincerely Diana
    6:48
  • 3
    Sincerely Diana (alternate take)
    6:54
  • 4
    Yama
    6:24
  • 5
    Kozo’s Waltz
    6:49
  • 6
    Giantis
    5:35
  • 7
    Johnny’s Blue
    9:12
  • 8
    So Tired
    6:38
  • 9
    Like Someone In Love
    8:02
  • CD 3
  • 1
    A Night in Tunisia
    11:16
  • 2
    United
    6:49
  • 3
    Ping Pong
    5:59
  • 4
    Blue Ching
    6:47
  • 5
    Pisces
    6:54
  • 6
    Look at the Birdie
    6:44
  • 7
    Master Mind
    6:55
  • 8
    Ping Pong
    7:11
  • 9
    Petty Larceny
    6:15
  • 10
    Roots and Herbs
    6:04
  • CD 4
  • 1
    United
    7:27
  • 2
    The Witch Doctor (alternate take)
    5:36
  • 3
    Those Who Sit and Wait
    5:55
  • 4
    A Little Busy
    6:15
  • 5
    Joelle
    5:11
  • 6
    Afrique
    6:58
  • 7
    Lost and Found
    5:05
  • 8
    The Witch Doctor
    5:32
  • 9
    The Back Sliders (alternate take)
    7:09
  • CD 5
  • 1
    The Back Sliders
    7:49
  • 2
    The Freedom Rider
    7:27
  • 3
    Tell It Like It Is
    7:55
  • 4
    El toro
    6:21
  • 5
    Blue Lace
    5:59
  • 6
    Uptight
    6:16
  • 7
    [announcement by Pee Wee Marquette]
    1:09
  • 8
    The Opener
    8:28
  • 9
    What Know
    10:26
  • 10
    [theme and announcement by Pee Wee Marquette]
    1:37
  • CD 6
  • 1
    [announcement by Art Blakey]
    0:20
  • 2
    ’Round About Midnight
    9:48
  • 3
    The Breeze and I
    10:36
  • 4
    [announcement by Pee Wee Marquette and Art Blakey]
    1:00
  • 5
    High Modes
    13:07
  • 6
    Night Watch
    8:30
  • 7
    [announcement by Art Blakey]
    0:11
  • 8
    The Things I Love
    8:29
  • 9
    The Summit
    9:26
  • 10
    [theme and announcement]
    1:30

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Release credits

  • producer [2.1-9, 3.1-10, 4.1-9, 5.1-6, 1.1-10]
  • drums (drum set) [2.1-9, 5.1-6, 5.8-10, 1.1-10, 4.1-9, 6.2-6, 6.8-10, 3.1-2, 3.2-10], spoken vocals [1, 4, 7]
  • piano [4.2-9, 1.1-10, 2.1-9, 3.1-9, 5.1-6, 5.8-10, 6.2-6, 6.8-10]
  • bass [6.8-9, 2.1, 1.3], double bass [1.1-10, 4.1-9, 3.1-2, 3.2-10, 2.1-9, 5.1-6, 5.8-10, 6.2-6, 6.8-10]
  • trumpet [4.1-9, 6.2-6, 6.8-10, 5.1-6, 5.8-10, 1.1-10, 3.1-2, 3.2-10, 2.1-9]
  • spoken vocals [6.4, 6.10, 5.7, 5.10]
  • recording [4.1-9, 2.1-9, 3.1-10, 5.1-6, 1.1-10]
  • piano [4.1, 3.2, 3.10]
  • tenor saxophone [4.1-9, 6.2-6, 6.8-10, 1.1-10, 3.1-2, 3.2-10, 2.1-9, 5.1-6, 5.8-10]

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